The sun., 1894-08-19

| naval stations end coeling depots ~. .b.t ,he
trade Sonid be directed TO san Ersneisoo;;
Certain Il is that Americans in ths GSrsrnimen. nan.
Sl shes Apis Nth ne ,hs gSosn people ana .h con-
hdence of the people in the disnterssted gecdd
| will and friendly interest which the Inlye.
states feel for and take in samoa. have aroused
fecliag of jealousy among English and "erinS"
IN, efforts 10 "yertbrow steinbcrger resulted
finally in capt. stevens of the Bsrresou..s "
i,,n Fnsl,sb and German Consuls and the Sa-
I moan tiovernment md King. 20 hear ana uettE w.
iiaverrment aad especially against Us Prime
. Minister. This court OF ihquiry.- - ~ nisy y -
. Gale assembled pp Dec -. 1879 ana Wa ~
session three Gays IL presented the strange sight
7 of an American Consul in league with tne Of
down and destroy the Influence of = citizen 81
the country he represented. stevens ass.ms9 MI
to run the whole pioceenings lie spons ., ~, m.
manner. harging the SafnoaDs with ts'lns tvih-
pie;cly under his control and with Icing nS .nf
( the King and the Government like schoolboys.
on the second day. after referring 70 Gen; Gen;
4 Grants letter to the Samoans and luesuonlnR
S;,inber.;crs rights under Il; he used the Follow
THis man Grants letter is simply friendly
b .e.tc- IL means nothing. and" -.
I At -his point the King. who held Gen. Grant
in h.gh esteem. became indignant aud pereinl'-
torily ,"7iered an ndiournmsnt; ne nn.e,inE ns,,
was a6i 'urned amid great deal OF eycltemeh,i
At tine ncSt meeting Capt. stevens brusqu'y
read an uitimatum fOihe King and Government,
demanding ali sorts Oi concessions on tAe Ihrt
. ut the SAIuuans ana making covert NnTtht-. lht
meeting was broken up amid much confu sion.
by the captain and Consuls leaving the Govern
ment House in the midst 1t the kinss spsinIcn lien
SteinberEer to meet the charges made aRalhlsI
him. and for the Government TO consider NE
demands II the Captain and the Consuls. NO
attention was paid tO the Kings request. ana
iimmedatcly after the Captain had Ieft the the
sutation and agreed to stand by steinberger
THIS decision was communicated IN Stevens
During the month Of January there was much
/ correspondence between the King and Capt
stevens Finally. on Feb :, the English, Aueri-
Capt. stevens on board the Barracouta, the
king was prevailed upon to meet them there.
to the American Consul to arrest and deport his
Prime Minister from the islands, as he was now
convinced that he, stenbtrger. was "a liar and
impostnr." The next day the King called the
Government together. and Stevens came To the
nsetihS MIN the oh%Sq,s % ana snad n,pclamsiion
setting forth his recent request To the Am.slcan
Consul aud decreed that Steinherssr was thfre,
arrested Steinherger at the request OF Foster
and had him taken on board the Barracuda and
placed in close confinement.
The Ss1noans were astounded at the action Of
the kirg. and the Taimus and Faipule imme
throne. Three days afterward battle was pre-
cipitatetl between the Samoans and the English
the natives 4 number Of English marines were
killed ard wounded and dozen or more Sa-
members OF the Taimua Thereafter. until the
departure Of the Barracuda. month later,
and Compelled % the return OF Maie,oa @ as King. in
which action the Samoens sullenly acquiesced
sieinberser effects including his private and
official papers. were seized BY the American
Consul. and his clothing and other personal
Of the Consul. His Official and private paper.
were given out indiscriminately to the press Of
to distort and call into disrepute his actions
and career al samoa. He was Kept close pris-
ened with instant death II he undertook TO COM
municate in any way with his friends on shore.
Apis with Col. Steinberger on board bound for
Auckland. New Zealand. where. under the writ
liver to the American Consul Steinberger and
Coe another American citizen arrested and con.
eSf ehargs dsSor
the Samoans The Barracuda into the
hSrPor Of heyqks her w to AuGE
learning Capt. Steyens's action. Immediately
ordered him to land his prisoner Col. stein
try in a penniless condition and with nothing
but the clothes on his back. He remained there
land. where the barracuda had gone. and there
he found that one OF the officers OF the Barra-
n' vens on mS account t Of his Conduct at Apia Col
Steinberger also filed charges against Stevens
with the commanding officer OF the British
As showing the remarkable atmosphere OF ad-
was started that ne had married Queen OF the
FIJI Islands and had begun new career there.
pose, and that was to follow up and have pun
ished his enemy. stevens. Stevens was ordered
TO s9 fF to- Pa. and London
and finally after failure 10 receive satisfaction
from the Engsh G1yer.ment n,6 a-6 hs retarned 10
tion and he was probably as much vilified and !
lauded through the press OF two continents as |
gated by Congress. but was finally allowed to |
die out, His acts were fully vindicated BY the |
by Gen. Grant in June. 1875. Foster sum- |
marily removed by Gen. Grant, Secretary Fish !
The course pursued by Mr.. Foster in deport-
ing Mr. Steinberger was illegal and unauthorized. |
deportation OF Mr. Steinberger and Mr. Coe.
and in the general conduct OF affairs, Mr.. Foster
with the duties OF his once. and the President
has consequently removed him. You will en-
by your - predeeessor and viii do t ali "f in your your
power 20 cultivate friendly relations with the |
sSes e %ese a tSer 1
pie, and Of the earnest desire OF the President
q do all in his power to promote the prosperity
Mr.. Grimm. in a report made in February.
1877. speaks with unqualified praise OF Stein
TO him as follows: THE name OF A. b. Stein
berger. both as a magistrate and as a man. is
other man. native or foreign. He is to-day held
by the natives, both Government and people. in
tion. and is looked upon by them all as the
wisest and safest ruler and best friend that
Reading the history OF his Samoan career. as
outlined in State papers, II Is seen that he had
successfully paved the way for action by the
United states which should lead TO a protecto-
rate over or annexation OF the group; that Gen.
Grant and Secretary Fish were fully alive To the
opportunity; and that steinberGer thought he
had their full sympathy and cooperation, Ger
many and England, then as now, each had an
eye on these much oVeted islands OF the Pacihc |
ard Stein bergers forcihe deportation from the
islands In an English man-of-war, after a
tsrcical investigation, grew out OF the fear
England had of the power and influence
Steinberger had gained over the SamOans
and out Of his well-knOwn aim TO bring
about their annexation 10 the United States.
Steinberger always claimed that had ne been
British citizen and had played his cards as he
did at Samoa in the interest OF that Government,
u would have taken full advantage OF the situa-
ti0n and the samoan group would have been |
gathered in by England. After his final return
% this country he expressed the earnest belief
that the best chance this Government had ever |
had or would ever again have 10 secure complete
control OF the Samoan Islands, had been al
lowed TO sip away, ana he then prophesied thst