History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . ons earliest dip-lomatic acts was the treaty of 1889 withGreat Britain and Germany, by which, in VOL. v.—5 66 EXPANSION [1890 conjunction with those nations, the UnitedStates established a joint protectorate overthe Samoan Islands. On December 2, three powers named agreed to a newtreaty, by which the United States assumedfull sovereignty over Tutuila and all theother Samoan islands east of longitude 171degrees west from Greenwich, renouncingin favor of the other signatories all rightsand claims ov
History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . ons earliest dip-lomatic acts was the treaty of 1889 withGreat Britain and Germany, by which, in VOL. v.—5 66 EXPANSION [1890 conjunction with those nations, the UnitedStates established a joint protectorate overthe Samoan Islands. On December 2, three powers named agreed to a newtreaty, by which the United States assumedfull sovereignty over Tutuila and all theother Samoan islands east of longitude 171degrees west from Greenwich, renouncingin favor of the other signatories all rightsand claims over the remainder of thegroup. In the congressional campaign of 1890issue was squarely joined upon the neo-Republican policy. The billion dollarsgone, the Force Bill, and, to a less extent,the McKInley tariff, especially its sugarbounty, had aroused popular election, an unprecedented landslide,precipitated a huge Democratic majorityinto the House of Representatives. Everycommunity east of the Pacific slope felt themovement. Pennsylvania elected a Demo-cratic CHAPTER IV. non-political events of presidentHarrisons term President Harrisons quadrennium wasa milestone between two generations. Me-morials on every hand to the heroes of theCivil War shocked one with the sense thatthey and the events they molded werealready of the past. Logan, Arthur, Sheri-dan, and Hancock had died. In 1891 Gen-eral Sherman and Admiral Porter fell withina day of each other. General Joseph , who had been a pall-bearer at thefuneral of each, rejoined them in a month. This presidential term was pivotal inanother way. The centennial anniversaryof Washingtons inauguration as Presidentfell on April 30, 1889. In observance ofthe occasion President Harrison followedthe itinerary of one hundred years before, •JO EXPANSION [1889 from the Governors mansion in New Jerseyto the foot of Wall Street, in New YorkCity, to old St. Pauls Church, on Broadway,and to the site where the
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