| Show MORROW ON MOA some Represent athe ifor row introduced a resolution in the of representatives requesting reque stint the secretary of state to address a mild to the german go emment on their ine of appropriating pria ting the samoan amul and taking 11 pon themselves tile care jentof those islands intille the tele graph very frequently brings news of the peoliar state of affairs in that region calculated to abarm americans on the situate oil fitful ill madely concede that no good can come from meddling in foreign affairs 9 not overmuch country secretary bayard is well informed u poll all samoan and pacific uland matters ile sent dovin a special commissioner bat es who red turned after a very careful an cri it I 1 CA investigation on the spot shortly before the german squadron appeared staais and made a demon against the tatul i iding the american commissioner aiso proceeded to tonga and investigated affairs there negotiating a very favorable treaty with king george and his prime minister rev shirley aaker the San Fraucisco examiner Era miner speaking tile subject says german achon in samoa was not unexpected either by the lV ashington or british governments who are the only other powers having interests in the group tile point howe verJa that secretary bayard has acted throughout with full knowledge of the subject and with singular prudence and good sense the independence of samoa has not been attacked directly A german protectorate has not been proclaimed to be followed by annexation As im happened in the ca V of tahiti and france and it is hardly probable that such a step mill be attempted in view of the attitude of the united states and england and join him in recognizing the autonomy of the vadious Is I 1 and an d so lifie knew anything of the actual condition of affairs there they would recognize ilia abs plato benefit and blessing it would be to the natives if some civili red power took possession of their country they are simply incapable of self government the most advanced of them the bavo signally face the aborigines have no in destries dus tries lust rapine and are among their cardinal virtues and although perhaps the samoan people are superior to the majority th islanders they are yet very far below ilia standard of morals and civilization which are expected from ally nation claiming recognition are simply st race of barbarians subject to tile rule of e ilietus who W be at war with one another but forche ro straining influence of tile whites samaa ill hot butler I 1 r om being under a strong arm for a tim and german will ne ceesar i ii be exerted in the cause of law the united states has to fear unless the german be if aimea Is open to american trade and if american land claims are submitted to an internal dional tribunal far adjustment it appears to us that we have further concern in alie matter TIIE we report of dun co april 28 considers the situation unusually Ady andIng markets for stocks and for grain con each ot or the Wes terri reports As to probable ceope are more definitely unfavorable but the baying of longer entirely by pro as if m ach larger traffic lor the future mem assured assur ej all tha recent railroad reports davd shown gains in grop mi oa though tile rean sylvania western lines show losses and the reading coal company reports a ide of over for and for three months in not earnings the western roads show a more peaceable disposition and exchanges at western cities generally indicate a larger vol ume of business while the large eastek cities cincinnati cleveland all report smaller clearings than last year until within the past year or it has always happened that shrinkage in transact tr ansac eions at the eastern bentres centres was own followed by decreasing trade else where but there are many N he be lieve that now state of things has come in this respect the reports of busine as transected are by no means uniformly favorable at boston distribution has not fin proved as was expected and scarcity of commercial and especially of manufacturing paper I 1 able at philadelphia there is no do aided activity but trade is thought to ba improving at baltimore and charleston at savannah the re Is a lack of activity and at new orleaf na the movement is light detroit and report quiet Intra debut at most other W batern points fiame improvement Is collections are better at st raul and but slow or at points in ahio chlian Bli and mix boom courier has originated tile follo vying acrostic oracle which gives an unfailing answer an to m lie ill be the next president WHO Is the rain on whon the peoples es next ean BE wre the prize sj hii kaan 0 sauntry alar f will remain 12 when fa K who ahall PR ched in ovelt at alts see F party strife jell keep binin u reo JA AN never is but alwag to be alge t amo is ar next no doubt will be ou XA ice to be of the free 7 IT not have much fora California wool grower to argue on the ty of protect ia 9 tile american working man against the labor of europe Itis said that when ho so argues to ids hired help ito Is put to tile expense of hiring chinese portuguese greek and spanish interpreters |
