The sun., 1892-01-11
FROM HONOLULU. TO SEOUL.
sUNDRY QUESTIONS BEFORE THE
STATE DEPARTMENT.
How Secretary Risine's Time IL Taken Up
with Major aud Minor Busincss IN All

How Secretary RlsIne's Time II Taken Up
with Major aud Minor Busincss IN All
Ports or tho " orld-lnteresting Aaiairs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-In these limos the
State Department has many questions before
It besides those In the regular routine OF the
diplomatic service. 1t has also yet other
questions than those Of the Bchring Sea and
OF Chilli and Of Mexico and OF Canada and OF
Italy and OF China and OF tho African slave
trade and Of American pork In Europe and OF
commercial reciprocity with score OF coun-
tries and OF obtaining coalng station In the
West Indies
Tho Secretary of State haA ITO keep an eye on
all tho continents and islands Of the globe
and on all the empires. Kingdoms. republics.
and dependencies in the world. We have roln-
tions OF one kind or another with nearly all
the races and tribes OF mankind.
We are interested In the Hawaiian question.
and in the maintenance OF our treaty rights
under tho government Of Queen Liliuokalani.
and our naval station in the harbor OF Pearl
River. near Honolulu. and In any political
changes that may he impending in the Ha-
wainn Islands. At least two OF tho European
Governments are watching tho course Of
events in the kingdom OF Hawaii and are
ready to take advantage Of circumstances that
may arise at any time There arc parties In
tho kingdom that carry on intrigues In tho
interest Of these Governments. and there
arc many OF the natives who. moved by
considerations of business or OF politics
would like to SOC Hawaii enrolled as State OF
the American Union. The annexation move
mehs men, hs, bas ma no & &emcoiurhgemSnt i, from our
arc not the ess active M e on ,Su thSt nceoSn and
they say that British. French. or German in
terlerence may yet eompcl them to set w an
natural that the American Government should
take notice Of the progress OF events in Hawaii.
OF d tns h t news from the harbor Of Pearl kiys,r
from San Francisco Is tH,'i Hsnoiul% Il has t not
been unobservant OF the fnct that Germany;
anpmber Of the unclaimed islands" of tho
Pacific during tho year 1881.
We are Interested in the Samoan question.
Ihe American Government was party to tho
&"etcs Kns aSasa Of X S
Erans Was sppanS Gei Jnstce and f1 the
to the King. We have thus respnnsib.ty
iniiucncs, should be brought to bear at
IN fss sama 'Rs hc S Sat " aas
ls been En- preparing for another struggle With those
can. British. and German naval vessels in
ss. samoan waters will be called rHpon to inter
forthe maintenance Of the foreign authority
ssnsa y cSo S the 5ss ss ana sni
these forei gn functionarirs has been extremely
offensive to the natives and has tren failure
ing the Maletoa% % rnrty complain that they are
taxed beyond endurance. that they are treated
Tth ntolcraGIe hurshnSess and that tho
enonsiGIS n dictntorship protected by foreign ign
discontented disco than the followers @ &C" Of the the on OK.
hnraNgp
Their Europsan opprossors. What Is 70 10
news Of the u;break Of hos:lities. in Sumou
SaT 9 ra in h9 the s sagy
in the wars Of the Snmoans. under the tripar-
ttte t, treaty between England, Germany and the
regardless of these considerations.
The state Department was compelled last
a1 WpsS teG m st Of ts
ssnds wheh R belong 10 isr sran est Sho the
%U sn ener
the natives. The Amcriean Board Of Foreign
}Po B"e s to So d
losses thus incurred. The Secretary laid the
caso tefore the Madrid Government in January
be given to it at once. As Il matter Of course.
Spain was slow to act information had to be
HbtrnG and all INT sort Of th hing sesTrstsry
ernment to give heed to the case. but has thus
far been unable to obtain any satisfaction.
The question of the right Of American Prot
estant missionaries to establish stations in tho
Carolines has been brought into dispute. aud
altogether the cascis involved In cOnpira-
tions that are not easily dealt with. The State
Department. however. il still striving to oSecure
rcparation for the wrongs suffered by the mis-
sionarics and indemnity for the destruction of
american property By the Spanish troops at
lonnpp.
The stnto Department has been compelled to
~ a. n n n n Ora ma OF inn
Seoul has been the centre Of intrgu" for three
or four ambitious powers II was the Ameri-
can Government that opened up the hermit
kingdom Of Corea to foreign intercourse:
Corea ever since the country was opened.
and American interests there are now Of con
Importance. In view of these facts.
we cannot remain altogether hcedlcss Of tho
to destroy the Independence OF Cnrra
and TAXI possession of the ancient king
dom, THAT Russian, diplomacy has re-
Gently -, been unusually active ut Seoul.
japan Is seeking to, get n f"othold in the
peninsula. and that England and France nro
avcrse to the proceedings of all these parties
thero IL no doubt. 1t is not for tho United
ering our past relations with tho country. our
treaties with It. and interests in it. it is to
be supposed that the state Department has OH
tainci al necessary information about Corean
Heard.
Some Of the questions hcrc spoken of may 10
regarded as the minor questions in which our
State Department ia concerned. nf less conse-
powers: yet they cannot he liSrcgatdntl, and
I hey take up their share OF Secretary Blaine's
time.