The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-19
SAMOAN AFFAIRS
ONLY PATCHED UP
Whole Question Not Yet
Settled.
Copyrighted. 1892 by the Associated Press


LONDON, March 1S.-Dealing with
the report that an arrangement has
been arrived at on the subject of Sa-
moa, the Morning Post to-day says:
1T is mistake to suppose that the
whole question is in a sure way to sat
isfactory settlement. This is impossible
while the Berlin act remains in force
and, as the present would be a most un-
desirable moment to make a change, it
may be assumed that things will be
patched up for a while. Just now, when
the relations between Germany and
Great Britain and the United States are
the most friendly in many years, it
would never do to run the risk of a.
sudden rupture by getting matters in
disorder in Samoa. Perhaps the diff
Guilty will solve itself. At any rate. the
Australian federation should assist In
the solution, as not only will the fedora
ton increase the interest of Australia
in Somoa, but, in any diplomatic nego-
ttationS in the future, federated Aus
tralia will greatly strengthen the case
for Great Britain"
The Indian Government bill imposing
countervatiing duties on bounty-fed
sugar has caused a futter in Radical
circles 1t Is frankly and ayoWedly a
protectiontst measure. The Secretary
of State for India, Lord George Hamil-
ton, in the House Of Commons declared
that the object of the bill was to pre-
vent the indigenous trade of India from
being undermined by subsidized foreign
products.
This, the Radicals point out, is pro-
lection pure and simple, and they ex-
press fear that it may the thin edge of
the protection wedge, and that 1t may
eventually be transplanted to Great
Britain with quite as much reason as IN
It's adoption in America.
The Daily Chronicle remarks There
is strong impression that this Indian
duty is intended as a feelef to an Eng
fish duty, and the whole free trade posi-
ton is imperiled."
Henry Labouchere In Truth calls
the bin a Contemplate and ubiquitous
measure" and says THE Government
is going to try an Indian feaetlenary
protectionist policy. which IT would not
dare to Introduce at home, The bill
may be the frst atep toward general
system of protection, which Will de-
eide our claims or supremacy once and
for ALL"
AS Rudyard Rlpting perceived a
moral danger TO the nation In the great
jubilee triumph, so the Spectator this
week sees moral danger TOR hlpllns
himself when he comes To know fully
the world wide homage his genius and
influence called forth when the news
of his seemingly approaching danger
was announced, Accordingly, the Spec
tator breaches a homiy on the glare
OF publicity" and Its inaidlous moral in
! fluences.
The fact that the Paris Exposition is
drawing somewhat near Is shown by
the great increase IN the number of for
eignors residing at the French capital
! Every foreigner staying over three
months In France is obliged to report
himself to the prefecture of police. and
IL is announced that during the past
few weeks the number of foreigners
presenting themselves has risen by
! leaps and bounds. In the meanwhile,
| the Parisians are disagreeably re-
minded of the approach of the great
| show. The many streets under repair