, 1889-01-31
GROWERS COURSE.
Outlined by Correspondence
with Congress.
BIsMARcK's COMMUNICATIONS.
--Frame Of Mind of the house snd
Senate op the Situation.

The president to-day sent TO the senate
OF congress, additional correspondence rel-
alive TO Samoan affairs, accomps MED by
the following message to congress: ~
had the honor on the 18th instant TO COM
municate TO your honorable body certain
correspondence and documents In relation
70 ahairs In the Samoan islands, and hav-
ing since received further dispatches from
the yice'consul at Apia and the command
er OF the United States naval vessel Nip
sie'' in these waters, lose no time Ia lay
ing them before you. also
transmit herewith the full text
Of the instructions from Prince
Won Bismarck 10 the German minister at
this capital which was communicated on
pears TO be an amplifcation OF PRIOR tele.
graphic instructions on the same subject,
communicated through the same channel
and which being set forth Ia the note OF
the secretary of state to Count Won Arco-
valley, the German minister, of the 18th
inst. was duly laid before congress with
my last message In relation to Samoan
aRairs. tits also proper to inform you
that on Monday, the 2Sth inst, on the oc-
casion of communication Of a note Of the
prince chancellor To the secretary OF state,
he Was given TO understand by the Ger
man minister that a proposition from bis
government to that of the United States
for conference ON Samoan subjects
was on its way by mail. having left Berlin
on the 10th inst, 80 that its arrival here in
due course OF mail can be looked for In q
the secretary Of state whether the PROPOSE
tion referred TO was for rene wal of u
joint conference between the United
States and Germany aud Great Britain,
which was suspended In July, 1887. or for
the confederation OF the Samoan affairs at
Novo, the German minister stated his in
ability 10 answer until the propositions,
which left Berlin on the 20th inst, should
have besn received. shall hereafter COM
before me In relation 70 the Samoan
This uuprovoked attack IL said 10 have
taken place under the leadership Of an
Amesiean named Klein. On this occasion
more than 1fty German soldiers and on
ceYs were killed and wouudsd. In cosse-
ausace of this ws have besn transplssted
tioss By which the imperial consul in Apis
was tryisg 10 reconcile the contsndin6
psrties and for which be had sought She
cooperation Of his English and American
colleagues into q state OF war with the
assailants to our regret. We shall
carry on the contest which has been forced
upon Us by Mataafa and his followers,
WIu tn6 utmOet cOnstuerattOn Tor EnRttsn
and American interests. Our military
measures have in view only the punish
ment Of the murders of German soldiers
and the protection Of our countrymen and
their property, rs they on their part are
ut war with Tamasese. Our interference
will necessarily assume tho character OF
assistance to 1amasese. In our endeavor
for the Just punishment of murder we
hope for the cooperation of the treaty
OF the powers in Samoa in friendship
with us and We ask the government of the
United States to be GOOD enough 10 fur
nish our consul and commanders its ships
of war in Samoa with suita BILE irstruc-
tions. Our armed forces there are instruct
ed to avoid ard TO prevent all injury 10
national commerce and property and to
adopt measures of reprisal and dsstruc-
tion only against the followers of the party
which initiated the contest with our troops
by murderous attack. We shall, Of
course. abide by the agreements with
America and England with respect to 3a-
moa. and pay due regard under all circu IN
stances to the rights OF those powers AS
established by the treaty. beg yonr ex-
cellency to bring this communication TO
Bayard's knowledge by reading it 10 min
and to leave q copy of 1t with him if re
requests it. (Signed.)
BISMARCK.