Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-02-06
GERMANY YIELDS.
The Samoa Difficulty Likely TO be Ami
cably acknowledgements Warning
Heeded-The German Consul Or
dered to Abdicate His Usurped Posi-
ton on the Island.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 1.-The
PRESIDENT to-day transmitted Con-
gress additional correspondence relat1ve
TO Samoa, showing that in conformity
with Secretary Bayard' s representations
the German government has exempted
foreigners from the operation of mar
tlal law In Samoa and has directed the
German consul to relinquish his COM
mand OF the administration of the
islands.
Inc residents message is as follows:
o,i rEBauAsY las supplementary to my previ-
or 70 transmit report from the secretary of state
relating TO the affairs in Samoa.
~. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Mr. Bayard to the President: LAS the question
OF German action and American rights in samoa
IS under consideration by the Congress 7 beg
leave leave 70 transmit herewith, with view to their
spondence touching affairs in Samoa which
nas taken place since January 80, the
o on' the s,h; your last message to Congress
Ibis department from Mr. Blackjack yice-consuI
OF the United States at Apia dated January 81
anu Paraphrase OF my telegraphic instruction
OF Inc same date to our minister at Berlin of
wnlcn copy was also sent to the charge d. al
ialres at London; and my note of the same
uale 70 count Arco Valley. To-day was waited
upon by the German minister at this capital who
reau me note from his government which I
transcribed from his dictation and now enclose
COPY y OF Its text
reads:
"AuKLAND. Jan. Sherman consul declares
Germany at war with Samoa under martial law"
ton Is as follows;
Mr.: Bayard instructs the minister OF the
Onlteo states at Berlin to inform the German
government that advices from pia state that the
German consul had declared Germany to be at
war with Mataafa, and Samoa to be under mar
tiai law. MI Bayard informs Minister Pendleton
tnaI Cne German minister at this capital,
under instructions from Prince Bismarck, had
already acquainted this government of the declar-
alton OF war by Germany against Mataafa, and
nao accompanied the notification with the state
ment that Germany would. of course, abide
P ~ ene agreements agreements with America and
s Englano ,no touching NH samoa. and pre-
OF this government established by treaty But.
In view of the advices from Apia, Mr. Bayard
lnsructs Mr.. Pendleton to say that this govern
ment assumed that the German officials in
Samoa would be instructed carefully to refrain
from interference with American citizens and
property there, since no declaration of martial
law could extend German Jurisdiction SO as to in
clude cont. oil Of Americans in Samoa.
such pretension could not be recognized or
conceded by this government"
The remainder of the "correspon-
denCe" transmitted by the President
reads as follows:
Mr.. Bayard to Count Arco Valley on January
81, informs him Of the receipt of telegram from
MI Blackjack, and says.
mot knowing what construction might be
given to his authority by the German consul at
samoa In said proclamation of martial
law, deemed 1t expedient at once to communi-
cate to our minister at Berlin, informing
him OF the precise language of the telegram
from Mr.. Blackjack and stating that the dec
laratton OF the state of by the German
empire against Mataata and his party in Samoa
had been previously communicated through you,
and that Prince Bismarck, in his instructions to
you, also stated the German government 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 these powers established by treaty. Our min
lister at Berlin was therefore instructed to make
1t known al the German foreign Office that the
united states assumes that German officials in
Samoa would be instructed scrupulously
to abstain from all interference with American
citizens and their property in Samoa, and that
no increase or expansion OF German jurisdic-
would be caused by the German declaration of
martial law nor would such jurisdiction be re-
cognized or conceded by the United States'
Count Arco Valley TO Mr.. Bayard, under in
structfons from the Prince Chancellor:
FEBRUARY, las a state OF war was de-
clared against Mataafa. the commander
of the German squadron issued
proclamation by which the foreigners
law. International law to certain extent would
not prevent such measure, but as Prince Bis
marck 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 concern
ing foreigners. In negotiating with Mataata our
consul at Samoa has asked that the admnistra-
ton of the islands OF Samoa might be temper
arily handed over to nim which demand not be-
ing in conformity to our previous promise re-
garding the neutrality ana independence of
Samoa, Mr.. Knappo has been ordered by tele-
gram TO withdraw Immediately his command