| Show ticino TO beuna tic aar vini 0 o ant in ils oar if lie jan 20 following is the full text ot letter to bayard NAVY jau sir herewith I 1 bend a copy ol 01 a dispatch just received by wiry from new zealand froin the captain of the now at the department ia able immediately two additional to samoa in lt heinse to request and lias given directions that they be made ready to bailing orders we would be pleased to strengthen the force in the samo in island by there and other of alio squadron if any UBO for that purpose ia to be boived thereby if however the of thu german government biow made entirely dear imposes no duty upon the officers of tire squadron to strengthen the naval force at those islands it would only place the officers under irritating conditions with no duty to perform and would in all probability babi lity give rise to trouble the lipsic is entirely adequate for the protection of our consulate and as an asylum for nou combatants entitled to the protection ot conr government in view of the critical situation at the moan islands it seems to the department part ment hat lie officers of the squadron if farther are to he dis should receive instructions of a dennit fl character as to thor duty in the from lie correspondence heretofore held the department part ment of state and the german government and from reports received from our naval olli cers and consulia consul ir agency at the islando islan dg it appears clear the conquest of those is lauda Ss intended by the german government in the interests of their commercial compan mated by overt aita alii li lue multiplying day by day there ia no longer any oilier pretext apon which can be explained the interference of alie german men of war in alie in pro grees upon the islands at abia apia I 1 apprehend that the officers of alie navy will not without ad vices to that what their duty may be under the circumstances aa aliey are developing our antecedent relations to this group of if lands and the has been of an excello oal character and w be likely lo 10 give liso tu doubts in I 1 he minds of the oll acera as lo 10 duty under conditions in these of in lands by treaty harbors have been reserved for the use of alie navy of the united fc tAtes and as to the samoan group three governments germany great britain and the united baates have up to recent date accad together upon alie theory of cooperation in preserving alie autonomy of the people of the A harbor at samoa will become of national consequence to alio united f katoa in the future as a ponca but if the islands are to go under tha dominion of germany it beate to be of tho de heretofore directed the olliven of alie to act in accordance feitli alie instructions consulate at samoa ahall receive from lie department of maite but io view of late advises advices and this request tor an additional force the department part ment desires to be nd er it is lio of the government to rom menco any policy regarding lie group of which the officers should be advised very W 0 alio dispatch from alie comi uander 0 the Is i pic referred 0 o above in dated Anci dand january ath and mis given the associated press dis some time ao it details alie he lalands and asks an additional force inquiry at alie navy department this developed alin fact that secretary las boado n direct response to secretary Whit noya letter inquiring as to HIB policy of ho koven ment it is understood however Unit the presidents action in referring the matter to was bried to a upon the mado la secretary letter in to an inquiry Wl writney itney this afternoon said them la no ih tapen the bbate de pertinent parti nent and the navy jn thial matter chairman ot the naval llila evening referring to secretary letter that the was undoubted ly right and reprinted ted the position of the he bald that sn this matter the policy 01 the government should by congress A briness J an detri of the german le leriou tiou lae juit raiq berlin hm Is supposed to tover tho alve and rapid buney of alio military feml naval koniw son iw of tatt knitel states in defence abid cl lence ar ticul arly he M presumed the harlion defenses defences de fences of alio afa porta and incidentally incident illy to make a on our ability to ea coing steaben ronld speedily bo into L 11 privateer |
