The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-30
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bismarck Complains % the Consuts'
Hostility Bayard's A.nswea.


BALrrxogR. Jan -. The Sma viii say
Washington: uf the various dscu-
ments transmitted ssy the president to
congress explaining the coslrse Of the
department OF state In the Samoan
implication, the letter eff Prince BIS
marck TO Baron won Zeesi,rifg OF the
German legafien II Washington In
November, tSs-. and the reply os Sec
retary Bava-si through Aiitistsr PEN
tlieton in January. ISIS. are perhaps
the NEST interesting. as presenting in
a clear and interesting way the respec-
tive claims OF Germany and the United
States.
Prince Bismarck In his hitter refers
to the complaints before made of THE
anfi-German attitude observed lty
American Consul-t2enerai ssewell dar-
ing Germany IS action agalaslt Maliesoa.
bismarck added thsf Germany had had
similar experience with tssl rredenas-
sor Of Seweli on all Occasions wherever
that government endeayorea, iss yiea
OF the unsettled state Of affairs "a ssa-
nnoa. 20 obtain better guarantees for
the protection OF German subject and
their commercial interest The NJ
port 1i our representatives la Aria feg
the past seven years. says be. re
peasesasy contain complaint that their
American colleagues showesE = seuderi-
cy 10 interfere with her relations "a the
Samoan government and lgnbne the
latter with distrusf Of Germany. Al
the outbreak Of hostslisies in lssi,
when the commander Of the German
ship None. on reauiSstson elf the Ger
man consul al Apia and in agreement
With the samoan goyernmisnt. sscca-
pied Apia- IN order 70 prcteist the for
eigri settlement. the American conslsl,
hr. Dawson, protested against the
measure and caused the editor of an
Aria parer TO publish a series of ar-
ticies containing injurious statements
ssgainst Gsrsnapv's representative.
The American conSsis has heatn poiasesl
TO a as the author at the two let.
ters which Mmliefoa addressed the eFp-
preror ia issS, containing eunarlaints
with regard to the imperial representa-
uses in Aysa. and an Insulting critigu.
az German measures
The next American consul. Green
hAuna. made opposition 20 Germany
IN everything. encouraging Malirsoa
At the same time In his fr0Vokinw at.
tit1de towards Germany. His Arhi-
srary announcement az an American
prufrctorate in Mav. lsssA was dis
afowed by the goysrnmeEs The en-.
eroAchsaegifs Of tie present represen-
tatfye ef the United states in Apia
hare. as You know, repeatedly gwen
occasion 10 nae To complain CT his con.
duct.
In yiew ct shr friendly relations
which have continued cndisturissd for
nsore than = rensmgy hztsieen Ter
many aud the United states, i i re-
mzrkahle that on that remote rezlaa of
islands, where America Fsor tsermany
has ans political interest 20 defend. we
9re EXPOSED 10 fhe continued Ml-wslI "a
q series ot American Representatives
There are 10 lneal commercial rival
gSes whseh euai1 explain sRish 4 fsact.
Tie American element Aas NOT ~
psred 10 considerable commercial suc-
cess On the Samoan isiAnds The value
IL imports inso Apsa Ia IsEs which
yFexs fssfoggh sAe haasis 81 llEaerA.an
merchants a1nountsd TO sgsuo. tser-
IaaD imports 10 ssss CO.,. In exports
ssermany had $50 Coz. AsnerieAns.
Ssf go. German Erns had eskAb-
iisfle5 eatszda q Apia and on The
other islands Of the g.;oAp -
commercial and trading stations:
AsnErica1 hxrax. not one. heruiam
hfzns exnegf in ass5 = ships Ior trade
in kise south sea American ET1F4s hAd
fEo vessels af sisesr 0un lphe tser-
mans had hzonghf. hy the sssaensAtae
establishment ot paaasstiuns, $50
aerss under c'kltare. usssie American
plantations gn Mak Fxau. Aa4d
Csiy Assont 40 acrgz 0E Prep
ersy sanMsI bg AnneTscafss are
cultivated The houses and tYopeytv
ssxrrsf ssv tserfsa sss Sssbj bjerts ~ TsAsHxed
= wafse ~ Si7n,90s; gf Anlersc4ris.
zsssa. Germany ha4 nevis na&ae
tl%e os this mercantile pyepoilSserancs
Ia aeeave eosa nserrzal privileges, ~
she saisssa states Feo~Erlly dsd
II Haxzi fy she fzisheaissn
q q renewed reciprocity treaty lFe
Aisays maintained the Tsrsaiapies "a
fse E<rsiey q fhs fignis cz naafuus In
sasssR, ard never AsFafesi 10 Yoss ssAi
advantages Moreover, we lksFe ~
gssGtes1fy gsrea AsSnFzEsees filAf Is u
nnt our intention sEs change snytEgsng
wifm regard 10 Sase rsszriunt ~ thc
tf1&sx szswers to eGsEca
r iksE. therefoFn. o. Eaa In isse saSsks
sheEn ssfves aay reasons Eisas npszsss ssx
piasn tire eoHfinaed Isw8I sApHn 10
yards - in Sgr1na fsT tie AEnersnan
repfxseaszfsvea, ard sasousd has fha1k-
sui 81 NJ. Bgvassa 4 Ne wspzAd lad see
his Mexssfarszse ia gne sasSskl-
1890 al fssla strange fMgs
cazaane.s a. Eixasa fsest