Daily Republican., 1889-01-24
THE TREATY.
SHERMAN THINKS 1T SHOULD
BE MAINTAINED.
Demands for Vigorous ActIon---The Sem
ate Committee on Foreign Relations
to Carry Out Treaty Obli-
cations.
cations.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations is unaui-
mously in favor OF vigorous action on the
part of this Government in the Samoan
matter. This was shown at their meeting
, to-day, when they agreed to report en-
. amendment to the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Appropriation bills providing for an
appropriation of $500, 000 to be used by
the President in carrying out the treaty
obligations OF the United States with the
Samoan Government, and another $780,
0u0 for improving the hsrbor of Pagopago,
which the United States has q right 10
use as coaling station.
The treaty obligations to which the
committee reiers, as explained by Mr..
Sherman, provide for the forcible inter.
ference of the United States IL necessary
to maintain the Independence of the
Islands. Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Frye
both said In conversation on the subject
that they thought that this Government
should go to war II necessary to prevent
lany foreign government from seizlng
these islande, and all members of the
committee are said to be of the same
opinion.
The secret agreement with Germany
and England entered into by Secretary
Bayard has not yet been disclosed, but It
is believed In the Senate Chamber that II
gives Germany undue prominence in the
Islands. Mr.. Bayard had no authority,
of course, TO make such an agreement or
treaty, but he has acknowledged that he
did come to some understanding which
was outside of the existing treaty with
Samoa. A member oil the Senate Com
mittee said tn-dssyy;
II would not &c surprised at any mo
ment to hear that Germany has seized the
islands. She had an understanding with
England to parcel out the islands In the
Pacific and this is what makes the Ger
mans 80 c5reless of American interests.
Mr.. Sewall has expressed the opinion
that such is the intenti,n of Germany"
Mr.. McCreary, chairman OF the House
Committee on Foreign Relations, visltt d
the State Department today aud looked
over the Samoan correspondence. On
his return to the Capitol he said that he
could zee no obstacle In the way OF set
tling the trouble by diplomacy. He said
that he favored asserting the Monroe doc
triDe both In this matter and in tht
Panama Canal resolution, which he
thought his committee would unani.
mously adopt tomorrow. A firm, Wig
orous and dignititd foreign policy thai
would indicate that we knew what oui
rights were and were ready TO assert and
defend them, ne thought would settle
these questions without war.
BERLIN, Jan. 23.-The National Eel
tung, discussing the Government's colon.
ial policy, declares that the independence
of neither Zanzibar nor Samoa is men.
aced by Germany. All that is contend,
for Is the preservation Of the rights ae
quired by Germans In these regions. Ii
Samoa the intrtRues of Americana VIII,
! are violating existing treaties have to b,
! qua ded against.
The Cologne Gazette 1t has relia
BILE authority for the statement that Ger.
many and England are negotiating on thu
Samoa question in as, .t Of mutual IN
derstarding, and that all reports to tn
contrary are incorrect.
Naval reinforcements fer the German
feet now In Samoan waters left Bremen
haven to-day on the North German Lloyt
steamer Nuremberg.