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Als East Indian speech Excite
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Als East Indian speech Exciting
Much Interest in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan 2T..-The speech Of
Princs Bismarck in the Reichstsg on The
Eaat African bill has excited o good dea
OF interest and discussion among tic
state department people here. The sarly
tone of Bismarck in correspondence on
the subject has been observed and il has
also been noted that in all his references
20 the negotiations that were pending for
the establishment OF council of natives
and foreign representatives. he alwRys
alluded with considerable emphasis Go the
fact that there was the fullest accord with
England in all that Germany was under.
taking.
On August 7!h, 1857, in q letter TO Mr..
ven AlVensleben, the German minister
mere, ha makes reference to tho fact that
The German as well IS the English pIen.
ipotentiAry had pointed out the imprao.
tibility OF Mr.. payard's plau for Same an
government and makes an argument for
what he invariably refefg 10 M the Ger
man English propositions In his letter
ut November 18Th, 1887, to Baron Won
Z3dtyitz, he complains of the ill-will
manifested to Germany by series OF
United States consuls st Apia, and, after
showing why tho English residents ought
TO be harder than the Americans to got
along with, says that Germany is ia
much better relations to England than
to America" In the same month
Prince Bismarck authorized Barou Won
HAitwitz TO lay before Secretary Bsyard
memorandum on Samoan affairs that
hes criticism Of Mr.. Bayard's plan be-.
fore the triangular conference here, and
an argument TO sustain the professions
OF Germany to insist upon securing the
superior control in the islnnda that ar
psnrcd 10 him to be jueti fiad by tes prs-
pondersnco Of German integesto. He
evidently thought the American PROPOSE
ton rot proper 10 be entertained, and
one objection be offered to IL was hint
that one consul, presumably the Ameri-
can, wos distrustful of German intentions.
Agntn lie comes back TO the under
standing, that he never ceases to intimape,
exists between Germany aud England.
" II, therefore," he says, g tho American
government cannot be convinced Of .he
practical advantages OF the GERMAN
English proposition, and IL il regards tina
carrying out o. the same ns dangerous 70
the independence and neutrality OF
Samoa, and rs deviation from tho ira.
dltionai policy of the United stntes in
the Pacific ocean, the imperial govern.
meut has % desire 10 adhere to the plan
and to ranew the discussion thereof" He
plaialy declared thst there was not snf-
f'i?nt ground for negotiation on Mr..
BayRrd's plan.
In every step that has been taken in
this controversy by the German imperial
authorities a. Berlin and in Samoa there
10 the appearance Of constant appeal 10
diplomatic forms and negotiations as
psetext for gaining time in which to stir
mp Samoan rebellion and provoke
native outbreak that would Justify the
armed Intervention that has been pro-
tested against by the United States naval
officers in Apia and by the state depart.
ment. The President and Secretary
Bayard had both stated, as plainly as
courtesy would permit, the gu spicion that
was iusincere in hes professions
and that she was proceeding in Samoa
Just as she would II no protest had been
made.