Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-28
OPINION OF THE COMMISSION.
Fears That the Affair Will Lead to
a Protraoted Sitting.
MANY DIFFICULTIES PRESENTED.
Chronic Misfortune Attending tho
East African Enterprises-A Gra-
cious Monarch-Workme
Insurance Scheme.
The Samoan COMPLICATIONS,

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| BERLIN, April 27.-'rhe members OF thd
| commission TO consider the question concern
| ing Samoa have seen Prince Bismarck and
Count Herbert Bismarck. The former
briefly expressed his confidence that the con-
ference would be harmonious. The foreign
office appears to be assured of an early ter.
minaton of the negotiations. The commits
sion, however, expects that the sittings will
be protracted for several months, especially
| If the charges against Klein, involving claims
against the government, are brought up.
Bismarck certainly intends to place the evi,
dence of Brardeis and Knappe and
others before the conference, but he has
abandoned the claims for indemnity arising
from klein's action. This concession ought
to shorten the proceedings The claims
against the Samoans for plundering German
traders and planters will be maintained.
There is occasion to believe that England
supports the principle of German demands,
and it is trusted that the American delegates
are empowered to admit it,
The amount of indemnity is not likely to
give rise to any disagreement being merely
question as to the accuracy of claims pres
sented. The foreign Offices method of low
presents difficulties. From the nature of
communications between Herbert Bismarck
and Hamburg firms interested in Samoa il is
surmised that the indemnity will take the
form ofeXtended land concessions supervised
by land court composed of
representatives from Samoa, Germany.
England and the United States. Bayard'S
scheme of government which includes o.
royal council and Legislative composed Of
two houses, in which the three powers will
be represented will not be entertained,
odh
intervention with the local government.
Official papers rather affect indifference
toward the conference. The Cologne Ga.
zette briefly concludes that favorable re-
suit is already assured A strongly phrased
article in the Madgeburg Gazette, national
liberal paper. is in marked contrast with the
reserved tone of the general press This
paper declares that German honor requires
the punishment Of the assailants of Decem-
Der IS, and it demands protection for
planters by the permanent settlement Of
the whole Samoan group on the lines
followed by England in Egypt. In
its evaslve Chauvinism article it misrepre!
sents both official and public feeling.
Herbert, after an informal greeting to the
American delegates, held an official recep-
ton to all the commissioners. A programme
has been arranged for the opening of the
conference on Monday. Kasson and Phelps
have already made a favorable Impression
on the German and English officials. The
idea prevails in the foreign offie that Phelps
will become chief of the American legation.
The emperor's reception of Weman yes
terday brought out a host of visitors. A
number of triumphal arches were erected,
ana there was ringing of bells, firing Of
cannon, etc, in honor of the occasion.
J,,, ,i,yi,,r TO ii Al.
master, the emperor said he had long cher.
ished desire to see the town noted as the
cradle of the greatest national poets and EN-
inent as the source of art and science in
Germany, and was dear to him also as the
home of his grandmother, Auguste. 1t was
graceful response, and showed his advance
in the art Of speaking. The emperor then
visited the Goethe museum, after which he
was banquetted mt the Schloss and then went
to Wartburg. He will return here and open
the exhibition of inventions to secure work.
men against accidents. The exhibits will
comprise models of appliances to guard
against injuries in factories, at fires, in rail-
road accidents, etc.
The emperor gave fresh heart to Dr.
Stoecker before his temporary withdrawal
from public life by the presence of himself
and empress at DIR. Stoecker's Easter SER
mon. Count Won Waldersec gave dinner
to Dr. Stoecker and several of his followers
after the Inaugural ceremony at the new To-
cation of the Berlin Christian Union. DR..
Stoecker will shortly speak to the electors Of
Sllgon and Bielefeld under permit from the
emperor.
The conservative groups have declared
against including farm laborers in the aged
workmen's insurance scheme. The West
Prussian agricultural society, composed OF
conservative landlords, has declared that the
methods of assurance would cause discomfort
among laborers, and that the measure should
not apply TO agricultural hands unable either
to understand or TO utilize the law
Chronic misfortune attends German enter
prise in East Africa. The Wssmann expe.
dition has effected nothing as yet. The
whole amount credited by the relchstae has
been swallowed up The excess in expendi.
ture will necessitate an immediate appeal to
the reichstag for further credit, thus cone
trmng progressIst predictions that the gov<
ernment calculations of the cost of colonizing
operations would prove recklessly false.
Explorer Rohlers, in an address TO the
colonial conference at Munich, declared that
Captain Wissmann would fail to establish
German authority unless backed by an ample
force of German troops. He predicted that
Wissmanns merceharies would revolt at the
first chance and Join the Arabs. Ia the
meantime. the commerce Of the coast 10
annihiiated, Indian traders reporting the
absolute cessation of traffic
The Empress of Austria is improving
under the massage treatment The Abena
Posts denial that her mental faculties are
impaired is contradcted. She keeps Sc
cluded and is sometimes seen walking in the
woods OF Wiesbaden, accompanied by an at
tendant, She has partial paralysis. Of the
limbs.