Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-23
INK. BAYAnD SUSTAINED.
The Samoan settlement Being Car
ried Ont ON Lines Lnsd Down bI


The Samoan Bettleneot Being Cars
ried Ont ON Lines Lntd Down by
Him.
New York Times Washington Special.
WARRINGTON, May 19.-If the dis
patches from Berlin purporting to give
an account Of the progress made by the
Samoan conference are true, the news
that they bring ought to be very agree
able reading to the friends Of Mr.. Bayard
and the last administration. II would
appear that the Germans and the British
representatives In the conference have
abandoned the most important eonten-
tiops maintained by them ut the time OF
the conference In Washington, oonten-
tions insisted on 30 positively by MIR. Won
Alvena;absn and Lord Backville that Mr.
bayard was compelled to ask for post
ponenent of further proceedings. II is
just possible that the Berlin dispatches
arc made up by some one after study Of
the protocols Of the Washington con-
ference and In the light Of the latest
ascertained German and British feeling
on the subject. IL that is the case, II will
not detract from the Importance Of the
news as indicating o probability of set
Element very closely on the lines laid
down BY Mr.. Baysrd for the guidance Of
the treaty powers in dealing with the
SamoanS.
The protocols OF tho conference Of
1887 we're sent to the Senate In February
last. They set forth very distinctly the
propositions made by NJ. BRyard and
the answering and sometimes very CON-
hicting propositions put In by MIR. Won
! Alvenslabsn and Lord SackgilIe. The
Berlin dispatches indicate that there has
! been sn agreement as to Samoan indie
| pendence. Thst was reached in tho con-
ference of 1857. Certain of the com.
Essloners are represented az having pre-
pared a plan for settlement OF Disputes
about land titles. Mr. Bayard submitted
in the protocols q plan providing for a
court to consider these matters, its mem
bers to be Representatives OF the three
treaty powers and two natives. Germany
and Great Britain were obstructive in
this matter and desired 10 have land
commission to precede court which
Mr.. Bayard regarded rs unnecessary,
both because it would complicste matters
for . simple people, and for the reason
that it would impose upon them adouble
and uncalied-for expense.
The report that the Germans are dis
posed TO consent to the restoration 81
Malistoa is assumed to mean that they
will permit Malietoa Laupepa, the kinl
deposed md departed by the Germans, tt
take his old place. Just how tho con
feTees on the American side have become
satisfied that that will be agreeable to th,
Samoaus is not easy to ascertain. The
Mailetoa Matasfa, the present hing, WI
elected az Malietoa Leupapa was. Ih,
king IL not ao ancient and hereditary
officer, but modern improvement ant
he was chosen like President for term
AT the 1887 conference MIR. Bayard die
make proposition for the restoration o
the deposed Malietoa, but as the German
and British representatives in the confer
ence proposed new election, Mr.. Bayar.
attempted to meet them until he found b.
could not obtain that concession withou
agreeing to the German demand to b.
permitted TO dominate by reason OF pre-
ponderating commercial interest, de
mand to which Great Britain then yer,
clearly assented 10, but to which Mf
Baynrd wouldn't assent. The idea tina
Germany is giving up everything appear
to be very fatly contradicted by MI
Phelps, and his vigorous disclaimer o
that report is calculated to inspire the be
lief that the commissioners are not g
strenuous as was Mr.. Bayard In assertiD
! the American refusal to permit German
to exercise the practical control in a COY
eminent nominally Samoan. At oil event
it there is any degree of truth in IL
latest report, the settlement promises
: be gratifying in that il may secure for tf
, United States some if not all the thing
, for which Mr.. Bayard SO ably aud pei
sistently commended.