The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-26
The Blue Book.

The Blue kSCOEs
LONDON, Feb. 25.-The Blue Book is
sued this morning is taken up with cor
respondeDce concerning New Guinea
and Sarnai, contains q report from Sir
Edward Malet, the British minister at
Berlin, OF an interview with him and
Prince Bismarck. The letter contained
a dispatch he (Bismarck) had sent the
German minister at London. The dis
patch is dated May 8, 1884, and the OBJ
ject was to ascertain how the British
government and England could render
Germany a signal service In the
latter's policy of continental extension.
In case England should undertake this
favor the dispatch indicated that Ger
many, in return, will support England's
| interests nearer home. The dlspAtch
| further gave 1t to be understood in the
event OF failure TO secure the desired ar
raHgement with England, Germany Will
be under the necessity of seeking from
France, on similar terms, the assistance
| England refused.
After reading this dispatch Bismarck
told Sir Edward that the minister had
| laid the matter before the British gov
| eminent, but failed to obtain from IL an
understanding which Germany wanted.
! Fhereupon Bismarck, fearing the count
| had not stated the points involved IN the
| dispatch to Granville with sufficient
| clearness and precision, sent his son,
Count Herbert Bismarck, to England
in hopes he might succeed where the
| Count Won Munster had failed.
Count Herbert explained the situa-
ton, as the German chancellor regarded
| 1t, but he succeeded little better than
Count Won Munster. In persuadlng
England to commit herself to the pro-
| ho npIv nhfRinRd RiSmRTrk
said, from England general assurances
of fIiendliness and good will, which
have proved absolutely valueless. In q
few subsequent events at this point SIR
Edward expressed the regret at the situ-
alton. He assured Bismarck England
had never had any intention of thWaFt-
ing GeTmany's colonial ASPIRATIONS, and
asked Bismarck what Germany wanted.
Did she want New Guinea or Zulu
land. Bismarck replied it was i'm
possible for him 10 answer Sir
Edwards query. Germany had now
come to an understanding with France,
and this precluded him from making
any further explanation.
Another interesting document in the
Blue book Is a dispatch from Earl Gran
vile to Sir Edward Nalet. dated Febru-
airy z. 1885. In this dispatch the for
eign secretary takes occasion to combat
the assertion of Bismarck that England
was Influenced by jealousy of Germany g
cOIonizing policy. Far from this
being the case, Lord Granville as :
serts, that both his statements and
those of Gladstone haYe always been
favorable to the development of the
colonial policy. Part of the German
correspondence, in regard to the SamOese
lsnds, shows that England was the recip
lent of frequent requests from the peo-
pie of that country tor the establishment
of British protectorate. In consequence
Germany asked England to Join with
Der In giving them the assurance
that the Independence of Samoa and the
Tonga Islands should be respected by
these two powers England acceded to
this arrangement and in consequence
with 1t the repeated petitions of the king
and chiefs of Samoa praying that their
commons be annexed by England, were
disregarded and no thought of Gnnexing
them was entertained.
On January of this year, Earl Derby
the colonial secretary Of state, received 9
cable dispatch from Lieut.. Gen. Sir VIM.
JerVOis, governor of New Zealand, which
stated that two German vessels had ar.
rived at Samoan Island, and that the
officers on board these vessels had forced
the king to sign treaty by which the
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turned over to Germany.
February 16 Earl Granville wrote
Count Won Munster asking him to in
quire into the accuracy of the above re-
port.
On December Goth, 1884, the
king of Samoa wrote q letter tO
the emperor of Germany protesting
against the action of the German officers
There is one dispatch given from the
Earl of Derby to the governor Of New
Zealand. This is dated February 18th,
and IL directs the governor TO instruct
the British consul in Samao not to coun.
tenance any movement looking toward
the annexation of the islands by Gresi
Britain.
GEN. RICCI.
NAPLES, Feb. 25.-9en. Ricci, who
takes command of the Italian contingent
at Suakim, sails for Egypt Tomorrow
With torpedo boats.
Frank James Free.
BooEvILLE, Mo-. Feb. 23.-Late Sat.