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hnaed knd mon which TIE changes 80 ring I
This 4 . deceptive and dishoncst cry. Thl
act a. no departure from the policy we have put
/. ii Tfisd III tss,o1 gro wns sSs ss ssy. etfT TnS 5%sTri sSIc
have participated n China and Japan. Nor
|, himself al the frst conference. It r. not a
enhancing alliance I" In the sense Washlngtol
used the. term, for IL has no relation TO the poll
tics OF Europe, but with affairs in which W
have q natural, and proper concern.
Finally, the distinguished Secretary OF stat
must be corrected In his geography. Samoa !
not remote from this hemisphere" but withii
d deSl StEs ~ With A ASH h Il th snf names w OF ha ana
and Monroe are UNNECESSARILY linked and whicl
little. "In the wars OF European powers W,
have never taken any part" With the move
more Im nj sdlS hIg~ esPPnecteT. arg We nV ows Z
therefore, to candor and 90 the amicable relo,
those powers, TO declare that we should ron
slider any attempt on their part TO extend tleii
system 20 any portion OF this hemisphere as
dangerous 10 our peace md safety
Assuming the full responsibility for what
cay, / wish to make - statement of personal ex,
perlence. shall bctray no condolences, for the
facts have long aince Teen in the possession of the
Senste; and are to He found In public
has figured 80 largely in my life, and why, now
and always. It will be with me a matter OF per.
our connection with samoa Is TO Mr.. Cleveland
an irritating responsibility which he fain would
1 DIlU W htl tuus III " hlChtUllk mtUlOTI WHICH
he f6in would have forgotten.
Seven years ago l first went N Samoa. Mr..
about TO assemble. but Germany had arranged
for action In the event OF her not securing there
what she wished; she was TO take possession
Of tho islands under the guise OF recognizing n
rebel King and Government she had organized,
declaring war at the same time on the legitimate
than / was Instructed by Mr.. Bayard to keep the
Samoans from fighting, on the assurance that
the conference would arrange Samoan affairs
for the best interest OF the samoans. I obeyed
went at once TO the King, whom l found at his
TO proceed against those in rebellion about him,
and crush them, as he was able to do,
my IN message ,ss Rsm RSd OF Ila mY d T %it6 pRs RIM \ d ta maisi
tain peace. lie replied that he believed the Ger
mans were coming 70 maze war upon him with
fore the ships could arrive. l told him TO dismiss
his fears; that my Government would not allow
him to suffer through obedience to It's wishes.
Finally, at my earnest eptreaty, he yielded,
and promised that he would fight only il at:
children. He promised this, he said, out of his
great respect and ioye for the government Of
h@s G confess S tRs shs ann NJ s kePs MS In w sSs6;ly A ome
month all that the King had foretold OF Ger
man Emperor war was declared on the unfor-
tunate King. and the German .puppet was by
their guns. .Malietoa, the King, was driven to
the mo,untains. where his people gathered
Of tho conference, which, on the assurance OF
Mr.. Bayerd, | hnd promised them would protect
kept fhdi:s n sor Sna M hp Bay BSyaf SHi and ths Presid Eaa
had not kept. theirs. The demand of the Ger
mans was for Malletoa, dead or alive, and with
this demand satisfied they agreed to cease hos
t%ilities. At last, after weary watching and wait
ing, against the entreaties OF his people. Malle-
shed. and addressed the following letters. one to
oil Samoa and one to me:
To ALL SAMOA; on account of my great love to my
sSsn reason Snq ihlaafy T tGS siiv srs np my Sod ~ 70 S1 the GERMAN shls u
SovernT men That Z G0 ,S'. y may DC as they wish
ihat again 81 nd ne tS SISSa WAS e samoa n %I anal %a. be .P MM sS5 ne n:
s $sss ssIs Ss5sT E siii; sS %aS %sS " s M NJ , ss NJ, f $S ssssSs II ,S 81 8
90 10 not again see one another in this World, pray
Is Tux BUSH. near Apia. A"s
To n, Holmes H. NJ se,saa. United State. Consul
you because am now in great distress on account Of
m nsaassa' sse ssH ,rS cubic f my ass, ais9 in %asn w sssSI 70 G p%n:
isS ' Hsised a." SutR p 4 y ss fRf TO to The ths a ndsiceS Of T ihs bri ihisSS
and American consais.I For assistance snd. protsetion
Offered to me and my Government II would not
upon these directions. / did not put down tic
Inc Emperor Of Germany, and they have made lama,
sersn nl1s 81 q f SSinSa' tn tErs Gsrman TO fSr make sn War te Cn ali al
people who do not acknowledge Tamasese as
andJo hereby protest against the actlon done by Ger:
!Paesai S s% ' %soS sef %fRsratS SSx i yiaid 70 4 tS ssFq. .tHr. s1d
my people may live and not be slaughtered.
