River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-14
ASKED TO RESIGN.

Mr.. SewalI, the American Consul at
samoa, informed That His Services Are
No Longer Needed by Uncle sam The
DepOsed Official Gives Secretary Bayard
Scoring.
WAsH1NeroN. Feb. s. Harold NJ Sewall,
Consul General to the Samoan islands has
received a notification from the State De-
partment that his resignation would be ac-
ceptable ON the ground that his views We're
not IN harmony with those OF the Admins
tration
Secretary Bayard declined 10 discuss the
subject OF the notification to Consul General
Sewall that his resignation was desired
There IS no doubt however, that this action
on the part of the Secretary grows out Of
dissatisfaction ON account of Mr.. Sewall $
utterances during his examination about
samoan affairs before the Congressional
committee, which were published in these
dispatches several weeks ago. Mr. Sewall
when seen by representative OF the United
Press said:
" am thoroughly sincere when say that
am glad OF to-days developments. My formal
resignation will be sent to the State Depart.
ment at once, aud will know that have been
freed from humtliating position. ] have no
grievance. ] simply deplorc that / was forced
I 20 unconsciously deceive the people who
trusted my Government. am asked 10 res n
because the Infamous secret IS out, anu
that secret is that while the conference OF
July, 1857, was being held in Washington 70 ar
range the samoan question Germany was
pc united without protest from the United
states TO send her iron-clads into the harbor OF
Apia and place our Government IN a position
. that any fourth-rate European power would
resented al the hazard OF its existence. ! was
forced 10 see the Samoaus suffer as they are
fol nv utl a .ar fv pF
under the Instructions Of Secretary Bayard.
II await with some little lnpatiencc the re-
moyal OF the injunction OF secrecy from my
testimony before the Senate Committee, the
significant points OF VIII Oh were sent out by
the United Press some two weeks ago. My
testimony will show that every step OF Ger
man aggression in Samoa was reported TO the
State Department. and ample warning given
of these steps"
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 % in the Tol-
lowing words
"On the day after his arrival Mr. Sewall
said he received a dis0atch from the State De-
partment instructing him to advise the natives
not to resort to force, rs the treaty powers
we're endeavqrlng 10 obtain native govern
ment for Samoa Mr. Sewall sought TO
impress on Malietoa the significance Of the
fact that the United States gave assurance
that tho long.promised conference was taking
place, or would take place. Mr.. Sewall also
( told MIN of the assurance that Mr. Bayard had
given him orally that he (SewalD might con-
t9adict in any way he choose the report that
German action TO take control would meet
with the acQu escenscc OF the Secretary OF
I STATE and the Government OF the United States.
/ Mr. Sewall did not think Admiral Kimber-
+ ly could accomplish any thing in Samoa UNI
/ Ter his instructions from the State Depart
ment. MIR. Bayard, he said, expects Adj
miral Kimberly 10 succeed in doing by a
/ protest what he has been trying, with
/ out success, TO do for year Commanders
/ Leary and Mullen have protested, and
I their protests have been received with con
| tempt Mr.. Sewall believed with Secretary
/ Whitney that a definite policy should be
adopted. To send our ships there with only
! their present instructions is simply TO sub
4 iect their officers and men to humiliation.
l Mr. Sewal said he had always implicitly
/ followed Secretary Whitney's instructions,
notwithstanding they placed him in false
and humilitating position. He said:
4 Il tellcge that the depos tion OF Mal'etoa
/ was determined upon before the conference OF
/ the three powers begun ana that 1t was
\ the German intention to carry out the policy
| It had decided uUon regardless of that
/ conference. The purpose OF Germany is
/ to secure control OF Samoa in defiance OF
/ the solemn and repeated assurances 1t has
/ given TO our Government. Furthermore, be-
! lieve that Lord Sal sbury Is q party to this
/ scheme and that the movement against Samo3
/ is only the precursor OF an Anglo-German at
tempt to secure supremacy In the Hawaiian
Islands"
| Regarding the action Of the State Depart
ment in accepting Bismarck S proposition for
a conference ut Berlin Mr.. Sewall said
Il concur with every one who has studied the
/ quest on that the restoration OF the status quo
i should be a preliminary TO any negotla-
/ ton and that this conference shall be re.
newed under conditions at least as favorable
/ to us as when IL was rudely Interrupted by
/ Germany's action. Bismarck proposes to re-
new the conference now on German ground.
/ This means much. Mr. Pendleton, our Minis
/ ter, is sick and whoever represents us is 70 be
! removed from American public feeling, and,
moreover, he is likely not TO be we'll acquainted
with the subject. Weber, for years the
4 German Consul in Samoa and Becker, the
4 late German Consul there, together with
host of other officials who know Samoan
! politics, are in Berlin. and will aid Bismarck
/ Without Weber, ID. smarck would he unable "a
| negotlate at all. II is known positively that
| Weber was ia Washington during
| the conference held here coaching
| the German Minister. In the present
state OF feeling Germany would hardly dare
| send him over here again. Besides, the history
| 81 our negotiat ons with Germany in regard to
Samoa, as pointed out by Mr. Bates, should
,aution US and make US reluctant TO accept
any assurances from Germany, for they have
| been made most freely on the eve Of her most
| important movements there"
ENGLAND CONSENTS.
LONDON. Feb S.-1bc Standards Berlin
dispatch says 1t is understood that En-
gland consents to renew the Samoan triple
conference The meetings are not expect
| al IN hauin for some time vet