Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-22
THE PRESIDENT
~p.ysNirs TO CONGRESS TIE SAMOAN
CORRESPONDENCE
~. uui,sd states Indifferent a. TO What
chief IL st the aead Of
Their Affairs.



w,s,u>cfoN. u. G., December 2l.--The
r,c..lsri io day Transmitted 20 both houses
=, gon.fr... IN accordance with The promise
,.,,..,rA JOB his snnua mfsssge % ihe 81
,..t,.,. s eommuniesti0D from the Secretary
,t .f.fs euciosing the correspondence re-.
fo,,,. BIZ, .llirs in samoa. covering lbe period
srter,,Dtrc between the date az which TIC
,r..r CORE. pondcnce ends and the present
imc. The lal mts,age was sent 10 Congress
anil 90 a large part Of this budget "
,.rre. .aaleuce between The state Depart
,repi - our Consul q samoa, giving the
a,xSsSo ihe eacroa.hm,nt NJ. Of The GER
|u41a The rights % the American
,.tl,r. engaged lu business IA samoa.
ON. recital ~ The various prCposinons
and counter proposition, between me United
State. arl Germany looking TO the settle
irsri of tbc SAMOAN Gicuit,f,. on the lt
rfDtohsr va. Bayard communicated 10 Nr.
1.r... irn. minister 90 Germany, the luten-
tla.f tle lnild states ioTcspf e. TIE choice
a. t.. ~lmoan ptoVie in their selection Of
az . Roo. and assumed tAal Use other treaty
,.s..,. Powers would take a similar course.
rt.r.... whO bad been placed 10 pow ar
lt f.. Germans, htd A. this time hecn d..
...... .r 81 hatol's followers, whose CHEF
i..t..rn thc name % M4liatoa Maitlafa In
f..l.r,. ST.. Colcmsn, % the Legation II
r,.Ir. fc.c,rsphcd Mr. Ba'ard thlt Prlyy-
Councillor HolHeln ha1 informed him
Oh. r, German Consul go Apls bad
'..u l.l.-t.d 90 restrlc' h. action o. what
$751;. necessary 10 secure the lives and pro-
l.ff . ihc German subjects. Under date
a. Apa. -amoa, October s. 1885, Commander
lrn inform, Captain Fuizc that under
t.,,h1fDv ri the German fort 20 Nulinum
nff..fi., have been committed on American
property aud tine nse. 81 American owners
have Necu threatened aud ieopagdiled by
armed mar.nes. who appear 10 bee sheltered
ly 0ayHl force belonging 10 a vessel under
CAPTAIN Ifrze's command.
IN 0Iy Daiialn Frile says: " Sucn is
thc .lsic OF affairs 40 samoa that ! have
regarded the questions addressed To-
i., e. not totally dcyold Of political
character sn1 go beg yJu 60 consider
o.. nrficr Boo tte haud- %, diplomatic repre-
Rcntanrc. 90 zoe United States AVID Ter.
many r,.idiu. iu ~am0a.' udcr ddic OF
Nofcmief 3D.. l,>}. Consul Blackjack wrltcs
tu hr Ntr-. Assistant ~eeletirY Of -tsle.
nad cvprcs,C, hl- pleasure 40 the iniorma>
itou t1al q naval vessel has been ordered
90 Au.2. Her presence. hr says m 1hsos
IuttIf necessary for tue safety az Americans
arl their PROPERTY. November -l,l hr.
