Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-21

cause of humanity pushed Admiral Da-
Wis beyond tho necessities OF the case
and led him 10 encroach too far upon
the sphere OF British authority
The Pail Mall Gazette assumes that
both the admiral and the governor We're
animated by the best OF motives ana
adds.
"Englishmen certainly do not wish
tho misunderstanding 10 be magnihed
In any sense of piquc and the Anerl.
can public ought to be broadminded
enough to regard II with the same char
table disposition
The Westminster Gazette says there
can be nothing but regret at the fact
that any difficulty has arisen between
Admiral Davis and Gov. Swettenham,
and while awaiting fuller explanation,
adds:
I'm tho meantime the United States
can be assured that we In this country
deeply appreciate the generous, synipa>
thetic way In which its citizens volun-
tecred assistance to the British &C ony'
swETTENHAMs COURSE DIsAP-
PROVED.
New York. Jan a1.--The feature OF
the news from Kingston, Jamaica. to-
day Is the declination OF Sir James
Alexander Swettenham, the governor of
Jamaica, TO accept American aid and
the departure in consequence of the
American warships under command of
Rear Admiral Davis. a dispatch from
Santiago today stated that the cruiser
Marietta which arrived last night AT
Santiago had sighted Rear Admiral
Davis ships making for Guantanamo
punday afternoon. The vessels prob
ably arrived Sunday night so that oiii-
ciai dispatches on the American rebuff
should soon be forthcoming.
Swettenham's action appears not 70
have met the views of the people ana
city officials of Kingston.
It is reported that the city council
met after the incident became known,
promptly disapproved the governors
action and not only sent letter of re-
greet to Rear Admiral Davis, but asked
him to reconsider his decision TO leave
and to remain with the American ships
as every aid was still urgently needed.
Davis replied that he had no alterna-
tive but to go in accordance with the
desire of the constituted authorities.
English newspaper comment on the
incident Is unanimous in regretting the
occur ence and In expressing the nope
that the good relations existing be-
tween tho United States and Great
Britain will not be endangered thereby.
No official American comment had
been forthcoming up to an early hour
today inasmuch as the American gov
eminent had not been officially in
formed OF Swettenhams action.
Swettenhams explanation of his
course and the outcome of the incident
are awaited everywhere with keen in
tel'est.
WANTED DAVIS TO STAY.
Guantanamo. Cuba, Jan. 21.-The u.
s. battleship Missouri has arrived from
Kingston. 1t was stated today that
Coy. Swettenham held up Saturday
nights dispatches from Kingston re-
garding his letter TO Admiral Davis re-
questing him to reembark the American
marines who had been landed to assist
in the relief work ashore.
Just previous to the departure of the
American warships the mayor and city
council OF Kingston sent petition 10
the admiral begging him to remain
and the relief committee, headed by
Archbishop Hubball, Threatened to re-
sign. When the American surgeons left
the hogpital the patients wept and
begged them and the American war
ships to stay. and the Red Cross nurses
declared that the governors action in
causing the Americans to withdraw
was nothing short Of criminal.
THANKS, AwFuLLY.
London, Jan. 81. I:05 p. m.--The dis
patch OF Gov. Swettenham asking the
British government 10 convey to the
government of the United States the
thanks of Jamaica for the assistance
rendered by Admiral Davis has been
forwarded TO the state department at
Washington with the thanks of the gov.
ernment of Great Britain for the aid
rendered. by the American admiral.