New-York tribune., 1894-04-28
THE NEW SAMOAN POLICY
.SorHER ATTEMPT TO DIsCREDIT THE
HARRISON ADMINISTRATION

CORRESPONDENCE ON THE suBJECr EXPECTED
aopr SENT TO THE SENATE soON-ANorHER
prrNpERING STEP TO BE TAKEN. But
IN 4 MANNER DIFFERENT FROM
THAT IN THE HAWAIIAN AFFAIR
BY TELEGRAPH 10 TRIBUNE.
Washington April 27.-Another attempt seems
.,,o, 10 be made by the present Administration
'.Nscredit the diplomatic acts Of its predecessor.
~. Samoan policy is to be the particular cpl
- OF President Harrisons and Secretary
r,,na's diplomacy which will be next attacked.
, IN the Hawaiian incident the first news Of
-. nrogramme Of the Administration with
,.sc: to Samoa comes from England. Inquiry
.nsts the information that the telegram from
,n,don announcing that movement is on foot
,,oklng TO a British prOtectorate over Samoa.
r,h the sanction Of this Government is trust
,,rhy. in SO far as It states that the Administra
,,n "cares nothing to the control Of Samoan
affairs.
No definite knowledge as 10 whether the pro-
,.,torate is TO be established by England or Ger
many can be obtained. This feature Of the
Iondon news is not thought important. Tne fac;
,s the United States is TO lose the right TO have
cav In the maintenance of Samoan autonomy
and the prevention of the absorption Of the ISL
.nas BY any foreign power is thought TO be the
essential Consideration.
7, giving effect to his further purpose 20 make
,,s foreign policy Of this Government sub
.srvlent 10 an apparently uncomfortable desire to
,rng into disrepute the international engage
,,snts Of the last Administration, the President.
,rgas on By his intensely anti-Harrison Secretary
=. State IS 70 exhibit more tact than was dis
,aved in his efforts at monarchical restoration
n Hawaii In the Samoan matter the President
"a 70 &C. as II by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the senate
CORRESPONDENCE EXPECTED.
Ahe hatch Of correspondence which has taken
c,ace between this Government and the diplo-
matt, authorities Of Great Britain and Germany,
end also a series of reports from the Consu-Gen-
eral at Apia showing the present and recent
condition Of affairs In the islands. are to be trans
mj,ted 70 the Senate for consideration. In reply
Z, the resolution of Senator Gray The principal
mart Of the correspondence has been collected since
the arrival al their posts at London and Berlin
q, the American Ambassadors there. Mr.. Bayard
and General Runyon. Remembering the char
acter Of the case made out against Hawaii by
Paramount Blount. It is supposed that the
Samoan correspondence to be laid before the Sen
ate will represent the prosecutors side OF the
case in strong terms That is TO say. the dis
patches will probably bear out. with much en-
phass the position Of the President on Samoa.
as indicated in his last annual message. wherein
he refers to the triparti,e agreement in Samoa as
ian entangnng alliance" with foreign powers.
from which the United States should at all times
be free
In his attitude in the matter. President Ceve-
L. al h1 GaN-
re,ary Gresham who looks upon the countrys
Samoan relations as "anomalous-thoroughly
un-American" Here We are. a Republic.
sistng 70 retain on the throne Of Samoa king
who is most obnoxious 10 the natives Of the
islands" a prominent Official Of the State De-
partment-presumably Secretary Gresham-is
quoted by an Administration organ as saying
in a recent interview. ANY acts of this Govern
ment involving monarch are a. present viewed
with great distress By the Secretary Of State.
NOW UNFRIENDLY TO A MONARCH.
According to the most trustworthy Information
about the Presidents intentions. he will. in his
message accompanying the correspondence relat-
ing to Samoan affairs. call particular attention
10 the fact that existing relations place the
United States In the position Of assisting foreign
powers 10 maintain on the throne OF Samoa
monarch This relation is 10 be emphasized as
placing the United States in a position incon-
ss,ent with It's best interests. and in violation
Of its long line Of precedents. This view Of the
case will Of course. be argued at length oy the
President In emphatic language he Will ADVISE
that the Berlin act. in SO far as II BINDS the
United States as a party TO the tripartite agree
ment shall be annulled. Only this general idea
Of the Presidents purposes can be obtained al
this time
The announcement that the President has IN
view a programme for Samoa which. II executed
would virtually repudate the Berlin act begun
during his first administration but brought 10
successful enforcement during PRESIDENT HAITI
sons term Of ofice-causes feeling OF both sur
prise and disappointment in official circles sur
prise is chiefly due 10 the fact that so soon al'er
the disastrous effects Of his Hawaiian olpi0ii'ac!
the President should have the temer1ty again
10 attack one Of the diplomatic achievements OF
the preceding Administration. This feeilhg II
particularly strong among members or Congress
who speak Of the subject to-day. Expressions
Of disappointment are caused by the knowieuge
that further effort is 10 be made to bring the
foreign policy Of the country into disrepute. On
all sides the Presidents evident intentions are
severely condemned. Officials who discussed the
Presidents attitude to-day said. with much en-
phass that had not the United States entered
Into compact with Germany and Great Britain
to maintain the independence and autonomy OF
Samoa, free from the control or preponderating
influence OF any foreign government. the ISLANDS
would have surely under the domination
OF either Great Britain or Germany, most PROP
soiy the latter. Such a result az this ~ouid
nave meant the loss TO the United States OF its
coaling station in Pago Pago Harbor. What
s Of equally great Importance. the Islands them
selves, instead Of retaining their independence
would have become and thereafter remained the
~intory Of a foreign power
a feature Of the situation which causes earnest
regret among Senators and Representatives who
alSed Of the subject to-day is that further ef-
ift is 20 be made by the President TO bring
ns countrys foreign policy into contempt In
,ae minds Of the diplomats Of Europe. and OF