St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-27
ENGLAND COVETS SAMOA.
MOVEMENT FOR A PR0TEcT0RAIE NO
LONGER DISGUISED.
JOINT RULE A BIG FARCE
From Which It Is Said Germany
and the United States Would
Willingly Withdraw-No For
NAL Proposition Yet Received
at Washineton-The Matter to
Be Left to Congress.

LONDON, April 2S.-rhe movement
looking to a British protectorate. over
the Samoan islands is no longer dis
guised, but is going on in a manner
which would EN- to indicate that
Great Britain believes she will be sup
ported by Germany in the matter. To
all appearances some secret under
standing exists between Great Britain
and Germany regarding the Samoan
islands, and with this understanding in
cludes the United States.
A person in high authority here who
was questioned by reporter of the As
ISOLATED Press regarding the attitude of
England and Germany in the attempt be-
ing made by New Zealand to assume the
administration of the Samoan islands
stated today that the protectorate move
ment upon the part of Great Britain
was progressing with the sanction of
the United States government, which is
represented as caring nothing as TO who
manages Samoa so long as the rights of
the United States under the Berlin
treaty are continued. Color is given to
this assertion by the United States am
bassador, Hon. Thomas f. Bayrrd, who,
i'll an interview today, spoke in the
highest terms of Sir John ThurSton,
governor of the Fiji islands and British
commissioner for the Western Pacific.
Mr.. Bayard added at the same time
that he had received no Information on
the subject from his government, either
in regard to any present negotiations
between the United States. Great
Britain andGermany, nor Interference to
an impending con ference of the three
powers interested in the Samoan
islands. A gentleman who has just re-
oldest British resident there, as well as
the owner of the harbor of PangO
Pango. in all interview this afternoon
confirmed the report that the British
project of protectorate over the Sa-
moan Islands was impending. The
gentleman referred to also as serted
that the
UNITED STATES WOULD NOT OBJECT
to this action on the part of Great
Britain. The owner of the harbor of
Pango Pango also asserted that the
continuation of the present situation
of affairs in Samoa was impossible.
There was no government. he claimed.
and some of the most powerful
chiefe in the islands had been
sent to Work in chains on the high
roads by the American lawyer who is
chief justice. referring to Chief Justice
Henry Ide.
1t is believed here that Pango Pango
will be selected as the landing place Of
the proposed Pacific cable and as the
junction of the branch lines to New
Zealand and the Fiji islands. Some
arrangement, 1t is said, is therefore
necessary by which the British flag
shall float over the spot where the cable
lands. The Associated Press informant,
continuing, said that under no circum-
stance will it be permitted that the
tripartita protect0rate shall have con-
troll of the spot where the British mail
and cable land.
The Berlin treaty, it is said never,
contemplated more than ordinary COM
mercial relations, and the new state OF
things, it is added, will naturally COM
pei Great Britain, in the interest of the
colonies, to insist upon a modification
and REIMBURSEMENT which will not cause
a lessening or United States and German
rights under the treaty.