The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-30
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CUBAN 0Svaunsst - Soag - Cuba
rPesevsl the ssanainin6 oySoA TAis Was
sniy - 70 business.
All wab plaiA sAiliug. ne United
States oOvsenmsnt through ~ ascast-
nsnts. would have aess Of ne Maine
an1 ssiiRquishsa Il 70 C1ea. Qua ssid
10 to thls company.
TAsrs iay the wrssk Of TIE O.soe.ooe
Nains. the wAtsry ssUuidhfs nat held
the American dead WHO save uhsar alves
that Claba might be fsss. Ana her price
for this noble oirthnsht was the mere
pittancs. the shsmeeuny inadequate
sum Of oS.ooe!
Verify. wss che wiinaS 70 cell hse
birAdGAt for . mess sf pottaSA
Uesa receipt q the '0aivags'' Csm-
pAnv pamphlet Alfred King went into
action. He seat wsra 70 the manager
Of the company thoA % we're beetss -
allow the Maine An1 her Shastly crew
to rot forever in The slims Of Havana
hasber than 70 b moAe . public show.
IN reply the COMPANY. under the plea
sf patriotism. Drotsstsa thss there was
an old solder acting a. . stumbling
block In % worthy IN enterprise say
Ing:
u sshoovss ysu. Ne. Eins. aaA
other veterans. since the ship WAS
given Up, TO Assist ~ In every
wey, and shalt be paeassA 70 cor.
respond with you and to indicate
to you how you ana your associ-
ates can be OF great help 10 10 In
our PATRIOTS Undertaking.
But Alfred King would not be b,uffed.
Realizing that NO satisfaction could
come from this direction. Alfred King
dstsrminsd to Interest the Vreos. And
hs began with the nswspaDsrs In his
vicinity. He ssnt clipplngs Of these to
solder and sanor organisations and
every source that he know might be
interested.
The Voice Of the Press.
The result Of this campaign. which
gained momentum like an avalanche. un-
til even Washington took he'd. dealt .
blow TO the company by notincstien to
Cuba that the United States Government
which had rslinQuished the
lGains % the Cuban republic had no
right - DO 20; thst ne disposal Of the
wreck Of the Maine rested with Con-
Srsss; and that no executive Depart
asnt could give assurance Of its aban-
Comment by me United States.
This put the UNITED States Battieship
Maine salvage Company out Of busi-
nsa. and Congrsss again became the
monitor Of the Maine.
with this announcement. Alfred King
began another move In behalf Of the
man (n0w 0ovsrnor) 6ulssr. This started
the Sv.ser dill for raising the Maine.
Congressman Sulzer assured Alfred
King that despite the opttion OF the
Navy Dspartcsut onhcials that It was
almost an tmpossibiiity to raise the
Maine). he would 70 into the light to a
fntsh.
And every time the Sulzer bill came
up In Congress. although backed BY
petition after petition. II was halted by
Once when william sui-
point Of order. "Mr. 0peslsr. I wish
some little attention. on the matter Of
raising the Maine and tts yet u(honored
heroes" Mr.. Cannon IL said to have re-
piled with aApsrity:
II am too busy taking care Of live
men to think Of the dead"
Representative Douglas Of Ohio, In
the course OF one Of these sver-rscur-
rent squelchss. remarked:
''If there 10 any commercial matter
involved lot Cuba raise the Maine. II
4 question Of Justice let spain raise
her. Those that went down In the ship
have long since become food for the
fishes. And to bring home their ghast-
ly remnants would be 10 open afrsSh
In the hearts OF their friends q sore
that - now. thank God. almost healed!
But. most or ALL. ] am opposed 90
raising the Maine because 1t might re
new the controversy over che causs o.
the explosion which wrecked her. !
thing II high time to quit remembering
the Maine and to begin 70 forget the
Name"
Alfred King sat down At the dining
room table and wrots anc wrote and
wrote to Grand Army men. who were
pComVtiy aroused. Some commun'ca-
ions were signed "vstsrAa' and some
-. Klng." These Grand Army men
sent into Mr.. Douglass home district
enough literature on the SUBJECT 10
keep his constituents Ia patriots read
ing for some time.
A progressive postcard concern.
aroused BY the press rsportA got out .
picture ~ . Ghost sailor rising out OF
tie distestsl Wvssk Of the battisship.
oryinG the Words: