New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-25
vvopK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY 25 1889 -TEN PAGES


sccessf,l 10 hls post In the REORGANIZATION OF tne
oo,or,snt under Iaupepa, the present but deposea
Maletoa. he took leading part res'snns ms o"0,"
~oIot,orx with the United states ana becoming 'he
tr,rv,, r-or,,e, He established constitution ana
ruled for more than a year with grOs sam -.
during Colonel Stenberger's premiers"p e~ao" 'e,
for the first time in many years 'H' 'A''' -
strong and stable government
TN THE INTERESTS OF cohMEhclAh Oon
PANY.
sand now the trouble begins Germany ana Eng ls'
,.,d had ACQUIRED large interests IN sne sroup' e
German interest being through snsio .s.,a
many. THE German Commerciai onu 70 49,
company This is a powerful ~ - ttb
49, g., r.nr Of the South Pacific groups win
~. hsodouarters NJ the Samoan port Oh Apia hish'
80 Lot me say that the German INTEREST III 'ne'o
IIands s really tho interest Of this one company
c.,ns talk loudly about their many residents 'hero
engaged IN Commerce. but all thcir PeVPo " W
nloved IN this company. not proparou 7" O"a
IL. for cannot prove II, but an, o. "o oS 80,
morally certain that high officials III pcina "o ,"
compromising relations with this soutn racine COT
uora,ion upon no other theory is Prince BismaroRs
conduct IN giving us assurances OF one purport anu
IN toIeratIug the action of his agents IN samoa 10
,ust the onposite effect explcable. Tho Engnsn'
however, were stelnbergers chief enomhes' anu uio'
became exasperated at HIS refusai 10 lur'nor 1o',
schemes. In February 1876, they forciby captured
him and took him of to Fill .,.ss
aIrnmediately native dissensions Drohe OUT aiiesn'
~. T,no Was denosed and anarchy prevailed. At
Iost az The request OF tho principal native CHIEFS ana
,r,,b The concurrence of the German consul our
representative. Mr.. Colmesnil raised the American
nsg over the islands and declared temporary pro
tctorate. Maletoa was restefed
BRITISH INTERFERENCE RESISTED
sTbe very next year we raised the nag there
again This IS very important since u furnsheo MI
Greenebaum with precedents for bis action IN 1000
A british High Commissioner, Sir Arthur Gordon,
came to Apla to induce Maetoa to Sign treaty
Tho sort Of treaty he wanted tho KING reused 20
sign. wheroupon he landed marines ana threatened
10 Get hts treaty by force The King appealed to
Mr. Griffin. our consul, and he raised the American
aag over the Samoan. and SIR Arthur marched his
marines back again and sailed away. Mr. Greeneoaum
aid Just exactly what Mr.. Griffin did They resisted
the forolble annexation OF the Islands by foreign
powers.
ain 1873 the King sent a great Chief Mamea,
10 Washington 10 secure from us treaty OF protec-
ton He did not get all he wanted. hut 10 entered
Into treaty promising TO use our good onices win
foreign powers with whom no might have difficulties
70 restore harmony ana peace Malietoa Talavou
died In $780, and Laupepa became sole King. HIS
troubles however, were not over. for year or so
later. a Tupuan chief Of very inferior rank, named
Tamasose, declared himself king Of Atua part OF
samoa All the consuls, tho German included, rccog-
nized Mallotoa and no put down Tamasese's rebellion
long peace ensued Mal;otoa was now firmly seated
on hi5 throne, and tho Tupuans had completely
abandoned thsir protonces. The German TRAILING
Company had been acquiring land I'm Samoa during
all this time By practices that highly question
ablo The King had recently grown disirusttul Of
them. He saw them taking large tracts Of lsni from
his people IN return for banbles firearms. They
were undsr treaty obligations not 10 sell firearms or
liquors 10 the natives but they did both. receiving
land I'm return worth twenty times what they gave
for r. Tho King accuses them Of fomen,ing dscord
among HIS people IN order 10 set their land 10 exchange
for rifles They thus acquired. claimed. $4,000
acres The English had been even more rayonous,
but far less offensive. Gradually bittor feeling
between the King and tho Germans and Tasnassse
took advantage Of H. THIS time the Germans VINO
had before denied his claims supported and encouraged
them. Had the King. who was monarch OF
large resources aud much beloved by his people.
proceeded a. once against TamAsese, he could have
destroyed tho instruction with tho utmost hut
ho yielded to the solicitations Of the American aud
English eonsub, who. IN their anxiety 10 prevent 4
war, in which they felt sure tho Germans would par
ticpste thus bringing about rupture between tho
treaty powers begged him 10 temporize. assuring him
they would stand by hhn and actively assist in re-
storing harmony between him and the Germans
POINT FoR AMERICANS TO REMEMBER.
"This point ought TO be brought home to tho con-
sciences OF the American people. First, We entered
into treaty with this King, promising TO use our
influence in his behalf against foreign aggrossors.
Next, when he threatened with actual destruction
by q nation which had treated with him and had
s0iemnly promised not to interfere against him IN
any domestic trouble, we renewed our pledge on
gf ma ia kant faift
with like man. But wo. TO our shame be II
said, have deserted him and allowed him 70 b,
deposed and exiled. Ho acted on consuls advice
and delayed HIS march against Tamasoso. This wa
what tho Germans wanted They, pretending Il
hold aloof. really persisted IN daily efforts 10 stronghold
| thc rebellion, and al last, openly acknowledged
Tamasese 20 DO King they raised their hag owe
his and practically declared war on Malleoa Thil
Of course, meant the occupation and possibly n
| annexation OF Samoa by Germany, and the KIN
demanded tho American protection that he elaine
had been promised him. The Germans had larG
! body Of troops on the island, and four ships Il
| the harbor. We had neither ships men, but NJ
| Greenebaum felt constrained 20 tho Samoan
and IN a very dramatic manner 10 took step whi'
arrested the Germans Immediately Malet'
| delivered 10 him tho Samoan Gag, and no raised i
| with the stars and Stripes above IT, That end /
| the disturb noe. The Germans withdrew 10 N |
ships and Malietoa was left in possession OF ]
| throne.
$50 soon Mr.. Greenebaum's action was report |
at Washington, II was dsavowed. The German O.
eminent had also disagowe the conduct OF their oS
sui IN raising their flag and in supporting TamAse
but the trouble is here It always has been that
| German Government IS not honest. IL Blsmarc
| agents in Samoa had followed tho policy 10 VIII /
| Bismarck committed himself and them in his |
| lomanc correspondence with Mr. Bayard, there woi |
] have been no trouble anyhow But bismarck I |
/ c.H ~. 81 tVha ha has
mitted them 10 PRACTISE and whom they have behaS |
| Ia defiance Of his pledges he has pledged again a
| again gwen them q free hand. This sort Of busin'
has been going on for three years. Every assurar |
Mr.. Bayard has demanded Germany has given, and J |
hor agents In Samoa have serenely violated them o'
aud over again Now Of course, this policy has ] |
been pursued without the consent Of Bismarck. III |
have done only what they knew they would be |
In doing. lie has trcked and deceived us, Ii,