The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-17
AFFAIRS IN SAMOA.
The Correspondence Relating
to the Recent Row.
GERMANY CAN GO FURTHER.
To Enforce Treaty charlottesville
United States Calls a Halt-Injured
Innocence-Klein, the Leader.

WASHINGTON, January 16.-Among
the correspondence concerning the
affairs in Samoa referred to in Presi-
dent Cleveland's message transmitted
to Congress yesterday, and presented
to the Senate to-day are the following
instructions to Admiral Kimberly from
Secretary Whitney, in a cablegram
dated January 18th: Commander
Mullen, of the Kipsic, telegraphs by
way of Auckland, n. T., that force
has landed at Samoa from the German
feet, which resulted in an engagement
between the troops of Mataafe and
the German forces and the defeat of the
latter. He reports that the Germans
in retaliation bombarded the towns,
disregarding the protests and neutral
right that the property and lives of
American citizens were in danger. He
strongly urges the sending of rein
forcements. The German government
claims that
GERMAN FORCES WERE FIRST ATTACKED;
that war now kists between Germany
and that portion of the natives in
Samoa engaged in the attack on the
Germans. The German government
invites this government, in the COM
mon interest, in establishing order in
Samoa giving the assurance of q care
tul respect tor our treaty right. The
United States is willing to cooper ate
to restore order in Samoa on a basis of
the full preservation of American treaty
rights and Samoa authority. as recog-
nized and agreed to by Germany,
Great Britain and the United States,
and has so informed the German
government. You will at once proceed
to Samoa to extend full protection and
DEFENSE TO american CITIZENS
and property. You will consult with the
American vice consul. examine his ar
chiyes and otherwise inform yourself
as to the situation, and all the recent
occurrences, and protest against the
subiugation and displacement of the
native government of Samoa by Ger
many, as in violation of the positive
agreement and understanding between
the treaty powers, but inform the rep
resentatives of the German and British
governments of your readiness to CO.
operate in the cause, causing all treaty
rights to be respected and IN restoring
peace and order on basis Of the recog-
milton OF Samoan rights to indepen-
dence. and to endeavor to prevent ex-
b treme measures against the Samoans
and bring about peaceful settlement.
ha QHp nn0n
that basis, you will report the same for
approval, and you will inform this gov
eminent as soon as possible after your
arrival in Samoa OF
THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS
and prospects of a peaceful adjustment
and whether Germany was acting i'm
partially between the opposing forces
when the late conflict occurred.
January 18th the Secretary addressed
a communication to Count Arco, Ger
man Minister, in reply to the statement
giving the German version of the Sa-
moan difficulty. The statements Of
Count Arco are substantially as follows
The German forces landed in Samoa
after the German commander had
given notice of his intention to the
commanders of the American ano
British men of-war, his reason for land
ing being that some German plsnta-
tons were in danger. Upon Landing
THE GERMANS WERE ATTACKED
by Samoans, under command of Kleir
an American citizen, and lost fifty
killed and wounded. A state of wa
was therefore announced by Germany
and as the American is alleged to havt
been in command of the attdckiDl
Samoa forces, Count Arco is INSTRUCTED
to make complaint to the United States
The treaty rights of the United State
and all the rights of the treaty power
shall be respected under all clrcum
stances. TIE German government ask
them to join in an active way 10 restor
calm and quiet.
In response Secretary Bayard says h
at once communicated with Count Arc
on becoming aware of the allegation
that the Samoan forces were led by al
American named Klein, that he had NJ
knowledge whatever, nor reason to be
lieve that Klein was a citizen OF tn
United States. ~ was certain" con-
tinues the secretary's letter, "he wa
not and never had been in any wa.
SOuucCL6Q Will Iu6 puU1lC scIflOo ~
acting under color or pretense OF 1t
authority. Instructions were given t
the officials of this government a
Samoa never to deviate from thos
made public, and which were we
known TO Germany and Great Britain
TO MAINTAIN NEUTRALITY
in Samoan affairs and confine their &C
tions to the good Offices in the mainte
nance of peace and order in these re
gions and the protection of America
citizens and their interests. The Ser
rotary says that before he had receive
the German letter that orders had bee
: given by him looking to the protectio
of the citizens of the United States an
their property, and that 1t was with a
entire readiness he accepted the il
vitation of Germany that the Unite
States "join in an active way to restol
the calm and quist in those islands
The Secretary furthes says: 81 receive
also, with expressed satisfaction, yo'
assurance of the intentions of vol
government to maintain carefully ar
with respect the treaty rights of th