The morning news., 1889-01-30
had demonstrated in the most vigorous man
ner against it. insisting that it would be
violation of The treaty.

Mr.. Hale alluded TO the declaration made
by the king of Samoa, not the one set up
by the Germans, repudiating the idea that
anything had been granted to the United
States, and asked Mr.. Sherman about IL.
Mr. Sherman gave al explanation OF tne
matter and said that there was not the
slightest doubt in regard to the right OF the
| u tied States to the harbJr OF Fango-
Pango He spoke of the treaty made
with King Malietoa by the German consul
in Nov. 10, 1854 shortly after the kings
| proposal to Queen Victoria and said that
| this treaty was at first approved by the
| German government, bat afterward repu-
dated on the refusal Of the American and
| English governments to acqulesce in 1t, as
| practically it made Germany supreme over
| the islands and established a German coun-
Gil or board of control to rule and govern
! them.
| Finally Mr.. Sherman brought the history
of events to the conference in Washington
! between Secretary Bayard and the British
and German ministers, and the sending by
| each of them of an agent to the islands to
! obtain further information. lie said that
! it was manifest that the rebellion of Tama-
sese had been organized by the German
| consul and by a German named Weber, who
was at the head of large commercial
| house. He mentioned the arrival Of the
| German feet at the islands some time in
May, 1886, and of an insulting letter from
the vice admiral to King Malietoa, in which
he addressed him not as king, but as head
| chief.
1t was after these insults to the king that
| Unitei States Consul Greenbaum raj ed the
United States flag at the request of King
| Maletoa over the public buildings in Apia
for some time He said that the practical
| effect of that action Unauthorized as it
were) had been to check the action of the
| German local authorities.
UNAUTHORIZED ACTION.
After the German fleet had sailed away
the British, German and American consuls
had again joined in declaration that Tam
asese never had been recognized by either
| Of them as king, and that Malietoa was
king This act had been wholly without
| authority, and Consul Greenbaum's part in
it had very properly been disavowed by
the American government. He had no
more right to assert a protectorate there
than the German or English consul had. 1t
was while the agents of three conferees
Secretary Bayard and the English and Ger
man mlnlsters) we're engaged in obtaining
information that the German government
deposed King Male5oa and set up Tamasese.
This was the worst feature OF the case,
because at this very time negotiations were
| going on on a sound, Jus and honest basis
for the restoration of the StatU quo. There
were indications, be thought, tnat the En-
| glish government was coinciding with the
| German policy. He was not stati toe
facts for the purpose of saying who was
| wrong or who was right, or whether Ger
| many was justified in the course which she
pursued He could rot say, however, that
he found in the papers any justification for
| Germany.
BIsMARCK's STRONG WILL.
Prince Bismarck, whose strong and i'm
perial will was saown in all of his communi-
| cations, asserted the equal rights Of each of
| these Governments, but insisted as a matter
OF policy, that it would be better TO place
the custody of the islands under the control
of one Of the powers, and as Germany had
the largest property interests taere, that it
would be best TO place it under German
control and power. That was now the
| point in controversy.
Mr. Morgan spoke of the action Of the
| German government as being in the nature
of a discourtesy.
Mr. Sherman said he thought so, but he
did not care to discuss the conduct of the
German government.
Mr.. George asked Mr.. Sherman whether
any notice had been given the German gov
ernment at the time it depOsed KING Male
toa, that it desired the conference ended.
Mr.. Sherman said that there had not been,
but there had been notice of the intended
action Of the German government IL Samoa
some six days in advance. Diplomatic
fol ms, be added, lad been observed, but the
substance had not been exactly there. AS
to the newspaper correspondent Klein,
who had beeI playing kuight Grant there,
the government OF the United States was
in no way responsible for him.
KLEIN's vAIN-GLoRGoUs STATEMENT.
The statement of the man himself
although somewhat vain-glorious in style,
shows that he had nothing to do with the
attack on the German sailors. he sympa-
thized with those who were in rebellion
against Tamasese, went al ng with them as
newspaper man. and possibly took a hand
in It, but the United States government
was in no sense responsible for him. lie
Cdr Sherman) did not know whethsC he
was native born or naturalized citZe ;.
Summing up his long speech, Mr.. Sherman
said the first thing to be done
was for the United States TO a sert
its power in the occupancy, and
possession of the Bay Of Pango Pango.
That ought TO be do"e immed ateiy. IL did
not need war TO protect the nations rights
A mere assertion of those rights, due re-
gard for them, the expenditure Of money
there, the storing of coal there, the calling
of vessels there-all of these things were
assertions Of power far more Influential
than protocols and diplomatic correspond
ence.
WAR NOT THREATENED.
Mr.. George-The amendments do not
menace war, do theyf
Mr. =. erman-I do not think it necessary
to menace any one | believe that straight
forward, manly regotiation should be en-
tered into between these three & eat
powers. 1t would be a shame and disgrace
TO our civilization and christianity if we
could not agree upon some mode Of govern
ment for these islands. Whatever the
newspapers may say, there is nothing in
the situation that would justify on the part
Of either nation a breach Of the peace until
every effort is exhausted TO bring about a
quiet and peaceful settlement Of
the controversy. First, we want
to assert and maintain our
right TO a station at Pango Pango, and
nobody will call that right in question.
Next we ought to do what we promised TO
do. employ our good offices to settle the
difficulties OF this people. Therefore | an
willing to vote any sum OF money TO enable
the President to conduct negotiations, to
make surveys of the harbors and 70 get bet
ter information in relation 70 these islands.
am willing to vote the sum named IN the
amendment-S $500, ,000-and place 1t at the
discretion of President Cleveland or Pres
ident Harrison, and have no doubt that
the power thus given to send agents there
and 10 send ships there will bring about a
prompt solution OF this small CONTROVERSY
Mr.. Dolph obtained the floor and the
, Senate at 5 As o'clock, adjourned.
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