The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-02-14

for Samoa At subsequent meetings
Secretary Bayard and Sir Lionel West
advocated lin view Of the native
troubles as to the king a new and free
election, in which the natives were TO
be untrammelled; and urged that the
result be accepted by the three powers,
Mr.. Won Alvensteben then read q
formal statement of the position of his
government, in which he said there /
| is only one courSe-to place one foreign |
officer at the head of the adminiStfa-
ton and to invest him with sufficient |
| powers to take measures required for |
the maintenance of peace and order as |
we'll as for the prosperous development |
| of commerce and intercourse. Ger |
| many having the largest interest should |
nominate the official. at the last seS-
sion on July 26th, Mr.. Bayard |
| in reviewing the German proposition |
| said: The plan as proposed and eX-
planned by Mr.. Won Alvensteben is |
| substantially foreign autocratic gov
eminent based on mercantile interests, |
| and all experience has shown what |
must necessarily result from such an
attempt and that under it the defeat of
the objects we have all distinctly pro-
posed is certain. l do not see why we
should not recognize at the outset and
| encourage in Samoa, q spirit of self
| governing freedom and self respect.
Germany and the United States
have heretofore given strong indica-
| tion of their desire for this by
their prompt disavowal OF the arbitrary
and unauthorized acts of their Tespec-
tive consuls tSteubel and Greenbauml
and it is noticeable that the conduct of
foreigners has been the cause of more
disorder and discomfort in Samoa than
any spontaneous action of the natives
who, whenever they have acted i'm
properly and immorally. would appear
to have done SO upon the instigation of
some foreign agent. We cannot, there
fore. condemn native self government
in advance, for it has not been tried,
and plan containing such an element
) is entitled TO favorable consideration
2 and to be fairly tested. Would it not
2 therefore be well for us to adjourn this
conference until the autumn and thus
give time to the ministers of Germany
and Great Britain to submit their pro-
COcole to their respective governments
: in order that instructions may be re-
? | ceiyed by them of a more definite char
acter by the aid of which we may be
A enabled to come to an agreement.
= Mar. Bayard's proposition to adjourn
= until autumn was then agree to.
Z Judge EdgertOn Dismissed.
o WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Judge Ed
= gerton was at the capital this after
/, noon. He says he had received no in.
ii timation from the president of any in,
n tention to remove him from office unit
= Yesterday when he called at the White
n House. The president then requested
t him to resign his Office IN order that i
$ might be filed by Mr.. Thompson. Tit
- president said there was little hope o
Ie securing the place for Thompson 81
l. long as there was no suitable vacancy
e on the commission. Mr.. Edgerton
however. promptly declined to re
1t sign, holding that his regis
al gnation would not be polite
it cTeditable to himself or calculated t.
It help any other person eliminating tina
al Mr.. Thompson could not be confirmet
m if nominatedl. OF course the presi
Of dent might exercise his prerOgative i
e. he saw fit. The president did see fit
n, and when he (EdgertOnl reached hi
ut Office this morning he found the follow
ing letter awaiting him:
at EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHING
id TON, Feb. 8, 1SS9.-Dear Sir:-You ar
ii hereby removed from the Office o
d. United States civil service commits
ne sioner. (Signed)
er GROVER CLEVELAND.
he To Hon. a. B. Edgerton.
or When the news was communicate
s. to the remaining commissioner MI
On LYMAN. that officer was surprised an
or found himself in a predicament, as b
e- was by no means satisfied that he ha
"a authority, single handed. to discharg
is the formal duty of the civil serviC
in commission. Mr.. EdgertOn says tia
he cannot recall any differences wit
of the president during his term of Offict
mt except those growing out of what
ly describes THE faith that the pres
he dent IS the first mugwump
IS the land, while am straighout den
tie ocrat." He intends to write a lette
ed to the president in a day or two, a
Cd knowledging the receipt of his motto
ty of removal, and perhaps adding an e!
IL preston of his opinion upon the pres
dents course in the matter.
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