River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-02-07
BISMARCK BACKS DOWN.

BISMARCK BACKS DOWN.
tie Mobiles His Orders To the German
Gonsui at samoa-ForeIg .ers To BE Ex-
enPt from the Exact ons of Ma rita Law.
and Ali Treaty Rights TO be Preserved.
WAsHlSGroS. Feb The President Fri
Jay traas nitted TO Congress report from
Secretary Bayard on Samoan affairs. in
closing the follow ng documents. The first
Is telegram from Nics-Consul Blackjack,
IS 70 ltws:
AUCKLAND, Feb. sl-German Consul de-
hares Germany at war, with Samoa under
martial law"
SECRETARY BATArp's PROTEST.
Then follows the following paraphrase
Of telegraphic Instructions sent 10 NJ. mister
Pendleton at Berlin on January 81
"Mr. Bayard instructs the ltEister OF the
United States at Berlin TO inform the German
Government that adyiees from Ap state that
he German Consul had declared Germany 10 be
At war with Ma. aafa and Samoa to be under
mart al law. Mr. Bayard Informs Minister PEN
ileton that the German Minister at his capital
under instruct ons from Prince smarck, had
already acquainted this Government or the
declaration OF war by Germany gainst Mstaafa
and had accompanied the not feation WITH the
statement that Germany would, OF course,
ABIDE by the agreement with Amer.
oa and England touching Samoa, and
preserve under all circumstances the ghts Of
this Government estab! sned by treaty. But in
view Of the advices from Apla Mr.. Bayard in
structs Mr. pendleton TO say that this Govern.
meat assumed that the German 7ficials in
Samoa would be instructed carefully 10 refrain
from interference with American citizens aud
property there. hence 10 declaration OF ma tial
.aw could extend German jurisdiction so as TO
include control Of Americans n Samoa. Such
pretens on could not be recognized or con-
coded by this Government
On the same date Mr.. Bayard wrote to
Count Arc Valley informing him Of Mr.
Biacklock's dispatch, and also of the con-
tents Of the above instructions TO Minister
Pendlet N.
GERMAN ORDERS MODIFIED.
Under fridays date Count Arco-Nalley,
under instructions from the Prince Chan-
cellor, sent the following note to Secre-
tary Bdyard:
when the state OF war was declared against
Mataafa the commander OF the German squad
ron issued "a proc amation by VIII ch foreigners
established in Samoa we're subjected TO
martial law. Internal onal law would, to
certain ex emit not prevent such measure,
but, as Pr nee B smarck is OF the opinion that
our military author " has gone too far IN this
Instance, the military commander has rece we'd
Geographic orders TO wi hdraw the part OF his
proclamation concerning foreigners.
"In negotiation with Mata ala, our Consul
81 Samoa has asked that the adm mis-
trat,on OF the Islands OF Samoa m ght be
temporarily handed over TO him. which demand
not being n conformity TO our prev Gus prom
ises regarding ITS neutrality and indie Evidence,
Mir. Knappo has been ordered by telegram 10
withdraw his demand"
SENATOR FRYE's OPINION.
Senator Frye said FIR day evening that
the developments IN the Samoan m Itters
have not, IN his opinion, changed the
situation in any importanG particular.
Germany, he said, may have aban-
med temporarily its rash methods,
but had not in the least changed its
purpose. On the contrary it W, uld go
straigh forward TO the completion Of
that purpose unless some action was taken
by this Government TO prevent IL. The
Germans, said the Senator, made up their
minds long ago to take possession Of the
Samoan islands, and they IL not change
their p llic5 in this respect as long as the
United States Government offers no objec
tion. Congress should instruct the
President to make "A demand upon Ger
many for restoration of the status quo.
That demand, he said, would undoubtedly
be complied with. She can II afford to
ignore II, for if the commercial inter
course between the two countries should
be interru ted Germany W ,uld lose more
/
could repay In 1000 years.
PRovIsIoNAL RECOGNITION or MATAAFA.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Fec. The
latest Hdvices from Samna state that the
Germans express the willingness TO rec
Ogn 3. King Mataafa provided he will rule
under German control
Tamasese's supI orters were reduced to
500 men The British and AMIR can Consuls
declined TO recognize the ght Of the Ger
mans to establish martial law.
IN THE REIcHsTAe.
BERLIN, Feb. 2.-The Relchstag yester-
day discu sseI the naval estimates. In
the course of the debate Herr Richter
asked for the particulars relating TO
Samoa. Admiral Heusner replied that I'M
iii the arrival Of reports from S moa,
which were expected ub ut the middle Of
the month, 1t would be impos sible TO give
the information desired
woN'l ANNEX rHE ISLANDS.
LONDON, Feb. 2. 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 primes Bismarck's organl sa:s that
z
international sense, is altogether Improh-
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-Iefense
or repri sal may have engaged in actual
". rfare, but the movement has not in
vowed the Consequences of actual war.
When, some years ago, the German
offi .er Schmidt was shot by Carliss no
body dreamed of declaring war gainst the
fir eudlv Government of Spain, but our
81 ps tried to capture the Carlist force as
a reI risal. The affair in Samoa is anal
ogous. The German forces. as a protective
mea ure and BY way Of reprisal without
awaiting instructions, pun shed the Ma
taafa ties. Whether such has been the case
romans uncertain. At any rate such ac-
ton will not amount TO a 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-
ample OF the INSIDERS TIL military side OF
the procedure determ ned upon and un-
alterable. IL can only occasion complicat ons
with America II her Congress des res to stay
the hand OF Germ any and OIL tally
support Mataafa' S ba q, o. the other hand,
the diplomatic lie OF The question does not
bear complexion Of war fury. In the nine
tpenth century no battle VIII be foug 1t over
Samoa. Germany's proposals Tor settlement
o the difficulty, now on their way TO Wash
ington, Will convince Americans OF Germany's
epdeavor to deal justly with all duly estao-
lIshed interests"
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