The Delta independent., 1889-02-12
sEwALL ASKED TO RESIGN.
Secretary Eayard Not Pleased With
His Views on the Samoan Matter.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. This
to the Samoan Islands, received a notif-
cation from the State Department that his
resignation would be-acccptable.
An Associated Press reporter called this
afternoon upon Mr. Sewall and asked for a
statement Of the reasons given by the State
Department in the request that he should
tender his resignation as Consul-General
at Samoa. MIR. Scwall, in reply, said:
The reason given in the letter. asking
my resignation is the disagreement Of my
expressed views with the views entertained
by the State Department in regard to
Samoan affairs. This refers, suppose, to
the testimony have given before the Sen
ate Committee on Foreign Relations and
which has not yet been published. No dis
approval OF my conduct in Samoa as Con
sui-G General has ever been expressed by the
State Department us far as know.
Last Thursday was discharged by the
committee, and affairs in Samoa being in
the most critical condition ] Immediately
made arrangements to return there. No
intimation was given that should not be
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Of my departure, when was notified TO re.
main here. The purpose was obvious. My
services were needed Immediately If at all.
Another steamer would not sail until
March, and it was evidently the intention
TO dctan me until the incoming of the next
Administration upon which as is known
have not the slightest claim to political
recognition
"No,n continued MIR. Sewall, al did not
thcreupon tender my resignation. l had
done nothing wrong. ! had too much re
spec, for MIR. Bayard to assume that l had
offended him by my testimony before the
committee. Besides, was under oath to
tell all l knew of Samoan affairs and to
withhold nothing. The views l expressed
on the situation and the remedy necessary
were given at the request of the committee
II was not for me to consider whether
those views agreed with Mr.. Bayard's or
not. do know, however, that my views.
coincide with those Of all Americans who
have given the matter any thought, the
State Department excepted, for which l
cannot speak,
"What are those views, MIR. Sewallin
ptltNt. stiu NiAa
.'that tho deposition of Malietoa was de
tcrminod upon before the conference of the
three powers began, and that it was Ger
many's intention to carry out the policy II
had decided upon regardless of that con-
ference. Tho purpose of Germany is to Sc
cure control of Samoa. Furthermore, l
believe that Lord Salisbury is party to
this scheme and that u movement against
Samoa is only precursor of an Anglo
German attempt to secure supremacy in the
Hawaiian Islands"
what, in your opinion, win be the eRect
of the dispatch of American ships of war to
protect our interests in Samoan
az concur with Mr.. Bates, our late Com
missioner to Samoa, in his published opin
ion that Admiral Kembcrly can accomplish
nothing under his instructions from, the
State Department. MIR. Bayard expects
Admiral Kimberly to succeed in doing by
protest what he has been trying without
success to do Tor year, Does Mr.. BayskA
suppose u protest will turn Germany from
the course she has been steadily pursuingi
believe With Secretary Whitney that u
definite policy should be adopted in Sa'
moa To send our ships there with only
their present instructions Is simply to sub
ject their officers and men to humiliation,
or, us Secretary Whitney tusing u polite
term out of respect, suppose, TO Mr., Bay
ard, tcrms creating conditions from which
their self Prospect makes thcm revolt but
Secretary Bayafd cannot punish Secretary
Whitney, nor MIR, Hates l am weaker,
and ,l-~eiore singled out for sacrifice"