New-York tribune., 1894-04-29
DIFFERENCES ABOUT SAMOA
j, GENERAL. OPINION IN BERLIN THAT SOME
NEGOTIATIONS To SETTLE THE CUES
TION ARE ~ PROGRESS.

NEGOTIATIONS TO SETTLE THE CUES
Trox ARE ~ PROGRESS.
perIin April 2s-German politicians and
onc,ois are asking what shall be done with
samoa Tho question is regarded with profound
Indifference by the general public. but as 1t Is
the only political topic OF any present I'M
nor-ance 4, has been little less than godsend
IN the Berlin editors who have been driven
~ their wits ends for high politics during the
even duness of the last week.
ouInion on the Samoan question - sharply di-
vIaed There are many who wish the Govern
ment 10 nd Itself OF all further enlargement III
samoan affairs and conhne its colonial enterprise
IN G.rmanv's existing possessions. There are
others who argue strongly for German pro-
tect,rate on the ground that German trade pre-
pond.raies on the islands. The persons VINO are
tired Of the everlasting friction az Apia. hail
w.Zealand's offer to take charge Of Samoa
as A lucky avenue Of escape from further vex-
alton The colonial enthusiasts however. pro-
fese 10 be- amazed BY the Wellington Govern
ments impudcace. They are In the minority
but they make up for their numerical Weakness
by continuous shouting. The kernel Of the party
Is tho group behind the "COlOns!blatt' Found
n have. been gathered the National Liberal ana
Conservative riitors with their political bac"rr'
n, lr clarnor abdtrd sor ewhat carly IN the "ecN
lir was stimulated again by the report that the
EMPEROR had told hla Minister oi Foreign Ana!rs
not 10. ies.seu G.rmany's hold on Samoa IN any
way
E.yani question the sober Judgment of the
ma ioslty is voiced by the "NoSsische Ieitung.
which regards G"rmany's position Ia samoa a.
very unsatisfactory. The empire can win no
honor Their. .n any event. II says, and all the
iniefrs, = German trade can be easily and am
rlv ,,iilrl-l under q foreign pn,fr'torate. Tho
"Iussischr Zeltung' pron0unccs decidedly In
ftvor Of AN English rather than an American
protect,raic A. England would not only secure
German Interests more satisfactorily. but also
might grant Germany Fone equivalent In Africa
or elsewhere.
Whatever enthusiasm FOR acquiring Samoa re
mains Is intimately connected with the present
Hlr.narck worship. >or Count Herbert Bismarck
has always regarded the Samoan treaty as the
u,as piec. Of his work IN the Foreign Ohlcc. II
is accepted generally as a fact that IN" United
States Great Britain and Germany arc n~gOtiat-
Ing fpr some hnll settlement OF the Samoan
question
Mr. and Mrs Sheffield who are the brother
aud sister-n-law Of Mrs William Walter Phelps
and Mr. and Mrs. Adams who are relatives OF
Chapman Coleman. oi the United States En-
hassy. are at the Reichshof. Mira and Miss Jack
SON. of Chicago. at the Grand Palace Hotel
pr Shdkspere and Mrs Shakspcre, OF Phila-
delphia. are at the Hotel Bristol
Elliott Schcnck. of New-Hork gave Il concert
here this week he conducted his overture to
'Andromeda' with great effect. and APP
paudei enthusiastically. His skin I'm scoring
and handling instruments especially men,
toned By the critics
Dr Conterno probably will produce "Colum-
bus" at the Royal Opera House soon