THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect Am I." SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1889.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 26, 13 April 1889, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect Am I." SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1889.

latest advices we learn that the representatives of the United States appointed to..the. Conference to be held in Berlin an Samoan affaire leave for, the aqfjpe of their labors abont the 13th April, and the Conference is to b» held aoino time in Ityky;. we also, learn by tho latest UIttTMU that Count Biamarok in : tqipj? to pay a .visit to England. Whatl particular business the Count has "with the English" Government at tbe present time is only conjecture, hut taking ill the most important subjects under review .which are just now engaging the atten-

', tion of tbe statesmen of Europe • and America, tha Samoan question rotuit have a prominent place as one of the .may ha?e indooedth* Chancellor to despatch his * tori bd a mission id London for tbe purpose of again attempting to arrange matters between England aud Germany/and »o Kno oat the conduct of both their representatives at the Berlin Conference. In reviewing the conduct of Germany prior to the Conference, which was bald in Washington in 1867, and the unenviabfe position the British Government pjajxdthemselves in being, pitted by the wily CltanatllojAiaataTing into * slrai- ■ br batow th> Washington Conference in 1867 many • persons maybt pardaaad for anterUinlngan imprtWon that the independent deliberation of the Conference in Berlin, or at* bast the action of tbe United Jtalai might

ago. If wo are right is our oonjeeture that matters arc at least one of the questions which* Count Bismarck -will discuss with 1 Lord Salisbury, wo anticipate that the German Chancellor will find the English Government notao pliable at they wore before U»o last Con ference in Washington. Lord Salisbury's Cabinet are now better informed on Samoan matters than they weige two years ago, and Prince Bismarck may-find-that the hand-in-hand attachment between Eng-

land and Germany is not so firmly clasped as he imagined, or the accord on colonial matters so firmly established between these two nations as the great Chancellor made such a boast of. Perhaps Prince Bismarck feels that the conduct of hj is representatives in Samoa has brought Germany into discredit with England, and he finds it, necessary to send his son to Great Britain to make explanations, and conciliate by fresh expressions of pure love and affection Germany's ancient ally. We take for granfed by the tone'of the English press that the British lion is growling, and perhaps Bismarck means to offer another sop to appease his anger by giving to England mandatory control of the Samoan Islands, and by this means outwit Brother Jonathan and prevent a war which Germany dare not commence in the present state of Europe. Taking the general surroundings into consideration we ate fnlly alive to the fact that Prince Bismarck intends to struggle hard before he retires from the unconstitutional position his representatives assumed in Samoa. Take for instance the appointment of Dr. Steubel as Consul General in place of Dr. Knappe recalled. Why Dr, Steubel himself was ' recalled two years ago for conduct almost as reprehensible. Why was he sent back to Samoa again. Simply because Prince Bußnarck thought that Dr. Steubel was friendly with a number of chiefs in the islands and might influence the natives 'in the event of an election for a King of Samoa, but here again the Chancellor has made a mistake. Dr. Steubel's conduct when Consul General in Samoa is now being freely and unfavorably commented on.and he will find that the natives of Samoa have somewhat changed from what they were during his time. No sophistry of any German representative will ever again influence Mataafa and his followers; that day has gone by. It was fear—not love—that kept the natives in slavish subjection in Dr. Steubel's time.

It is the duty of the United States to watch carefully every move of the great diplomatist. He puts a great value on German predominating influence in Samoa, and will go a great length to accomplish it; but fortunately for us the United States has had already a lesson in German diplomacy, which it will take, her a long time to forget, and it is not likely that our astuto cou-' sins will he taken in again while, they have such men as Mr. George' Bates, Mf. W. Phelps and Mr. Kanson to represent the United States at the Conference. There Is ana other mutter which is worthy of being taken notice of, and may also be a pert of Germany's diplomatic manowwing ». Prince Bismarck taOs to than U no flMfarnlim of war." W tit representatives In 1 1 I ■ilfia II f 'mmj ■ ■tiTlf «n *kk

main itreats of Apia in January"' last.' Tb4» looks as it Frinee Bismarch's statement* in Berlin are* not in accordance with his instructions here, or otherwise the German Consul iaßtill disobeying Prince Bismarck's orders. The captains of the United States and English vessels in harbor* were informed that martial law was withdrawn, but nothing was said about the declaration of war. How, is this? I» the old game stilt to continue !