Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-02-16
NUMBER l3.
ASKED TO RESIGN.


Mr.. sewaI, the American Consul ~
Samoa, Informed That His Services Are
No Longer Needed by srpcis ss,n-Ihs
Deposed omcial Gives eretary sessra
Scoring. =.
WAsHNaroN. Feb. S-Harold N. Sewali,
Consul General to the Samoan islands, hss
received notification from the State DO
partment that his resignation would DE ac-
ceptable on the ground that his views wete
not In harmony with those OF the Adir'iniS-
tration.
Secretary Bayard declined to discuss enc
subject of the notification to Consul-Gepera'
Bewall that his resignation was desired
There Is no doubt however, that this action
on the part Of the Secretary grows out Oh
dissatisfaction on account Of Mr.. Sewais
uttarances during his examination aDou.
Samoan affairs before the Congressiohai
committee, which were published In tnese
dispatches several weeks ago. MI. oewan
when seen by representative OF the Uniteo
Press said:
"Ia am thoroughly sincere when say that
| am glad Of to-dsy's Developments. NY iormaa
rosieuation WIN b sent 70 tho StaH DepaF'
4 mat at once, and will know that have r~en Y
Il fjssd frou- al4n,.r Ttl<< f,iE
4 grievance. IpHp's dsploss ~ y. 4 =. -
10 unconscipusly docetye m peegAe 80
trusted my Goyernment Lam askeoSg
because the infamous secret u ou5 40
| that secret 10 that while the conference ot
July. 1887 was being held In Washington1o ar,
| range the Samoan question Germany wa
| permitted without protest from the Uhiteu
| States to send her iron-clads INTO tne haroo' Y,
Apia and place our Government IN posn'o.
that any fourth-rate European power woup"
resented ut the hazard OF its existence. was
forced 10 see the Samoans suffer- as they aio
suffering now, from following my adVice e,'e'
under the instructions OF Secretary Bayara
"I Iavait with some little impntence the re-
moyal of the Injunction OF secrecy from my
| testimony before the Senate Committee, inc
significant points OF which were sent out "
the United Press some two weeks ago MS
testimony will show that every step OF Ger
man aggression in Samoa was reported 70 tne
State Department and ample warning giVeu
Of these steps, A.
The portion of the testimony OF Mr.
Sewall on which the action OF secretary
Bayard Is probably based was synopsized by
the United Press on January y II the foi'
lowing words
"On the day after his arrival Mr.. Sowali
said he received dispatch from the state De-
partment instructing him TO advise tho natives
not to resort TO force. as the treaty powers
we're endeavoring to obtain native govern
ment for Samoa. Mr.. Sewall sought TO
impress on Maietoo the sign .fcance OF lhe
fact that the United States gave assurance
that the Compromised conference was taxing
place, or would take place. MI. Se"al' also
told him OF the assurance that Mr.. Bayard bao
, given him orally that he (SewalD might con-
tradict in any way he choose the report that
b German action TO take control would meet
+ with thc acauiescensce OF the Secretary Of
. state and the Government OF the United States.
Mr. Sewall did not think Admiral kimber-
, ly could accomplish any thing In Samoa uil-
3 der hts instructions from the State Depart
ment Mr. Bayard he said, expects Ad-
~ miral Kimberly to succeed in doing By a
/ protest what he has been trying, Win
a out success, to do for "A year. Commander
;, Ieary and Mullen have protested, anc
Il their protests have been received with con
"a empt Mr. Sewall believed with Secretary
N Whitney that a definite policy should b.
g adopted. To send our ships there with onl,
70 their present instructions is simply to sub
\ iect their officers and men to humiliation
:. dr Sewall said he had always implicit.
"a ollowed Secretary Whitney's instructions
=, Notwithstanding they placed him In a falls
q and humiitating position He said;
| u IelleVt tnht lnt urposhioh " AiN''N'o
no was determined upon bc'ore the conference
., tho three mowers begun and that II wa
the German intention To carry out the ponc
p it had decided uIon regardless of ina
ae conference. The purpose OF Germany
to secure control of Samoa in defiance
the solemn and repeated assurances IL nd
given TO our Government. Furthermore, o'
lieye that Lord Salisbury is pnrty to tn
as scheme and that the movement against Samo
is only the precursor OF IN Anglo-German n
ia tempt to secure supremacy in the havana
" Islands"
.ss Regarding the action Of the State Depar
rs nent In accepting Bismarck spropositionft
be n conference Mt Berlin Mr. Sewall said: e
ne "I concur with every one who has studied u
az ouest on that the restoration OF the status q
"a should be o preliminary to any negotl
= ton and that this conference shall Do
-. new cd under conditions at least as iavorao
''' 10 us as when il was rudey interrupted
ne Cermany's action. Bismarck proposes 10
new the conference now on German grouh
ey, This means much. Mr.. Pendleton, our MINI
at ter, is sick, and whoever represents usis 10
,ed removed from American public feeling, an
an moreover, he is likely not TO be we'll acquant
,.,t with the subject. Weber for years y
- German Consul in Samoa, and Becker, !
-. late German Consul there, together WI
~" a host OF other officials who know Samo
po' politics, are in Berlin, and will aid Bismarc
MS Without Weber, Bismarck would be unable
negotiate at all. II is known rost veiy I'll
Weber was in Washington duri
the conference held here coachi
the German Minister In the presc
TO- state OF feeling Germany would hardly ia
sui send him over here again. Besides, the h'stt
iful OF our negotiat ons with Germany in regard
Samoa as pointed out by Mr.. Bates, shot
Ia. caution US and make US reluctant TO acc'
- any assurances from Germany, for they hi
", been made most freely on the eve OF ner vi
anu important movements there"
her. xo,,xn coysrsYs
LoypoS, Feb. s-Ihe Standards Ber
,,, dispatch says: 1t is understood that
~ gland consents to renew the Samoan ui
.Ia conference The meetings are not expe