The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-10
WANTS TO GIVE UP SAMOA,
sECRETlRY GRESHAM ON Our RkLl.
TIONs WITH THAT ISLAND.

Hs Says We Have Rseeiv-d Ne Cs.psrs.s-
lag Advantages fro- Oar Iatsrfsrepes 4.
the Gov-rnn OF the leland. bat On,v
Expense rrd M EntsrEiise AIisaes.
WASHINGTON May GA long letter from the
Secretary OF state. in answer TO Senator Gray's
resolution concerning tho present condition Of
samoan affairs. was sent to the senate to-day
by the President. The conclusions drawn BIZ
Mr. Gresham from his review Of the Samoan
situation are summarized In the last para
graph as follows:
"SoberlY surveying the history Of our rsls-
lions with Samoa. we may we'll inquire what
we have gained by our departure from our es-
tnblished policy. beyond the expenses. the re-
sponslbillties. and the entan glenn nts that have
40 far been it's only fruits. One OF the great
est difficulties In dealing with matters that
lie at distance IL the fact that the
Imagination lie no longer restrained by the
contem plation OF objects in their real proper.
tons Our experience In the case OF Samoa
serves to show that for our usual exemption
from the clnseauences OF this lnfrmity. We
are indebted to the wise policy that had pre-
viously preserved US from such engagements
lin. which. besides involving us In an entsn-
CLING. alliance, has utterly failed to corset
which Il was designed to prevent"
MIR. Gresham,s ietterpresents general SUR
yey Of the reatl s Of the United states e
the general act Of Berlin. Beginning with the
primary marx OF interest shown BY the United
Steen berger there as special agent or Commits
sioner to the samoan Islands In 1873, Mr..
granting to the United states the priv i
OF entering and using the port OF PsGo Page for
sad o oa tSs b Scs rs
II any differences should have arisen or shall
hereafter arise between the Samoan Govern.
ment and any other Govern m emit In amty with
the United States. the Govern ent OF the latter
will employ it's good Offices for the purpose Of
adjusting those differences upon a satisfactory
These" says the Secretary. are the only
stipus,i0ns n the treaty that could ssrvsto
Reviewing at some length the history Of our
relations 70 Samoa. the Secretary says; I'VE
30 far as the departure from our early and
conservative policy, had produced any. apprs:
dissdyantsgs. IL certainly e. nj BE- main.
tanned that the condition OF tho natives was
hnS5 Sy Gs ~ ssq s%s boS s q: os.
cisins our good oiices in behalf Of the native
BEEN In oserston for nsaGY fifteen p gssrs re
reports for the consular district Of Apia show
there. only six were American. and the car
goes they imported were valued at less than
the relations that we have since es1 assSmsd.
Berlin. FOR the. neutrality and autonomous
was con Guided in 1889. and adds:
1T is obvious that the m achinery thus de-
vised for the government Of tho islands Is In
accurately styled an autonomous govern
ment.' and It Is explained that this so,cslled
autonomous government IL more than Q
Joint protectorate. 1t is in substance and In
form q trirartts foreign govern m emit. inn posed
upon the natives and supported and sdminls.
tered Jointly by the three treaty powers. such
in the pursuit. Of its new policy. has com.
mitted itself for the purpose OF securing the
so called neutrality OF these distant islands,"
says In conclusion. the treaty powers have
been com PEELED to continue their pecuniary
support to their Joint government. not only In
the execution Of specific provisions of the
general act. but also In tho emergencies that
have arisen In it's enforcement"