The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-17
SAMOAN PAPERS.
Germany Has Declared War
On Mataafa.
NATIVES n.nD By AZ sSAmERIcA,,
CoETasronsseasc that SAa~s Ger
nssny's Tsfentsua to snnsx the
fsaansss Eayara Caassoas.


s-Ia . ezbsgrans ssA1ea gaanarx N, Com
1nsasser william, vi Ssfsle. telewrsptss d,
way af Auckland, =. z. thas ssernaar
fozess landed 81 Szg1oa ifaua tie Germ Al
1eeS- which resasted aa 81 srragesa1as
between the srssfss cs Masaasa srssl IN,
German forces. aad ire defeat of the lat
Ter. He reBefss that the Germans. = resa
laFloa. e0nsasrslSd the tewEs sni s5isre
zAfead SaTSEc&sz na6 E@sssrai rfskts. shsl
sAe properly ard lives OF Anerleaa ezti
zekss arr ID danger He Ssrrng1y arsr4s slse
govern sseasT aims faAs asaa German f0rvAa
we're tiTss attacked: tast war aow exists be-
tween Germany ana that parssan of tbs
asftyes ii SzAzsA essgzSed ~ tae attack
npon the 9ernaaas. The GfsssasA serern-
s9sns sas1tes his government In The COM
mon satsvs IS - JOIN sn establishing ogxser
IA -asn ai, giving assurance ez careful re-
i specs far car sssssy sishts,
ssTae United States government Is Wsllfax
/ e. cooperate u resseTiag egsser IN SAMOA
GA fhs basis OF g1ts prvker1 afiaa ef Amer
tsas treaty ysgfsS and samoan agtnao-ny y
SIS recossslEed and agreed 10 hy Germany.
Great AxaEAia asts the tsEited States. ana
has - inferAed tie German government
You wsA 81 efice proceed 70 SxEaoa an1 exs
| sek1 fail protection aid defence 90
] American citizens ard property. Y0u viii
coDsGit vita the American sIre-cousal.
sxafuire hiE archives aEd otherwise In
form yaursesf as Ia gAs situation. Yen
VIII protest ayaisssi the sF1hjugasfen aud
/ tfisIslasel.erst Of sase natIxe government u
sxEn9a by sser5nany as Ia violation OF
the positive agreement aud understandings
between the treaty powers, sas Inform the
| representatives Of Germany aud the Efff-
fsa sosfTur3ea.z cs youF readiness 10 Co
/ epSTate IN causing ali treaty rights 10 be
respected and Ia restoring peace and 0rsier
sa tae basis OF s.eognifioH of samoan
rights % independence. kaaeay1r - pre-
rent extreme measures against the Sa
moSas. and bring abast q peeee fui s@file-
Dent II sGca an arrangement can be
made upon that basis, yea VIII report The
same far sppreyai. aud yOa viii infosm
the government rs soon ~ pesxlhle AFTER
yosgr arrival In Ssseoa OK the condition of
sHatrs and shs pxsspegt Of 4 peaceful adj
iastme0t aud whether the Germans were
acting isaparslally between she opposing
fcFtes when the late conflict orcnrrcsf- s
WHITNEY.
eorSv Anec-yALLEY 70 BAYAGp
On January IL Secretary Rayard adj
dressed communicated 70 Count Areo.
Valley, Ce-xnaa minister. in reply 10
statement giving the German yer
sion oi the SaAoaa dsalcuify. The
statement of Count Areo Valley Is IS
follows The GerrEa forces landed
is samea after the German commander
bad given notice Of his infeHttca sa the
commanders OF the American and British
men OF var. the reason for landing being
that some German plantations wsre sn
danger. ppess landing the 9eraaaEs were
attaeAGd by saEoans under command of
Klein, an American citizen, and lost 20
killed and wounded. A state Of war was
therefore announced By Germany, and a.
] Az Afaegleaa Is alleged 10 br IN command
al the attacking samoan forces, Count
Areo Is instructed 10 make cnsaplaint 60
the United states 1he treaty rights of the
Uuisee states sra all rights OF the treaty
powers shall be respected under ali cir
eamssauces, and the German government
asks them 70 Join In an sstiys way 70 re-
store calsn and qates
BAyAED TO corxr ARco-vALLET.
la response Secretary Rayari SAYS lie at
once communicated 10 Count Areo-Nalley
on becoming awarc Of the allegation that
the samoan forres are lets by an American
named Klein. thst he had no know ledge
nhsteser Dof ressou To believe that Klein
was citizen of The United States. 81 Was
eeFtasa. continued the secretary letter.
she ~ not and never has been in auy way
coaseef<s. with tlae public service. nor att
ing ansies eolo- or pretense OF ia authority.
/ The instructions siven 20 the officials Of
this government. al samoa. never deTiatsd
from those made public. nsi which were
well known se Germany aud Gfeai Britain.