Iayarl wrote io Count hrro. the Gcfman
Minister tt Washiu.iou: In consequence
cf TIE lcrtal communication made 10 mo ~
N0I hf-f.r lazy, under Instructions of your
Governments. in relation 70 the inter
or ~ the Gc,Waes and OF the
Americans ~ samoa. have i'm
formed our rerrcsontitiyc at Berlin, and
rhau similarly Instruct tho Iuitcd STATE,
CONSUL nt samoa That every endtayor is to he
fn.I- tYsvoid1l friction OF conflict % utter
este between tnc citizens 0f the 40 Govern
u,rit 100 their business operations IN the
islands. l1 c1sn II any question arising
l,Hi.u cannot De promptly aod satisfactorily
ARRANGED hotNlcu those officials, the points
a. dispute .I0nid re ri once rtmitted for de-
c.efnu fn Hrfln OF o. this capital. J believe
b. vn- clearly understood between %, that
fLf present condition - .iisifs af Samoa baJ
boon reported similarly 10 fine Foreign
Ol.c 90 Berlin and o. this department. aud
WIS read lo Baron Won lioi,teiu. lie bad
ftsfef fnat hc bad received the same account
fr.ua D,rnsu Representative, aud tHat his
Gogc.ru,n, wa. Indifferent 20, 20 their
choice n O. King bg fnc .anIoens, 1t only
rsunir.r fl1r Gem % Interests Shout q
not ie .niuitd. Certainty this would bc also
ft. pi-n of This Government, ana beng
f.us atreed. / hope 1ou viii recommend 10
r.ur Government ihsf Is 0ili'i's 200 samoa
..tl he instructed to cooperfc ri'h Inc
.f .ias of ile lnited states ioc the
peaceful conduct of affair. ion these re.
ri0n.. and ~ any csuec ~ difference
Nglicn cluUoi ie arranged by their JOINT ti-
forts boo .uch ease resort SHALL OF once be- hHd
60 tbe home Government of either party iu
order THAT an amicahie rcsultcIn uc reached.
Inauote to SIR Coleman. in charge of The
q nader .. r fIIfH Mr.
Ir,aid stated chat hc agreed WIKI Won llol-
stem tns it oo. g muttcr 0f Indifference ~
tni- Government what chief might be o. The
head of The Samoan affairs. ON the 23i OF
N.,tmhcr tousulGCncral scWHi. OF samoa
l.iuc then in Washington. informed ~ecrc-
fsrl Gttard th4t i0disu1si.i0n ON me cart OF
fn. German Consul 40 samoa tp act in iitcnd
ly cooperation with bin arises ont OF mis-
apprehension @. to his lscwal'-l motives
aud frgm misapureleuslon IS iO the policy
off thi. Government, and Doc eXprts,cs bis
~ .sI fhlt nothing shall stand in The way of
su ,nlro harmonious cooperation between
f..mln order that the present unfortunate
sf.ft ma, Orr terminated
m 90 .uer to Count ArcO under date OF
No,euher -.Ih. Secretary BayHro calls his
attention Oh This oppression oi Or ~cWal nud
hope. lalt tlc German Consul m Apn VIII
&c. made DuIN'fHNt Nt iNt same so lhhl tN'I e.
may he ro Misunderstanding iu regard fo
th,,, facts when Nil SrWall retWus. The
,.rr..rnu1suce SIS very hulhy. comprising
rn.nt 500 pages oi manuscript, and treats oi
many questions That are not % public i'm
Ia..nre or public interest In one letter
CONSUL .Grurial ~cNau saws there is practi
,.l m.u1uoy ion the hands st the German
d.s.rs ot copra. the principal product Of
.,i.i.uls. ana tuai the sole American house
tn.l u business would probably soon ADAM
t.ur
Doe only part which Great Britain tlkc,
fn Iti, mnfer appears 80 communication
from ih. nted ~t'cs LEGATION 90 London
HIfel Nsy s,b, Iu winch thc tudec Secretary
af Foreign Au1irs foT Great Buuiuls quoted
3D.. saving: " The Government has sten no
..l,. 90 fake Fart ON either side In the DIFF
f.,urDs Dotrccn kug Milaotia and the
i.rcforo i Germany Atprcscnt IamaseSc
D.. h.n.4. 'or'1 aud wal Doe recognized by
DIR Nsje,N's Government"
THE PREsBTTEREAN FLnEH.