Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-01-23
OUR RIGHTS IN SAMOA.

America Wide Awake and DssersaAned
! Not to Tolerate Their 1nvasina ~ der
: many - Otfic.ai Correspondence en- tbs
Subject. '5. t
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE eoTrespon-
1ence regarding Samoan affairs referred
10 in President Clevelana's mes. age IN
,udes instructions issued to Adm ral Kim
berly by Secretary Whitney on Janu ry II,
after Commander Mullan OF the Nipsic
ha telegraphed the news Of the do
feat of the Gel by the forces
of Mataafa. In retaliation the Ger
mans bombarded towns, disreearding
neutral rights and endangerlng the lives
and properly of Am rican citizens Tue
Secretary says the United states Govern
ment is will ng to cooperate in rossor.ng
order in Samoa on a basis of full preeerVa-
ton of Amer can treaty rights and sa-
moan autonom!, as agreed upon by the
.itel States, Germany ana dreaS
Britain. He instructed the Aalntrai 70
proceed to Al al with the Trenton. there 70
fully nfLrm himself of the situation, 70
extend full protection to American cit. zens
and their property, to protest against the
subjugation Of the native Government
by Germany, to prevent extreme
measures against the Samoans and TO
eudeavor to restore peace and order on
the basis of the recogn ton OF Samoan in-
dependence.
Count Arco, the German minister, on:
January IL made statement to Secretary
Bayard that the German forces bad been
landed because German plantations we're
in danger. They were attacked by
bam,ans under the leadership Of an
American named Klein. Count Ar
co said the rights OF all the
hp rQSnnNtqh nnnAY
al circumstances. and asked the Govern
ment to join in restoring calm anu quiet.
In response Secretary Bayard expressed
! his pleasure at the assurances OF the Ger
man Government AS to the complaint
against Klein the Secretary had no proof
that he Was an American citizen,
| and he certainly had aStei under
no pretense of the authority Of the Amer
lean Government. He recited the details
of the conference on Samoan alta rs held
here in 1857 by representatives OF the
turee powers. One point on Wh eh all had.
az >eed was the free election of their King
by the am, ANS, and the Secretary ex-
pressed belief that if such an election
could now be practically held it would do
much toward ending the dlscontent
| In the communication from Commander
Mullan, dated Apia, December & he says:
|
| preJud. ced mind that the Aspirations OF the
: Samoan people for liberal and progress We
| government are incompatible with the Ger.
man ideas Of government IN Samoa After
| their numerous internal wars and revolt
Ions the party OF beral opin. ons
would be triumphant were they not in
1erfered with by outside influences and by the
presence Of he German men-of-war abreast OF
| their rt.fcatlons as a daily reiterated men
| ace and warning, especially on the eve OF g
| battle"
On January Vice Consul Blackjack
teegraphed as follows to Secretar BayArd,
via New Zealand:
Three German war ships undertaking to
| disarm Mataafa landed at night . force TO pre-
| vent retreat. Mataafa's men fred on and
forced to fight. Germans routed Twenty
killed; thirty wounded. Germans swear
| vengeance. Smelling and burning IL
d scrlm,nately regardless of Ame1i-
| can property. p. otests UNDECIDED. Ma
| tlv s exasperated. Fore gners' lives and prop
erIy In greatest danger. Germans respect nc
neu- raj territory. Americans III boat, flying
American flag, seized in Apia harbor BY armed
German boat, tut released. Admiral with
squadron necessary immed ately."
o. the same day Secretary Bayard tele-
| graphed Munster Pendleton 10 lay she case be-
lore The German M n ster OF Foreign Affairs.
| and also informed Count Arco OF the matter
| Minister Pendleton telegraphed that Count
Arco would make a statement hut that the
| representations of the United States would not
| be ans wered unit full details had ben re-
| received by Germany. Count Be- chau, Under
| Secretary. claimed that men landed from one
ship only were engaged in the fight On Jan
| uary II Secretary Bayard sent y message t.
| MIR. B. acklock that proper measures had been
| adopted "ior the protection OF American IN
| terests Samoa and to preserve Samoan n
dependence. Admiral Kimberly, with frigate
| Trenton, Starts Ut once"