New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-30
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BISMARCK AND BAYARD-
TREATY RIGHTS IN SAMOA.
DETAILS OF THE CORRESPONDENT BE-
TWEEN GERMANY AND THE UNITED
STATES


TOWARD eERMANY-coMPARING CONNER
cIAL INTEREsTs-BAYARD's COUNTER
CHARGEs-THE PRIME OBJECT OF
THE UNITED STATES HE sAYs
is TO SECURE NATIVE
INDEPENDENCE
Baltimore, Jan co.. The Baltimore Sum win
say tomorrow in special dispatch from WASH
lngton:
OF the various documents transmitted BY the
President TO Congress explaining the course Of
the Department of State IN the Samoan compica-
jons, the letter of Prince Bismarck to Baron
Won zedwitz, Of the German Legation at WASH
ington, in November, 1887, and the reply OF
Secretary Bayard through Minister Pendleton in
January, sss, are perhaps the most interesting
as presenting in clear and interesting way tho
respective claims and contentious Of Germany and
the United States
In his letter to Baron Won Zedwitz Prince Bis
marclz says:
You already been instructed former occasion
TO draw the attention OF tho Secretary OF State Mr. Bay
ard TO the German observed by the American
consugeneral At Apia, Mr.. Sewal during our action
against the Samoan King Maetoa We have had
similar with the predecessors Of Mr. se~s on
all occasions whenever endeavored la view OF the un
settled state OF affairs Samoan Islands obtain
better guarantees for the protection OF the eving
German subjects and their commercial interests The
reports az representatives in Aps Of the ass
seven years repeatedly contain the complaint thss
their American colleagues show tendency 70
interfere with our relations the Samoan Government
and to mbuc latter distrust of Germany. Ths
endeavoss made by Germany the interest Of the es
abishment Of a lawful and orderly condition OF affairs
those Islands have. without exception, met with the
opposition Of the America consular representatives
At the outbreak Of hostilities among the natives In
1884, when the commander Of His Tmperisl Maiesty's
ship Move the requiEaon Of tine German Consul AZ
Apia and agreement with tho Samoan Government -
well with the municipal administration, occupied Aps
In order TO protect foreign settlement the American
Consul Dawson protested against that measure, end
caused the editor OF Apia paper, with whom he was
connected by friendship publish series Of articles
containing injurious statements against the German vice
consul. and the commander OF his Imperial Ma;estys
ship Move.
The Amencan Consul canisus has been pointed ous
the author Of letters which Maetoa addressed
his majesty ste Emperor under date Of tho 18th and
25th Of May, 1885 These letters contained complaints
with regard TO the imperial representative In Apa the
demand Of his recall and insulting critque of Ger
military The successor OF DR.. Canisius.
Mr. Greenebaum. made opposition 70 the German repre-
sentative everything encouraging at the same time
Chief aetoa mis- provoking attitude toward Germany
arbitrarily announced In proclamation issued on tho
18th May 1885, the American protectoate over the
Samoan Isanas and holsted sign thereof, the Amer
can nag over Samoan dag. proceeding which was
dlsayowed by his Government The encroachments Of tbs
present representatives Of the United States sn Apa have
you know repeatedly given occasion to me TO complain
OF his conduct 70 Mr. Bsyard
In view ~ the friendly relations which have con-
tnuei undsturbcd for more than a century between
Germany and United states it remarkable that
that remote realm OF Islands, where neither Amercs
Germany any political interests defend
posed continued il-wil Of series OF American
iepresentaflres There local conmercsi rvsres
which could explain such fact The American element
bas not aspired to considerable commercial
the Samoan Islands. The value Of imports in Aps which
have gone through hands OF American merchants
amounts according the last statistical statements Of
1885, 500 900; that OF German imports 70 1922, 0o0
In exports the German merchants participated with
$3.50 ooo the American merchants with only ssl,ooo
Tho only large American firm In Apia-GrevcSniih.
Crawford Co.-is now under the management Of two
Germans the American partner who lives In San Fran
CISCO having lately Withdrawn At the end OF he last
star OF the German firms in Apia consisted Of
ortysx employees. that Of the American firms only Of
seven. The German firms had established. outside OF
Apia in Upola and on the other islands the Samoan
group nfty commercial stations and smaller trading
places ths American nrms not single one. Ths Ger
Arms In Apla owned, IN 1885 twentyone ships with
l. sic TONS the trade in the South
Sea- while the American Arms had no vessels
o. their own. The subjects OF the empire had
brought by systematcal establishments OF plantations
1885 under while American plantations do
exist and only about 100 OF the property owned
by American subjects cultivated At the beginning
1885, thore elghty-one Germans and Americans
residing within the municipal district OF Apia Houses
and property owned by German subjects represent, as
shown by the list Of assessments Of municipal taxes
value Of sl75765; those American citizens only
value Of $4,000.
Germany made OF this mercantile pre-
ponderance OF her subjects in Samoa to secure CONNER
cial privileges, as the United States has recent
~ done in Hawaii by the ratification of tho
lately renewed reciprocity treaty Of January Sc 1875
We have always maintained the principle OF equality Of
rights and aspired TO political
advantages Moreover the occasion of the latest action
Mali he Of VIII
was Incompatible with dignity, have given, before
the deposition said chief both the English and Amer
ican governments the against which doubt
has been raised that 70 Is Intention 10 change
anything with regard the relations OF the treaty Powers
10 Samoa.
L FAIL therefore TO nnd in the facts themselves any
that could explain the continual wil shown
toward In Samoa by the American representatives OF
the past and OF the present and should thankful 20
Mr. Bayard II he would lend bis assistance In the
investigation Of this strange fact Should my supposl'
be right that those dncutes have their origin In
PERSONA disposition OF the American representatives
IN Apa and not in their instructions am convinced
hat the American Government will cause the necessary
redress take place.
IL cannot be conceived that officers who do
not respect OF their task. and who cause By
heir conduct without reason. international -feelng
yerstmmung) between countries entertaining friendly
relations 70 other In the Of their
ncnt with which Germany since the foundation OF tbs
American Union been connected By traditional friend
hip.
We come therefore. readily to tho conviction that IL
will suffice submit 10 the attention Of his eNceIlency
no Secretary Of State coherent view OF the attitude
observed by tha different American in
rider be enabled to hope for the redress Of misuneer
standing which has foundation tho actual reciprocal
fendy relations
SECRETARY BAYARD'S STATEMENT.
In his dispatch TO MIR. Pendeton, Secretary
Bayard resisted the contention that the troubles in
samoa were due to the acts of American consuls,
md presented counter charges against Gernany's
He reviews the various dpo-
natic negotiations, and says.
This Government has manifested IN the most unmistak
BILE manner ts avoid all possibilities Of difference
nth the other treaty powers Ia samoa alike by It's action
respect to consular representation ore and BY tae
xerese Of It's influence dlscountenance and
ent those native dssensions which, assuming the fona
disaneeton toward existing stood a.
constant invitation and incentive lof which Interested
o,eeners In tae islands have been slow 10 avail