The American counsel was most likely selected for this intermediary role by the Zanzibari because the USA was not one of the nations "given" parts of East Africa at the infamous Berlin Conference of 1885.
Maoni ya Marekani yalikwisha julikana kwa kazi hii ya suluhu iliyofanywa na Zanzibar kwa sababu USA haikuwa mojawapo ya mataifa "yaliyopewa" sehemu ya Afrika katika mkutano usio wa kinyama wa Berlin wa mwaka 1885.