Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-06-19
THE SAMOAN TREATY.

Ihe Delegates to the Berlin Conference
End Their Labors - The Agreement
signed-Some Of Its Most Important
Provisions.
BERLIN, June l5.-The agreement nego-
t1ated by the commissioners to the Samoan
conference for the settlement of Affairs in
Samoa was signed by all the members of
the conference Friday afternoon Amer
lea having abandoned her principal obtec-
tions to the agreement previously arrived
at, the pIenipotentiaries had only to make
unessential notifications in the wording of
the draft OF the treaty
The draft guaranteed an autonomous adj
ministration OF the islands under the Joint
control Of Germany and America, England
acting as arbitrator in the event OF differ
ences arising. The Samoans are to elect
their own King and Viceroy and to be rep
resented in Senate composed of the prin-
c1pal chiefs and chambers elected
by the people. Samoa is to have the
right OF levying duties OF every kind The
treaty also stipulates that the Germans
shall receive money indemnity for their
losses special court will be appointed to
deal with the land question
The Americans made their adhesion con-
ditional upon the ratification OF the treaty
by the United States Senate The status
quo will, therefore, obtain in Samoa until
December.
Mr. Phelps will carry the treaty to Wash
ington.
Messrs Kasson, Bates and Phelps cor
daily thanked Count Herbert Bismarck
for the courteous manner in which
they had been treated and they
warmly praised the skill and the
tact with which he had presided over the
deliberations OF the conference. Sir Ed
ward Maet thanked Count Herbert on be-
half of the English delegates Count Her.
BERT In reply, said he hoped they had
reached a final solution OF the difficult
question:
WASHINGTON, June Is. The agreement
between England, Germany and the United
States on Samoan affairs was signed at Ber-
lin at . o'clock in the afternoon. 1t will
not be made public until confirmed by the
Senate
LONDON, June 1.-the Posts Berlin cor
respondent says:
The Samoan treaty arranges for the resto-
ration OF Malietoa and tor the appointment of
German and American advisers to the ne,
with an English counselor to adjust q balance
The American delegates have the utmost conf.
dence that the treaty will be ratified by the
United States Senate
The Berlin correspondent OF the Times
learns that the gist OF the Samoan agree
ment is that Malietoa shall be reinstated;
that the control of affairs shall he left main
ly to the Salnoans; that questions touching
the life or property of foreigners shall be
subject to the decision OF resident Judge.
American, English or German, and that the
importation OF liquor and tire-arm shall be
restricted
LONDON, June 15.-The Times comment
ing on the Samoan agreement says
Perhaps it IS rs we'll that Bismarck has been
made to realize that where American interests
are concerned the American Government is
very little affected by many OF those consider
atloas which restrain the action of the
European governments with whom he is more
accustomed to deal and with whom he can for
this very reason deal more easily. The Times
lntima,es that Germany will think twice before
she provokes q collision with America