The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-01
THE MATTER IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Fry, of Maine, talks Worry Plalnly-The
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 3l.-In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Frye did not agree
with Mr.. Sherman that no wrongs had
been committed in Samoa against Amer
lean citizens. He thought the evidence
very conclusive that wrongs had been
committed on them. But that was not
at issue. The remarks OF the Senator
from Texas yesterday indicated that he
and himself were in entire accord on
the matter OF Samoa. The two
amendments reported from the COM
mittee on foreign relations were
not in his judgment such as the
committee was called on to report, but
so iaras they went, they were right and
ought to bc sustained. They did not
comprise all that Congress ought to do.
The remarks OF the Senator from Texas
came very much nearerto 1t than the re-
port OF the committee. It was not Ger.
many, II was not Bismarck. 1t was
nothing but German trading firm.
That firm had absolute aud supreme
power to-day over the Samoan islands,
and the German consul received his
orders from 1t. He doubted whether
Germany had any understanding OF
what had really been going on at these
islands for the last two or three years.
The Germans had without any authority
and with one OF the gravest insults ever
committed against the United States,
deliberately deposed Malietoa, and made
King a rebel, Tamasese, who had not a
Samoan chief behind him, not one. Tam.
aFese was nothing but puppet in tho
hands OF the German trading firm. II
he were permitted to be established
and were recognized as King, one Of his
first acts (under the instructions OF the
German trading frml would be 10 give
the necessary notice for the abrogatlon
OF the treaty with the United States and
tho harbor OF pago.Pago would be ut
terly lost to tho United States.
The testimony OF Consul General
Sewell was still n secret document and
until II was made public the real ques-
tion could not be properly discussed.
There Is not q fourth rate power In
Europe which II II had been party
to conference with Germany as TO
the autonomy and independence OF
Samoa; and II Germany, pending the
conference, and without notice, had de.
liberately ordered her ships Of war TO
violate that autonomy and independ-
ence, would not have risked Its life on
demand foEan immediate restoration OF
the Sldits quo. A European power could
not DO found that would not have
done 1t.
REAGAN ATTACKS cLEvELASD's ADMIN
isTRATioN.
Mr. Reagan (Democrat), resented with
some warmth An allusion Of Mr.. sher.
mans to the Fourth Of July language
Of bis amendment Of yesterday and Mr.,
Sherman diaclaimed any offensive In
tentlon In making use OF It..
Mr.. Reagan then went on 10 say that
he agreed with Mr., Frye that there was
not d fourth rate European power, that
would have stood the insults which the
United States government has Stood
from Germany.
He was sorry, he said, 10 SEQ o disposl.
tlon 10 shrink from meeting the duty Of
the Government, The consular agent oi
the United States at Samoa, the officers
and crews Of tho American ships there
and the United States citizens residing
there could not fall 10 be humillAted by
the fact that their government had per
inittOd Germany 10 tratnple upon theit
rights and upon the rights OF Samoa, In
the face Of the treaty BLipulatlonB and
understandings. Instead Of trying "a
=, cover them up, wisdom and prudence
! and The interests Of the country required
The facts 10 DO met, II the Government
Of the United States had assumed "
obligations 10 Samoa II shoult
execute them. II II owed dutiei
10 lB citizens there II should perform
those duties, II the Gag Of the Unitet
States had been lnBulled u citizens II
Samoa had been placed at the mercy o
i German traders through the action Q
|. The German Government, the TACT ough
4 10 DO recoRniled and one ol W.
a things ought 10 DO done. II tie right
!. Of The United States were 10 DO abruptly
4 Abandoned the American consul am
\ me commanders Of American ship
4 ought 10 be called home, and not sui
iartaJ In lhHuiL and degradation, an