St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-17

LONDON, May 16.-Ihe Associated
Press learns that United States Ambas
sador Bayard has intimated the desire
of the United States TO withdraw from
the Berlin agreement, provided all the
rights of | nited States citizens Ill Sa-
moa are Safeguarded. Tue representa-
tiveS in London of the Australian col
onies recently intimated that it was the
intention of their government 10 persist
in the request that the present arrange
ment be terminated The imperial gov
eminent replied that steps were being
taken to reconsider the Berlin act, and
that pour parlers with Germany were
proceeding. ] is stated in good quarters
that the Anglo-German negotiations
will be greatly influenced by the results
of the Ottawa conference.
TALK AT THE CAPITOL.
WASHINGTON, May l6.-Members of
the senate committee on foreign rela-
tons of both political parties say they
have 10 knowledge OF the news in an
Associated Press cablegram to the fleet
that Ambassador Bayard was negotiate
ing q withdrawal from the Samoan gov
ernment. Senator Morgan. chairman
of the foreign relations committee, says
that he has only to reiterate what he
has before asserted that whatever is
done in Samoa, the harbor of Pago-P ago
must be secured permanently to the
United States.
At present the agreement for the
harbor is Duta temporary arrange ment.
and liable to termination.
Senator Davis. of Minnesota, says that
il may be The policy of this administru-
ton to surrender our rights in Samoa,
but the American people have trade
interest in the Islands.
ut is conceded said he, THAT we
should have Hawaii. and if we have one
important point in thePacific why should
we not have another? Samoa is on the
direct line between the Hawaiian
islands and New Zealand. 1t IS group
i'll the Pacific that is of great import
ance 20 the commerce OF this country.
As for the harbor, do not think the
United States would want a harbor, or
that it would be Of any great benefit
upon an island that was under british
prOiectOrate or any other protectorate.
Ii is said at the state department to
be entirely improbable that Mr.. EBayard.
our ambassador to London. has made
any statement to the British governs
mept that could be constructed as COM
mlttirg his government 10
A DESIRE TO WITHDRAW
from the Samoan agreement. Secretary
Gresham has not gone to the length Of
seeking 70 terminate the Berlin treaty.
but has confiLed himself TO bringing
the disorderCd condition of affairs in
Samoa and the unsatisfactory working
of the treaty TO the attention of con-
gress, and that is as far as the matter
has gone.
There have been no negotiations with
Great Britain or Germany as yet look
ing to the withdrawal of the United
States from the agreem emf, and it is
not come forward until Great Britain
and Germany have arranged to their
mutual satisfaction for the future gov
ernNent of the Islands.
When this is done it may be lntlmated
to the United States that modification
OF the treaty is desirable, but how that
would be received would depend upon
the disposition of congress, having in
view the prospect value of Samoa to
the commerce expected to pass between
the United States ami the Great Britain
Australian colonies as result of the
opening of the Nicaraguan canal. Con-
States government has not yet fully
avaiied by the treaty. of 1878 To procure
ali of
THE LAND NECESSARY
for coaling station at Pago Pago.
Admiral Kimberly, who was charged
with the selection of the site, picked
out one bordering on the barbor, COM
prising about 1870 acres. The land was
owned by number of natives. and it
was hard TO get possession. So far the
United States has acquired title to but
fifteen acres of the necessary 1870 acres,
but it has been So judiciously done as to
make the acquisition of the remainder
by any foreign power impracticable
The government land is one eng of the
tract and Swimming point at the other
end.
These points are of the greatest STRAIT
egic value, enabling US to command The
entrance TO Pago Pago harbor, a matter
of the greatest consequence III view of
the fact that Great Britain mas also ac-
Quired the privilege of establishing a
cOaling station in tins very harbor. The
titles 10 the fifteen acres are now before
the Samoan land court, to pass upon
their sufficieney. As soon as this has
been done our government will doubt
less bestir itself to acquire the remain
der of the tract, and. will also seek to
secure sufficient appropriation to erect