Wichita eagle., 1889-01-30
SOME SAMOAN PAPERS.

| BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 29.-The Sun will
| print tomorrow two of the documents
transmitted by the president to congress
explaining the course OF the department of
state in the Samoan complication.
The first is the letter of Prince Bis
marck to Baron Won Sedwiz, of the Ger
man legation at Washington in November,
1887. Prince Bismarck calls at
tention to what he regards
the unfriendly course adopted by
American consul at Apia for some
years in interfering with and obstructing
the German projects in arranging the
| troubles between the natives and asks
| Baron Won Sedriz to ascertain if possible
from Secretary Bayard the cause, il any,
for the strange circumstance.
Mr.. Bayard in his reply through Mr..
Pendleton in January 1888, resisted
the contention that troubles in Samoa
were due to the acts OF America
consuls and presented counter-charges
against Ger7nanys representatives he
reviews the various diplomatic negotia-
tions and says; This government has
manifested in the most unmistakable
manner its desire to avoid all possibilities
of difference with the other treaty powers
in Samoa, alike by its action in respect to
its consular representation there and by
the exercise of its moral influence to
discountenance and prevent those native
diSsensions which, assuming the form
of disaffection toward the existing govern
ment have stood as a constant invitation
and incentive (of which interested foreign
crs in the islands have not been slow I'd
avail themselves) to intrigue with native
factions TO obtain commercial and political
supremacy. This policy it has pursued
with consistency and good faith. actuated
not so much by the idea of any present or
probable future commercial interest
on that quarter of the globe in
which the islands in question lie,
as by benevolent desire to promote the
development and secure the Independence
of one of the few remaining independent
territories and native governments in the
Pacific ocean. Had the government If the
United States entertained any designs of
territorial aggrandizement or OF political
control in Samoa, they could have been
accomplished, it is believed with much
satisfaction to the natives and
with little opposition from any
OF them long prior to the date Of either
the British or the German
treaty, but another and widely different
policy has guided the action of the United
States In respect u tle alive communities
in the Southern Pacific and it is not, 1 APP
prehend claiming too much credit for this
government 10 express the opinion that
the example it exhibited OF
pendent led to similar course and
similar acknowledgement OF native
independence In that island group by
Germany and Great Britain. Owing,
doubtless, to her commercial preponder-
ance in the islands to Germany the pri
mary object has seemed TO be TIE estab-
lishment Of stronger government. To the
United States, the objects first in import
ance has seemed to be the preservation
of native independence and autonomy
Aud so regarding the matter, this govern
ment, while not questioning Germany's
assurances of the absence of any iuten-
ton on her part 70 annex or establish q
protectorate over the islands, has been
compelled to dissent from propositions that
seemed TO subordinate all other conssdera-
lions 70 the strengthening Of the German
commercial and landed interests IN the is
lands, and spondingly diminishing, II
not entirely destroying. the probability Of
the samoan government and OF neutfaliz-
alton Of the group, at least ia respect 70
the powers now Immediately concerned.
There was man in our town and be
was wondrous wise. He jumped into a
bramble bush and scratched out both his