Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-14

| months in each year. The German Min
lister said that Malietoa had VIGOROUSLY
violated his treaty obligations: that the
Samoans are incapable of maintaining
peace and order, and therefore he sug-
geSted an advisor to the King this adj
| visor to act as the mandatory of the
| three Powers. He acknowledged absolute
| equality Of treatment in respect of COM
| merce, navi CATION, jurisdiction and all
| other matters. The British Minister
favored an international land court and
an Interior consular jurisdiction as the
| kings We're OF war.
| The conference of July Mr.. Bayard said
| he understood had agreed upon the
| following point: That there should be no
| annexation of the islands by any of the
! treaty powers; that the independence of
/ the Islands was to be preserved, with
| equal right of commerce and navigation
| for the subjects of the treaty powers; that
| the native government was to be estab-
| lished and assisted to maintain itself ::
| that the present jurisdiction of consuls
| over their own countrymen should be pre-
| served; that the present treaties be main
| tanned so far as the rights Of the three
| powers under them were concerned: that
| means for the raising of revenue for sup
port of the government should DE devised,
| and the question Of foreigners should be
| considered: that a land court should be
| established to settle titles, etc.
! Mr.. Bayard said that Germany and
| Great Britain proposed that there should
| be only council Of chiefs. The United
| States would suggest a king, a council of
| chiefs, and a Legislative assembly, COM
| posed of representatives elected by the
| people of the islands. The German Min
| lister said if there was such a Legislative
| assembly as Mr.. Bayard proposed, it
| should have a consultative and not a de-
Gliding vote, and with this understanding
he was not opposed to such an assembly.
Mr.. Bayard said that there were some
| other points upon which the propositions
of the Powers did not run so closely to-
gether. The first was as to the kingship.
The United States in view of existing
treaty and declaration made by
| Consuls, had proposed the continued
| recognition of Malietoa Larpepa as
King, and of Tamasez as Vico-
King. The British and German govern
ments proposed new election. In this,
for the sake of coming to an agreement,
he was disposed to concur. The customs
of the Samoans should prevail in il and
the result of the election should be an
nounced to and declared by the three
consuls, who should not otherwise partic-
ipitC III iiIC proceedings.
Mr.. Bayard said his proposal to let
Malietoa remain as King had been OBJ
jected to by Germany and Great Britain.
The German Minister asked whether the
newly elected King should not be ap-
proved by the powers? Mr.. Bayard
thought not. The German Minister said
the people might nominate their King and
the powers confirm him. Mr.. Bayard OBJ
Jected to this, on the ground that this
would virtually give the powers the choice
of a King.
MIR. Bayard said that there had been Il
proposition from Germany which had
met with a certain deRee OF reco ynitiou
from Great Britain, that the power having
the greatest present commercial interest
should exercise preponderatirg iniu-
ence. To that he (AIr. Bayard) would OBJ
iect.
At the conference on July the COM
mission proposed by Mr.. West was dis
cussed. Mr.. Bayard opposed it q, em5 ,r-
RAISING the court. The Germ IN Minister
conceded with Ir. West.
At the fourth co Inference, held July IS
the German Minister said that Mr.. Bay
ard had stated that if the German plan
were followed, it would result eventually
in converting the islands into n 'iermIn
possession. Mr.. Bayard replied that he
had understood the proposition OF the
British Minister to be that the TIN ee gov
ernments should alternate in the appoint
ment of the mandatory, but that in con-
sheraton of its greater interest, Ger
many should have the first five years.
He thought that the recognition Of pre-
ponderance of interest would weaken the
neutrality of the islands. The German
Minister said that Mr.. Bayard's plan fora
cooperation of the three Powers had
been tried in the municipal board of Apia
and had proved a fail ure there. He
quoted from the report OF Mr.. Thurs ton
as follows: 'The great object of a Sa-
moan party when seeking to gain an as
cendency is intrigue for foreign support,
and hence much of tho trouble has
risen" The cooperation of the two
other Powers, the Minister said, with the
Power having the predomf,ating interest
would bring about the result that all de-
sired.
On July 81 the fifth conference was held.
The land title court was di s-used at great
length, and during the discussion the
question Of control came Up again.
Mr.. Bayard asked if he expressed the
views of the British Minister when he sail
that the mandatory scheme did not in
volve the recog alton of any prepouder-
ance of interest, which he thought ought
not to be taken into account in dealing
with the matters before the conference.
Certainly" said Mr.. Wet.
The German Minister iaterpOsed The
objection that he could rot GLOW the
adoption of q plan which would at any
time throw the control os the isl lands into
the hands of either of the Two countries
whose interests were less tina. those o.
Germany.
Mr.. Bayard said that the proposed la2l
commission was the cornerstone of the
arrangement; but in the plan proposed
by Germany, the prepOnderance of inter-
ests were TO be the beginning, snd the
middle, and the end of the whole thing.
Mr.. West said that he could not see it i'll
that way.
At the conference on July 26, the Ger
man Minister read a paper in which he
defined the meaning of the memorIdum
read at the conference to be that Ger
many, having the largest interest III Sa-
moa, claims to be intrusted by the o7her
two Powers to exercise the efficient coa-
troll there, as well for her own interest
for those of Great Britain and the United
States.
Mr.. Bayard asserted that the plan IF
the German Minister was a foreign auto.
cratic government, based on mercantile
interests. Mr.. Bayard favored an adj
journment until the autumn, in order to
give the governments of Germany and
Great Britain time to consider the proto-
coils.
AN EXCELLENT PLAN.
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