Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-02-06
. BISMARCK BACKS DOWN.

BISMARCK BACKS DOWN.
He Mobiles His Orders to tho n.rn.n
Consul at Samoa-Foretgnors to Be Elk
empt from tho Exactons Of Martha, Law.
and All Treaty Rights to be Preserved.
WAsH1NGToN, Feb. 2-The President Fri
day transmitted to Congress report from
Secretary Bayard on Samoan affairs, in
closing the following documents. The first
is telegram from Vice Consul Blackjack,
as TO lows:
"AUCKLAND, Feb. alderman Consul de-
clares Germany at war, with Samoa under
martial law
SECRETARY BAYARD's PROTEST..
Then follows the following paraphrase
of telegraphic Instructions sent to Minister
Pendleton at Berlin on January 81:
Mr.. Bayard instructs the Minister Of the
United States at Berlin to inform the German
Government that advces from Apla state that
the German Consul had declared Germany to be
at war with Maiaafa and Samoa to be under
martial law. Mr.. Bayard informs Minister Pen
dleton that the German Minister at this capital
under instructions from Prince Bismarck, had
already acquainted this Government OF the
declaration OF war by Germany against Mataafa
and had accompanied the not lcation with the
statement that Germany would, OF course
ABIDE by the agreement with Amer.
lea and England touching Samoa, and
preserve under all circumstances the r ghts OF
This Government establ shed by treaty. But In
view OF the adviees from Apla Mr.. Bayard in
structs Mr.. Pendleton to say that this Govern.
mont assumed that the German officials In
Samoa would be instructed carefully to refrain
from interference with American ctizens and
property there, hence no declaration of ma, tial
law could extend German Jurisdiction so as to
include control OF Americans IN Samoa. Such
pretens.o on could not be recognized or con-
coded by this Government
On the same date Mr.. Bayard wrote to
Count Arco-Valley informing him of Mr..
Blacklock's dispatch, and also Of the con-
tents of the above instructions to Minister
Pendleton.
GERMAN ORDERS MODIFIED.
Under Fridays date Count Arco-Valley,
under Instructions from the Prince Chan
cellor, sent the following note to Secre-
tary Bayard:
when the state OF war was declared against
Mataafa the commander OF the German squad
ron issued a proclamation by which foreigners
established in Samoa were subjected to
martial law. Internal onal law would, to
certain ex ent, not prevent such o measure
but as Prince smarck Is of the opinion that
our military authority has gone too far IN this
instance, the military commander has rece we'd
telegraphic orders to Withdraw the part OF his
proclamation concernin g foreigners
I'm negotiation with Mataafa, our Consul
at Samoa has asked that the adm mis-
tration Of the Islands Of Samoa m ght be
temporarily handed over to him, which demand
not being conformity to our prev Gus prom
ises regarding Its neutrality and indie. Evidence.
Mr. Knappe has been ordered by telegram to
withdraw his demand
SENATOR FRYE's OPINION.
-, NJ:
the developments IN the Samoan matters
have not, in his opinion, changed the
situation in any important particular.
Germany, he said, may have aban-
doned temporarily its rash methods,
but had not in the least changed its
purpose. On the contrary it would 60
straigh forward to the completion of
that purpose unless some action was taken
by this Government to prevent it. The
Germans, said the Senator, made up their
minds long ago to take possession of the
Samoan islands, and they will not change
their policy in this respect as long as the
United States Government offers 10 obiec-
ton. Congress should instruct the
President to make demand upon Ger
many for restoration of the status quo.
That demand, he said, would undou btedly
be complied with. She can not afford tc
course between the two countries should
In week than the possession of Samoa
could repay in LOCO years.
PROVISIONAL RECOGNITION OF MArAAFA
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Feb. 2-The
latest advices from Samoa state that the
Germans express the r willingness to rec
ogn re King Mataafa provided he will rule
under German control
Tamasese's supporters were reduced to
500 men. The British and American Consuls
declined to recognize the r ght of the Ger
mans to establish martial law.
IN THE RE1CHsTAa.
BERLIN, Feb. 2.-The Reichstag yester-
day discussed the naval estimates. In
the course of the debate Herr Richter
asked for the particulars relating tc
Samoa Admiral Heusner replied that IN
til the arrival of reports from S .moa,
which were expected about the middle of
the month, it would be impossible to give
the information desired
WON'T ANNEX THE ISLANDS.
LONDON, Feb. q The Standards dis
patch from Berlin says that Germany does
not intend in the least degree to annex
Samoa, but at the same time she is re-
solved that the American Government
shall not do SO
THE GERMAN PRESS.
BERLIN. Feb. 2-The North German Ga
zette prince Bismarck's organ) SAYS that
declaration Of war against Samoa, in an
international sense, is altogether lmprob-
able. The Government has sent no such
instructions and as a matter of fact there
is no opponent to declare war against
Germany not having recognized Mataafa
The Germans, on basis of self-uefense
or repri sal may have engaged in actual
warfare, but the movement has not IN
volved the consequences of actual war.
When, some years ago. the German
officer Schmidt was shot by Carliss no
body dreamed of declaring war gainst the
friendly Government of Spain, but our
SHIPS tried to capture the Carlist force as
reprsal The affair in Samoa is anal
ogous. The German forces. as a protective
MEASURE and by way Of reprisal without
awaiting instructions, punished the Ma
taafa tes. Whether such has been the case
remains uncertain. At any rate such &C.
tion will not amount to y declaration OF
war.
The Cologne Gazette says:
Germany must restore her authority IN
Samoa, which was gr,evously shaken by the
events Of December, and must make an ex
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