New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-12
WERE SAMOAN DISPATCHES withheld.
NAVAL oFEToER SAYS THAT FURTHER Evr
DENCEs OF AGGRESSION WERE KEPT
PROM rHn sENArn n1

FROM THE SENATE BY BAYARD.
Washington, March IL (specaD.--An interesting
interview with a naval officer is given by The STAR
this evening.
my information is says this officer that the last
official dispatches left Samoa about the last Of January
and reached Frisco about February is or 49, These
dispatches transmitted to the senate, which
was looking for much light on the vexed question
only two weeks before. Other dispatches had been
before promptly sent TO the Senate and the query IS
natural Why were not these last as promptly trans
mittedi5
@why were they not so transmitted, do you think 70
asked the reporter.
"WelL think that the milk lies in tho fact that
Bayard maintained that the whole problem could be
solved In peaceful way Germany had made over
lures to this Government to have convention in
Berlin, where the wrecked convention of Washington
could be healed. Bayard thought that By accepting
Germany's proposition he had been successful as q
diplomat But at the time, he dismissed Consul
General sewan for swearing to tho true condition Of
affairs In Samoa. And don't you see, 1t would not
appear very well for him 20 lay before the Senate
particularly those certain dispatches had not been
called for matters which would show stu further
aggression on the part Of the Germans.
These matters or rather serious wrongs, he con-
tinued have been permitted to drag along month
after month, and the Departments seem to be salts
fed that tho American officials protested Again
they knew had only ancient vessel she and tho
Ark would make good pair while the Germans had
three well manned and equipped modern built vessels,
and yet Muilan, in his single ship, was in his glory
though not monarch Of all no surveyed The Germans
came IN for that, nay, more. While all these out
RACES were being perpetrated' none of our vessels
could DO spared from their snug berths In cosey
harbors, either on the Atlantic or Pacific, TIL Mullsn
sent special messenger, hundreds of miles away to
Auckland, In order TO request, yea, demand that he
be supported by the presence Of other vessels and t
was not till this action his part that the Depart
ment seemed % wake up TO learn that all was not
lovely add quiet IN the smooth Paeac.1
HButs said the reporter, - Admiral Kimberly has
been ordered there whom he arrives sope posiuVe
action may be expected.'
Admiral Kimberly" was tho reply, win simply
continue TO do what Captain Mullan has been doing
for months-protest and use his good Offices. These
arc his orders, aud he has received no othors, And
am Of the opinion that he has been too long In the
ruts Of discipline and naval regulations to do an act
without ORDERS and prove himself another lngrahanl
Of Kosta fame.D
Suppose that these reports as to the Nipse should
prove to have some foindationP
II tho Germans have fired on unprotected men
women and children and destroyed injured Amerf-
can life and property then believe Dennis ". MullAn
has opened his battery on tho Germans ship, de-
tormined to let the consequences be what they may
/ know the man. My own idea u.s. Eld khow tna'
ground thoroughly, for / was stationed IN the IA
cnc for many years that there has been very seoqS
trouble OF some Kind all of which We may learn NJ
ten days II anything has befallen the Nipsic theirs
Is no possible way for our people 10 communicate
only BY q small boat which might be chartered TO
ping. place for the California steamers. All Other
modes OF conveyance are in the hands OF the ser,
mans So 1t would not surprise me II We should
have no news for AZ least ten days sud perhaps
longer Yet the steamer next due in frisco, say on
however, the German iIon-clads now on their way
TO Samoa roach there safely then they VIII bid 90;
lance to our whole feeble, disjoined and scattered
Navy. While our people sleep on soft cushions, me
Germans arc buifeting the waves 10 our newly found
FL Dorado - .
No news has been received to-day at either the
Departments of state or the Navy Department ABOUT
Samoan matters.
Walker Blaine saws that the Department Of State
utterly dscTedits tho story, ane is free from appre-
henslon upon the subject.