Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-02-02
WARLIKE.
Message Of the President to Don.
gress With Important Samoan
Correspondence.
Germany Evidently Determined to
Avenge the Recent Slaughter
Captain Mullan
Will Land a Force to Protect Property
Germany Said to Have Declared War
Against Mstaafa.

Against Mataafa.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-The President
has sent to Congress additional CORES.
pondence relative to Samoan affairs. &C.
companied by the following message:
had the honor on the 18th instant to COM
municate to your honorable body certain cor
resp0ndence and documents in relation TO af-
fairs in the Samoan islands, and having since
received further dispatches from the Vice Con-
sui at Apia and the commander of the
United States naval vessel Nipsic in those
waters. lose no time n laying them before
You. also transmit herewith the full
text Of instructions from Prince Won Bis
marck to the German Minister at this capital,
which was communicated on the afternoon Of
the 2Sth instant. This appears to be an ampli-
fcation OF prior telegraphc instructions on the
same subject communicated through the same
channel. and which being set forth IN the note
OF the Secretary OF State. to Count Won Arco
Valley. the German Minister of the tn instant,
was duly laid before Congress with my last
message in relation to Samoan affairs.
1t is also proper to inform you that on Mon
day. January % the occasion of the communi-
cation Of the note Of the Prince Chancellor, the
Secretary OF State was given to understand by
the German Minister that a proposition from
his Government 10 that of the United States
for conference on the Samoan subject was on
its way by mail. having left Berlin
on January 20, so that its arrival here in due
course of mail can be looked for in a very short
time. In reply TO an inquiry from the Secre-
tary OF State whether the proposition referred
70 was for a renewal of the joint conference
between the United States, Germany and
Great Britain, which was, suspende in July,
1857, or for the consi Grafton of Samoan affairs
de novo the German Minister stated his in
ability to answer until the proposition which
LEFT Berlin on January % should have been re-
ceived.
1 shall hereafter communicate to the Con-
gress all the information before me in relation
10 the Samoan status.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The correspondence accompanying the
message gives amplified accounts Of re-
cent events in Samoa. 1t opens with
record of current events by Vice Consul
b acklock, including an account OF the
fight between the natives and the Ger
mans as heretofore printed.
On December ID and 16 the Consul says
that about $50 sailors came ashore from a
German man-of-war, and becoming
drunk. maltreated the natives badly. The
marshal of his office, he also says, was
beaten by the drunken fellows. There
were only old men. women and children in
town and it was with difficulty he prevent
ed squad Of armed natives being brought
in and attacking the Germans.
December 20 the German Consul sent
Mataafa word to come on board the Adler
that day and his life would be spared.
He. of course, did not go, as he knew he
would never come on shore again. The
Consul says he arranged a meeting of the
three Consuls at the German Consulate,
but nothing could be done, as the German
Consul said he had lost so many men he
must now take the matter in his own
hands and revenge the losses. The days
d ary closes as follows: Captain Mulan
sends more marines on shore to this Con-
sulate, and a Calling gun, and has fifty
zen detailed on board the Nipsic to land
at once in charge of the first officer when
ever the signal is made at this Consulate"
December 81 the German Cousu in
formed Mr.. Blackjack that a German man.
of-war would go to Mataalagatele and
wait one hour for the Mataafa natives to
come on board and give up their guns.
Mr. Blackjack protested aud notified him
that there was American property in the
town. The natives warned British and
Americans to put a black band on their
arms rs they intended to retaliate on the
Germans if attacked again.
December % a meeting of the three
Consuls and the representative captains
was held to arrange for the better security
of inhabitants within The neutral boundary
but the German Consul would agree to
nothing.
January /, Captain Mullan having
written to the captain of the German ves-
sci which had seized an American boat
received -reply to the effect that there
was no flag flying on the boat This was
not true as the boat was seen from the
Consular Office, also by others in other
parts of town, plainly flying the Ameri-
can flag. This was the usual way the
Germans adopted for Strengthening cut
the ouireges they committed.
In conclusion the Captain says: Il am
of the opinion that our Government should
have at this point more vessels, especially
at this time. l have caused to be posted
in the town of Apia a notice, to wit: That
the lives OF all American citizens will find
protection on board this vessel under my
command, and that at the first intimation
or outbursr of hostilites in Apia shall
land my force for the protection of
property"
TIE last letter is from Prince Bismarck
to Count Won Arco Valley, in which, while
regretting the necessity, he declares Ger
many will carry on the contest against
Mataafa, with, however the utmost con-
sideration for American and English in.
terests In confirmation of this declara-
ton Geographic dispatch has been re-
ceived from Auckland, n. e., which reads:
samoa advices say that the Germans
have declared war against Mataafa. aud
that probably all the Samoaus W i'll Join
against the Germans"