The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-02
BAYARD AND BISMARCK.
The American Secretary Talks Plainly q
the Chancellor Retreats a Little.

The American Secretary Talks Plainly and
the Chancellor Retreats Little.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The President to-
day sent the following message to Con-
gress:
sages on the subject, / have now the honor
to transmit a report from the Secretary of
State relating to affairs In Samoa.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
The report contains the following letter
from Mr.. Bayard to the President:
As the question of German action and Ameri-
can rights in Samoa is under consideration by
the Congress, 1 beg leave TO transmit herewith,
with view to being laid before Congress, copies
Of correspondence touching affairs In Samoa
which has taken place since Jan. so, the date OF
your last message to Congress on the subject.
This consists OF a telegram 10 this department.
from lr. Blackjack, yice-consul OF the United
States at Apia, dated JAM 81, and a paraphrase
Of my telegraphic instruction OF the same date
to our minister at Berlin, of which a copy was
also sent to the charge d'affaires at London, and
my note of the same date to Count Arcovalley.
To-day was waited upon by the German min
lister at this capital. who read me note from his
government which transcribed from his dicta-
tOn and now inclOse a copy of its text The In
closed telegram from Mr. Blackjack reads:
AUCKLAND, Jan. 31.-The German consul de-
clares Germany at war with Mataafa and Samoa
under martial law"
The paraphrase or the note TO Minister Pendle-
ton is as follows:
United States at Berlin to inform the German
government that advices from Apia state that
the German consul had declared Germany to be
at war with Mataafa and Samoa TO be under mar
tial law. Mr.. Bayard informs Minister Pendle-
ton that the German minister at this capital, un-
der instructions from Prince Bismarck, had al
ready acquainted this government OF the declara-
ton of war by Germany against Mataafa, and
had accompanied the notification with the state
ment that Germany would, OF course, abide by
the agreements with America and England
touching Samoa, and preserve, under all circum-
stances, the rights of this government estab-
lished by treaty. But, in view of the advtoes
from Apa, Mr.. Bayard insfructs Mr. Pendleton TO
say that this government assumes that the
German officials in Samoa would be instructed
carefully to refrain from interference with Amer
ican citizens and property there, since 10 decla-
ration of martial law could extend German jur-
isdiction as to include control OF Americans in
Samoa Such pretensions could not be recog-
nized or conceded by this government"
The remainder of the correspondence as
transmitted by the President, reads as fol-
lows:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Jan. 81.
Mr.. Bayard TO Count observation-disclosures him
of the receipt of telegram from Mr.. Blackjack.
Not knowing what construction might be
given TO his authority by the German consul at
Samoa in said proclamation OF martial law, L
deemed it expedient at once to communicate to
our minister at Berlin, informing him OF the prs-
else language of the telegram Hom
Mr Bekoe and Stat, stating that TT the the
German empire against Mataafa and his
party In Samoa had been previously communi-
Gated through you, and that Prince Bismarck, In
his instructions TO you, also stated that the Ger
man government would, of course, abide by the
agreement with America and England with re-
spect to Samoa, and pay due regard in all in
structions TO the rights of those powers estab-
Hshed by treaty. Our minister at Berlin was
therefore instructed to make IL known at the
German Foreign Office that the United States as
sumes that the German officials i'm Samoa would
be instructed scrupul0usly TO abstain from ali
interference with American citizens and their
property in Samoa, and that no increase or ex-
pansiOn of German jurisdiction over American
citizens or their property would be caused by the
German declaration OF martial law, nor would
such jurisdiction be recognized or conceded by
the United States.
Count Arcovalley to Mr. Bayard-Under in
structions from the Prince Chancellor. Feb. 1, as
state of war was declared against Mataafa, the
commander of the German squadron is
sued proclamation by which the for
elgners establishedin Samoa were subject 10 mar
tial-law. International law would. to a certain
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
Mataafa, our consul at Samoa has asked that the
administration of the islands of Samoa might be
temporarily handed over TO him, which demand
not being in conf formity to our previous promise
Samoa, Mr.. Knappe has been ordered by tele-
gram TO withdraw Immediately his demand.
AUCKLAND, New leland, Feb. 1.-The
latest advices from Samoa say that Tama-
sese's supporters were reduced to 500 men.
The British and American consuls declined
to recognize the right of the Germans to es-
tablish martial law. The German authori-
ties were willing to recognize Mataafa,
provided he rule under German control.