El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-26
INSOLENCE OF
GERMAN OFFICER
Was the CauseOf the Trouble
In Samoa.
A HEAVY REWARD
Should Have Been Offered by Uncle
Sam for AguinaldO, Dead or Alive
A Traveller From Hawaii Discus
es the Existing Conditions In Our
New Colonies,

Col L. F. Grant of the HaW allan
Islands was in the city the other day
returning from New York, whittier he
went on q business trip.
electric plant in Honolulu and has re-
sided in the Islands five years. he is
thoroughly conversant with the politi-
cal situation of that country and is
familiar with the situation in the
PHILIPPINES and Is we'll acquainted with
the character of the natives.
Col Grant was at Hong Kong and
Manila q short time after Dewey des-
troyed the Spanish fleet and talks en-
teriainly of what he saw there.
Dewey, he said, had :he English
feet at his back in Manila bay with
the English commander ready to strike
should Germany offer to interfere.
"The German admiral" said Col
Grant, ''paid an official visit to Dewey
and asked him what steps the Amer
lean fleet would take should German
interests.
So Good Heaven. CALCULATED Dewey,
DO you want to precipitate war be-
tween my country and yours? 1t you
do, go ahead and land your marines.
We are ready
'.The German admiral went back to
his flagship in a sulk. He studied
the situation awhile and finally con-
cluded to visit the English admiral.
he asked the Englishman what action
he would lake should the German and
American fleet come together.
Only God Almighty, dmiral
Dewey and myself know replied the
Englishman, and we wont tell The
German then went back to his ship
and sulkcd.
Emperor William of Germany"
said Col. Grant "much.resembles some
bunting trouble. The recent trouble
at Samoa was due to the insolent and
despicable actions of the German OF
ficials in the islands. 1 was in Samoa
q few years ago." said he, "and know
that their conduct toward other
foreigners is intolersble.
The great mistake made by this
government in putting down the Phi
lippine rebellion was that no reward
OCT Of the wav, the war would quickly
end. The Philippine people will be
easily governed once they are con-
qusred and learn that America doet
not mean to enslave them. do nos
think the acquisition of that territory
will pay for years to come. 1t will
take many more troops than are now
In TIE held TO crush the reDelllOD, 81
long as Aguin aldo is alive. The Unit
ed States army should be large enough
to sweep entirely across the island and
round up the rebels, capturing or kill
ing them.
NATIVES OF HAWAII.
1.-THE natives of Hawaii are a most
docile and easily managed people.
They have the benefit of centuries of
contact with civilization and the coun-
try has long been governed practically
by white men.
1.-THE people of Hawaii are very
warmly attached to Grover Cleveland.
He sent a war ship to the islands with
iron clad instructions to seat negro
wepch on the throne to COVE. n us after
she had been deposed. We will never
forget him.
THE annexation of Hawaii means
great deal 70 US and every white man
in the islands is elated, Congress
failed, however, 20 pass certain laws
that were very important to US and we
have no hope of correcting the laws as
thev uow exist until the next congress
meets. The fault was not with con-
gre<s but with. the commission. 1t
fai. ed to make certain vital recon-