Evening journal., 1889-05-22
AMERICA THE WINNER.
Germany to Restore Samoa to
King Malietoa.
BISMARCK WANTS INDEMNITY.

Hitch in the Proceedings of the Confer
ence, Due TO Claim OF Damages for
Native AggressIons- - President Carnot
Receives Minister Reid.
BERLIN, May 22-From certain indica-
tions at the rooms Of the American dele
gates as well as at the quarters Of the Eng
lish commissioners and at the German
foreign Office, 1t is evident that there is some
serious hitch in the negotiations of the
Samoan commission
Mr. Phelps, who is known as 'the peace
maker,n both in the conference and in the
working committee, is in evident trouble.
First he Is interviewing an English commits
sioner in bis own room, then he Is hurrying
of 70 the foreign office where he remains
for some time closeted with the German re-
presentatives, and then repeating the pro-
cess.
When asked al to the situation, Commits
sioners Phelps, Kasson and Bates say that
there is no great change and that everything
is progressing satisfactorily.
Americas Demands.
Both the German and English commission
ers refuse to talk on the stsbiect, but il Is
learned from other sources that the United
States government has instructed its com
missioners 10 insist upon the return Of Mali.
etoa as king.
A message is said bo have been received
from Secretary Blaine within the past thirty
six hours directing the commissioners TO in
sist upon the restoration of the status quo,
and saying that Germany deposed Malietoa
as king and must return him as king. They
may haggle about indemnity or a unit or q
dual government II they please, but Malietoa
must be king.
While the Germans have come TO agree
with all the other views Of the American
commissioners, they are reluctant 10 accept
this condition, and point to the fact that
Malietoa was pardoned by the German EN-
peror at the beginning of the conference.
This, they claim, should satisfy America.
II Is thought that crisis viii be reached
at the meeting of the conference. The
American commissioners were quiet and con
ciliatory in their utterances concerning the
situation but expressed a determination e
remain firm
Later--GerFnany Yields.
The special correspondent Of the Associates
Press here was informed that Germany hai
finally consented 10 restore King Malietoa
/ This action was taken finally after prolonges
and persistent efforts on the part Of TN
American commissioners.
Indemnity Questions.
But now comes another hitch in the nego
tiations. This fresh difficulty grows out Q
+ the claim for indemnity made by Germany
The American section Of the conference hold
i that If any indemnity Is paid II must be
1 merely nominal sum. Germany, on the col
q trary, maintains that in the conflicts betwee
q the German forces and the Samoans the la
a ter were invariably the aggressors.
II Besides, the native partisans Of king Ma
n etoa were guilty of the barbarous practic
re Of bsheading German sailors, well as
,r ficting upon the wounded particular crul
Is ties These acts, Germany insists, should e
= tail upon Samoa the payment Of special
q demnity.
y Earnest efforts are making in committee
n settle the dispute, but the matter is We
al likely to require a reference 70 the plena
conference.