Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-18
nA4ARD,s ALLEGED rolIcr.
He Is Opposed TO the Exclusion of the
Chinese FINN, Auars.a

Chinese From America.
BALTIsoIsa February 17th.-A Washington
special to the San, based on conversation With
MI. Bayard. gives an outline of the policy
which has controlled the actions of The Depart-
ment OF state for the past four years The Sra
says; 1t has hsen frequersly asserted that M
bayard mas had 10 policy, whereas he has an
along had very definite and peculiarly Ameri-
can policy. He believed the American people
nave higher and aobler destiny than that OF
swagseiing about among the nations of the
eartn Caring somebedy-to use a homeiy ex-
pression-to knock chip off their shoulder
ne thinks IL their mission to take the lead
Msnlong am nsllons IA substituting pacific methods
Mr. Bayards theory of statesmanship is that
nothing should be done to tii. turb or imperl
our peaceful condition, but that. on the con
trary, the highest duty of patr. .otic statesman
is 10 coutributs, as 'ar as he can to their per-
petuation and development. His idea is that
the military spirit is to be DISCOURAGED in a
republic, except in so far as IL is necessary for
the purpose of defense Encourage a militarv
spirit IN this country, says Bayard and we
would soon have war. War necessarily means
an army, and If once the Mi itarv spiri, pot
thorough possession of the people this army
would become a permanent establishment. Mr
bayafd. commenting on the elamor in certain
quarters over the Samoan episode said II do
Lot believe the people want to go to war atout
samoa. There is no occasion for it, If they do
want war, they must get another Secretary of
State
Another fayorfte theme with Bayard ;z tho
naturalization of certain localities which are
useful to all the Powers ara incspabIc of de-
tense without disproportionate cost BIZ any one
OF them. he Instances the naturalization of the
Suez Canal, by common consent Of the Elaso-
pean Powers, as an example of the important
benefits to De secured by the application of this
principle Some similar arrangement would
nave TO be entered into 10 protect the interests
OF this country If q ship canal across III e
lsthmus OF Panama were built Ii would
not be suttic eat p oteciion for the, United
States TO have control of such canal.
Only adequate protection is to be secured by
the neut alization of the canal by consent of
all the Powers. Bayaid sought to apply this
principle of naturalization by international
agreement to the Samoan Islands The proposi-
ton that the United States should guaranteed the
neutrality of those Islands seemed to him
to be unwise, for the reason that a guarantee
of the neutrality of an independent soyereignty
especially one as weak as Samoa-would
be 10 expose this country to the constant risk of
embodiment in the relations of Samoa with
other Powers. He would be responsible for
Whatever Samoa might choose to do without
the power to regulate her conduct II would be
IN assuming the responsibility of defending
them against all corners, we would ACQUIRE the
right TO provide them with q safe and staple
Government. To do this it would be NECESSARY
TO build great fortifcations at Paneo Pango to
furnish them with powerful garrison
the South Pacific The cost wouid ne
enormous. and after all this expenditure Amer
lean interests in Samoa would not be as safe as
under a guarantee by the Powers intere sted in
the neutrality of the islands, Bayard locks
upon the rejection of the Chinese, the fisheries
and the extIadition treaties as unfortunate for
the country. He does not regard the action by
selves"