Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-30
MORE ABOUTSAMOA
WHITNEY OF THE NAVY THINKS
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.

His Letter to Bayard-The Administratio
Doing All 1t Can to Protect America
Interests Opinions of Various Foreig
Powers on the Situation - Hungar
Sympathixes with America as Agains
German Aggressicns.
New YORK, January 26.-rhe "Herald's
Washington special says that when tn
consular and diplomatic appropriation bi
is called up in the Senate, next week,
statement will be made, authorized b.
President-elect Harrison, in regard to hi
wishes in the Samoan matter.
This matter assumes grayer importanc
in view OF the fact that Sherman's pro
posed amendments for the defense OF oul
Samoan rights are to be Immediately avail
able under the emergency, instead of be
coming effective July 1st, az usual.
OFFICIAL NEWS FROM SAMOA.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-The Secreta
ry OF State this morning received Ions
dispatch from Vice Consul Blackler at Sa
moa, giving additional news liz regard to
the disturbance ON the islands on the 18th
ultimo, in which SO many Germans were
killed and wounded by natives under the
leadership OF an alleged American citizen
named Klein.
h1 nIca nsxrnI fr.,o
Consul Blackjack, January 9th, by way oi
in q much clearer and more comprehensive
manner than possible at that time.
The mail brought by the Pacific Mail
steamer, which arrived at San Francisco,
Saturday, it is probable will be given to the
press Monday.
THE DEPosED KING MALIEToA IN BANrsH.
MENT.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 26.-The Amer.
ican schooner Tieman has arrived from
Marshall island, the place OF banishment
of Malietoa, the deposed king of Samoa.
Malietoa arrived at Jabuit, on
Bonham island, November 25, on the Ger
man war ship Olga. He was accorded the
liberty of the island but is guarded by
German soldiers, and il prevented from
holding intercourse with any OF the white
people OF Jaluit.
E. M. Morgan, United States Consul at
Jaluit, endeavored to get into converse
tion with the deposed king, but was pre-
vented.
Malletoa has aged considerable since be.
ing placed in captivity, and wanders aim"
lessly about Jsluit, as il he had given up all
hope OF escape.
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
WASHINGTON, January 26.-On the Oath
Congressman Herbert, of the Naval Com
mittee, wrote letter to Secretary Whit
ney, asking for any recent developments
in the Samoan matter, and for copy OF
Whitney's letter OF the 9Th, asking the
State Department to announce definite
policy on the Samoan question.
Whitney's reply is just made public. He
says no news is received from thr com.
manders in Samoa later than that con-
veyed in the Presidents message OF the
18th. The letter continues: "Your letter
also contains the followin requests: i
should be glad to know if any further en-
largement OF the appropriation Of your de-
partment should be made in view OF exist
ing conditions This inquiry, upon its
face, seems to put upon this department
the responsibility OF estimating the possible
expenditures aris ng out of conditions
which it cannot anticipate until decision
is reached as to
1.-THE POLICY OF THIS GOVERNMENT
regarding the independence OF the Samoan
group OF islands, and no judgment can be
formed upon the subject OF possible expen-
ditures. Up to the present time the depart
ment is not aware that we have had any
national policy upon the subject. Neither |
the Monroe doctrine nOr any other expires. |
sion OF national policy is understood to
apply to the islands OF the Pacific. One by |
one they have been taken without inter-
ference from the United States. II there is |
to be no new departure aft citing this group
OF islands, conceive that the department |
is quite able now to perform every duty |
arising out OF existing conditions. Unless /
there is a conflict between the policy OF this |
government and that OF some other power, |
the differences can doubtless be harmon |
lied, and no extraordinary expenditures |
need be called for.
Having brought to the attention OF the |
appropriation department the circum- |
stances specially within the observation of |
this department, seeming to call for def |
mite instructions to it's officers, and the |
whole matter having subsequently been |
laid before Congress by the President, it |
would be preferable that this department |
should not anticipate conditions beyond |
it's authority or control"
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
A copy OF Whitney's letter to the Secre-
tary OF State, asking that a definite
policy be announced, was enclosed. In it
Whitney says the de- elopments at Samoa
make it evident that Germany intends the
conquest of the islands in behalf OF the
commercial company, that he has ordered
vessels to be in readiness to sail for that
puint from San Francisco, but that, under |
exhsting conditions, and without q def |
mite announcement OF the Governments |
policy, commanders would be at less |
what course to pursue, and that il no con- |
quest is to be permitted additional yes.
sells will be useless, as the Nipsic could pro- |
tect the consulate without aid.
He adds that the American harbor at
Samoa will be Of national consequence 10
the future, unless Germany takes posses
sion, in which Gaze it would be useless.
wHlTNEY's LETTER TO BAYARD.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-The follow
ing is the full text OF Whitney's letter to
Bayard:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, Washington, Janu-
ary A, 1SS9--Sir: Enclosed herewith l
send copy OF dispatch just received by
wire from New Zealand from the captain Of
the Nipsic. now at Samoa. The dspart-
ment is able to send Immediately two addi-
tional vessels to Samoa in response to this
request and had given directions that they
be made ready To receive sailing orders,
and would be pleased to strengthen our
force at the Samoan Islands by these and
other vessels OF the Pacifcsquadron, il any
use for that purpose is to be served thereby.
Ii, however, the purpose OF the German
government, now made entirely clear, i'm
poses no duty upon the squadron to
strengthen the naval force at those points,
the officers under the irritating conditions,
with no duty to pei form, and would in all
probability
GIVE RISE TO TROUBLE.
The Nipsic is entirely adequate for the
protection OF our consulate, and as All asy-
lum for non combatants entitled to the
protection OF our government.
In view OF the critical situation at the
Sun Tala nd N tho dana rf-