The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-09

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stored. TWAS ilse sgrsess5re atfson
= Germany IN s<izsag Ans ssaEsssssss-
IL M115sloa which pot N ezas - sase
foru,er deIibefstions sf fhtcsassrs'nzs,
and Il should res=ssfsbie sszsIT nsssn
Maliesoa Il restored 70 his F.s0Ess and
vbsu German troops ar uaiisarssz
fYo,n saan5e. a prDsosissoa % Tesss'u
seupsisxoss. On any okhss basis ssousa
keye lAen nes with - indignant -
fxn1i.
SECRETARY i5ayArd. however, saspsssS
eeeeriy e Bismzrckss cunning pro
nrcsaI. md negotiations viz Be re-
ssned II Beziia juss - II nothing 70
which tie United States coEsld Esoss-
~ objeef had taken place since ths
noufxrcnce held Its last sessi0sI st
Warrington. The German govern
n<ns msy insist with reason that 10
ssesptlsg tie proposal 20 renew the
conference the United States accepts
Is conditions as they exist, and
pa6ces itseif In svcn petition that II
'esa no longer protest against anything
flsat has thus far been done in samoa.
ri. 1sysFd has thus placed bis gov
esnmeni 1t q serious disadvantage 10
fu1ure nexotiations. 10 say nothing Of
hasjng made II dupe and aIsugking-
stock.
This Is not all shat secretary Bayard
~ done, however. He has yielded
forfhsr 10 Germany by disFnissing
con>ui- General BewaIl on the ground
fhak his views are not In harmony
witb those OF the administration. Mr..
DoHall has represented the United
Mates 1t Apia with dignity and
prudence He has protested against
- unwarranted acts Of the Germans.
md has insisted hat the rights Of bis
se1ntrymen shocid be respected. In
ioine this be has incurred the heatiiiiy
II the German officials. and II IL
doubtless IN nccordancs with request
|sons the German government that be
~ been rcmovedfrom Office. Consul
who was first selected hy
Cleveland 70 represent the
raissd ftates At Apia. was rerioved In
he ransc manner and for the SAINT
reason. Indeed. the fact that minis.
Ier or consul Of the United stases rep
sesents his country iearIessiy seems 20
b regarded by Secretary Bayard as
cause for bis reEnoyal. unless.
indeed. the government which he Of
ends happens TO be weak one. in
shich casc he Is 1T perfect liberty To
bsiily IL ~ ie chooses Our eeYern-
ment pse~nts bold front 10 Morocco
Md Hayti. bus cringes shamsiully be-
IeFe Great Britain and Germany.
There i nothing IN the diplomatic
history Of our country more shame
FnI and humiliaiing than The samoan
episode. II Secretary fsayard wers 10 be
De head Of the state department for
four years more, we might reasonably
expect Germany TO be ia complete pos
scssion Of samoa NJ the end Of that
period. and II would be surprising If
he Hawaiian islands also had ssst
been seized by either Germany or
Great Britain. Fortunately. however.
there will be change IN a few weeks.
and American interests viii find . de-
lender In the American government.