The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-27

England Taking Steps Toward
Annexing the Islands.
UNITED STATES DOESN'T CARE.
Even rssgo-Psngo, That Belongs 60 &c,
May Be Surrendered by Prssi-
dent Cleveland.

Loxpoy. April 2s-The movement look
ing TO British prosectorsss over the
Samoan islands 10 no longer disguised To
AL appearances q secret understanding eI-
lists oetween Great Britain and Germany.
which includes also the United States. 4
person in high authority here was ques-
toned by . reporter for the Associated
Press regarding the attitude OF England
and Germany on the attempt being made
By New Zealand to assume the admins
trasion of the Samoan islands. and stated
that protect orate movement upon the
part OF Great Britain was progressing with
the sanction of the United States govern
rnent, which is represented a. caring
nothing who manages Samoa. as long as
the rights OF the United States under the
Berlin treaty are continued. Color is given
to this assertion by United States AM
bassador Thomas +. Bayard. who in an in
terview today said of Sir John Thurston,
governor Of the Fiji islands and British
commissioner for The Western Pacific:
THE presence and counsels of q man of
such ability would in my opinion offer q
happy solution to the present difficulties. !"
Mr.. Bayard added 1t the same time that
he had received no information on the
subject from his government, either in re-
gard 10 any present negotiatiations be-
tween the United States, Great Britain
and Germany. nor in reference to an i'm
pending conference of the three powers
interested in the samoan islands.
A gentleman who has just returned from
Samoa and who Is the oldest British resi-
dent there. as well the owner of the
harbor of Pango- Pango. in an interview
this afternoon confirmed the report
that the British project of . pro-
tectorate over the Samoan islands
was impending He also asserted 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 present situation of
affairs in Samoa Was impossible to con-
tinue. There was no government, he
claimed. and some of the most powerful
chiefs of the islands had been sent to work
in chains on the highroads by the Ameri-
can lawyer who is chief justice" referring
to Chief Justice Henry Ide. 1t is believed
there that Pango- Pango will be selected as
the landing place of the proposed Pacific
cable and the junction and branch lines
to New Zealand. Some arrangement, il is
said, is therefore necessary by which the
British flag shall float over the spot where
the cable lands. The Associated Press in
formant, continuing. said that under no
circumstances will it be permitted that the
tripartite protectorate shall have control
of the spot where the British mails and
cable land. The Berlin treaty, it is said,
never contemplated more than ordinary
commercial relations, and the new state OF
things, il Is added, will naturally compel
Great Britain in the interest of the colo
MES to insist upon q modification and re-
adjustment which will not cause q lessen
ing OF United States and German rights
under the treaty.
The Berlin National Zeitung. probably
rejecting the opinion of the German gov
eminent, advises the United States to
leave the proteetorate of the Samoan isl
ands TO Germany under the treaty giving
the United States q coaling station. 1t
adds that under no consideration could
Germany withdraw from the position she
occupies IN regard to Samoa.
Up to April - there had been no further
outbreak of the natives, but they still re.
fused To give up their arms.
WASHINGTON CITY. April 70. Up to this
date there has been no proposition sub
niitted formally TO the state department
by The representatives of Great Britain or
Germany looking to annexation or disso-
luton Of the triparsi,c alliance, and the
annexation of the Samoan islands to Great
Britain or Germany. In the course of a
few days Secretary Gresham will submit
To the senate the voluminous correspon-
dence which has passed between the three
treaty powers concerning the administra-