New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-18
GRESHAM STILL AT IT.
LABORING AS HARD AS EVER TO DIS
GRACE THE COUNTRY ABROAD.
THIS TINE HE TRIES TO BREAK THE SAMOAN
AGREEMENT pY FAILURE TO PAY THIS
COUNTRY'S PROMISED SHARE
OF THE EXPENSES.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l

OF THE EXPENSES.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BuNEl
Washington. Jan. 17.-The President and his Sec
rotary of State continue In state OF peevisn pe'u-
lance that cannot DO characterized otherwise than
childish. Not content with defying public opinion
and the implied wishes of Congress regards the
Administrations policy In the Hawaiian Islands,
they have now deliberately set about to Violate
treaty for other reason apparently than that or
undoing everything secured by the Harrison ~
ministratlon The undetermined manner in which
this new scheme is sought TO be accomplished rem
ders It 1T companion to the policy or infamy'
II Is DISTINGUISHED by the same steathy ana diS-
graceful methods. II IL marked by the same CO.
lossal egotsm 1t assumes again that Grover 'ie'e-
land and Grover Cleveland alone is the government
4 few months ago Secretary Gresham drew up a
letter addressed to the Presden, in which he argued
that II would in interest Of the United states
to abandon the foothod 1t had gained In the samoan
Islands 1t recommended. in fact. that the United
States receie from the obligations IL had Incurred Ds
becoming party 10 the Treaty OF Berlln III lo~'
pollcy was outlined which proposed turning ue
Stands to the tender merces OF Great btieah
and Germany Ignoring atogether the Solsa''Dns;
under to protect the samoan King in MS iniepenu-
Th& letter aroused sTeI, ae@ an Of the PFe
~ 'ngr"s Neith@r IIouse saw fit 70 take notice
~ this astounding proposition 1t was SIMPLY !:
ror.d \ol even the most enthusiastic Cuckoo VENT
h iy g,'' Erect 10 the fresidents views Tn
Silence Of Congress therefore. was pretty TAR m
hc1,gn y, 81 "a, ti"vernnient Of this astounding policy
Tho President and Secretary Gresham hoNeyf
are not content. it seems 10 let me mater rcs'
here Thwarted in their scheme to sacrlHce Niner.
can interest in the Pacific openly anl IN D' hir
daylight they now consplre 10 C'olnp''99n III 1.
purpose by the most contemplate means III Sd ,
moss and secrecy nhet We ,sny,,n.s one
thrd OF the expenses necessary FOR rendering
effective the trparie contro aer1ru h@on ~ anpro
parties 10 the agreement mere haS p''" ain
priaied annually therefor by congress q sum Oh
money In the following language: or thc eN''i I
The protection Of the interests ana property o.
the United states In the samoan lsianos u t ay
and Great Britain. 5000. to be eNpenH"d "huer the
When The sundry Civil bill Vas reported this week
II was found that this item was omitted rs the
already gone to the Senate. there was some IN
curry as 10 what II meant Mt savers cha' n MAJ,
the state Department had submitted no estimate
for this appropriation as It had done ~ p, I'm
The biz II the omission OF this tenn had not been
discovered in time the samoan a,re Of the
United states 10 carry out It's obligations under
oermany to have declared the treaty AT an end. or
else to have put up the small amount OF money
which the United States had agreed to pay under
OF all the shameless things that Secretary tresh am
and the President have done In the way OF scahudl'
Eng the United States abroad we'll as at home
this surrcpttious attempt 10 nulfy solemn trsaY
bic The President has already done everything
possible 10 Violate that treaty. The United S,Ates
asreed to furnish a naval vessel FOR part OF the
time to assist in maintaining order In the samoan
ISLANDS But President Cleveland has deliberately
refused to carry that part OF the Obligation ana
the work has been left TO Germany ana Ehgland
although the United States has seIeral Vessels on
the Pacific Coast available for that service. whl,h
vessels have nothing el,e TO do This discovery OF
tho erort Of the Administration 10 nullfN the
samoan Treaty, taken In connection win us re-
fisll send a vessel to HAWAII ana rs eag"Sh's'
Hawaiian Islands for the alleged purpose or laying
a cable although an island under british oon,ro
s not necessary FOR that purpose show That CIgve-
Land and Gresham have not abandoned the loH'y
u sacrificing the interests OF the l nlted states
abroad Whenever opportunity Oilers