The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-07

WASHINGTON, Jany. Silt is under
stood that Consul General Sewall, who
has been detained in Washington for
some time by the senate foreign rela-
tiOns committee, expects to leave here
on Friday or Saturday for Samoa. Sec
rotary Bayard was this evening shown
the dispatch from Auckland stating
that Germany had given notice that all
vessels arriving at Samoa will be
searched for contraband goods. He
said the department had today received
a dispatch from Consul Blackjack
stating that war had been declared
against Mutaafa and that martial
law had been proclaimed by the
German consulate at Apia- He did
not know whether the martial law re-
ferred to included all of Samoa or
only Apia.
Reference was made to the criticisms
of the department of state and the
secretary of state said: IL would like
ing everything done by the state de-
partment to show one instance in
which have broken the law or per-
mitted it to be broken. do not know
Of such an instance. There has been
great deal of misrepresentation and
in time our countrymen will
see that the state department
has done everything that can
be done.' ~ See." continued the
secretary, ''that Mr.. Sherman stated
in the senate that no American had
and have yet to learn that an Ameri-
can has been injured or any of their
rights as defined by law and treaty
taken away. Our policy has been fixed
steadily In the direction of the pre-
servation of American rights. The
German government has con-
stantly given assurances that
Germany would not violate any
American rights and Prince Bismarck
in his last letter to Count Won Arco-
valley renewed his assurances that
these rights" The department, said
the secretary, cannot stop the fighting
in Samoa; we cannot prevent rival CON-
mercial companies quarrelling ana
fighting. 1t is not for US to try to
give every country stable government.
Secretary Bayard said that he had
not yet received the proposition which
Count Arcovalley had informed him
Prince Bismarck had sent for a CONFER
ence between Germany and the United
States In regard TO Samoa. He could
hOSf OhOAOAOAO coy, Va AOO ~
was for an entirely new negotiation, OF
for a renewal of the conference sus-
pended about year ago, at which the
secretary said he had endeavored to
bring about an understanding between
Germany and the United States TO bet
ter the condition of the unhappy ma
tives.
A gentleman who is well acquainted
with Samoan affairs said tonight that
matters had reached a very serious
state and he wonId not be surprised tC
hear that conflict had taken place
between the Germans and the Amer
leans. The natives had beaten the
Germans repeatedly and according tC
the Auckland dispatch (which he re-
garded as entirely reliable) Germany
now proposed to whip them by pre-
venting arms being sent in
The newspapers read by Americans
had been suppressed and the Germans
had taken open control of the police of
| Apia. The American residents con.
tributed to the fund for the support Of
the municipal police and it was baC
enough to have them under the direc'
ton of Tamases but under German
control it was infinitely worse. He
said it might appear an unusual aDC
bold thing for us to say that we would
protect the independence of a country
far away. but our national honor an(
our obligations required that we should
come to it.