The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-02-02
The German Buffer Throws Down
His Hand and Yields TO Score
tary Bayard's Just Demand,
MARTIAL LAW IN SAMOA.
Recent Correspondence Submitted 10
Congress Yesterday Which Shows
that Bismarck Knows Where
to Stop.

tary OF state relating 10 affairs in Samoa.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
Bayard 10 the president: "As the qnes
tion of German action and American right
in lSamoa Is under consideration by con
gress beg leave 10 transmit herewith, will
a view 10 their being laid before congress
copies OF the correspondence touching
affairs in Samoa which has taken place
since Jan, 80, the date Of your last messag,
TO congress ON the subject This consists
OF telegram to this department iron
Blackjack, vice-consul OF the United Siate'
at Apia, dated Jan. 3, and the paraphras'
of my telegraphic instructions OF the sam,
date 10 our minister at Berlin, OF which 4
copy was also sent 70 the charge d'affairs a
London, and my note Of the same date q
Count Arco Valley.
To-day was waited upon by the Ger
man minister at this capital, who read m,
q note from his government which | trans
scribed from his dictation and now enclose
a copy OF its text The enclosed Telegram
reads:
"AucKLAND, Jan. 81 The German con
sui declares Germany at war with Samoa
and under martial law" The paraphass
of the note TO Minister Pendleton Is as fol.
lows: "Bayard instructs the minister OF
the United States at Berlin 10 inform the
German government that adyices fron
Apia state the German consul had declared
Germany 10 be at war with Mataafa AND
Samoa 10 be under martial law. Bayard
informs Minister Pendleton that the Ger
man minister az this capital, under instruc
tions from Prince Bismarck had al
ready acquainted this government
of the declaration of war by
Germany against Mataafa and
accompanied the notification with a state
ment that Germany would, Of course, abide
by the agreements with America and Eng
land touching Samoa and preserve under
all circumstances the rights OF this govern
ment established by treaty; but. In view oi
adyices from Apia, Bayard instructs Pen
dletOn to say this government has assumed
the German officials In Samoa would be in
structed carefully 10 refrain from interfer
ence with American citizens and property
there. Hence no declaration OF martha
law could extend German Jurisdiction so a,
10 include control over Americans In
Samoa. Such pretension would not b.
recognized or conceded by this govern
ment"
The remainder OF the correspondence, al
transmitted by the president, reads as fol
lows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Jan. Sl.-Bay
ard 10 Count Arco Valley: Informs hin
OF the receipt Of telegram from Black
lock, and says: mot knowing what con
struction might be given 10 his authority
by the German consul nt Samoa in sale
proclamation of martial law, deemed IL ex
pedient nj once 10 communicate our minis
Ter at Berlin informing him of the precise
language of the telegram from Black lock
and stating the declaration ~ state OF
war by Germany against Mataafa and his
marty In Samoa had been preyiousl,
...A sL.l
since Bismarck In his instructions Il
10 You also stated the German government
would OF course abide by the agreement
with America and England with respect 10
Samoa: and pay due regard In ali lfstrlc-
tions to the rights Of those powers estab
lisbed by treaty, our minister at Berlin
was therefore instructed 10 make il knewr
at the German foreign Office that the
limited States asserts that German officials
AT Samoa should be Instructed 10 scrupu
lously abstain from all interference witt
| American citizens and their property In
Samoa. and that no increase or expansion
| of German iurisdlctjoD over American cit.
| izensfor their property be- caused by Ger
many's declaration Of martial law, nor
would such Jurisdiction be recognized ol
conceded by the United States.
Coprt Arco Valley 10 Bayard undel
| Instructions from the prince chancellor
FEB. 1: "As state of war was declared
against Mataafa, the commander of the
| German squadron issued n proclamation b,
which foreigners established I'm Samo,
were subjected 10 martial law. Interna
| tional law would. 10 A certain extent. no
prevent such a measure, but as Prime,
bismarck ls of the opinion that our mill
tary authority has gone too far In this In
ceiyed telegraph orders 10 withdraw the
part OF the proclamation concerning for
eigners. In negotiating with Mataafa. OuI
consul AT Samoa has asked that the admin
istration OF ths Islands of Samoa might b,
tamnorarlly handed over 10 him. whlci
demand moi being In conformity with oul
preylous promises regarding the peutralIt,
and independence OF Samoa. Knnppe ha,
/ heen ordered by telegram 10 withdraw i'm
medIately his commando
senator FRYE, OF Maine. said tO an Asso
| cIated Press Reporter this evening that 10
davis deyelopm1ents In Samoan matters ha,
moi In his opinlon. changed the situatior
| in any important particular, ,.Germapy.'
he said. "may have abandoned tempOraril,
her rash methods, but she have not IN
| the least changed their purpose, but will
90 straight forward 10 the COMPLETION OF
| that pnrnose. unless some action /,
taken by this government TO prevent il
seThe Germans y said the senator. .made uI
mi, minds ling 400 M take nossessIo,
M The samoan ISLANDS. and they will no
/ change their polIcy In this respect 80 l0ni
as the Hated States poyernment offers n,
ohiectlons Congress should Instruct m,
nr.sident 10 make a dsmand upon ger
many Tor the resioratIon of the statue ouo
Thai demand he aid. wonld nndoubt,.dl,
he comnlied with. She cannot afford |,
ivnnr,. n Tor n commercial lntercourse be-
,xaen the two countries shonid be- inter
mated Germanv wonld lose more In
wpek than The no.session of Samoa coul,
repay in thousand years"
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