The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-03-12
THE SAMOAN SITUATION,
The German Training Squadron
Ordered to the Islands.
KIMBERLY INVESTED WITH FULL
AUTHORITY.

From our san Francisco Correspondent.
The appointment of a special com
missioner to the Samoan conference
at Berlin has been postponed b!
Secretary Bayard who will leave i
as a legacy for his successor. Thi.
gives the Germans more time t.
settle their scores with the natives
Latest advices from Samoa, viz
Auckland, state that there has beer
no more fighting, but that the British
Consul has warned British subjects
not to supply the natives with arms
and to maintain strict neutrality
Il. B. N. S. Calliope has replaced the
Royalist, and Brandeis, the German
partisan of Tamasese, has been re-
called to Berlin.
The steamer Carondelet sailed
from New York on February 14th
for Samoa, with I33 cases of rifles,
shells and ammunition brought from
Antwerp by the steamer Western
land This ammunition is intended
for the Germans. This looks as if
more fighting were intended.
At Washington the State Depart
ment officials are very reticent over
the tenor of the dispatches from San
Francisco relative to the German
outrages III Samoa They claim to
have later information that the Ger
man officials have been removed and
that all is quiet. At the Navy De
partment a different outlook is taken
and Captain Mullan's action in pro
tecting Klein is commended on all
sides. They also think he acted
right IN sending Klein home on the
first vessel, as the Nipsic was the
only vessel there, and Klein's pre-
sence would tend to keep up the dis
order. With other American vessels
to assist the Nipsic it is thought
Captain Mullan would have opposed
Klein's leaving Apia. Naval officers
are looking for fighting as soon as
the Yandalia and the Trenton arrive
and Admiral Kimberly takes charge
of the squadron They believe he
Will at once stop all further German
outrages by force if necessary. The
Eandalia left Honolulu on February
7th, and should arrive at Apia about
March or sooner. The Trenton is
due about the same time, then it is
thought there may be some fighting.
Secretary Whitney reposes great
confidence in Kimberly, and has
given him full authority.
In the Reichstag forty-four docu-
ments in the White Book relating to
the recent events in Samoa were in
troduced. The report from the Ger
man Consul at Apia, dated February
"a, 1883, describes the endeavors of
the Americans and English to pro
woke conflict, and that support was
given Mataafa by Captain Leary. A
telegram was sent by Bismarck to
Washington and London, ordering
the Ministers to complain to the
United States. Klein, the American,
was a prominent fighter. The Min
listers were ordered to say that Ger
many adhered to the treaties, and |
appealed to both Governments to CO.
operate with Germany to re establish |
tranquility. a document dated Feb.
ID. from Bismarck to Admiral Goetz,
says: Germany is not at war with
Samoa, as the term is understood in
laws, but regards Tam
asese as the rightful ruler and Ma
taafa rebel, against whom retalia-
ton will be enforced, and any on
by him promotes a conflict
with the Germans and must take the
consequences. The whole book sends
a long report from the German Con
sui at Apia. 1t has thirteen appen
dices dealing with events Bismarck
concludes by declaring that nothing
has changed the legal position of
foreign subjects in Samoa.
On November oath Prince Bis
narck sent telegram saying if the
gindication of Tamasese was impos-
sible, the utmost advances should be
made to reconcile him with Mataafa.
On December 3rd, DR.. Knappe re-
ported that the American Comman-
Ter at Apia was stirring up the ma
ives against the Germans. On
December 18th, Consul Blackjack
that drunken sailors
rom the German man-of-war Olga
lad committed outrages in Apia,
houses and wounding men
md women. DR.. Knappe reported
alter that foreigners had spread the
-umor that the Germans had been
iorbidden to interfere. This rumor
lad the effect of encouraging the
natives, who stoned German sailors
md destroyed German properties.
IN January, Prince Bismarck notified
Dr.. Knappe that reprisals were
but only such as were
with the treaties with
England and America. The Chan !
ellor said: Because Mataafa as
aulted Tamasese we shall interfere
My by succoring Tamasese." Prince
Bismarck charged DR.. Knappe to
ntreat the other foreign Consuls to
,ombinein order to restore peace.
Secretary Bayard thinks the Amer
can people should lead the nations
n substituting pacific methods for
orce in the settlement of interna- :