Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-25
GERMANY DEFIANT.
She Denies Existence of a Treaty Cur
failing Her Power to Seize Samoa.
She Claims Uhited States and Great Britain
Have Not Treated Her With Proper Re
spect--W What's To Be Done?
A BROAD ASSERTION FROM GERMANY.

BROAD ASSERTION FROM GERMANY.
BERLIN, Jan. a The North German
Gazette, tPrince Bismarck IS organ,
denies the existence of any treaty pre-
Guiding any European power from ac-
curing or seeking to acquire ascendency
in Samoa. The Gazette also denies that
England and the United States are agreed
that the proceedings of the German agent
in Samoa are contrary to the stipulations
of the treaties concerning Samoa and are
opposed to diplomatic etiquette, and that
these powers have, officially, not treated
the German government accordingly g.
The treaties between Samoa, Germany !,
England and the United States, the Ca
Zette further says: Provide that Samoa
rights with any other power, but no
treaty regarding the neutrality or indie
pendence of Samoa exists between Ger
many and the United States.
HOW IT is REGARDED.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-The article in the
North German Gazette relative to treaties
regarding Samoa has caused somewhat of
a commotion in official circles here. By
some persons it is regarded as deliber-
ate defiance to the Washington govern
mentr
CIRCULAR FROM GERMAN OFFICERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Jan. "A The
Honolulu Bulletin of the 18th instant,
reaching here yesterday by steamer,
prints whas purports to be circular just
sent out by German officers at Samoa re-
garding the late disturbances there. In
general the circular denies that the Ger
mans on the islands have oppressed or
mistreated the natives, and refutes the
statement that the late battle, in which
twenty-five Germans were killed, was led
by an American newspaper correspond
ent.
GERMANY S SIDE OF THE MATTER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. q -Dispatches
have been received at the state depart
ment from Mr.. Pendleton, American
minister at Berlin, in regard to the Sa-
moan question Their contents are with
held from the public except some eX-
tracts from German newspapers giving
accounts of and commenting upon the
fight in which so many Germans lost
their lives. The previous languid tone
of the press in regard to Samoan affairs
was quickened to fever heat by "Das
Kleine Journal of Berlin of the 9TH
inst. which says:
according to official reports from
Apia on the 28th Of December, the land
ing corps Of the Olga was sent to accom-
pany the German consul to the scene of
the war Of the natives, in consequence of
the destruction of German property and
bodily insults to men of the marine while
on leave, the consul going there for
the purpose of instituting disarma-
ment. On the way to Roille planta-
ton the landing corps of the Olga was
by surprise attacked by the insurre3tiOn-
lists under the leadership of an American,
Klein. Landing being thereupon made
by the landing corps of the cruiser, Ad-
Ter, and gunboat Eber, the natives were
thrown back and several of their villages
on the coast destroyed. Lieut..
Sieger and fifteen men are
dead. Iieuts. Spengler and Burchardt
with thirty-six men won q victory, but a
costly one and not one TO be rejoced
over. German meddling in the quarrels
Of the kings Mataafa, Malitoa and
has been hailed with rejoicing
from several quarters for the reason that
the final result Of the business was eX-
pected to be the occupation of Samoa by 1
the German empire. England and the
United States do not, however, agree to 4
such contamination, and now we have
even lost Il number of men in battle with 4
the despised islanders, a new leaf in the
history of our colonial policy, laurel
leaf, but what sort of a one.
WHAT THE COLOGNE GAZETTE SAYS.
BERLIN, Jan. 24.-The Cologne Ga
zette declares there is no occasion to fear
that the excellent relations between Ger
many and America are in danger of I'M
any radical change. 1t says:
Comparatively little Importance is to be
TO the last act Of the American
government about TO quit office. Under
the presidency Of Mr.. Harrison com
plete change of Mr.. Cleveland s official
staff becomes unavoidable. Mr.. CIeve-
lands most recent steps, therefore,
have lost their Importance and are
in no way binding upon Mr..
Harrison. From intelligence received
here it is evident the American govern
nent treats the Samoan question in a
spirit hostile TO Germany and on a basis !
IF incorrect supposition. 1t is
to speak of viola |
ion by Germany Of actual agreements !
the treaty powers, as if a treaty |
was ever concluded between Germany !
md Great Britain and America in regard |
o Samoa, while ca the other hand |
reaty does exist b ween Germany and |
England. The ezs rement in America is |
therefore incompre 3-nsible.