The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-16
THEC0VETEDISLES
A Statement by Regent Bis
marck's Son.
Brave MasAzfa Not 20 he xntrapp.a
"A Great Nations Hatred OF
the Peer sameans

EKzxES. Fsh. Iss-Ia the rSSeAs1ax ss,-sasx
white boek IN refe-eaee - the Ss.ssz
matter WIS Introduced L eamprsseS "a
socunents- extending frozn npcenser :
sssss, 80 February ). 1s-S- Anaug tAs 3eseu.
nas1zs relating 20 reeens evesfs Is q rwzsa~e
cf gae GERMAN ceansea AZ Aps4 dated res,.
r1azy -, ISIS. x describes she endeaxo-x
Of AEnerseans AID Eng1isA 10 ysrugakp eaY,-
1tczzA A dispatch dated -exss<nAs@r- fS<s
desas with the resoss Of Nzsazfz sad sse
support given 70 hirB by Capt Leary.
L ~
After fhe sceonns Of s.sp attack unsr "a.
Germans Dscernh@s Is. comes a fssegra,s.
FROM Caaaf HerheTx fsssrnarc&. 4ssesl
iEnE&ry /. iSs2. % TIE German snsnss3s.-.
~ Washington ard IAsE1laa, silrNcEs ca sszarn
Z, inform SECRETARY Esyzr& ard Isssd
>sEascary respecting the attack. and order
lag fnc minister AZ Washington ID cg1ss-
plain 70 Ehe Iaite1 states :y8xerv-ner1,
that The American kleia was peaza snezg In
TIE 1Enung The ministers ara Fa~xhar
Instructed 10 declare tstrr1sny Adherexa ,e
The treaties aud would respect the rfgass
iersfssfass1 Laere0n- sid they weEs % APP
peal 70 bosA goEeruassats 70 es-0pr-ate
sc1tseiy with Germans xsld re-sstAAlssh
tranquility.
CA Jznsxry coanr Herbert Bsxrna-rs
teiegrsp phes1 tks German eoasas I; 6sssa
thai on account OF the axreSEnent alfh the
44A<s4 SeHAE@ &1s4 Ufr43 EffE&1U 4zfE AEn&r-
alton OF samoa by ssernaoy wss ous Of the
question.
a dispatch sent 10 the tssrrnsgs axnbassa.
dors ~ London and Washington on Jan.
us-y Il states fass the niliiary measures
against AatAsfs and his pzrslSsns were t0
pa1lsa lae snurderers o. German soldiers
and 20 secure 10 German subjects rsss-
session OF their property
A document dated February ? ssuf -,
Count Herbert bismarck 20 AdERsrsi 1a-sasa
son der E0ftz, chief OF the srer7nar So
lnirAify. says Germany Is not at war wi.a
national saw. but she regards Tsrnssess
a. the righgfui ruler and Maiaafa as .
rebel against whons and his followers
reIalIas1oa must be enforced Ans s5tss
standing BY them Is Q promoter et con
ltef between them aud the Germans. and
bert concludes BY declaring fha, nofAlar
IS changed IN the legal position Of foreign
subjects in samoa.
TIE white book ends with long rexo-s
from the German council as Ania. The
report is dated January 4. and hxs Is s,s-
Irndiees dealing with events from Deeera-
Der 4. isss These record that on Decera-
Der ~ Msfsafa Ia = humble letter
sought 20 open negotiations with the
consul. h1t woald not surrender
himself. although pledges were given thai
his life wonld be spared. In q sahseg neat
presence 0f British aud American consuIs
The German consul declined 30 entertain
she Offer
On November "A Prince bismarck SEPT a
telegram saying thai IL the vindicgsion Of
Tamssese Was impossible, the utmost Sd
yanees should be made TO reconcile hfrn
with Mstssfa- On pee. DR.. Kuappe re-
ported that the American commander Al
Apia was stirring the natives against the
Germans.
On December II Blackjack complained
that drunken sailors seoEn the 6ersnaa
man-of-wsr Olga had committed eGtraxes
in Apia. entering houses aud w0un61nx
men and women
DIR. Knappe reported later shat the for
e3gners had spread the ramos that the Ger
mans had been forkasdsn 10 interfere
This r1mor had the eject of ENCOURAGING
the natives. VITO stoned German sailors
and destroyed German properties.
In January Prince bismarck notified DR..
knsppe fhas repziszls were necessary, bus
only such as were c0nscnAnf with the
treaty with England and America The
chancellor said. Because MAfaafs S.
saalted Tam2sese We shall interfere only
by succoring Taraxese- Prince Bismarck
charged Dr.. kusppe 90 entrea. other Tor
eign consuls 10 combine IN order 70 restore
peace