The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-08

terrs3ned 20 tolerate this no Iorrer.
The day after arrived received in
structssns. the purport OF wklich vas
to restrain him. | did 50. giving him
10 understand. IS Rzyard gave me 10
understand, that neither he nor
bis people would be allowed
20 suffer Maliesoa welded 10 my
solicitation. and our national honsr
Was pledged that we would insist
upon oar treaty rights - the fasie-
pendent existence of SznlQz. I could
not better have served German pur-
pases than by this mission az rslne.
As matter Of fact, puhlic docu-
nents f1ow before congress showed
thai the instructions in otes5asnce %
which ! acted on this occasion
were sent 10 me at the instance
OF the German and British
ministers. In less than a month. Ger
man ships arrived; Masie;oa and his
chiefs were deportee. The man whose
life | had saved by nv intervention
Was installed in Msiiesoa's place. and
pstlless persecution was begun
against Sanoans suspected OF friend
ship for our flag. and German contrui
was as effertnaiiy established as under
open annexation Having restrained
the Samoans when they could have
destroyed TamaSese. and with his de-
sfrGrzinst the basis For tseruaan in
;erfezence. urged their submission.
trusting that finally. when the trnfh
vas known. oair promise Is Them
would he falhiied and our owa honor
saved hy the restoration og the stains
before the conference. whea I gave
Malie,oa seeh fatal advice.
In Justice 10 uayself, In the hope of
securing II Tor these wretGhei people,
] speak as | do. Before leaving for
samoa | had been aboaf the state
department and with the president at
odd intervals for month. explaining
the situation, pointing out trse iney-
table result Of German proceed
ings and warning them that
that would happen which has canse IA
pass When the rising OF AatAafa be-
came known and the German tieet
was ordered 10 return 20 Samoa, | as
serted positively 10 Bayarsi that there
could be but one motive in this. and
that was 20 actively assiss Tanasese
in lighting Mataafa- Bayard repeated
10 me fresh assurances from bismarck
that Germany did not care who was
king.
BIsxAKCKss puPI1cIry.
Bat Immediately on the arrival OF
the German ships with the new Ger
man consul, Or. knappe, we found
them siding with Tafnasese. and pre-
conflict for which the Sa-
moAns viii be forced TO pay heavily.
Realizing the unfortunate presiica-
mens of our own people and Bit
terly conscious Of cur Obligations 10
the Samoans sought 20 get from Bay
ard instructions that would enahie me
TO assert our proper position. but all
the instructions received was a copy
of an apologefic note 70 the German
consul, an account OF an alleged inter-
view with me. and fresh assurances
from Germany"
Regarding the action Of the state de-
parfnent in accepting lsismarck's
proposition for conference at Berlin,
Mr.. SewalI said he concurs with every
one who has studied the question. that
the restoration of the status quo should
be preliminary to any r,eeo-
tiations. Bismarck's proposition
TO renew the conference on
German ground means much. Minis
sEk E@l0AEtOtt - >EL6. w A0ENtI fEt~
resents the United States il TO be re-
moved from American public feeling,
and, moreover. is not likely 10 be well
acquainted with the subject. Weber,
for years German consul in Samoa,
and Becker, late German consul there,
together with . host OF other officials
who know Samoan politics are In Bcr-
lin and win aid Bismarck. Weber was
in Washington during the conference
here. coaching the German minister.
Besides. his story OF our negotia-
tons with Germany. as pointed ont
by Bates, should caution US and make
us reluctant to accept any assurances.
for they have been made most freely
on the eve OF her NEST important
there.
BAYAgn HAS NOTHING TO SAY
Bayard was seen, butdeciined 90 say
on the subject.