New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-18
CRITICIsING ENGLAND.
OPINIONS FROM AUSTRALIA, NEw-zEALAHn
AND TASMANIA.

1
THE POSITION OF THE MOTHER COUNTRY
STRONGLY neutrality-suspicious.
| THAT GERMANS OPEN THE
MAILS IN SAMOA
| San Francisco, March I7.-Both the Auckland
and Sydney newspapers give great prominence to
! Samoan news which detailed the action OF the
| Germans at Apds. Their editorial comments are
strong and bitter and reveal the great dissatsfac
ton that has been increasing in the colonies over
| their treatment by the Imperial Governments
| The Auckland Herald of February 21 has the
following leader:
Though to many Of the people Of the mother country
the Samoan mbroglio may but itle thing 1t has
certainly moved the people Of these colonies deeply
and the effects which II has produced tho public
mind will not speedily pass away. II has unhsp-
PLY presented the British policy in very unAttractys
light and probably than anything that has
CURED in colonial relations In times, 1t has
produced feeling Of doubt TO tho ingenuousness
and disinterssted character Of the dealings OF the
Imperial Government with the interest Of It's coones
1t quite apparent to or, at least It is un
VERBALLY believed that England bascly bartered Samoa
and other Pacific interests for the favor Of Prince
Bismarck, as that might be made to bear on British
interests In the great European intrigue, and tho da-
plicity with which America treaied by the two
European conspirators has out In all the darker
cclor from the firm action taken by great rela-
tions OF the Anglo-Saxon race, the American Nation In
compelling Germany to recede from the position which
she had so insolently taken in virtue unhoy right
The abdication Of King Malietoa outrage on
justice and humanity but the violent action Of tho
German forces toward Mataafs, the fnsugation to
bioodshed tho encouragement of the pitiess mutual
slaughter Of these unhappy islanders, 10
say nothing Of the insolent deneanor
toward the British and American ezens--incited as
We now lnow these things were BY the disgracefui
completely Of the English Government I'm Germanys
hlghhaDded doings-haye produced Indignant sense
that has dealt sharp blow to feelings of loyalty
ard affection to the British Government. On the
other hand, the open-sphited conduct of the United
States has stood out in startling contrast and wo
venture to assert that the action OF that Power IN
compelling Germany to let 60 her grip Samoa has
excited feeling of enthusiastic admiration for the
great Republic warmer and more pronounced than
ever existed among before The incident seemed
to many Ike the abdcaion by England Of her leader
ship of the Anglosax civilization in these seas, and
handing over the right to kindred nation, equally
| our kth and kin, the United States
The United States Consul G. w. Griffin, sr4
rived from Sydney. Australia, on the steamship
Zealandia yesterday afternoon. Prior TO his de-
parture Lord Darlington, the Governor. of New
South Wales, rendered the Consul banquet at
tended by the leading merchants and officials OF
Sydney Addresses were made, In which the snti-
ment Of close commercial union with the United
States was expressed The fact was cited that
within four years the exports from the United
States to Sydney had increased five fold.
The Americans and Englishmen in Samoa stu
accuse the German officials of intercepting their
mail matter and reading the contents for the in
formation Of their Government The schooner
which met the steamship Alameda at Tutuila, and
took on board the mails for Apia, was met by the
and Apia. = The 0iga took an the cniciaI and
private mail matter. directing the schooner 10 re-
turn to Tutuila and meet the ZeaIandia with
mail intended for the United States. All the mail
matter taken by the Alameda for Apia, therefore,
was first taken on board the German man-of-war
before being turned over TO the postoffice Ia Apis.
As the American mail steamers do not touch at
Apia. American mail matter must pass through
German hands before reaching the Samoan cap
tal. Il is thought that hereafter one American
man-of-war will meet the mail steamer at Tutuifa.
The Chronicle" has account Of the arrival
Of the American barkentine Constitution at Apia
on February 2. The Constitution took her cargo
to Apis, and on her arrival at that port search
ing party from the German corvette Olga, under
charge Of lieutenant, rowed 10 the Consultation
and demanded her papers, and announced their
purpose Of searching the vessel for contrabaud
material, announcing that martial law had been
declared by Germany The American man-of-war
Nipsic had gone to Tutuila, and there was no
American vessel at Apia. Captain Cally only had
eight men on board, but he informed the Germans
that the Constitution was an American ship, and
that II they attempted to board his vessel they
would be fred upon. The Germans, after little
further parley withdrew When the Constitution
drifted on the reef on February Ia, the captain
and his crew were rescued by the efforts OF the
crew of the Nipsc, which mile away at
the time. The crew Of the Olga, which was close
by, rendered no assistance.
Frank McCobbin United States Commissioner
TO the Melbourne Exposition, writing from Sgd
ney, Australia, under date of February z, says
that public opinion has been aroused there By
the conduct OF Germany toward Samoa, and that
the Federal Council sitting In Hobart, Tasmania,
have adopted on address to Queen Victoria in which
they say:
We view with deep anxiety the course of
events in Samoa, and favor the maintenance of tho
treaties and the making of new ones, IL necessary,
guaranteeing the independence OF Samoa
They regard the dominion in the South Pacific
by foreign power as dangerous 10 the safety OF
Australia The writer says that IL England con-
tnues her double-dealing policy In regard to those
islands, she win soon have to face her angry
colonies, who are in full accord with the United
States IN desiring to preserve their independence.
COMMISSIONERS TO REPRESENT GERMANY.
Berlin, March I7.-It Is expected that Count Her
bert Bismarck and Councillor Crauei will represent
Germany IN the Samoan Conference