Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-23
NO SETTLEMENT YET.
Germany Has Made No New
 Agreement
ON THE SAMOAN QUESTION.

Secretary Haynrd Does Not Care to Discuss
 the Matter In the Newspapers-He Says
 Germany Has Broken Treaty With
 Great Britain.
 LONDON, Jan. 23--A dispatch from Berlin says:
 "There is no truth in the report that Ger many had come to an agreement with the United States in regard to the difficulties in Samoa"
 A cruiser belonging to the British Aus tralian squadron has been dispatched to Samoa, where she will arrive at the end of the current week.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-The dispatches from London and Berlin in regard to Samoan affairs, published in the newspapers were shown to Secretary Bayard, at the state de- pertinent, with the view of obtaining some expression of opinion from him on the sub ject. His attention was specially invited to the statement that Germany has come to a definite understanding with the United States with regard to Samoa," and ill re- sponse he said:
 "Of course I expect Germany to live up to her honorable engagements with the United SeotSS. hsANc ho eo ehAAaA oeuSA 'ASS But you must know that these are matters I do not care to discuss ill the newspapers"
 When asked in regard to the policy of the government he referred the duestioner to the presidents message to congress of the 18th inst, and invited special attention to the fol- lowing passages:
 "Germany, however, still asserts, as from the first she has done, that she has no desire or intention to overturn the native Samoan government or to ignore our treaty rights, and she still invites our government to join her ill restoring peace and quiet. But thus far her propositions on this subject seem to lead to such preponderance of German power in Samoa was never contemplated by us, and is inconsistent with every prior agreement or understanding, while her recent conduct as between native warning factions gives rise to the suspicion that she Is not con- tent with a neutral position.
 ''The views of the executive in respect to the just policy to be pursued with regard to this group of islands, which lie ill the direct highway of growing and important com merce between Australia and the United States have found expression in the cor reSpondence and documents which have thus been fully communicated to the congress, and the subject in its present stage is sub mitted to the wider discretion conferred by the constitution upon the legislative branch of the government"
 The secretary alluded to the agreement entered into between Great Britain and Germany in April, 1SS6 defining the boun- dsries of English and German dominions i'll | the west Pacific ocean, in which it is specific ally declared that the Samoan Islands are | neutral territory. The United States, he explained, has no joint treaty with either England or Germany in regard to the neu- l trality of Samoa Therefore, if Germany has interfered with the neutrality of that country, she has not broken treaty with | the United States, but has broken one with Great Britain.
 l Consul General Sewall of Samoa returned | from New York and expects to appear again | this evening before the senate committee on | foreign relations It is probable that at that meeting some action will be taken expressing the committees opinion upon the situation at | Samoa.
 The United States steamer Ossipee has | been ordered to proceed without delay to | Aspinwall for the protection of American interests on the isthmus. This vessel is now at Kingston, Jamaica. She lowed the steamer Haytian Republic from Port au Prince to that port Her departure for | Aspinwau will leave the United States un- represented by war vessel in Haytian waters until the arrival of the United States steamer Atlanta, which sailed from New York Sunday. The United States steamer Galena, which has arrived at Key West, Fla, from Port au Prince. has been ordered to the navy yard, Pensacola, for repairs. | When these are made she will proceed south again. either to Aspinwall or Port au Prince.