St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-23
BAYARD TW0-FACED.
He Has Broken the Promises
He Made to the Sa-
means.
Consul General SeWall Hauls
the Slow Secretary Over
the Goals.
Americans in Samoa at the
Mercy Of a German Ad-
Venturer.
John Bull and the Kaiser Will
~ IL
John Bull and the Kaiser Will
Grab Everything in
Sight.
Special to the Globe.


when it is expected the Samoan Ques-
ton will be taken up and discussed at
length with view of making report
to the senate, Consul General Sewall
in his testimony critieiseS severely the
conduct of the state department on the
Samoan question. The result of the
meeting tomorrow will probably be the
report to the senate of resolution con-
dennatory of the attitude and nom
action of the state department. From
conversations with members of the SEN
ate committee the United Press is able
to give full synopsis of the testimony
of Consul General Sewall, which will
probably be M de public tomorrow.
MIR. Sewall was before the subcom-
mittee of the foreign relations committee
four times. In his examination Mr..
Sewall testified at length to the situa,
lion of the islands, their commercial
value, ETC.. Then quoting from the re-
port made by Mr.. Bates, OF Delaware,
commissioner of the United States to
the Samoan islands, he told OF the
status before he went out as consul gen
eral in June, 1887. Of the character OF
the natives. he said they were a peace
able. law-abiding people, and all Chris
tians, and he bore testimony to the eX-
cellent work of the missionaries on the
islands. He said further. that the ma
tives of the islands were very favorably
impressed with the attitude of the
United States toward their country
when the existing treaty was negotl-
ated, and he expressed regret that
the treaty should ever have been
negotiated, since, as he SAID,
the attitude of the United States to-
wards them had not been maintained
and they had been made to suffer tor 1t.
Mir. Sewall quoted extensively from cor
reSpOndence between him and the state
department from the time of his arrival,
showing that the British consul had
been acting with the Germans for three
years, and he expressed the opinion
freely that there was an arrangement
between the two governments by which
Great Britain was to
KEEP HER HANDS OFF
in this fight. His understanding, he
said, had always been that the German
government, under this arrangement.
was to take possession of Samoa, the
British government of the Tonga is
lands, and that eventually Great Britain
was to come into possession of Hawaii.
He said he believed that if these opera
tons were not checked they
which is to be the northern resting
place of the cable between Vancouver
and New Zealand. When he arrived in
Samoa, Mr.. Sewall said,h found the re-
bellion encouraged by the Germans,
while the SamoanS had been assured by
the representatives of the United States
that they would be protected by this
government, and they had remained
quiet In the belief that this protection
would be afforded them. On the day
after his arrival MI: Sewrll said he re-
ceived dispatch from the state depart
ment instructing him to advise the
natives not to resort to force, as the
treaty powers we're endeavOrlng to OBJ
tain native government for Samoa.
When this dispatch was shown to the
Samoans they seemed much impressed.
King Malietoa, MIR. Sewall said,
was ready to put down the
insurrection., but Mr. Sewall sought
to impress upon him the significance of
the fact that the United States gave as
surance that the long promised confer
ence was taking place or would take
place. Mr.. Sewall also told him of the
assurances that Mr.. Bayard had given
him orally before his departure. These
oral instructions consisted of an eX-
preston of disapproval that he (Sewali)
attiOn of Consul Greenbaum in raising
the United States flag in Samoa, and
an assurance that he (Sewall) might
contradict in any way he chose the re-
port that German action to take control
would meet with the acquiescence of
the secretary of state and the govern
ment of the United States. 1t was with
the understanding that the United
States claimed a joint right in the set
Element of Samoan affairs. and nothing
would be done that would be lasting
without the knowledge and consent of
the government, that Malietoa refrained
from putting down the instruction.
Mr.. Sewall said that his action in thus
diSSuading Malietoa was of the greatest
possible assistance to the Germans.
When the time came he was unable to
fulfill his promise given in the name of
his government. One month after his
promise was made demand was made
on Malietoa by the Germans for $4,000,
and before the king could consult his
chiefs, the German forces
HAD TAKEN POSSESSION,
and installed in power Tamasese and
Brandeis, the men whose lives had
been saved by the intercessiOn of the
government of the United States. Mr..
Sewall said he believed this plan of
action was decided more than three
years before, and had for its ultimatum
the Installation of Germany in possession
of the islands. In explanation of his
authority for restraining Malietoa,
whose name was not mentioned in the
dispatch from Secretary Bayard. Mr..
SeWall stated that he was informed by
the secretary before his departure from
Washington that he was to treat only
with Malietoa. The demand for S13, 600
was made Oh the ground of thefts from
German plantations and injuries done
some Germans in drunken brawl with
Samoans. In addition to the money in
demnity to be paid the Samoans were
ordered to make an abject apology, or,
literally, to "crawl on their bellies"
MI. SeWall explains that this form of
apology was looked upon as a disgrace
to the entire family and posterity of a
Samoan. When Tamasese had taken
hold, Mr., Sewall said, notices were
posted in the German language an
nouncing that martial law had been
proclaimed and that man who was
challenged by the sentries and who did
not stop would be shot dead. This
proclamation Mr.. Sewall had to trans
late into English for the protection of
the American residents. After the
declaration Oh war by Germany the
Samoan secretary of state made an APP
peal to MIR. Sewall under the fifth clause
of the treaty, which is as follows:
Article 3. If unhappily any difference
should have arisen, or Shall hereafter arise
between the Samoan government and any
other government in amity with the United
States, the government of the latter will EN-.
ploy its good Offices for the purpose of ad
justing these differences upon satisfactory
and solid foundation.
An application was made by Mr.. Sew
all to the German consul. who said that
he would not guarantee that Malietoa
xyould NOT he asked tO