San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-02

baother of the rightful ruler after a
war with the other family, and the
then United States consul, Col. Stern
berger, took prominent part, finally
resigning his consulship to become
premier to the king. Here the trouble
began. Germany and England had
acquired large rights in the Island,
Germany interest being, largely ves-
ted in a commercial company, in which
Bismarck is supposed to be
pecuniarily interested to a large eX-
tent. Steinberger's rule was resented
and he was kidnapped, discussions
broke out, anarchy prevailed and the
king was deposed. At the request of
native chiefs the American cousul, Col
mensil, with the concurrence of the
German consul raised the American
flag and declared a temporary protec-
torate. England at this time was
fomenting the disturbance and COM
missioner from England attempted to
coerce the king into signing treaty
which the king refused, and the Eng
| lish commissioner landed his marines,
but the American consul's flag protect
ed the islands and no violen ce followed.
In 1878 the king sent to Washington
| to secure from the United States a
treaty of protection and secured it in
part. A bout 1882 a native chief, Tam
asese, declared himself ruler of part of
the islands but all the consuls join
in putting him down and peace was
restored. The Germans who had
been encroaching on in the lands of
the islands for years, claiming by
purchase and convention with the
natives, laid claim to 1876, 900 acres and
their claims were denied by the king.
A quarrel grew up between the Ger
man residents and the government,
and Tamasese taking advantage Of it
again revolted. The Germans fos-
tered his pretensions, and the king |
was induced by the American and |
English consuls to temporize in the |
hope that the difficulty would be adj
justed without war. The Germans |
finally espoused the cause of Tama-
sese openly and raised their flag as a
protection to himself and followers.
The rightful king then delivered his
flag to the American consul, Green
baum, and the king was left in the
peaceable possession of his throne.
The democratic administration at
Washington repudiated this act of
the Am erican consul as did the Ger
man government the act of theirs, but
Germany has secretly fostered the
feeling against the rightful ruler and
playing fast and loose with this coun-
try has strengthened her position
there at the expense of this govern
ment. Promising all things it per-
forms nothing and SO the difficulty
grows. Bayard proposed in 1886 that
a treaty should be entered into
defining the relations of the three
powers. Germany consented. but
with the provisO that no treaty
should be made until each power had
sent out commission to ascertain the
facts and report. This country sent
out George H. Bates and England
sent Sir John Thurston. An attempt
has been made again and again to
come to some arrangement between
the ministers of the three powers in
Washington but to no avail. England
and Germany seem to have a private
understanding and no result is
reached.
This government pledged its word
to the king of Samoa years
ago to preserve the autonomy
of the government and the freedom
of the islands. and is in honor bound
to do so. These islands are the key
to the maratime control of the South
ern and Central Pacific, in just the
same way that the Hawaii islands are
the key to the north Pacific. 1t is the
only coaling station that this govern
lnent has, and it is every way neces-
sary that this government should
maintain it's hold in the island. There
is but one way to do this. Germany
must be made TO understand that we
mean just what we say when we
insist that Samoa shall govern herself,
and act politically, according to her
own best judgment. An impair
tial land court is also need
ed and remedies for existing
abuses caused by the usurpations of
German companies with the conniv-
ance and moral support OF the Ger
man nation. If the democratic admin
istratiOn will not redeem the pledges
of this government to the rightful
king of Samoa, the republican admin
istration which comes into power four
weeks from next Monday will.
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