The herald., 1894-04-27
SAMOAN PROTECTORATE,
Great Britain Willing to
Assume the Charge
And Germany Is Not Averse to
Doing the Same.
The United States Alleged to Have
No Objection
60 Long As Our Treaty Rights Are Not
Intsrfered Wlth-The Natives
Are Quiet but On the
Qui ViVe.
p, Ihe lssocInLed Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, April 26.-The movement
looking to the establishment of British
over the Samoan islands ts
no longer disguised. To all appearances
a secret understanding exists between
Great Britain and Germany which in
cudes also the United States.
A person in high authority here wal
questioned b. representative OF tina
Associated Preea regarding the attitude
of England and Germany on the attempt
being made by New Zealand to assume
the administration OF the Samoan ISL
ands, and he stated today that the pro-
tectorste movement upon the part OF
of Great Britain was progressing WITH
the sanction of the United States gov
ernment, which ia represented as caring
nothing about who manages Samoa so
long as the righta OF the United States
under the Berlin treaty are continued.
Color is given this assertion by Thos.
F. Bayard, United States ambassador,
who in an interview today said OF slr
John Thurston, governor OF the rih
islanda and British commissioner for the
Western Pacific: '"The presence and
counsels of a man Of such ability would,
in my opinion, offer happy nolutlon
to the present difficulties"
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 negotlatione
between the United States, Great Britain
and Germany nor in reference to an I'M
pending conference OF the three powers
| IN tho SamOaN ialRnda.
A gentleman who has just returned
from Samoa and who is the oldest Brit
ish resident there, as we'll as the owner
Of the harbor of Pango-Pango, in an in
tarvieW this afternoon. confirmed the
report that the British project OF a pro-
fm5snfhgs hsAr sh hhs arS rsSm9sn Sasgrvsa Isan6s was
United States would not object to this
action on the part of Great Britain. The
owner of the harbor OF PaBgo-Pango also
asserted that the present situatisn OF
affairs in Samoa was impossible. There
was no government, he claimed, and
some of the most powerful chiefs of the
island had been set to work in chains on
the high roads, "by the American law
yer who is chief Justice" referring to
Chief Justice Henry Ide. 1t ia believed
here that Pango-Pango will be selected
as the landing place of the proposed.
Pacific cable and the junction and
branch lines to New Zsaland.
Some arrangement, it Is said, is there
fore necessary by which the British flag
shall float over the spot where the cable
lands. The Associated Press inform
ant, continuing, said that under no cir
cumstances will it be permitted that the
tripartite pretectorate shall have control
of the spot whore the British maila and
cable land.
The Berlin treaty, it is said, never
contemplated more than ordinary COM
mercial relations, and ths new state of
things, it ia added, will naturally compel
Great Britain, in the interest of her coll
onies, to insist upon q readjustment
which will not cause leBsening of
United States and German rights under
the treaty.
Melbourne, Victoria, advicss from the
Samoan islands, dated April 10th, say
that there has been NO further outbreak,
The natives of Aana, however, still de-
cline to give up their arms in accord
snce with the agreement arrived at be-
tween them and the foreign conHuls,
who have been acting as mediatorH.
| They are still claiming to apprehend An
attack. The representative of the
| French government at Samoa, on behalf
| OF the fr6nCn mission, mas nleO Clhim
for damages on the ground that French
schools and other property of the mis-
sion were destroyed by the government
! troops during the recent outbreak.
NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
WARRINGTON, April 26.-Up to this
date there has been NO proposition SUBJ
mitted formally to the state department
by the representatives of Great Britain
or Germany looking to the annexation
of the Samoan islands to Great Britaiu
or Germany. In the course of lew
| days Secretery Gresham will submit Il
the senate the voluminous CORES pondt
ence which has passed between ths
three treaty powers concerning the adt
mnistration of affairs in Samoa since
$780,
GERMANY's CLAIMS.
BERLIN, April 26.-The Nations
Hetung, probably rejecting the opinion
of the German government, advises tbs
United States to leave the protectoratC
/ of the Samoan islands to Germany
under treaty giving the United Stats
a coaling station. 1t adds that under nj
consideration could Germany Withdraw
from the position she occupies in regari
to Samoa.
BRECKINREDGE sYMPATHIZERs.
They win Burn Judge Bradley In ENG