The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-17
TO GIVE 1T UP.
Offer to Surrender
Samoa.
GRESHAM DENIES IT.
Has Bayard Begun the
Negotiations
CONGRESS IS in IGNORANCE.
On the Whole There Is. Nothing
Strange in That.
CONGRESS IS i'm IGNORANCE.
FOLLOWING HIS LATEST LETTER
1t Would Be in Line for the Secre-
tary to Forfeit Americas :.
=: Claim.

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LONDON. May 16.-The Associated Press
| learns tha Em5assador Bayard has inti-
| mated 10 the British Government the desire
of tie United States to withdraw from the
Berlin agreement, provided all the rights
| If the United States citizens: ia Samoa afe
safely guarded: The representatives in
| London of the Australian colonies re-
Gently minated the intention of their
|; Government TO persist In the request that
the. present arrangement be terminated.
The Imperial government replied that
steps were being taken To recon slider the
Berlin act. 1t is stated in high quarters
that the Anglo-Grrma negotiations will be
greatly Influenced by the results of the
Ottawa conference.
WASHINGTON, May .16.-Itis. is.said at the
State Depa rtment to be entirely proba BILE
that Mr.. .Bryard. the Embassador at Lon
don, has. not made any statement TO the
British Government that could. be con-
stfGed as committing his Government 20 a
desire to withdraw from the Samoan agree
ment. Secretary Gresham has not gone to
the length of seeking 10 terminate the Ber-
lin treaty, but has confined himself 10
bringing the diSordered condition of aft aiFs
in Samoa and the unsatisfactory working
of. tile treaty to tile attention of Congress,
and that IS as far as the matter has gone.
There have been no negotiations with
Great Britain or Germany as yet. loOktng e
to the withdrawal of the United States
from the agreement and it is believed that
| mo such q proposition will come forward
! until Great Britain and Germany have ar
ranged TO their mutual satisfaction for the
future government of the Islands.
+ Members of the Senate Committee on
+ Foreign Relations Of both POLITICAL parties
say they have no knowledge of the news In
the press cablegram to the effect that Elm.
| bassad0r Bayard was negotiating for q
withdrawal from the Samoan agreement
Senator Morgan, Chairman of the Foreign
Rela tions Committee, says he has only to
reiterate what he had before asserted, thai
whatever is done in Samoa the harbor OF
| PagO-Pago must be secured TO the United
States. and permanently secured. Al
present the agreement for the harbor is
but temporary arrangement and liable to
termination.
Senator Dawes says it may be. the policy
of this administration to surrender onl
rights in Samoa, but the American eopIt
have trade interest in the Islands. and
will not consent to such a scheme.
MELBoURNE, May 16.-rhe Premier o
New Zealand has sent telegram to the
Premier OF Victoria expressing his op.
position to the suggestion originating il
Germany that Great Britain be given con.
troll of the Tonga Islands in exchange fol-
the surrender of the Samoan Islands tC
Germany. The New Zealand Prime Min
lister adds that the question will proba bly,
come up for discussion at the colonial con
ference at Ottawa.
LONDON, May IA dispatch to the
Times from Melbourne says: The Premier
OF Victoria makes the statement that the
delegates of the colony to colonial con.
ference at Ottawa will oppose German
protectorate in Samoa. and will support
the New Zealand proposition that Great
| Britain establish prOtectoTate over the
Islands, or that the control be given t.
| New Zealand.