The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-02
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MR., DAYARD TO TINE PRESIDENT:

"As the question of German action
and American rights in Samoa is under
consideration by the Congress | beg
leave to transmit here, with u view to
their being laid before Congress, copies
OF correspondence touching affairs in
Samoa which has taken plaCe since jan
uary 30, the date OF your last message to
Congress on the subject. This consists
Of n telegram to this department from
Mr., Blackjack, Vice consul ofthe United
States at Apia dated January 81 and IL
paraphnse of my telegraph instructions
OF the same date to our Minister at Ber.
lin, q copy OF which was also
sent to the Charge D'Aiiaircs and my
note OF the same date to. Count ArCo
Valley.
To-day was waited upon by the Ger
man Minister at this Capitol who read
me note from his government which l
transcribed from his dictation and now
enclose copy Of its text.
The enclosed telegram FROM Mr.. Black
lock reads:
AUCKLAND, Jan. 81.
German Consul declares Germany ut
war with Samoa under martial law.
The pAraphrasC OF the note to Minis
ter Pendleton is as follows:
Mr.. Bayard instruCts the Minister OF
the United States Mt Berlin TO inform
the German Government that adviCes
from Apia state that the German Consul
had declared Germany to be ut war with
Maataia and Samoa to be under martial
law. Mr.. Bayard informs Minister PEN
dleton that the German minister ut this
capitol, under instructions from Prince
Bismarck, had already acquainted this
Government OF the declaration OF war
by Germany against MntHafa, and had
accompanied tho notification with the
statement that Germany would OF course
abide by the agreements with America
and England touching Samoa and pre-
serve under all circumstances the rights
OF this Government established by.
But, in view OF the adviCes from ApiN,
Mr.. Bayard instruCts Mr.. Pendleton to
say that this Government assumed that
the German officials in Samoa would bo
instructed carefully to refrain from in.
terfering with American citizens and
property there, since no declaration OF
martial law could extend German juris-
dictiOn SO as to include control OF Amer
leans in Samoa. Such pretenson could
not be recognized orConCeded by thisgov.
ernment. The remainder OF the cores
pondence, us transmitted by the Presi-
dent, reads as follows:
Mr.. Bayard to Count ArCO.Valley:
Informs him OF the receipt Of tele.
gram from Mr.. Blackjack and says:
mot knowing what construction might
be given 10 his authority by the German
Consul at Samoa in said proclamation
OF martial law, | deemed it ex-
pediGnt at once to communicate to
our Minister at Berlin, informing
him Of the precise language OF the tele.
gram from Mr.. Blackjack, and stating
that the declaration OF II state OF war by
the German empire against Mataaia and
his party in Samoa had been previously
Communited through you, aud that
Prince Bismarck in his instructions to
you also stated that the German Gov.
ernment would OF course abide by the
agreement with America and England,
with respect to Samoa, and pay due
regard in all instructions to the
rights OF those powers established
BY treaty. Our Minister at Ber-
lin was therefore instructed TO
make it known ut the German foreign
office that the United States assumes
TINT German officials in Samoa would be
instructed scrupulously to abstain from
all interference with American citizens
and their property In Somon, and that
no increase or expansion OF German jur.
isdCtion over American citizens or their
property would bU caused by tho Ger.
man declaration OF martial law, nor
would such Jurisdiction be recognized or
conceded by tho United States"
Count ArCo.Valley " Mr.. Bayard, In
under instructions from tho Prince
Chancellor:
As q state Of war was declared against
Mataaia the Commander OF the German
squadron Issued u proclamation BY
which the foreigners established IN
SalnoN were subjected 10 martial law.
International law would 10 d certain OK.
tOnt not prevent such measure, but as
Prince bismarck is Of opinion that
our military authority has gone
too far In this instance, the
military commander has received
telegraph orders TO withdraw the part OF
the proclamation concerning foreigners.
In negotiating with Mataaia our consul
at Samoa has asked that the administra.
tion Of tho islands Of Samoa might be
temporarily handed over 10 him, which
demand not being In conformity TO our
previous promise regarding the neutrality
and independence Of Samoa, Mr. Knapp
has been ordered by telegram 10 with.
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