, 1889-05-02
IN OTHER CLIMES,
Germany Greets Our Delegates
Very Cordially.
The Belief is that the Conference
Will Be Brief.
Germany's African Enterprisss Hsndi'
capped General New1 From He
yond the Pond.

BEaLIs, April 27.-Ths members OF the
comm ission to consider the questions con.
| cernipg Samoa have seen Bismarck and
Count Herbert Bisms ok The former
| briefly expressed his confidence that the
conference would be harmonious. The
early termination OF the negotiations. The
commission, however, expect this
sITTiNas WILL IE PRoTRACrED
for several months, especially II the
charges aginst Klein involving claims
agaiust the war department and the gov
erntnent are brought up. Bismarck GER
tainly intends to place he evidence OF
fore the conference, but he had
abandoned claims for indemnity
arising ON Klein's action. THIS conces
sion ought to shorten the proceedings. Tue
claim against the Samoans tor plnndering
German traders and planters will be main.
tained. There is occasion 10 believe that
England supports the principal OF German
demands and IL Is trusted that the Ameri'
can delegates are empowered to admit IL.
The act of indemnity is not likely 10 give
rise to any Disagreement. being merely
question as to tue accuracy OF
THE CLAIMS pREsESTsD.
The foreign officers methods oflevy pre-.
septs difficulties, and from the nature OF
com nm,inications between Herbert Bismarck
and Hamburg firms interested In Samoa,
II is surmised the indemnity will take the
form of extended land concessions super
vised by u land court composed OF repre-
sentntives from Samoa Germany, England
and the United States. Bayard's scheme
of government, which includes q royal
council and legislature. composed OF two
houses In which the three powers will he
represented, will not be entertained, Bis
marck adhering to the principle OF non-in'
terventi III with the local government. The
official papers rather Affect indiuerencesto-
WA, d the conference.
PRESS COMMENTS.
The Cologne Gazette briefly concludes
that u favorable result Is already assured.
A strongly phrased article in the Madge-
burg Gazette, the national liberal paper, 10
in marked contrast with the reserved tone
Of the general press. This paper declares
the ASSISTANTS OF December is, aud 1t de-
mands protection for the planters by per-
nanent settlement of the whole Samoan
group on the lines followed by England in
Egypt. In its expansive champ pionism the
article misrepresents the OH cisi aud pub
Herbert after an informal greeting ten
4 cred "a reception to all com missioners. A
programme has been arranged for the
opening Of the conference on Monday.
Kasson and Phelps have already made
favorable impression ON the German and
English officials. The idea prevails in the
foreign office that Phelps will become chief
Of the American legation.
The emperors reception of the COM
mission yesterday brought out . host Of
visitors. A number Of triumphal arches
were erected and there was ringing OF
bells, firing of cannon. etc., In honor OF
the occasion.
GERMAN pAILuRs IN AFRICA.
Chronic misfortune attends German en-.
terprise In esst Africa. The Wissman ex-
pedi ton has Effected nothing - yet. and
the whole credit voted by the Reichstag
has been swallowed up. Excess In the
expenditure will necessitate An immediate
appeal to the reichstag tor further credit,
thus confirming the progressist predictions
that the government calculation Of the
cast Of the colonizing operations would
prove reck ess,y false. Explorer Rohlers
in al address at the colonial conference al
Munich declared that Captain Wissman
would fail to re-eeta ablish German authority
unless backed by ample force of Gerulan
troops. He predicted that Wissmsn's
mercenariss would revolt at the frat
chance and join the Arabs In the mean.
time the com merce Of the coast is annihi.
lated. Indian traders reporting absolute
cessation af traffic.
OUR DRLEaArn DKLieHrED.
are delighted with the reception accorded
them by Bismarck. The chancellor MAS
especially cordial to Bates. who explained
that the articles on Samoa In the Century
Magaxies wss written long befors he was
nominafed delegate to the conference, and
that after his nomination he tried to with
draw the n ticle, but In vain, O. thousands
OF copies had been printed. Bismarck
showed perfect familiarity with the dels.
gates. He Heexpresssd the hope that conier.
eucs would be brief. Hs frequently re.
ferred to the diplomatic and parliamentary
experience Of KsssOn and Phelps. The
first sitting was At 2:30 to-day At the for
eign Office.
BATES EXPLAINS.
Bates explained to Herbert Bismarck
that since the publication OF the Official
dispatches In the white book " hich showed
the attitude NJ the German government.
his article in the Century Magazine, which
he had written as a private aud unin.
formed person, had lost all its point. He
said that he had the utm ,st esteem for
Germany to which country America owed
much. Nothing was further from his
thoughts than to wound either the German
nation or German government. Bates
said he desired that this statement be- pub.
lished and trusted II would remove en-.
tirely any i'll feeling toward him.