Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-17

tected, as any participation in the hostil-
tiles would be contrary to the laws Of
war.
The steamer Walnut arrived from Auck-
land on the 23d, evidently bringing i'm
portant dispatches for the German Con-
sui. These were supposed to order the
Consul to suspend operations until
further orders from Germany. Knappe
went at once to zee King Mataafa, who
was not at home. The Consul intimated
to the Chiefs that Germany did not want
TO prosecute war against them, but If
they persisted in resistance there were
plenty Of war-ships coming from Ger
many to compel submission.
SOME GERMAN BLUsTER.
| The war was intended for the Americans
and English and not to do Mataafa any
harm. He intimated that Germany was
very powerful and more than a match
for America and England. The German
Emperor had given him full power to dc
as he pleased. In reply to these strong
representations the Samoan chiefs asked
for two weeks time to consider them,
which was granted.
MIR. Fletcher, manager for the large
colonial house of Macarthur q Co.. casu.
ally remarked on the street that he be-
lieved the United States and England
would make war with Germany. Captain
Fritz hearing this, summoned Fletcher
to appear before the German Consul and
answer tor the remark reported. Fletcher
put himself under the advice of the Brit
ish Consul, who told him Under no cir.
cumstances to answer the summons.
i 1t was found out on the oath that G
German proclamation of the most exact
ing kind had been prepared, but post.
poned until the arrival of news from
America. A category of offenses was
contained in this reserved proclamation
with penalties ranging from fine tc
deportation, or imprisonment up to q
life term. Helping Mataafa and oppos.
ing German interests and the circulation
of any printed or written matter of thai
nature were among the crimes cata
logued. Public meetings without permis
! sion were to be prohibited. 1t is be-
lieved in Samoa that Captain Mullan's
protest had much to do with the post
ponement of this proclamation.
HE WANTED TO GET KLEIN.
On January 29th Captain Fritz ad
dressed the following message to Captain
| 1a0 HAS TSdCucN
me that an American citizen, Mr.. ]. G
Klein, is on board the United States shiI
Nipsic. If that be true, hereby re-
quest that you surrender him to the
German military tribunal on board His
Imperial German Majesty s ship Adler, fol
the cause Gas has been laid before me
maintained and witnessed by oath) that
he, in conspicuous manner; was con
,,xt k< al,
OF H. l. G. M. Olga on December 18
1885," Captain Mullan replied that as q
commander in the American navy, he
would protect any American citizen, and
Klein could not be tried by any military
tribunal in Samoa, and he declined to
deliver him up.
WAR INEVITABLE.
John Christofferson, paymaeter OF tha
American man-of-war Nipsic, return el
from Samoa on the Mariposa, having OBJ
tanned leave of absence. The officer ex
pressed himself as believing that the
affair would end in war unless action wa;
J quickly taken by the Government. A
} close watch had to be kept on the Ger
man men. of-war to prevent any overt ac
: on their part, while the Americans or
! land are compelled to put up with re
peated insults from the German portion
J of the population. 1t ia openly charged
} in the islands that DIR. Knappe
who has charge of the postoffice, openl
the United States mails, only delivering
those he sees fit. Both American ant
British citizens at Samoa have denounced
Knappe. The personal feeling agains
him is very bitter. 1t is even declared
that Knappe has succeeded in obtainin,
; the United States Governments secre
} cipher, for in q number of instances
where Government dispatches of pri
vate nature have been seen sent through
this department it bad afterward beer
discovered that they had been tamperec
j with.
4 BAYARD ON THE SITUATION.
| WASHINGTON, February 16.-Wher
shown the advices received from Samos
by the steamer arriving at San Fran
cisco to-day, Secretary Bayard tonight
said that Captain Mullan, Of the Nipsic
had acted sensibly in taking care o.
Klein, the correspondent. Regarding
this man there seemed to be misunder
standing on the part of the German
officials. OF the other events chronicleG
in the dispatch the Secretary pointed
out that, since its date, telegraphic
advices showed that martial law
had been abolished, so far as il
applied to foreigners, and that the Ger
man officials had been rebuked. He had
noticed in the newspapers that the Ger
man Consul, Knappe, and Herr Brands,
Tamasese's adviser, who, according to
some accounts, had been responsible for
fomenting the strife, had been ordered
home by the German government. If
this is true, the state of affairs promises
to be much relieved. Altogether, Secre-
tary Bayard was hopeful that speedy,
peaceful and satisfactory settlement OF
the Samoan affairs would be reached.
He had, he said, received no news from
Samoa later than that sent to Congress
and already published.
JOHN G. KLErN's STATEMENT.
SAN Francisco, February 16.-John G.
Klein, the American newspaper cores.
pondent, who arrived from Samoa on the
steamer Maripsoa to-day, says that he
left the islands because he was aware
that he would have to remain on the
American man.of-war continually in
order to avoid being seized by the Ger
mans, who were evidently under in