Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-22
1T Is ALL OUT NOW.
That Correspondence On the
Samoan Islands.
BAYARD SENDS 1T TO CONGRESS.
Bayard's Letters To and Fro, and
What the German Diplomats
Say On This Head.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

the Samoan correspondence mentioned
in his annual message. The correspond
ence opens with a communication from
the Consul General at Apia to Assistant
Secretary Porter, dated October s, 1887,
enclosing statement from H. j. Moors,
leading American merchant of Samoa,
stating plainly the case OF Americans
whose land titles are endangered by the
installment of Tamasese as King and the
consequent control of the government by
the Germans. On November 4, 1888. Bar
on Zedtwitz, German Charge d'Afaires,
handed Secretary Bayard memorandum
containing counter project OF the Ger
man Government to the proposition of
Bayard. Bayard's proposition was that
the executive branch of the future Gov
ernment of Samoa should consist of a
council composed of five persons, viz. j.,
King, Vice King and three foreign
Ministers to be chosen from the nationali.
ties of the three treaty-making powers
and to discharge the duties of Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the In
terror and Treasurer. These Ministers
should have
SEATS ON THE FLOOR OF THE "FALPULE,"
And take part in debates. The principal
objection to this plan urged by the Ger
man Government was that in country
like Samoa, where there is population
of $4,000 living in the most primitive
condition, the division of the Govern
ment into separate branches is not at
present practicable, and that the ap-
pointment of three white ministers
would entail too great expense.
In communication from the United
States Legation at London, dated May
Sth, the Under Secretary of Foreign AT
fairs for Great Britain is quoted as say
ing: "Her Majesty's Government has
seen no cause to take part on either side
in the differences between King Malietoa
and the Emperor of Germany at present.
Tamasese is King de facto, and will be
recognized by Her Majesty's Govern
ment."
Consul. General seawall, on May "a,
says "Peace and order continue to be
but native disafection prevails through
German Government has sought to en-
force supremacy on the island by con-
troll of the mails and appointing its Vice
date, Consul General Seawail recon-
mends abolishing the present govern
meAt and temporarily occupying the
island.
In letter of August of
SECRETARY BAYARD TO MINISTER PHELPS,
In which he expresses the views of this
Government upon the Samoan treaty, he
SAYS: II do not perceive at present any
reason why the United States should
yield any part of it's existing exclusive
consular jurisdiction over Americans in
Samoa"
On the lst of October Bayard COM
municated to Pendleton, our Minister to
Germany, the intention of the United
States to respect the choice of the
Samoan people in their selection of
Malietoa, and assumed that the other
treaty-making Powers would take
similar course. In response, Mr.. Cole
man, of the Legation at Berlin, tele-
graphed Bayard that Privy Counsellor
Halstein had informed him that the
German Consul at Apia had been
directed to restrict his action to what was
necessary to secure the lives and prop
erty of German subjects.
Under date of Apia, October 8, 1888,
Commander Leary informed Captain
Fritze that
UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE GERMAN
FORT AT MULINUM
Atrocities had been committed on Amer
lean property and the lives of the Ameri-
can owners been jeopardized by armed
marines who appeared to be sheltered by
the naval forces belonging to the vessel
under Captain Fritze's command.
In reply Captain Fritze says: "Such
is the state of affairs in Samoa that L
have to regard the question addressed to
me as not totally devoid of political char
acter and 30 beg you to consider the mat
ter in the hands of the diplomatic repre-
sentatives Of the United States and Ger
many residing in Samoa"
On November 2lst Bayard wrote to
Count Arco, the German Minister at
Washington: "In consequence of a
verbal communication made to me by
you yesterday, under instructions of your
government, in relation to the interests
of
GERMANS AND AMERICANS AT SAMOA,
have informed our representative at
Berlin and shall similarly instruct the
United States Consul at Samoa that
every endeavor is to be made to avoid
all friction or CONFLICTS of interests be-
tween citizens of the two Governments
in their business operations in the islands.
In case of any question arising which
cannot be properly and satisfactorily ar
ranged between those officials, then the
points of dispute should at once be re-
mitted for decision to Berlin or this
Capital. l believe it was clearly under
stood between us that the present condi-
ton of affairs at Samoa has been re-
ported similarly to the Foreign Office at
Berlin and to this Department, and that
when the dispatch from this Department.
was read to Baron Won Halstein he
stated he had received the same account
from the German representative that
his Government was Indifferent as to
their choice OF King by the Samoans.
only requiring that American interests
should not be injured. Certainly this
would also be the wish of this Govern
ment, and being thus agreed hope you
will recommend to your Government
that it's officials in Samoa shall be in
structed to cooperate with officials of
the United States
FOR THE PEACEFUL CONDUCT OF AFFAIRS
In those regions; and if any cause OF
difference shall arise which cannot be ar
ranged by their joint efforts, in such case
resort shall at once be had to the home
government of either party, in order
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