The Rock Island Argus., 1885-02-26
BR[TON AND TEUTON.
SOME FACTS ABOUT GERMAN COLO
NAL EXTENSION,
As Given in British OiEcial Documents
Bismarck and Granville Don't t'et
0n''-The English Version N
TIA. Samoan Incident

LONDON, Feb 2G - The blue book, issued
Wednesday morning, is taken up with tina
correspondence concerning New Guinea ana
Samoa. l. contains a report from Sir It
ward Malet, British minister TO Berlin, oil
an interview with him aud Prince Bismarck.
The latter read to Sir Edward a dispatch
which he bismarck had sent Count
Munster, German minister to Lon
doA, THIS dispatch is dated May
S, 1884, and the object was to Show
the British government that England could
render Germany signal service in the latter
policy of colonial extension. In case Eng
land should undertake to grant this favor
the dispatch indcatal that Germany in re-
turn would support the English interest
neare; homs The dispatch further gave it
to be understood that in the event of a fail
ure to secure the desired arrangement with
England, Germany would be under the ne
cessty OF seeking from France, on similar
terms, the assistance that England refused.
After reading this dispatch Bismarck told
Sir Eiwari that Count von Munster had
laid the matter before the British govern
ment, but failei 10 obtain from it an under
standing which Germany desired There
upon Bismarck said that fearing Count Won
Munster had not stated the points involved
in tine dispatch to Granville with sufficient
clearnesS and precision, he sent his son,
Count Herbert Bismarck to England, nsthe
hope that he might succeed where
Count Won Munster had failed Count
Herbert explained the situation
as the German chancellor regarded it,
but he succeeded little better than Count
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nit herself to the proposed policy "He only
obtained, Bismarck said, "from England
general assurances Of friendliness and good
will, which have proved absolutely value
less in the face Of subse1uent events" At
this point Sir Edward expressed regret at
the situation. He assured Bismarck that
England had never had any intention of
thwarting Germany colonial aspirations.
In the book is "a dispatch from Earl Gran
Vile to Sir Elwarl Male dateI Feb 7,
1885. In this the British foreign secretary
takes occasion to combat the assertions of
Bismarck that Englanl was influenced by
jealousy of Germauy's eolontzing policy
Far from this being the case, Granville as
serts that both his statements and those of
Gladstone have always been favorable to
the development of the colonial policy on
the part of Germany. The correspond
ence in regard to the Samoan islands
shows that England was the recipient Of fire.
Quent requests from the people of that coun-
| try for the establishment of British pro-
tectorate. In consequence of these requests
| Germany asked England to join with her in
| giving mutual assurances of Independence,
and that the Samoan and Tonga islands
| should be respected by these two powers.
| England accedei to this arrangement \
| petition to tho kings and chiefs of
| Samoa praying that their duminions be an
| nexed by England was disregarled, and nc
| thought of annexing them was entertained
| On Jan. G, Cf this year, Earl Derby, colonial
secretary Of state, received cable dispatch
| from Lieut.. Gen. Sir William Jervois, gov.
ernor of New Zealnnd, which stated that two
| German vessels had arrived at the Samoan
| islands, and that the officers on board had
| forced the king to sign treaty by which
| the whole authority of the government was
| turned over to the German representative
| On Feb. 10 Earl Granville wrote Count Won
/ Munster asking him to inquire into the ac
curacy of the above report On Dec. 29,
! 1854, the king of Samoa wrote letter to
| the emperor of Germany protesting against
| the action of the German officers The last
| dispatch in the blue book is one from Earl
Derby TO the governor OF New Zealand This
| is dated FebA is. ana directs the governor to
| instruct the British consul at Samoa not II
couRteHanca any movement looking toward
| the annexation OF the Islands by Great
| Britain