The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-22

iooteiss luOpPteu ny hVtHinS Dut
u feeling Of humanity and desiring
nothing more than to lend help
ing hand in times of adversely and
misfortune, Davis, landed his men,
and detailed the maSines 10 police
duty, established q hospital minis
tered to the suffering, bound mp
the wounds Of the injured, buried
or cremated the dead, and set
about the work of cleaning up the
city to prevent n scourge. For
several days the Americans labored
faithfully in a British colony, lend
ing all possible assistance and ex-
pecting no other remuneration
than the consciousness of having
aided their fellow men in a time
when a friend in need is q friend
indeed. The people of the mother
country, Great Britain, were loud
in their praises Of the work which
the Americans we're accomplishing
and Americans at home were proud
of their representative in Jamaica
who were lending n helping hand.
Aid, in the nature of supplies for
the destitute, were solicited and
were being forwarded 10 the island
and everything possible was being
done for the refugees.
In the midst of all this activity
in the United States and upon the
part of Americans, comes the word
that Governor Swettenham, has de-
clared that .Jama;ra is able 10 care
for the people Of Kingston, that
American help is not wanted and
his request to Rear Admiral Davis
to Withdraw the marines, discon-
tinue the American hospital and
sail with the American war vessels
from the harbor.
Every service rendered by Amen-
cans at Kingston, every relief Of
fered to the people, every ounce
of provision, every bandage and
dressing applied to the injured go
without so much as "Thank you"
or "God bless YOU. Every
human act is forgotten by the man
who was placed over the Jamaicans
to rule them for their own good.
He has become agrieved over some
imaginary slight which his dignity
has suffered and. is ready to deny
succor to the needy in order to re-
sent NY apparent encroachment
upon his high and holy rights. He
will drive the "Good Samaritan"
from the island and permit the
residents of Kingston to suffer, just
to satisfy his desire for revenge
for some slight which he feels has
been given to him. 1t may be
that detailed statement from
Rear Admiral Davis will show
that some precedent has been
broken, or some trivial violation of
international law, but it should be
a very grave offense which would
prompt a governor to refuse succor
to persons who have suffered Is
have those of Kingston. II is
scarcely probable that Rear Admir-
al Davis has been guilty of any
serious breach, but even granting
that he has, humanity would de-
mand that the affront be over
looked.
London and the English people
are greatly chagrined over the oc-
currence. They realize the insult
which has been given to the Unit
ed States and in official circles the
hope that common sense view of
the affair will be taken in this
country. The English people pay
Americans quite a compliment in
this hope They evidently know
that Americans are possessed Of
common sense and that they are
sufficiently broGd minded to look
at proposition IKE the Swetten-
ham-Davis affair as an unpleasant
ness, the act of a blockheGjled ass
rather than as an insult from the
government which he represents.
The government at Washington
has determined that no demand for
punishment Of Governor Swetten-
ham will be made and that in the
future the conduct Of the govern
ment shall not be influenced by