The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-01-24
OUR RIGHTS IN SAMOA.
America wide Awake and Determined
Not to Tolerate Their Invasion by Ger.
many - Onic.at Correspondence tho
Subject.

America wide Awake and Determined
Not to Tolerate Their Invasion by Ger
many - Onic.at Correspondence tho
Subject.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE correspon-
dence regarding Samoan affairs referred
to in President cleveland's message in-
cludes instructions issued to Adm raj Kim
bcrly by Secretary Whitney on January II,
after Commander Mullan OF the Nipsic
ha telegraphed tho news OF the de-
feat Of the Ge. mans BY the forces
OF Mataafa. In retaliation tho Ger
mans bombsrdcd towns, disrcgarding
neutral rights and enaaUgcring the lives
and properly OF Am rican citizens. The
| Secretary says the United htate $ Govern
| ment is viii ng to cooperate In restoring
order in SaInOl on q basis Of full preserva-
ton Of Amer can treaty rights and Sa-
| moan autonom;, as agreed upon BY the
| United States, Germany and Great
| Britain. He instructed the Admirat to
proceed to Arai with the Trenton. there to
fully inform himself Of tho situation, to
extend full protection to American citizens
ard their property, to protest against the
subjugatiOn Of the native Government
! by Germany, to prevent extreme
measures against tho Samoans and to
endeavor to restore peace and order on
! the basis Of the recogn tion Of Samoan iil-
dependence.
Count Arco, the German minister, on
January l2 made statement to Secretary
Buyard that the German forces had been
landed because German plantations wero
IN danger. They were attacked by
Samoans under the leadership OF an
American named Klein. Count Ar
co said the rights Of all the
treaty powers would be respected under
all circumstances. and asked the Govern
ment to join in restoring calm and quiet.
In response Secretary Bayard expressed
! his pleasure ut 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 hc certainly had actel under
no prctcnse Of the authority Of the Amer
ican Government. He recited the details
of the conference on Samoan ana rs held
here in 1887 by representatives OF the
taree powers. One point on wh ch all had
agreed was the free election OF their King
BY tue ! sam.ans, and the Secretary ex.
pressed belief that il such an election
could now 90 practically held IL would do
much toward ending tho discomfort.
In the communicate from Commander
Mullan, dated Apia. December 3, he says;
1T Is apparent to the thoughtful and un'
pretud.ced mind that the aspirations OF the
Samoan people fer liberal and progress W
government are incompatible with tho Ger
man ideas Of government IN Samoa After
their numerous internal wars and rcvolu
ons the party Of beral opin .oai
would be triumphant were they not Ia
terfered with by outside influences and BY the
presence Of tho German mcn-of-war abrcust o
theic fort fcat,ons as Q daily reiterated men
lnex urap p0fp IN q pV A d
baitle4''
TN January 5 Vice Consul Blackloch
tc.cgraphcd as follows to Secretar Bayard
via New Zealand:
three German war ships undertaking u
disarm Mataafa landed AZ nieht u force to pre-
vent retreat. Mataaf:'s men fred on and
forced TO fight. Germans routed. Twenty
killed: thirty wounded. Germans sweal
| vengeance. Smelling and burning in
4 scr .minately regardless OF Amer.
con roperty. P.o,ests UNDECIDED. M
tiy s exasrerated Foreigners lives and prop
cry In greatest danger. Germans respect M
neural territory. Americans III boat, fylnl
American aag seized in Apia harbor by arme,
German boat. hut relc0sed. Admiral VIII
squadron necessary immed ately.'
Oh the same day Secretary Bayard ;ele
graphcd Munster penIleton 10 lay tie case be
lore the German II n.ster OF Foreign Affairs
and also informed Count Arco OF the matter
Minister Pendleton telegraphed that Coun
Arco would make statement, but that th'
representations of the United States would no
be answered until full details had been re
received BY Germany. Count Berchau, Unde
Secretary. claimed that men landed from 0nl
ship only were engaged in the light On Jan
uary II Secretary Bayard sent . message =
Mr. Blackjack that proper measures had beel
adopted "iOr the protection Of American IN
terests n Samoa and 10 preserve Samoan n
dependence. Admiral Kimberly, with frigat
Trenton, starts Ut once"