St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-15
WITH FLYING CoLoRs.
The Samoan Agreement Signed,
and the United States Gets All
She Asked For,

Inc samoan agreement S1SneO,
and the United States Gets All
She Asked For.
BERLIN, June 14.-The Samoan agree
ment has been signed. The American
delegates having withdrawn the princi-
pal objections they had raised to the
agreement previously reached, it
was only necessary for the pleni-
potentiarieS to make some unimport-
ant notifications in the wording of the
draft of the treaty, before it was ready
to receive the signatures of the dele
gates of the contracting nations. The
treaty guarantees an autonomous ad-
mipistration to the Samoan islands
under the joint control of Germany and
America with England acting as de-
liberator in the event of in
references arising between the
joint controlling powers. The
The Samoans are to elect their own
king and vicerOy and are to be repre-
sented in a senate composed OF the
principal chiefs and chamber of rep
resentatives to be elected by all the
people. The government so consti-
tuted will have the right of Ievying
duties of every kind. The treaty alse
provides that the Germans whose
property was destroyed during the
recent conflicts on the island shall
be indemnified by the Samoan govern
ment for their losses. A special court
is to be appoited to take cogniZance Of
the land question on the islands. The
American adhesion to the agreement
signed to-day is made conditionally,
and will only become absolute upon the
ratification of the treaty by the United
States senate. In view Of this
necessary delay the plenipotentia-
ries have reached an understanding
that until December next the status quo
shall be maintained. Count Herbert
Bismarck leaves tonight for three
weeks holiday at Koenigstein. among
the Taunus mountains, and William
Walter Phelps sails for New York. from
Bremen. tomorrow. taking the treaty
with him.
THE GIST OF 1T.
LONDON, June 1.-THE Times Berlin
special says that the gist of the Samoan
agreement is that King Malietoa is to
be reinstated, and the control of affairs
on the islands is to be left mainly to the
SamoanS themselves. On all questions,
however. affecting the life or property
of subject of a foreign government,
there will lie an appeal to resident
judge to be appointed hereafter and
who will be either an American. Ger-
man or British subject. The importa-
tion of liquor and firearms is to be re-
stricted. The Americans have un.
doubtedly emerged from the Samoan
conference with flying colors. Ger.
many has to content herself
with much less political predom-
nance in Samoan than she
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ago. This result is much more due to
the firm and inexorable attitude Of Mr..
Blaine than to any polite leanings OF
England toward the power which 1T Is
her highest aim to cOnciliate." The
Posts Berlin correspondent says: The
Samoan treaty arranges for the restora-
tion of Malietoa and for the appoint'
ment of German and American advisers
to the king, with an English counselor
to adjust balance. The Times, in an
editorial on the Samoan agreement
says: "Perhaps it is as we'll that Prince
Bismarck has been made to realize that
where American interests are con-
cerned the American government Is
very little affected by many Of those
considerations which restrain the action
of those European governments with
which he is more accustomed to deah
1t is easy to see there might be many
reasons why it would be inexpedient for
England to follow the line of policy in
regard to German action in Samoa
which it is natural and necessary for
to pursue. 1t is not less plain
that even Germany must think twice or
thrice before provoking collision with
over such question. There
fore, we rejoice at the influence OF
America so moderately and effectually
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