Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-25

of our Samoan relations, in view of the fact
that the subject is now before the committee
and they are expected to communicate their
views formally to the house in the shape of a
report. Representative Russell OF Massa-
chusetts when told of the position taken by
the Gazette, remarked: "lf matters should
reach an extreme point don't believe we are
going TO be eaten up by any European
power.n
Hyatt, leading republican member of the
committee, was inclined to take peaceful
view of the situation The fact ls,' said
Hyatt, 1--WE are suffering from lack of infor.
nation. The president to use his term,
'belated the entire subject to con-
gress, but unfortunately failed to
copy the correspondence between the repre-.
sentatives of the United States, England and
Germany. Just what that agreement is or
how it binds the United States nobody in
congress knows, but it must be very bad
agreement under which the present state of
affairs IN Samoa has resulted. So long as
the country knows that the wise men of both
political parties IL the senate have been fully
advised and taken into the presidents con-
fdence, the people rest in ease. Touching
on the possibility of serious trouble resulting
from the Samoan affairs, he had confidence
in the strong sense OF the leaders
on both sides of the sea. After
all, lmatter Of such slight
Importance could not reasonably be expected
to bring about war between the United
States and nation which has for us the
possible" said Hyatt, that he was dealing
with weak and moribund administration,
and he might readily fall back upon his old
and well known policy in order to crafty
the passion of the German people for colo
NAL possession
Senator Morgan of Alabama said that the
administration had been active IN asserting
our rights in Samoa, and congress has shown
strong determination to support the ad
mlnistration i'll any action looking to the pre-
servation Of the independence of the islands
and the protection of American interests
there. 81 think" he said, 'that the steps al
ready taken will prove adequate TO the
emergency, and | am perfectly satisfied that
whatever rights we may have will be faith
fully protected. We have material interests
in these islands and shall tolerate no act on
the part of another power which will inter
fere with our free commerce with them"
Senator Frye said 81 think our treaty
rights are such in Samoa that we cannot
permit the independence of Samoa to be
taken away from her. If Germany can put
n governor who is nothing but a tool of her
own into power in Samoa, we can compel
them at once to give notice to the United
States to terminate all our treaties, and after
the notice they would be terminated in a
year"
'Do you regard the situation as threaten
ing ~
81 think the idea OF war is absurd"
Senator Dolph said II think that the
treaty between the United States and the
Samoan government, which was ratified be-
fore the treaties between that government
and any other civilized government, conferS
upon us rights and creates to us oblga-
tions which are inconsistent with the de-
struction of the independence and autonomy
of the Samoan government In the interest
of our present and great prospective com
merce in the Pacific, the independence of the
Sandwich and Samoan islands should be
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