Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-16

ff}g Angl0-American cnpls TO mo bi7PA'""i
BsmIN, February I5.-ln the kelcbstag
to-day tine White Book in reference 10 tue "a
moan matter WAS introduced. II comprises
forty. four documents, extending from De
ceo,horQ 3. 1855. 10 February ,, 1889. Among
the documents relating 10 recent events i
ibo rocorf of the German Consul At Apa,
dated February -. 1883. II describes tne
erdetyors Of Americans and fnglishmen 10
provoke condic,s. 4 dispstch, dated sep
tember-. 1889, deals with tie revolt OF Ma.
"a N, and fnr eupport given 20 him by Cap
tain Ioarv. United states navy. After an
account Of the attack upon the Germans on
december 18th comes TELEGRAM from
Count Herbert Bismarck, dated January !,
1881. 10 the G4rman Ministers at Washington
and London directing them 10 inform oecre'
tqry Bavard ard Lord salisbury rospecun9
the attack. snd ordering the Minister al
Wa,binotnn 10 c0mul9in 10 The United states
Government that the American Klein was
prominent IN the fighting. The Ministers
were further instructed 10 declare that GER
many adhered 10 her treaties and would re-
spec; the rights founded thereon, and they
were 10 appeh 10 both Governments TO 90
operate actively wlN Germany aud rte'-
tablisc tranquility. on January Sth Count
Herbert Bismarck teleg-aphed 10 the Ger
man Consnl 10 Apia that on account ot an
agreement with the United states and Great
Britain the annexation Of samoa by Ger
many vas out Of the queition.
The di.uafcb sent 10 the German In
bsssies at London and Washington on
January 18Th states that TIE object Of the
military measures Sgalnst Mitaala ana MS
partisan. were TO punish the murderers oil
The German soldiers and to secure 10 the
German subjects possession OF their proper
is. A document dated February "a, when
was sent by Count Herbert Bismarck 10 Ad-
mirsl Baron Won Der GOitz. chlet OF the
German admiralty, says:
Germany Is not at var with samoa az the
term l. undo stood by international law, bet
She regards Tamase,e a. the rightful ruler
and Natasia az q rebel, against whom and his
| followers retaliation must be enforced. Any
one standing by them ia promoter Of the
conflict between them aud the Germans ana
must take the consequences.
Count Herbert concludes bv declaring that
nothing is changed IN the legal position 81
| foreign subjects in Samoa. The White
Book ends with long report from The Ger.
man Consul at Apia. The report Is dated
! January ith, aud has thirteen appendices
| dealing with events from December 4. 1888.
| These record that on December 18Th MI
/ taaia In an humble letter sought to open
nceOfiatiOns with the Consul; but be
would not surrender himself, although
| plpdgcs were given that his lie would
| be spared. In q subsequent letter Ma
tsala promises TO surrender in the presence
| Of the British and American Consuls.
The German Consul declined 10 entertain
| the offer. ON November 2ith Prince Bis
marck sent 4 telegram saying that II the vim
! dication Of Tami,ese was Impossible the Mt
most advances should be made 20 reconcile
! BIN. On December 81 knappe reported
| that the American commander al Apia was
! stirring the natives AGAINST Germans. De-
cem,er 18th Consul Blackjack complained
/ that drunken sailors from the German man
of.war Olga had committed outrages in Apia
entering the houses and wOunding men and
women. Dr. Knappe reported later that the
! foreigners had spread the rumor
| that the Germans had been forbidden
| 10 interfere. This rumor bad the effect
! 81 encouraging the natives, who stoned The
/ German sailors and destroyed German pro-
pertie.. In January, lSsS, Prince Bismarck
Hotlfed Dr. knippe that reprisas were
/ necessary. but only such As were consonaut
! with the treaties With England and America.
/ The Chancellor said: "Bccause Maaaia
assaulted TlmaSese We shall interfere only
/ by succorlng Tamasese." Prince Bismarck
| charged Or. huappe 70 entreat the other
| foreign consuls 10 combine in order 10 re-
/ store peacc.