The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-07

occasion complications with America If hero on
gress desires to stay the hand of Germany and
officially support Mataafa's band. On the other
hand, the diplomatic side of the question does
not bear complexion of war fury. In the nine
teenth century no battle viii be fought over
Samoa. Germanys proposals for settlement
to Washington, will convince Americans
of Germays endeaVor to deal justly
with all duly established interests.
Iu the reichstag Admiral Heusner pointed out
the superiority of other naval powers, and urged
the utmost dispatch to complete the new Ger
men men-or-war. Delay, he said, might have
an injurious effect. All the naval estimates, in
Guiding the credits for men-of-war, passed the
second reading in the form In which the budget
committee reported them, and the imperial
strength of the North Germans Gazette's article
on Samoa, it Is argued here that the German
commander Is not justified in
SEARCHING FOREIGN VESSELS
for contraband of war; The North German Ga
zette. referring to the reports from Samoa, says:
"A declaration of war in an international sense
on the part of the German consul or the COM
manding officer in Samoa is deplorable, first be-
cause n instructions to that effect have been
given by the government, and second because
there is no opponent in the islands against whom
war could be declared. Tamasese is friend of
the Germans. Mataafa is not recognized as ruler
by Germany. To declare war against him would
be tantamoTpt to recogniztng his SOW
ON the basis of self-defense and re-
prisals, be engaged in actual warfare which,
however, would not involve the consequences
of an international war. When, some years ago,
the German officer Schmidt was shot by Carlists,
nobody dreamed OF declaring war against the
friendly government of Spain, but our ships tried
to capture the Carlist force as reprisal. The
affair in Samoa is analogous The German forces,
as protective measure and by way of repr1sal,
without awaiting instructions, punish the Ma
fatalities. Whether such has been the case re-
mains uncertain At anv rate such action would
not amount to a declaration OF war
TANIASESE'S SUPPORT REDUCED.
AUCKLAND. N. T., Feb 1.-The latest advices
from Samoa say that Tamasese's supporters were
reduced to 800 men, The British and American
consuls declined to recognize the right of the
Germans to establish martial law. The German
authorities were willing to recognize Mataafa
provided he ruled under German control
A German Trading Firm.
NEW YORK, Feb 2-The Herald this morning
has this editorial reference: Senator Frye ap-
pears to have been right when he said in the
senate on Thursday, 1t is not Germany. it is
not Bismarck, it is nothing but Ger
man trading firm which has absolute
aud supreme power in Samoa to-day. The
German consul takes his orders from this COM
pany, and instructs the German naval COM
mander accordingly. The notice of the German
government to our own which became public
yesterday afternoon, shows apparently that the
German chancellor does not mean to let the
German trading company GO too far
WAR TALK Is NONSENSE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The Times will say: This
international difficulty, if it must be dignified
by such a term, comes from the officious med
ding of adventurers in a quarter in
which we had no particular concern
and the too ready adoption of their
doings by the governments. Talk about
war over the wretched Samoan complication is
nonsense, 1t appears that Germany has pro-
posed further conference, and surely out oil
this will come better understanding, for now
there seems to be nothing but confusion and
misunderstanding"
CERMANY'S PLANS
LONDON, Feb 2.-The Standards Berlin cor
respondent says: Germany does not intend, al
least, to annex Samoa, but she is resolved that
America shall not do so. At the same time heal
that Germany may occupy any place on the isl.
ands TO restore order, but only temporarily"