Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
PUBLIC REGRET.
Pail Mall Gazette Deplores Action Of
Gov, Swettenham.

Wv. 0WSttSuu6Iu.
LONDON, January 21.-Referring to tn.
withdrawal Of the American warship,
from Kingston. the Pail Mall Gazette, thi.
afternoon. says that the language employ
ed by Governor Swettenham would be diff
f1cult to justify in almost any crcum
stances" At the same time the paper
says: 1T is possible that a praisewcrthy
desire to do his utmost in the cause OF
humanity pushed Admiral Davis beyond the
necessities of the case, and led him to en-
| croach too far on the sphere CT British
authority"
The Pail Mall Gazette assumes that bott
the governor and the admiral were ami.
mated by the best of motives, expresses
the opinion that 1.-The abnormal conditions
preclude their conduct being judged by
ordinary Standards and adds:
"Englishmen certainly do not wish the
misunderstanding to be magnified in any
sense and pique, and the American public
ought to be broad minded enough to re
gard 1t with the same charitable dispo
sition.''
The Westminster Gazette says there car
be nothing but regret at the fact that any
difficulty has arisen between Admiral Da
Wis and Governor Swettenham land while
awaiting fuller explanation, adds:
In the meantime. the United States car
be assured that we in this country deeply
appreciate the generous, sympathetic wa,
In which its citizens volunteered assist
ance to the British colony"
The Globes Admission.
The Globe admits rather grudgingly the
Indebtedness Of Great Britain to America
for the prompt humanity which sent Ad-
miral Davis and his ships to Kingston, and
then proceeds to entirely sympathize with
the feelings" of Gov. Swettenham, who, It
says, was compelled to endure the hu-
initiation of seeing foreigners maintain Or
der in city for which he was responsible,
while heese-paring government deprived
him of the force necessary to make his au-
thority felt
Continuing, the Globe objects to the uni
versal condemnation of the governor, which,
1t says, only too plainly springs from a
desire to beslaver the United States at all
COSTS
The Globe expressly repudiates any in
gratitude to the United States or distrust
of the motives of the American govern
ment, but excuses Gov. Swettenham on the
ground that cit must have been an intol-
cradle humiliation to see the British flag
stayed up on the bayonets of American
marines"
There has been resentment at the gov
errors intention to rehabilitate Kingston
without American aid" cables the Stand
ards correspondent at Kingston under
Saturdays date. The telegram proceeds:
officers Chagrined.
1.-The American warships sailed last even
ing. The officers were undoubtedly cha
grined at the governors refusal to accept
their services, although Admiral Davis
declares there was no friction. He says
he was prepared to land every available
man, clear the ruins and destroy the
dangerous buildings. In behalf of the citi-
zens the mayor officially visited Admiral
Davis, disclaiming the attitude of the gov
ernor and requested him to remain at
Kingston, but the admiral declined. The
governor even threatened to arrest Mr..
Magnus, a leading King street merchant,
unless he desisted from using American
marines to help him in clearing up the
ruins of his store. In consequence of the
pair work has been greatly retarded
The only communications which have thus
far passed between the American embassy
and the foreign office relative to the Kings
ton incident were formal inquiries to
whether any official Information on the SUBJ
ject had been received, the answers OF
both the embassy and the foreign Office
being in the negative.