Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-31

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STATES to improve and occupy the herbor
OF Pango-PaDgo and TO protest onr in
torestsis under cur treaty with The
Samoan government.
Since tha sudden development of the
Samoan troubles the text of the lreatv
between the United States and Samoa haa
Deen stadied with care by the aenators.
and Their attention has been called to ops
rAtnar Important provision Of that dozen
ment. The treaty was signed In 1878
and Article VII. reads as follows.
me present treaty shall remain In force
| LOT III yeurs from It's date, II neither nartv
snHll have given to the other slx m6ntb I,
previous notice OF It's intention then 10
iefmlnate the came IL shall further remain
~ L2rce until the end OF ~ months alta
.ha parry shau have given notice to
the other oil such Intention.
as lnore than 10 years have ELAPSED
since the signing of the treaty this article
expressly provides that the entire trenty
may now be terminated on one years
notice from tho Samoan government.
The privilege OF establishing naval
supply station OF the port OF Panro. pap0o
~ granted by article 2 Of the treaty and
/ IN 1t are the words:
And the Samoan government will hero.
ht6f neither exercise nor authorize any
JURISDICTION within said mort adverse 10
suen rights Of the United states, or re.
strictive thereof.
There Ia radical difference OF opinion
among the members Of the foreign rels.
lions committee es to the effect the tertni-
.ion OF The treaty would have upon our
figuts as to the coaling station at Panpo.
range. Mr.. Edmunds, for instance.
hoids that these rights would not be M
al Affected by the abrogation of tho
treaty, while Mr.. Frye, who has become
deeply interested in the Samoan pitualion
believes that our rights at that port wonld
DO seriously affected. In either view of
case, the poasibly or probability of q
tefn'na'lon Of the treRty by Samoa be.
conesa matter Of much interest, together
with the disposition toward the Americans
OF Malietoa and Tamssese. There ~ no
doubt OF the ffienllinesg OF Ma,ietoa
'oSard tins couutry, or OF the desire OF his
party 10 continue on terms Of the Qreatest
alnity with tho United States, IL ia
believed that Tatoasese 10 also friendly 20
TINS government, but hs is regarded Is
mare tool OF the Germans and for that
reason he might be expected, IL Germany
70 dictated, to give tho formal notice ab.
rogatiDg the existing treaty. The foreisn
relations committee uuderstands that
TamaseHo could not safely remain in
Samoa II he were not backed by the Ger.
mans, for he is regarded by the natives
MS traitor, while Malietoa il strong
enough to sweep him into the sea If no
foreign power interfered. Whatever his
disposition towards this country, there
FORE he is compelled for his own safety7
to not in all things as Germany may di-
rect. All this is considered AZ an addi-
tional reason for prompt action on the
part OF this government toward re-
curing Germany to live up to all her
treaty obligations in Samoa aud 10 take
her bands of the domestic affairs Of that
government.
sfR. BATES VIEWS.
In the course OF long interview with
a New York Tribune correspondent.
George II. Bates, Esq, of this CITY, who
was commissioner to Samoa ia 1886 giyes
his views of the duty OF this government
with respect to the situation, as follows:
"ouF duty Ia plain. We should insist
upon the restoration Of TINT condition OF
affairs which the Germans broke up BY |
lending encouragement and assistance to |
Tamasese. We should insist on the right |
OF the Samoans to govern themselves, to
choose their king and TO compurt them.
selves politically as they please. We
should insist on the establishment Of au
impartial land oourt to try the cases of |
foreign claimants"
''Woll, but We are insisting on these
thinps, are we n0I p
Eyes, in way. Mr.. Bayard has CON-
Quoted the case with great ability, so far
rs Il can DO conducted with pen and inh.
He has maintained it boldly and brsvely
and eloquently in all it's simple strength,
but the administration or the government
or whatever you choose to call that DO wer
upon whom deyOlyes the duty OF action,
has not supported him. This ig the most
critical and important situation that has
Rriseh in the Pacific since the United
States interposed and arrested French and
English aggression in Hawaii. 1t must
bs firmly ind resYlutely met. We must
tell Germany what we mean aud let asr
know distinctly that when we say we will
not tolerate her conduct, we mean every
word OF it,
"ThRt would mean war, wouldn't 1t 2"
''No; not bit OF Il. Bismarck woud
not fight ua for the whole OF O1eanicA.
A man vhose business In the preservation
of the balance OF power on the continent
OF Europe has bis hands full. Bat sap
pose it did mean war? There are verse
things than var and one Of them ia injns.
tice and another is dishcnor. An honor
/ L.. EFfAa hfnaaale q, att |
ton Vharo he must either fght or break
his pigktGd faith and in breaking that
cause upon those TO whom II has been
given .hO heaviest Of misfortunes and
upon himself much loss, will chooFe to
fight, wont he? Nations cannot afford
20 ba loss honorable than individuals, and
le, ne tell my cOuntrymen that we, Of all
in our relations with South
American and Pacific countries, can afford
the loast to act craven part. Our
national credit is none too good now. 1t
must change for the better and not for
the worse, ii We would reap the rich har-
yes. ihst awaits u.s." M..
Upon whom does devolve the duty Of
ae.ion in your Judgment, Mr.. Bates ~
~ don't know. believe the President
has all the power that the situation calls
for. lie sent fleet to Hayti with in
strnctions TO bring away the Haytien ,
Republic if they had to lombard POrt.au-
Priacs to get her. confess myself much l
1t logs to see why, il be- was empowered
10 do that, he should feel himself 80 poor
IN authority now. I have great adinira.
ion for Ms. Cleveland aud unboun3ed
'alth in his pbility and sincerity, and I t
10 not know inst what he thilks of This
,sisis, as have not recently talked with 1
lim. understand his policy to bs in t
ins with the Recommendations have :
mule ia this conversation. Bot he says !
40 has gone 80 far toward its enforcement
10 he feels aathoii2si to so. To this 4
Congress should Immediately i
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