TO maintain Mentality in samoan affairs
and 10 causinc ssaeiT action 30 good Offices
! ia the maintenance OF peace and order IN
I this region aud seeuVisg protection for
American sssizrns ard their Interests.
Thc secretary says before he received
the German statement orders had been
gwen b. the 5s-eSideBt looking 20 the pro-
frctioll ef cstiEers of the United states and
/ their properly. IL was with readiness thai
be accepted the invitation of sieruaany
that fhe United states s.Jsln in aa ectiye eE-
feFs 10 restore cslEa aud quiet IN those isl=
snts.g The secretary further says; Il ~
c4Ivea also with expressed satisfaction
Your assurance Of the intentions of your
fevefaiaeEt 20 maintain order aud the
siseessI treaty rights 81 this government
under all circumstances. and this. as /
stated 10 you, necessarily inclnded respect
Ter the existence al Samoan autonomy aud
fndependence which i The iasis 0f the
treaties 1aade With the United states, Ger
snnny nad Great Britain, the tsTsf named
being earliest IN date. 1ae protocol OF the
conference oA Sazaoan assairs, held ia this
eisy In the SUM nseF OF lSS7 by representa-
tiyes of the United states. Germany and
Great Hriiaiu ssist Disclose that fhougfs the
conference did not produce an agreement
/ - 20 a complete pian 81 government for
that community nevertheless on certain
points afi three governments ealneided.
! 0ne OF these was the free election BY the
Sameaps of king IL would seem mest
opgaos1nae Il sueh eleStioa cGald now
practically Se bad. and ! feel assured II
would do much towards enSing the tnrtssi-
shocking and bitter warfare anaonE these
/ Islanders and finally involved thrm ia the
raost regFefsabie cunnScf with the fsefFDan
force. sincerely depicget by the rnitsa
states
oar naval Torces Id lie Paeise, hss teess
i ogssered 30 prccsed ia bis faT-sEslr.
/ sha Trenton, 10 Apss. ! have great
/ eanfs4senre In his wfssOgn al4d hencvosenf
discretion. as well a In tlst Of the nassi
I commanders Of ether aass0ss vessels
witch hsse been sent ~ EhciF fsseetsiTe
ggregussrnfs 10 Samoan waters 10 pro-
FHase a sstisfz9feyg arrangement, and
ta1e L for Erauted that s5nse spiris os
coEaIfy aud perception Of sqaal rights oi
al three treaty Ysswsfs wstrh Induced
year g9seFatnras = susssA lbs srus. 90
/ operation VI tSaa IrStod states ~ restoring
ssfsser is Samoa viii e&HSe iIsETHeTsnus %
sssf5.,ssg Ia Sssi1aR tbs FsiHei Pies e. friendly
1nsfice ars& espssaErate isfapgr Ia
framing plan el ssisismeaf.
70 be sent fse German oaseeFs
fsrcrs in that rewsssn. Tfzsze i 10 0bsezr.
It's In she seserzi treaties, and nene what
Z ever IN the understanding proposed 5f the
( fJassef ssss1s ard arst arrived ~ h@fwofu
/ tae sreMfy power In Jams. ls-as- azsd sIare
rasx frsFn sfRae 80 tssff4 set forth In taels
eoGrespoz4egye
xa s<swER SEux eEKaaES.
lin January II Last, vseHs of thss govern
Fnens were faisy conveygd u fhs g0yen2
rnert sf fserxaany ay Usy ansfrusll@ss es
that date 70 car Erinsxier 81 Berlin. AMI
have since tssaf tssm2 nuaexwo1e Do eAA9EH
and SO int1gaasz9a CT 1sssEas ;hsFrsFDHa -
tfse government ~ sfexmAuy ssne@ tnsf
tine haze been received
sJss 36naary 5se@tsiagy b&y3 s6segFafss-
81 Minister Pe0ss1tDa f0 lay the snxfseF
s,afss,e tAe fserIasn minister os foreign al
fasrx. sad also iasgraed GssEas Aseo- vsls<y
EsS tAe Haasstr-
fla saaEHry Ninassss PeHsieS0n feAs-
zsmrts4sa tsxs Leauf AFe1 Valley could
sysxke "A statement 90 TIE seerNfsrs and ts1sf
/ rr9n;xssx had b<e4 sntgfHzHst fazf f1s rSEsfsr
I xsesssttaa az the United stAkass Npabd ss1f
- xnseeree until Pas details Assi eesn re
sessss5 froxa Germany. asd sas tsssza8 hssf-
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ss,fskage 10 ESes E9Etss1l ksasS sssek teas
! as0s@r measures had b@1n eeasssed sssf
tl.e fr@seetsou es ASnerscAn falsFesss ia
kAnan. and 70 yrrserve SaMaaxi iEsie-
psssste1es.
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