The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09


coaling station at Pago-P Page, acquifins
the island OF Tutuila wherein the harnor
is located and tho three or four smaller
Islands In the vicinity the united states
will continue TO enjoy by stipulation tne
privilege of trading with Apia under con-
ditions equally as favorable as those now
existing. The islands referred to are not
OF any particular Importance from a com
mercial point of View but 1t is deemed
essential to control them politically In
order to prevent smuggling. The paru
tion Of the Samoan group OF Islands,
marks the close of u long standing source
OF internal controversy and also prlhSs
about new territorial arrangements IN the
South Ptcific. In the early negotiations II
was agreed that the United States should
have the island of Tutuila with Its harbor
of Pago- Page and the lesser Islands OF
its coast, including the large islet OF
Manua. The negotiations then shifted to
London to determine whether Germany
or Great Britain should retain the two
remaining Islands Upola and Savaii. The
nature of these later negotiations have
been constantly communicated to Wash
ington although they have not reached the
State department and II has been known
for some days that In case Great Britain
retires from Samoa she would be recon-
pcnsed for her sacrifice elsewhere The
Is 900 square miles against 1900 square
miles in the Samoan group.
high diplomatic official said the
agreement was due mainly to the fact
that German public sentiment was averse
to retiring from Samoa aud yielding to
this sentiment, Great Britain has solved
the matter by taking an equivalent In
territory elsewhere.
1n,, hahn
enthusiastic the morning papers generally
regard the Samoan agreement with salts
faction. The Times in the course of an ar
ticle ridiculing the idea that the imperia
meeting at Potsdam is in many ways an
tagonistic to British policy in South Africa
says: THE agreement shows that EN-
peror William is now animated by the
sentiments imputed TO him by some Frenct
and German newspapers. On the who'll
the arrangement appears such as oush
to commend itself to two sensible ant
political nations
The Daily Mail, expressing smila
views, takes occasion to make savage
attack upon France, who, it declares, hai
neither courage, foresight nor sense o
honor"
The Daily Chronicle, on the contrary
SuppOSeS tnat the Germans nave peer
squeezed and that the era of compensa
tons over the South African imbroglit
has begun. 1t suggests that the agree
ment has not revealed the stipulation
concerning Delagoa bay, and adds: 81
will be received with fury In France nm,
Russia who will be reused to frrthe
anger by the threatened combination o
Germany. America, Japan and Great Brit
aims interests"
The standard thinks the time is ap
preaching when it will be impossible 70
England to disreg .rd the storm 0f anger
unparalleled in the history of the empire
which is sweeping through the continent
The Daily News says: Under cover o
the war in South Africa Lord Salishur
has let himself be squeezed out OF Samoa
We are not prepared 10 say that the treat,
Is not a definite instrument. hut It is vel
at the outset to. rscogniae 'he SIMPLE fac
above stated.
London, November S.The British for
eign office today gave out statement
In regard to the Samoan agreement sim
liar to that issued in Berlin showing thai
the United States gets the rutuila ant
other Samoan islands east of the lT1st de
gree OF longitude
London November 9.--The Berlin CORE
spondent of tho Daily Mall says he ha
learned that the Samoan agreement con
tains secret clauses relating to Soutl
Africa whereby the plans OF Cecil Rhode
are advanced step toward realization