River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-06-20
THE SAMOAN TREATY.
The Delegates to the Berlin Conference
End Their Labors - The Agreements
Signed-Some az Its Most Important
Provisions.


The Delegates TO the Beriin Conference
End Their Labors The Agreements
Signed-some az Its Most Important
Provisions.
BERLIN, June f5-The agreement nego-
tiated By the commissioners TO the Samoan
conference for the settlement of affairs in
samoa was signed by all the members OF
the conference Friday afternoon. Amer
lea having abandoned her principal Obiec-
tions to the agreement previously arrived
at the plenipotentiafies had only to make
unessential notifications in the wording OF
the draft OF the treaty.
The draft guaranteed an autonomous adj
ministration OF the islands under the Joint
control of Germany and America England
acting as arbitrator in the event of differ
ences arising The Samoans are to elect
their own King and Niceroy and to be rep
resented in a Senate composed of the prin-
cipal chiefs and chambers elected
by tho people Samoa is to have the
right OF levying duties Of every kind The
treaty also stipulates that the Germans
shall receive money indemnity for their
losses. special court will be appointed to
deal with the land question
The Americans made their adhesion con-
ditional upon the ratification of the treaty
by the United States Senate The status
quo will, therefore, obtain in Samoa until
December.
Mr. Phelps will carry the treaty to Wash
ington.
Messrs Kasson. Bates and Phelps cor
daily thanked Count Herbert Bismarck
for the courteous manner IN which
they had been treated aud they
warmly praised the skill and the
tact with which he had presided over tho
deliberations Of the conference. Sir Ed
ward Malet thanked Count Norbert on be-
half of the English delegates Count Her
bert, in reply said he hoped they had
reached a final solution OF the difficult
question.
WASHINGTON June H. The agreement
between England, Germany and the United
States On Samoan affairs was signed at Ber-
lin at o'clock in the afternoon. IL will
not be made public until confirmed by tho
Senate.
LoNDoN, June 15.-The Posts Berlin cor.
respondent says:
THE Samoan treaty arranges for the resto.
ration OF Maietoa AID for the appointment OF
German and American advisers 10 the * ne,
with an English counselor to adjust balance.
The American delegates have the utmost c0niis
denee that the treaty will be ratified by the
United States Senate"
The Berlin correspondent of the Times
learns that the giSt of the Samoan agree
ment is that Malietoa shall be reinstated;
that the control of affairs shalIbe leftmain-
ly to the Samoans; that questions touching
the life or property of foreigners shall be
subject to the decision Of a resident judge,
American English or German, and that the
importation OF liquor and firearms shall be
restricted
LONDON. June Il. The Times, comment
ing on the Samoan agreement says:
Perhaps it IS as well that bismarck has been
made TO real ze that where American interests
are concerned the American Government is
verv little affected by many OF ihos cons der
atioas which restrain the action of tho
European governments WA whom he is more
accustomed 10 deal aud with WdOm he can fot
THIS very reason deal more easily fhe Times
mtimales that Germany viii think twice before
she prOvokes a coll sion with America.