New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-16
A WHITE BOOK ON SAMOA.
THE BIsMARCKs' CORRESPONDENCE BE,
FORE THE REICHSTAG.
COUNT HERBERT ON JANUARY DECIDED THAT
THE ANNEXATION OF SAMOA WAS OUT
OF THE EsTIoN-RETALIATIoN
ORDERED AGAINST MATAAFA.

THE ANNEXATION OF sANoA WAS OOE
OF THE QUESTION SPECIALIZATION
ORDERED AGAINST MATAAFA.
Berlin. Feb. l5-In the Reichstag to-day
White Book in reference to the Samoa matter
introduced 1t comprised forty-four documents. cX-
tending from December s, 1856, TO February ..
1859.
Among the documents relating TO recent events
is the report of the German Consul at Apia. dated
February "a, 1888. Ii describes the endeavOrs of
Americans and Englishmen to provoke conflicts.
dispatch dated September 1883, deals with the
revolt of Mataafa and the support given 10 him
by Captain Leary United States Navy. After an
account of the attack upon the Germans on De
cember 3 comes "A telegram from Count Herbert
Bismarck, dated January l, $780, to the German
Ministers at Washington and London, directing
them TO inform Secretary Bayard and Lord Sails
bury respecting the attack and ordering the
Minister at Washington to complain to the United
States Government that the American, Klein, was
prominent in the fighting. The Ministers were
further instructed TO declare that Germany ad-
hcred to her treaties and would respect the rights
founded thereon, and they were to appeal to both
Governments to cooperate actively with Germany
and re-establish tranquility.
On January :, Count Herbert Bismarck tele-
praphed to the German Consul at Apia that Oh
account of an agreement with the United States
and Great Britain, the annexation of Samoa py
Germany was out of the question.
A dispatch sent TO the German embassies at
London and Washington on January l3 states
that the object of the military measures against
Mataafa and his partisans was TO PUNISH inc
murCtcrers of German soldiers, ana 10 secure W
German subjects the possession of their property.
4 document dated February , when was seIs
bv Count Herbert Bismarck to Admiral baToE
Won der Gotz, chief of the German Aumira4'S'
says:
Germany is not with Samoa as the term :
understood by international law but she regards TsnaseSe
a. The rlghtfu ruler and Mataaa as reoel' asdn's'
whom and his followers retaliation must Do o"io' ~
ANY one standing by them Is promoter OF the coh''
between them and the Germans and must take the con-
sequences.
Corut Herbert concludes by declaring that
notnina i changed in the legal position OF foreign
subjects in Samoa. -, . - .olo
grain saving that if the vindlcatlon Oi iamases'
was impossible the utmost advances shonIu w
made TO reconcile him with Mdtaala. vi Deccn-
her 3 Dr. Knappe reported that the AmcIic"n itl
commander at Apia stirring the nauN,es
n4ainst the Germans. On December Il MI
Blackjack complained that drunken sailors from
The German man-Of-war olga had cOmlhl'eu Ou'-
rags in Apia, entering houses ana wOuhuihs
men and women. DIR. Knappc reported Ettef % that
foreigners had spread rumor that the Germans
had been forbidden to interfere. This rumor mao
the elect cf encouraging the natives, who Ston,d
German sailors and DESTROYED German properties
In January, 1857" ITlnce blsmarOh ho"nou I.
Dr. Knappe that reprisals were necessary, nut
only such as were consonant with the treaties
vjth England and America. The Chancellor said
Because Nlataafa assaulted Iamasese we shall
interfere only by succorlng Iamasese Prince
bismarck charged DIR. knappe to entreat tne
ofher foreign Consus to combine in order TO
restore peace.
The White Book ends with a long report
from tbe German Consul at Apia. The report
Is sted January L. and has thirteen appendices ice
deal ng with events from December q. loeo.
JLcse record that on December 10 Mataaia: III
a > humble letter, sought to open negotiations
with the Consul. but would not surrender hlm- nm
would he spared In subsequent letter Mataaia
PROMISES to surrender in the presence OF the
British and American Consuls. Inc Oeruian
Consul declined to entertain the onef.