Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-01

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not submit to IT. would give
the president power to determine what
our rights are under the treaty stipula-
tons and the correspondence between
the governments, and the power to as
sert our rights in such way that there
could be no mistake about what his mean
ing and his powers are. When we do
this we may expect 10 maintain our
rights. If we do this we may secure the
restoration of the statu quo of Samoa
We may secure the autonomy and the
/ Independence of Samoa We may
secure the rights of American
citizens, and in securing them would
be careful to do nothing that would inter
feTe with the rights of the German gov
eminent or the rights of q single citizen
of the English government or
any other government. 1t simply
means that would insist upon the rights
Of the government of the United states
and the citizens of the United States
being protected according to the treaty
stipulations and the understanding be-
tween these governments.
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPEAKS.
WASHINGTON Jan. 81 1t is under
stood that Consul General Sewall, who
has been detained in Washington for
some time by the senate foreign relations
committee, expects to leave here on FRI
day or Saturday for Samoa
Secretary Bayard was this evening
shown a dispatch from Auckland stating
Germany had given notice that all yes
self arriving at Samoa will be searched
for contraband goods. He said the de-
partment had to-day received a dispatch
from Consul Blackjack stating war
had been declared against Mataafa,
and that martial law had been
proclaimed by the German consul at
Apia. He did not know whether he
state Of martial law referred to included
all of Samoa or only Apia. Reference
was made to the criticisms of the depart
ment Of state, and Secretary Bayard
said: 81 would like the gentlemen who
have been criticising everything done by
the state department to show one instance
in which / have broken the law or per-
mitted it to be violated. l don t know
of such an instance. There has been
a great deal of misrepresentation, and in
time my countrymen will see that the
state department has done everything
that could be done.
81 see, - continued the secretary,
that Mr.. Sherman stated in the senate
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Samoa. That is so, said he, land
have yet to learn that any American has
been injured or any of their rights de-
fined by law and treaty taken away. Our
policy has been fixed and steady in the
direction of the preservation of Ameri-
can rights. The German government has
constantly given assurances that Ger
many would not violate any American
rights, and Prince Bismarck i'll his last
letter to Count Arco Valley renews his
assurances that Germany will scrupul-
Ously respect these rights.
1.-THE department, - said the secreta-
ry, cannot stop the fighting in Samoa.
We cannot prevent rival commercial
quarTeling and fighting. It is
not for US to try and give every country
a staple government. -
Secretary Bayard said he had not yet
received the proposition which
Count Arco Valley had in
formed him Prince Bismarck had sent for
a conference between Germany and
the United States in regard to
Samoa. He could not, therefore, say
or not il was for an entirely
new negotiation or for renewal of the
suspended about year ago,
at which, the secretary said, he had en-
deavOred to bring about an understand
ing between Germany and the United
States to better the condition of the ma
Cives.
Y gentleman who is well acquainted
with Samoan affairs said tonight matters
had reached a very serious state, and he
would not be surprised TO hear that
conflict had taken place between the
Germans and Americans. The natives
,s1
according to the Auckland dispatch
(Which he regarded as entirely rcliable)
now proposed to whip them by
arms being sent in.
THE COMMANDER OF THE ADAMS INTER-
VIEWED
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Jan. 81 Com
nander r. P. Seavy Of the United States
steamer Adams, which arrived here from
samoa via Honolulu yesterday, ia an in
erview to-day, said: ''There was q
great deal Of commotion when l was at |
Apia. l went down there with all |
Kinds of orders suited to times of peace, |
)ut when the war broke out l |
brew the orders to the wind. |
they would do in time of peace, |
)ut were not applicable TO the condition |
Il affairs then. When | saw Brandeis, |
he German minister, leading 500 natives |
n support of Tamasese, wrote MIN |
etter asking him to desist. l said: 4 |
I'm here 10 protect American citi-
ems and American property, and
will not wait idly by |
nd see you plunging the country into
rouble when their lives and property
nay be at risk. If you do not desist 1
hall take such measures to protect them
$ l deem the circumstances demand. -
lie sent word back that no Americans nor
american property would be molested.
n little while though much the same
actics were repeated. There was a meet
lg Of the consuls aboard the German
7ar ship Adler, and the
leeting said to the Germans: Now
lst let the natives fight it out
etween themselves. Oh no, they could
OF do that. They said they had pro-
famed TamaseSe king and they could
OF leave him now to fight it out alone
hen l said l would take hand in this
If you persist in aiding Tamasese and
ghting for him l viii participate, and
pulled the Adams in ahead of the Adler
nd would have done my part in the
ray if the Germans decided they
lust have it. l had made up
" mind that the Adams could throw