Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-22
BLAINE'S ULTIMATUM.
First Sample of His Spirited
Foreign Policy"
FLAW in THE JEWEL HARMONY.
The American Commissioners Have
Succeeded in Getting King
MalietOa Restored.

AhWihStOU hNcOpANu
Copyright. 1899, By New York Associated
Press
BERLIN, May 21.-From certain indi-
cations at the rooms of the American
delegates, as we'll as at the quarters of the
English Commissioners and at the Ger
man Foreign Office, it is evident that
there is some serious hitch in the nego-
tiations of the Samoan Commission. Mr..
Phelps, who is known as "the peace
MAKER" both in the Conference and in
the Working Committee, is in evident
trouble. First, he is interviewing an
English Commissioner inhis own rooms,
then he is hurrying off to the Foreign
Office, where he remains for some time
closeed with the German representa-
ives, aud then repeating the process.
When asked as to the situation, Com
missioners Phelps, Kasson and Bates
said that there is no great change, and
that everything is progressing satisfac-
torily. Both the German and Englieh
Commissioners refuse to talk on the sub
| Jet, but it is learned from other sources
that the United States Government has
instructed its Commissioners tie insist on
the return of Malie.oa as king. A mes.
sage is said to have been received from
Secretary Blaine within the past thirty
six hours, directing the Commissioners to
insist upon the restoration of the status
quo, and to say that Germany deposed
/ Moitnt0o II ty,u and not rnfrrp h, IN,
as King. They may haggle about the
| indemnity, or unit, or dual, or tripar.
tte government, if they please, but Nal
ietoa must be King. While the Germans
have come to agree with all the Other
| they are reluctant to accept this condi
was pardoned by the German Emperor
at the beginning OF the Conference. This
they claim, should satisfy America. II
is thought that the crisis will be reached
at the meeting of the Conference to-day.
The American Commissioners, to the
last, were quiet and conciliatory in theil
utterances concerning the situation, bu
expressed their determination to remain
| firm.
| WASHINGTON, May 21.-As far as car
be learned, the Department of State hat
not yet been officially advised of the re-
ported hitch in the Samoan Conference
Prominent officials OF the Department
when approached today, fatty refused
to say anything about the matte
as, in their view, discussion of the mat
ter under negotiation would violate th,
diplomatic proprieties. Doubtless tn,
United States representatives. have
broached the subject of the restoration
OF Malietoa, as cir instructions wer,
presumably colored by thu debates il
last Congress taking this stand, but jus
how far they are instructed to persist il
their contention, cannot be learned.
| BERLIN, May 21.-The special cores
pondent of the Associated Press here wa
informed this evening that Germany ha
finally consented to restore King Malie
toa. This action was finally taken afte
the prolonged and persistent efforts o
the American Commissioners.
But now comes another hitch in thu
negotiations. This fresh difficulty growl
out of the claim for indemnity made by
Germany. The American section of thu
Conference holds that if any indemnify
is paid it must be merely nominal sum
Germany, on the contrary, maintains
that in the conflicts between
the German forces and the Sa
means the latter were invariably the az
gressors. Besides the native partisans o
King Maliteoa we're guilty of barbarous
practices, beheading the German sailors
as we'll as inficting upon the wounded
particular cruelties. These acts. Ger
many insists, should entail upon the Sa
means the payment of special indem
nifty.
Earnest efforts are being made in com
mittee to settle the dispute, but the mat
ter is very likely to require a reference
to the plenary Conference.
LONDON, May 21.-The Posts Berlin
correspondent says that the Samoa pro
tocol. in its final form, will contain twc
chief points. The first of these relate
to the Government of Samoa, which will
be arranged on teipartite basis, Eng
land being accorded a position CORE
spending, in a certain sense, to that o
arbitrator. The second deals with the
appointment of Land Commission
England is to have large influence il
the selection OF the supreme judicial
functionary.