Arizona republican., 1907-01-23
PHANTOM OF
DIPLOMACY
The BOasted Bonds of
Blood and Language
American Refugees From
Kingston Tell of British
Selfishness and Cruelty.

New York. Jan. 22-American refu-
gees from Kingston arriving on the
steamer Prince Eitel Friedrich. which
sailed Thursday, the third day after
the earthquake, We're unanimous in
condemning what they termed the in
activity and utter ineficiency" of the
English authorities during the first
days OF the disaster. For three days
they said there was no semblance Of
order and nothing definite was. done
in the matter of relieving the suffer-
ings OF the many wounded.
1t was asserted that men and women
who sought shelter on the steamship
Port Kingston, which was chartered for
Sir Arthur Jones and party. were put
ashore and that the plea OF the Amer
lean refugees that the women Of their
party be allowed the privilege OF sleep
ing on the open decks Of the Port King
ston was refused with great incivil-
ity." The wounded taken on board the
same steamer for an asylum were put
ashore the day following the earth
quake and were left on the railroad
wharf until cared for by American
naval authorities.
The passengers told Of the great re-
lief the arrival of the American squad
ron brought to the stricken people and
were amazed to hear Of the rupture
between Swettenham and Davis. The
protest OF the American refugees
against the conduct and behavior Of
certain officials on the island was
voiced at mass meeting held on board
the Prince Eitel Friedrich Monday,
when resolutions We're adopted and ad-
dresses to the general public and the
international press"
The resolutions follow: We hear
with utter emphatic condemnation. Of
the conduct and behavior in that period
of Captain Parsons. Commander Of the
Port Kingston, aboard which was Sir
Alfred Jones, his superior and other
officials, basing our contentious on the
following counts:
THAT Parsons declined 70 furnish
food for one meal to a small number
of Germans led by Captain Richard
Vahsel. of the Hamburg American
line. who prevented four docks from
burning on the night of the 14th, among
them the Port Kingston's own wharf.
That such American and other re-
fuges as lodged Monday on board the
Fort Kingston were summarily order
ed ashort Tuesday to make room for
English refugees. though women and
children tearfully pleaded that they
had no food nor clothing on shore.
That when father O'Donovan IF
Boston took a petition to Sir AllFtd
Jones and Parsons. from the refugees,
ID remain on the bare decks. where
they would be safe from recurrent
shocks. Parsons refused with great in
Civility.
THAT in the three days, though
Jones and his party on board had all
the comforts of a large well equipped
ship. no tender was made either OF
food. water. coffee, bedding or medi-
cal assistance.
THAT in the three days no official
visit was paid by the police, military or
colonial authorities to a large body of
American refugees on the Hamburg
American docks.
THAT i'm individual cases and in
minor ways we were made to feel the
superiority and first claim of the Eng
lish and found the much talked of
bonds of blood and language. when
tested. to be a mOckery and a diplo
matte phantom"