The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-02-07

the United States Senate took the |
first definite step toward resenting
German interference and encrOech- /
ments. Senator Sherman OF Ohio /
on behalf Of the committee on For
eign Relations, reported the follow
ing as an amendment to the DlElO-
matte and Consular Bill: For the
execution Of obligations and the
protection of the interests OF the
United States existing uuder tie
treaty between the United States
and the Samoan islands, SJ0O,0O0, or
so much thereof as may be necessary
to be expended under the direction
of the President, this appropriation
to DO Immediately available Tor the
survey, improvement and occupation
OF the bay and harbOr of Pango
Pango, Samoa, and for the c0pstrac-
ton of nee ssary wharves and build
ings for such occupation and for a
coaling station therein under the dl-
rectlOn OF the. President, S1UO,OOJ.
The Senate at once accepted the
amendment.
This action still further irritated
the German Government. Count
Won Hatfield, the German Embas-
sador at London, had a long inter
view with Lord Salisbury III conse-
quence Won Hatfield was assured
that Americans intend business.
The Berlin National Zeitung said
that measures for the protection Of
the autonomy OF the Samoan islands
are superfuous, because it Is not
threatened by any one. The sole IN
terest of America consists In not
allowing her good relations with
Germdny to be jeopardized by few
intriguing Adventures.
The Vossische Zeitung, criticising
the argument In the Cologne GA
zette Of yesterday, holds that it
would be a mistake to attach no I'M
! portance to the measures taken by
President Cleveland, merely because
he is to be shortly succeeded by Mr..
Harrison. 1t points ont that the
authority for dealing with foreign
affairs rests with a committee of the
Senate, and warns the seml-OHicIal
press that it would be unwise to try
to appease the German public with
fallacious illusions.
Inc LOuOOu 0LdUtttti "a . AJC4 II II
correspondent said that the implied
attack upon German policy in Sa
moa has caused great irritation
there, but that feeling IS suppressed.
In the meantime many think that
England and Germany should estab-
lish a joint protectorate, to which
America would not object.
A subcommittee on foreign affairs
was appointed by the speaker Of the
| House on the 24th inst to consider
! Samoan affairs, which come before
| the committee In the shape Of the
correspondence from the State De
! partment and in resolutions intro
! duced at the last session declaring in
favor of interference by our govern
ment to check German aggressiOns
at the Samoan islands. Morrow OF
! San Francisco is chairman OF the
! committee and members associated
with him are McCreary and Russell.
The existence of the row In the
! Cabinet leaked out on the Goth inst.
! Tt soon became known that PTesi-
dent Cleveland, Secretary Whitney
| and Postmaster General Dickinson
were in favor of serving an imme-
! date warming upon Germany That
| further interference in the internal
affairs of Samoa would be regarded
as violation of our rights under
| our treaty with Samoa and Ogu
agreement with Germany herself,
aud that it would be resented 10y
the United States. Their policy
would be to say TO Germ2py in the
most unmistakable terms, . Hands
off p and to send TO Samoa {. force
! sufficient so enforce the decree. But
from the other members of the Cab
met Whitney and Dickinson are said
| to receive little encouragement.
Fairchild inclines to Bayard's po-
licy Of caution and SO does Secre-
tary Endicott. Acknowledgement
Garland's position IS with the Score
tary of State, Secretary Villas. too,
to the surprise aud disappointment
/ of some of his friends and admirers,
is a man of patience and long suffer
ing and peace at almost any price.
The recent meetings OF the Cabinet
have been very lively indeed The
/ relations between Bayard and Whit
ney are badly strained, owing to the
publication Of correspondence be
tween Secretary Whitney and Con
/ gresham Herbert in which Whitney
/ sneered at Bayard's lack of back
bone. The last two Cabinet meeting
days are said to have been regular
field days IN the Cabinet room. The
last council lasted a much shorter
time than usual, and the reason as
/ signed is that some members Of the
| Cabinet had almost lost their tenn
pers and their patience with the
! others.
! Bayard has now shut himself uD
and Will not see anyone, and posi-
| tive orders have been given to ex
clude all correspondents and re-
| porters from his outer Office. Every
attempt to get any information is
contemptuously repealed Whitney
on tue other hand has taken pains 90
see that, so far as his department
can accomplish it, the American
public Is informed from day to day
/ of the situation of affairs.
The Nhitney-Herbert correspon-
/ dence before alluded to is remark
ably interesting, showing as it does
to what extent the acIid feeling pre-
a.