Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-02
ACTION AND RIGHTS.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE 70 CONGRESS
BUT FORMAL ENCLOSURES
Touching Matters AZ Issue Between Ger
many and America at Samoa
Copies OF Correspondence.
Br telegraph to tho pIspateh.l

WASHINGTON, February 1.-The Presi"
dents message 10 Congress to-day was
merely one Of the formal transmittal OF en-
closures. They were as follows:
Mr.. BAYARD TO The PRESIDENT.
as the question 81 German action and
American rights In Samoa Il under con-
siderslon by Congress | beg leave 10 trans
NIT herewith, with n view 10 their being laid
before Congress, copies OF correspondence
touching the affairs IN samoa which has
taken place since January Both, the date OF
your last message 10 Congress on the sutieci.
This consists OF telegram TO this depart
ment from Mr.. Blackjack. Vice-COnsul 81
the United States at Aps, dated January
3lst, and the paraphFase OF my teiepraphic
instruction Of the same date TO our Minister
at Berlin, % which copy was also
sent 10 the Charge d'Afaires at London;
and my note Of the same date 10 Count AfcO
Valley. To-day was waited upon by the
German Minister AT this capital, who read
me a note from his Government, which
transcribed from his diclsti0n and now en-
close a copy OF It's text. The enclosed tele-
gram from Blackjack reads: auckland,
January 3lst.-The German Consul declares
Germany at war with samoa under martial
law A parapbrsse Of the note 10 Minister
PeuGletOn l. AZ follows: 'Nr. Bayard in-
structs the Minister OF TIE United states nj
Berlin 20 inform The German Government
that the advlces from Apia state That The Ger
man Consul bad declared Germany 10 be al
war with Mat1afa and samoa 10 DE under
martial law. Mr.. Bsysr1 Informs Min
ister Pcndleion that tie German Min.
i'ter at Ibis capital, under instructions
from Bismarck, hsd already acquainted this
q It ~ lay
Germany against Matilf1, and had accom-
panied the notification with the So tement
that Germany would OF course abide bY the
agreement. with America and England
touching samoa, and preserve under all cir
cumstances the rights o. this Government
established 10y a treaty. But IN view Of me
sdyccs from a pia, Mr.. BiySrd instruc's Mt
PendetOn TO saY that this Government as
sumed that the German officials M Samoa
won be instructed carefully 10 refrain from
interference with American citizens ana
property there, since no declaration ~ mar'
iial law could extend the German iursdic-
ton 30 a. to include The control q the Ameri-
cans In samoa. such preien,ion could not
bc recognized or conceded 10y This Govern
ment."
The remainder oi the sponleuce as
Transmitted by the President reads as fol-
lows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, January 3lst
MIX. BAYAWD TO COUNT AECO VALLEY.
Informs BIN OF the receipt o. telegram
from Blscklock, and says not knowing what
| construction might be given 10 his authority
! by the German Consul at Samoa IN said pro-.
| camntion Of martial law deemed IL eXpe-
| dent AZ once 10 communicate TO our Minister
at Berlin. informing him OF the precise Ian.
puage Of the telegram from BlacklOck, aud
/ stating that the declaration Of the state oi
/ war by the German empire against Maiaata
aud his party IN Samoa had been
/ previously communicated through you.
| and that Bismarck IN bis instructions
/ 10 Won also stated that the German Govern
/ mcnt would of course abide by Tie agree
! mcnt with America and England with re-
! epcct To- samOa and pay due regard M all
/ Instructions 10 The rights oil those powers a.
/ established by the treaty. Our Minister al
/ Berlin was therefore instructed 10 make II
| known 81 the German Foreign Onicc that tho
! United States assumes that the Germ n
officials in S1mOa would De instructed scru-
pulously 10 abstain from all interference
/ with American citizens and their property
! in samoa aud that DO increase or expansion
| Of German jurisdiction over the American
! citizens or tueIT property would be caused
/ by the German declaration OF martial law.
nor would such jurisdiction he recognized
or conceded by the United states.
COUNT ARCO VALLEY TO MR.. BAYARD UNDER ~
sTRrCTIONs FROM PRINCE CHANCELLOR.
February 1st.-As a state Of war was de-
! clared against Natahi, the commander OF the
German squadron issued q proclamation by
which foreigners established In Samoa were
submitted 10 martial law. The international
law would 20 certain extent not prevent
such measure, but as Bismarck is II
opinion that our military authority has gone
too far in this instance, the military com
! mander has received Geographic orders io
withdraw that part OF the proclamation con
corning FOREIGNERS. In neeotlanug with
Mataaia our Consul at Samoa has asked tai
the administration Of the Islands 81 Samol
might be temporarily handed over to him.
which demand not being in conformity "a
| our previous promise regarding the neu
trality and Independence OF Samoa, Consu
! knapne has been ordered 10y TELEGRAM 1,
withdraw Immediately his command"