Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-01
BRITAIN in APOLOGY.
EXPRESSES REGRET OVER SWEET
TENHAM'S ACTION.
England Aroused by Undipiomatic
Letter TO Admiral Dayfs-Wnr VI
flee Cables Regrets and Extena"
Thanks TO American government.

the threatened breach Of the frlehd-
lv relations between the United States
and Great Britain caused by the letter
of Sir Alexander Swettenham, COVER
nor OF Jamaica, requesting Rear al
miral Davis to withdraw his marines
and warships from he harDof at tue
stricken city of Kingston has Deen
amicabIy settled by the British govern
ment's apology for his act. Great Brit
ain practically apologized in a cable
gram to Secretary Root, which carrleu
Indirectly censure for the ofendlnG
| Jamaican official. 1t vas said In Lon
I! don that he would be recalled.
No attention will be paid by the adj
| ministration to the affront given TINS
| country in the action of the Governor
OF Jamaica. 1t is realized that the
British government is in no way re-
sponsible for the discourteous treat
ment Of Admiral Davis and therefore
no feeling is entertained by the ad-
m~inistration respecting the govern
ment.
Swettenham's action is attributed by
the members of the administration 10
his well-known dislike of the United
States. He has shown his ill-feell'!S
upon a number of occasions, but esTe-
cially in his efforts to thwart the gov
ernment's plans for building the Pana-
ma canal. Governor Swettenham had
a great deal more on his mind than the
suffering of the earthquake victims at
Kingston when he practically ordered
Rear Admiral Davis 10 take his officers
and men and get off the island. This
~ungracious action was no rncre cbuli!-
ton of nervous excitement or homer
tary spleen. The ruling forces in ia
maica are jealous of the growing Amer
lean Influence in. that beauty spot in
the Caribbean.
Jamaica lies only a little way from
Cuba, where American influence is pre-
dominant. It is on the route to the
Panama canal. Jamaica negroes, who
get % cents a day for working on the
plantations at home. are in demand as
at $1.5O a day on the American
canal strip in Panama. They have gone
thither in large numbers. though scare
ity Of labor on the island induces the
Jamaican planters to import hundreds
of coolies from India at heavy ex-
pense. The profitable enterprises in
Jamaica are largely in the hands of
Americans. In short, the moral infiu-
ence Of the United States in Jamaica
is large and is rapidly growing.
When, therefore, Sir James AIexan-
der Swettenhan, governor of Jamaica,
saw American battleships in the offing
and later beheld American marines and
bluejackets %patrolling the streets of
Kingston he thought %wrathfully of the
effect of this display upon the natives
OF the island, who already are much
Impressed with the wealth aud general
ubiquity of Uncle Sam. He felt that
the absence of Rear Admiral Davis
and the American outfit generally
would be very precious to him.
The Indignation of the residents of
zens, at the action of Governor SWEET
tenham in demanding the withdrawal
by Admiral Davis of the relief forces,
is great. The governors response to
Admiral Davis letter is bitterly de-
nounced, n it is generally declared
that the only possible reparation would
be for the government t. apologize and
recall Governor S~wettenham. Jamai-
cans say that the Indignation in the
United States and England is fully
by the residents of the island.