Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-22
AMERICA WINS.
The Other Samoan Commissioners FL
nally Agree to Our Terms.

In regard to the hitch in the Samoan nego-
tia,ions, of which brief mention was made in
The STAR yesterday, Berlin dispatch says
that Mr.. Phelps, who is known as 1.-The peace
maker" both in the conference and in the
working committee, was in evident trouble.
First he was interviewing an English commits
sioner in his own rooms. then he was hurrying
off TO the foreign Office, where he remained
for some time closeted with the German repre-
sentatives, and then repeating the process.
When asked as to the situation. Commissioners
Phelps, Kasson and Bates said that there was
no great change, and that everything was
progressing Satisfactorily.
Both the German and English commissioners
refused to talk on the subject. but IL was
learned from other sources that the United
States government had instructed its commits
sloners to insist upon the return of Malietoa as
king. a message was said to have been re-
celved from Secretary Blaine within the past
thirty-six hours. directing the commissioners
to insist upon the restoration of the status quo,
and saying that Germany deposed Maiietoa as
king and
MUST RETURN HIM AS RING.
They might higgle about indemnity or unit
or dual or tripartite government If they
pleased but Malietoa must be king. While the
Germans have come to agree with all the other
views of the American commissioners they
were reluctant to accept this condition. and
pointed 10 the fact that Malietoa was pardoned
by the German emperor at the beginning OF
the conference. This, they claimed, should
satisfy America.
The American commissioners Monday night
were quiet and conciliatory In their utterances
concerning the situation, but expressed de-
termination to remain firm.
correspondent was informed last evening
that Germany had consented to restore King
MaletOa. This action was taken finally after
prolonged and persistent efforts on the part of
the American commissioners. But now comes
another hitch in the negotiations. This fresh
difficulty grows out of the claim for indemnity
made by Germany. The American section of
the conference holds that if any indemnity is
paid 1t must be merely nominal sum- Ger
MANY. on the contrary, maintains that in the
conflicts between the German forces and the
Samoans the latter were invariably the aggres-
sors. Besides, the native partisans of King
4IaiietOa were guilty of the barbarouS prac-
tees of beheading German sailors. as well as
INJECTING upon the wounded particular cruel
ties. These acts, Germany insists. should en-
tan upon Samoa the payment Of special in
demnity. Earnest efforts are making in COM
mittee TO settle the dispute, but the matter is
very likely to require reference to the
plenary conference.
CHIEF POINTS OF THE PROTOCOL.
The London Posts Berlin correspondent saws
that the Samoa protocol in its final form will
contain two chief points. The first of these re-
lates to the government of Samoa, which will
be arranged on a tripartite basis, England
being accorded position corresponding in a
certain sense to that of arbitrator. The second
deals with the appointment of land commits
sion. England Is to have a large influence i'll
the selection OF the supreme judicial function
airy.
NO NEWS AT TIVE STATE DEPARTMENT.
As far as can be learned the Department OF
State has not yet been officially advised of the
repOrtedhitch in the Samoan conference