The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
EXEMpLAR OF BEADLEDOM.
American Press Comment ON the
Letter Of Jamnica's Governor.


American Press Comment ON the
Letter OF Jamnica'S Governor.
From the New YORK Evening Post
That the governor Of Jamaica has. IN
q great crisis. acted like glorided beadie,
seems to be- the almost unanimous opinion
in England as well as in this country.
The letter which he wrote % Admiral
Davis should alone be enough 10 term
mate his career. Such a mixture of clumsy
insult and vulgar smartness would have
been out of place at any time, bat TO ba
addressed by the governor of a smittea
colony TO those who came as friends and
Irescucrs. was simply amazing folly. Even
If the Americans there We're ignoring the
nice technicalities. they were kind-hearted
and were doing useful work. and ought
not TO have been kicked of the premises
as trespassers.
From the NCw Ymk SIM.
What a fortunate circumstance that
when il occurred 10 the governor Of ia
maica that ne could dispense with further
aeIp from Rear Admiral Davis, from the
medical resources Of the American squad
ron and from the whole Yankee nation 81
general it also occurred to the governor
that there was frst-class opportunity 40
exhibit the p0ignancy Of his literary style.
For once in the history of international
relations the silly literary and aatirical
lambition of "a fool at The end of an official
pcnholder produced document Of posi-
tive and perhaps Incalculable benefit 10
TWO great countries.
From tbe Buffalo Exprcss-
Even though there may be no need Tor
American aid In Jdmaica-which appears
unb4HeyabIe-it was not necessary Cor the
governor to adopt a sarcastic tone ln IN
forming Rear Admiral Davis OF the fact.
The assistance was offered iH the only
spirit in which it could bee offered under
such circumstances. It was not graciousiy
declined
from The Ssw Yos Herald
1t Us difficult for Americans, unused SO
protocols and procedures. TO stand by the
rules Of strict etiquette when a manifest
duty challenges action There is no call
for US to take Gov. Swettenham'a conduct,
nIgmatlcaI as il is, as national aifTonL
/ 10 Is one, iu any event that reco-ls on A-s
own head
From the New Iork World
But there is nothing in the incident 20
stir American wrath On the contrary.
there is occasion for great national Salts
faction Every citizen OF the United
States may justly take pride in the fact
that Charles H. Davis is an American
and james Alexander Swetteuham IS not
Fr1m tle PHILADELPHIA Le5ser
The proper attitude To take in a case
of this sort is one OF sympathy and-i-
pity were not AN impertinence-piJy Tor
/ the English people iH their misfortur"
+ the terrible blunder Of having man ike
Swetteulam in "a position Of authority
as the representative OF a great nation
Iuu the Boston Transcript
The incident is recrettable from the
viewpoint Of common humanity, bat the
+ United States has nothing % regret ID ats
own conduct. which was prompted by no.
Ives as dislHterestfd as those that inn
PEELED 81 to rush AID 20 stricken Mar
Unique
+ Fram the T1t'sburg Per.
In the face of a sreat calamity Ike that
( 1T Kingston. that "a man should permit
any petty personal feeling or prejudice %
stand in the way of everything possible
being done by anybody for the people
under bis rule IS past understanding.
T.an Gle Ncu Yuk AmIc.u.
Swettenham. Of Jamaica, seems 10 Dee
Of that peculiar type of colonial official
who once iu his life las chance 10 dis
uuguish himself and then does She wrong
thing He is not CasuS btili-he Is "a
plain. uuvaruished prig.
Prom the Philadelphia Press.
The blu1dgr mt Jamaica win d. 10
harm 20 any one but Sir Alexander SWEET
I tsnhem Il. c. n. G., captain general and
commander-i1-cnief OF Jamaica. Sir Alex
auder has. we fear. some very bad mo-
meuts ahead Of him