HANDS Of the Germ German nn fo PSs " 70 prev Y Ipq 9ho Sld IN 'e of
my people being split and because Of my love to my
Idesfro to remind you of the promises so frequently
,ause the lives and libertics OF my chiefs and people to
desire % make known to you this; I fear. indeed.
row Nv making ~ people, 70 sign papSrs ACKNOWLEDGING
e ,Si aadsr s az K1nEii IL ! an %Ti e a wy a@ %Ss be- Sel RaP %, !. w a.
ny ny people by the GERMAN forces. May you live.
IN TIE DusH. sAAxArA, Sept. iO. 1854.
You have heard much of lato about O certain
protest written by a discrowned and discredited
her behalf the President and the whole Admin
~stration. You have seen every effort exhausted
he armed forces Of the United States to do Il.
md you have seen the American city of Homo
piu terrorized for months for fear that even
J, But OF the protests have read you; you have
and ne aad ME- heF ss wars I b mSn b %a0% Mr. ,h GIsySS,
myself, as ali innocent instrument. " If he could
AYE dealt With the insurgents alone the re-
lad allied ourselves with his nemies."
BY Mr.. Cleveland's direct and unsolicited in
Instructions which the record shows we're sent
the request OF the German Foreign oflce,
OF MaIietoa had been oyerthr,o tnS
nd Malietoa himself had become an exile.
What did the humane Mr.. Cleveland while the
ierlnan war ship that carried Malietoa steamed
way from his beautiful islands to deposit It's
prisoner at the deadly CamerOOns2
mpotent and insensible, not a finger did he raise
n behalf OF this man, whose faith In his word
Iad brought him to a punishment worse than
eAth IN tie eyes or a samoan! What a mock
~ sounds now the. lofty TeprOach NJ this same
resident, who In his eagerness TO win sympathy
or a ,discredited Queen. whose downfall was
rought, about by her own wicked act, has de-
AIMED tho character OF hOnored officials OF our
and imperilled the lives OF our
In Hawaii {
| said Mr., Cleveland did Tot raise n finger for 1
In1 restoration OF Mslietoa but BY the grace OF
nd James q. Blaine, at the Berlin Conference, 4
his man was brought back TO samoa, though {
My a wreck OF his former self. To the birthright |
I which the interference Of Mr.. Cleveland and '
IT. bayard had robbed him. lie Is there now, I
Iowly recovering from the rayRges OF the dis Q
use and suffering OF his cruel exile. q
But hardly Is MIR. Cleveland again I'm power
men again come to US stories of war and blood ]
led and OF foreign intrigue. And the Govern ]
lent Tor which we more than any other power Q
re responsible, established in the cause OF lus- c
&c and the yindication OF our own honor, not {
MY - LETT without our moral support but Mr., I
leyeland leads in denunciation OF Il, while our l
Nals there exu!t,a the prospect OF our with I
raWal from the Islands. A