, 1898-08-29
SAMOAN QUESTION
GERMANY WANTS A PARTITION
OF THE ISLANDS AND A
BIG SHARE.
Jealous Lest the United States EStab-
lish a Naval Station at Pago-Pago
: Bay-New Aggressive Policy Of
This Country Has Reused Teuton.c
Cupidity.

London, Aug. 9S.-The Berlin COR
respondent of the Times, referring to
the report that Germany had entered
into negotiations Sith the Un.ied States
for the partition OF the SlLloan islands,
says that the semi-ofticial Marine Poll
tische Correspondence observes:
so far "a W are aware, no such
proposal has been made to Washington
by the German government. Proposals
to that effect have been made in the
German press, but nowhere else, to our
knowledge.
"The assertion that were Germany to
come into sovereign possession of Upola,
the United States would be shut out
from the harbor of Apia, is absolutely
absurd, and this applies equally to any
other nation having a harbor on that
island.
1.-The fact that Germany's interests in
that island far surpass that of the two
other nations, is indisputable. Nor
does the hostile press even venture to
question that fact, which at any fresh
settlement of existing rights of occupa-
ton there cannot fail to be an impor-
tant factor in Germany's favor.
This demand Of Germany is per-
fectly justiiable.'
The above statement" the CORE
%spondent says, sis re-echoed in the Co
logne Gazette, which comments and
enlarges thereupon, saying that the
fortifying and conversion by the Unit
ed States of Pago-Pago harbor into a
naval station puts Germany and other
interested powers there at a disad-
vantage wholly out of proportion to the
positions which her interests are en-
Titled to claim, and it concludes that
the partition Of the islands is the only
way to equalize and restore the weight
OF balance which lies, and with the
erection of Amarican naval station at
Pago-Pago harbor will lie ever more
80, in favor Of the United States.
"If England cook Savaii, America
Tutuila. with a naval station at Pago-
PagO, and Germany Upolu, the three
nations would have just proportional
shares, Upolu being already, for the
most part, German private property.
This is the only feasible way to avoid
conflicts in the future.
"The truth is. as the New York cor
respondent of the Times p~ertinently
suggests, that the German colonial
party, not Germany, has received, as
1t were, new stimulus from the i'm
perialism Or weltpolik Of the United
States. Its press watches with sundry
growls Of dissatisfaction Americas
nascent struggles in this direction and
now mat it has taken definite shape
and form, it is said, 1t must buckle to
and follow suit. What at first ELECTED
a shower Of ~vituperation from all the
organs of the press now receives silent
and dignifed approbation, which, no
doubt, the recent suave and skillful ut
%terances of Ambassador White nave
done not a little to bring about.
1.-The whirling Of time" remarks the
Post, brings strange and unforeseen
things to pass, and this new policy of
the United States is one Of them. Or
is it a fear that America intends to alb
sorb all the islands and territories
within her reach, that partly explains
Germany's inordinate desire to be on
the spot and partake OF any share there
may be-"
The Post carries the point further,
when, commenting on the alleged re-
cent seditious meetings in Jamaica, 1t
observes:
Sooner or later, Jamaica must he
absorbed by the United States. All the
Antilles are gradually. but inevitably,
coming under the banner Of the United
States. Hayti will soon give cause for
Intervention and naturally America
will intervene. In a word, where now
the English, French and Danish flags