The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-08
BAYARD Is BLIND.
He Does Whatever Bis.
marck Bids Him.
sEwELL's RESIGNATION ASKED
Germ&sy's oaJees In samoa Ii Clear
-Amsrican onzciass Hamasissed
and the Natives Deceived

the Samoan islands, received no ifica
ton from the state department tha
his resignation would he acceptable
on the ground that his views we're ne
in harmony with those Of the admin
istration.
An Associated Press reporter calles
this afternoon upon Sewal and askes
for \ statement OF the reasons given b.
/ the ~etare department in It's reques
that he sho1id tender his resignation
as consul-generAl st Samoa Mr.
Sewall, in reply. said. The reason
given in the letter asking av resixna
/ ton is the disagreement OF uy ex
( pressed views with those entertained
by the state department in regard q
Samoan affairs This refers, l sup
pose. 10 the testimony have given Be
fore the senate committee on foreign
relations, and which has not yet been
published. No disapproval of ms
conduct in Samoa as consui-g general
has ever been expressed by the. state
department 30 far rs | know. Last
L Thursday | was discharged by the
Z COMMITTEES. and, affairs in Samoa beins
L in q most critical condition, | imme.
II SA&<Ext III 1A4N 8&E 4tt <&A4E44&- AZ AEE&&A II
/ there. No intimation was given tha,
l should not be allowed TO do SO until
within a few hours before nv intend.
Ell departure. when / was notified te
remain here. Ths purpose was oh.
yious. Nv services were needed i'm.
mesiiaseay II 81 all Another steamer
would not sail until Msrch, and il was
I the evident intention 70 sietaifa nae un.
- ><e A.A sx..~ 81 . tknx
ministration, upon which, as Is known,
have not the slightest claim TO pclit-
ical recognition.
fhereupon tender my resignation. had
respect for Bayard TO assume that
had offended him by my testimony
before the committee. Besides, was
under oath To tell all / knew OF Samoan
/ affairs, and to withhold nothing. fhe
views / expressed on the situation and
/ the remedy necessary we're given al
| the request of the committee. 1t was
not for me to consider whether those
views agreed with Bayard's or not. |
do know. however, that my views CO
incided with those of all Americans
who have given the matter any
| thoaght, the state department ex-
ceptei. for which cannot speak.
what are those views. Mr.. Sew
all7''
II believe. said Mr.. Sewall,
with deliheration. that the de-
position OF Malietoa was de-
termined upon before the conference
of the three powers was begun, and
that il was the German intention to
carry out the policy il had decided
upon regardless of that conference.
/ The purpose of Germany Is 10 secure
control of Samoa, in defiance Of the
solemn and repeated assurances it has
/ given our government Furthermore,
/ [ believe that Loru Salisbury Is party
to this scheme. and that the move.
Inent against Samoa Is only the pre-
cursor of an Anglo-Geyman attempt
10 secure supremacy in the Hawaiian
| islands.
"what, in your opinion. viii be the
effect of the dispatch of American
ships OF war to protect our interests in
/ Samoa p
concur with Mr.. Bates. our late
commissioner to Samoa. in his pub
lished opinion that Admiral Kimberly
can accomplish nothing under his in
/ structions from the state department.
Bayard expects Admiral Kimberly 20
succeed in doing by protest what he
has been without success trying 70 DO
I for a year.
docs Bayard suppose q protest
will turn Germany from the course
she has been steadily pursuing ?"
II believe with Secretary Whitney
that . definite policy should be adopt
/, ed in Samoa To send our ships there
with only their present instructions is
simply 10 subject their officers to hu-
initiation. or, as Secretary Whitney,
using q polite term out OF respect,
suppose. TO Bayard, SAYS. irritating
conditions from which their self-re-
spect makes them revolt. But Secre-
tary Bayard cannot punish Secretary
Whitney or Mr.. Bates. | am weakest.
and am therefore singled out for sac
rlsice
Sewall said that whatever his per
sonai opinion of the attitude of Bay
/ ard in Samoan affairs might be, he had
during his entire term OF service 10y
/ ally and implicitly followed the secre-
taryis instructions, Notwithstanding
1 they placed him in false and humili-
ating position.
In reply 10 an inquiry as 10 whether
German aggression had been going on
for so long time, Sewah said the re-
cent news from Samoa which had 80
aroused the country was cniy repe-
tiEion OF what had happened before.
why" said he, a great stir has been
made by the announcement that mar
( tial law had been declared by Germany
In Apia, but this is not the first time
the German consul has declared martial
I Law in force German sentries, even
before the Americans had been de-
r.riyed OF their rights 10 joint vote in
/ the government of the town. had been
| commanded TO shoot until dead men
not answering the challenge, and the
notice giving warning OF this was
pasted in German script only. The
! American banner was torn down BY
Germans and frampsed on. When
war was declared against Mailctoa
Apia was occupied without notice 10
the Americans. A leading American
| merchant, standing on bis own land
/ was knocked down BY German sail.
or. who ON his return 20 his ship was
/ imprisoned for not having bayoneted
the man. I myself was stopped on
the highway OF Apia even before waI
had been declared and the officer
whose command had taken possession
OF that part OF the town threatened
that / would ba shot il ! proceeded.
1 German sentrieS were posted around
niy consulate at night IL IL for testi.
fvIng 10 these facts. presume. that
nav resignation was asked Is u nod
natural that 1 should differ vita Mr..
Rayard in a policy, If such II can be
called, which permits these things "a
| be donef
FALSE HoFEs os THE saaoASs-
Were my regrets, said sewail. al
| the loss Of prestige IN the Pacisae by
1 oar submission 10 tsermaDys ag.
r-essions in sansoa the measure q
NV humlliating experience. could
await patiently the publication OF n1y
testimony and the certain results Of
an aroused and intelligent public
opini0u. Bot, % nay lasting ehagr1n
and sorrow, mEsled by Bayard and
acting under his instructions. I'D
the weak and suffering sstnoans into
fresh misfortune. Upon Mr.. naJaru
| and rsgseis As an innocent instrument
obeying his instructions. tuGs'
i rest. IN large measure
the grieyioEas responsibility f0i
the distress which uow threatens
the yerv existence OF samoan people
when arrived In Samoa the irrsaf
rv,ss,Ys OF Tamasese. f0ssered ssy Ger
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