The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-12

EiEgIaS. Feb il.--Isesnmrfson herr ~
tas sitting sd the conference eoacernfnw
sasnea viii probably te delayed seser14
weeks. awaiting The xrvivai of special
from Washington.
wAsHISsraS. Feb il.-Mr. sewau. lnfe
cossul general. talked freely tQedAy ii r.
x&sd 70 the proposed s&aagAu ronftyreee -
Bsssltn. Anofg other things he said Con
sSder the s.zssts OF the conference 4 4
essi secretary of state. assembled q eur
capital en- the arknoHieiKed haSie of
equality Of rights Of fhr4e treaty powefa
of when 80 were hrxs lsx object was tho
prssers sison pf the autonomy on whieA
all eur national and commercial tnfereros
in samoa tisfsnd, While the conferences
was yet nnconclassed with fa1 natiee % thia
Rcsefnmens German ships came 10 Enmoo
aasi took possession Of fhf fstagds Ia Yiop
lsfioa Of the understanding on which she
pesiding nexolia;ions were processifnS n
the c0nfertnee Ii - be reiieWcd ~ al n
shenid b renewed unde. conditions >
favorable 20 ias rs those 'xhieh attended
the initiation. The skafna susferfis<5am
shssuld Be firxt rss.essd. and Malfcfoa. IN
whose deposition we are morally rcepco-
siske. shctald be rctrrnsd from exiie. ouA
u should fnss't where II Was inferrHpta6>
and where car representative should o.
frsss from tks, reealsaf iufluenees rou =
wofk at Bsrssss.
shut were the suggestions al Ksyard II
his letter to the German msnisfsr ua6o
conditions precsdeat 10 the Eeaeeenh1in3
OF The conference, ve might even then
enser uron the conference with som4thlng
OF our nssso1ai dignity xared. Bnyoe1
suggested q truce in samoa He does uof
ifxzt upon H. The possf1on maintained
10 the confsrsDcr bs Eaynrd hes nes, ~
Of the islands shoHfd he maintained es6
equality Of tight cf commerce and navt-
gallon secured for subjects al the treaty
powefs was agreed upon. Our rights oTo
ncs enlarged t1y thi*. hut only eonassned.
bal having sssssrssi !he reeskniiion Of csx
thin. becaasa pending b conferences ~
sshfnitsed ssss Violation of these rixhtn,
that be has feen criticized By Bates up0n
whasse recommendations HayaFdH entire
contention In the conferences Sas baAe0-
Rasard did NOT resent this action Of tsar-
masy. accompanied as is MAS By the ruiu
Of sSar trade and cutsaxes upon our cid
sens ard hag IA bzd a. those which hnyu
recsntly stirred the eounfr II Il becouoo
he has suffered violation ri thcse rights
which be Was the first clearly - asaeft.
and because this cur prestige has hcen
irrstrtevsbly weakened In the rncloc
that Baysrd Is criticised. Hal BaYaRd.
shnsGgh the president. called the attention
0f congress aud the connsy 10 this Get@
Easla action. si,e same sentiment which =
averted the distressing coudix1oa *
affairs thai i,nw cnnfrputs us In namua
and rrnders .iat1ieuis. bat at the same tire
ftsGssssry. further nexotlatlonA Nobody
desires war. whtch Is naf necessary, no
body propcsts annexation"
40 vEucE ixrESnkD.
bsSpoS. Feb 1.-THE Be<iin c091p-
xyondeag 81 ffse ssu&sksra enyxs zecFeenfy
Eaysrd's sfafemsas THAI the unltesi S1n1Go
Wkf4fa3 rfs<z fftss.t N N frfffr ~ a3~arxn9 n
in samoa esasss surprise k&sts - kf i
cuusended that she 2atnnaps ecutinne 70
ocrapy lands hesoagiuR 10 the tternnn1
II t. not believed the Snxnoan confeFonoo
can meet before the end Of Arrii. - & =
unskkely that American romInfxDtoneD
viii be chosen until after HarFison'x ieG4I-
urzilon.