The record-union., 1899-04-19

| WASHINGTON, April 1S-Bartlett
Trip, United States representative on
/ the Samoan Commission. called at the
State Department to-day and was clos
eted with Secretary Hay for half an
hour He also conferred for some time
with Third Assistant Secretary Cridler
VINO has been placed in charge of the
Samoan negotiations, and then accom-
panied the Secretary to the White
| House, where he was introduced tC
President Mckinley before the Cabinet
meeting began.
The department has added the finish
ing touches to the written instructions
which will be supplied to Mr.. Trip,
| but in addition to these he was made
FULLY acquainted with the private views
or the President and Secretary Hay
! respecting the proposed work for the
| commission.
The three Commissioners have been
left to deal with the selection of a
Secretary of the commission, but it is
possible that it will be decided that
there is no occasion for an officer of
this grade, and that all the clerical
needs cf the commission will be met
i by N" individual private Secretaries
!, WHO VIII accompany the respective
1 Commissioners. 1t is understood that
Dr.. Solf, now in San Francisco, will
make up the commission as Secretary
| to the German Commissioner.
Secretary Hay entertained the Sa-
moan High Commission at luncheon at
his residence at 1:30 to-day. 1t was
| the first time the members of the com
mission had come together, and while
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| social, mainly for the purpose of get
ting acquainted, yet it afforded an op-
portunity for discussing the Samoan
| topic in its general phases
| The commission viii be off on its
mission tomorrow. The members will
make no effort to keep together on the
way to San Francisco.
Mr.. Eliot, the British member left
this afternoon. Mr.. Trip leaves to-
| night or tomorrow morning. Harold
Sternperg leaves tomorrow afternoon
Ihe several members stated positively
To-Day that except for the informal
gathering at Secretary HAYS house.
there would De no meeting and no eff
Tort to enter into the merits of the
samoan question, the intention being
10 leave everything open until Samoa
Is reacned- The members are making
plans to be gone about four months.
Ihey VIII return together to Washing
ton, ana their respective reports as
well as their joint conclusions will be
framed here some time in the early
autumn.
Inc instructions to the Commission
ers nave been completed They are
alike In all essential respects. They
were summed up to-day by one of the
Hlgh commissioners substantially as
follows:
Inc commission is given complete au-
thorlty to carry on a provisional gov
ernment for Samoa. In doing this. the
instructions carefully prescribe the
preservation of order and the securitv
OF life and property as a first requisite
1T is provided that the duties of all of
those heretofore exercising authorit v
IN Samoa, either in the treaty of Rer-
I'm or in the service of either of fine
Governments, shall be suspended in, or
der that the High Commissioners shall
have complete authority over the af
fairs of the islands.
The commission is required to mako a
report upon az variety of things incI,,,7-
ing the recent collisions and the causes
leading up to them; the administration
of the islands, the rights of the several
claimants to the kingship also az TO
what changes are desirable in the meth
DDS provided by the treaty of Berlin
The instructions call for unanimjty in
all action. The action of the commits
s1cn when unanimous is to be conclusive
without referendum except when if sus-
pends a provision of the treaty of Rer-
lin. In that case also provision of
the treaty of Berlin may be suspended
by unanimous agreement of the mem
bers, but the suspension is ad referen
dunn and is not binding until the three
Governments approve or disapprove If
The instructions are broad enough to
include the recent troubles so trnt
these acute phases as well as the gem
eral government of Samoa will he ad
justed. SO
INSTRUCTIONS TO HERR ROSE.
BERLIN, April 1S.-The correspond
ent here of the Associated Press hears
on authority that the German Consul
at Apia, Samoa, Herr Rose. Will receive
cabled instructions to be conveyed to
him by steamer from the nearest cabla
station, to join in tripartite proclama-
ton calling upon all the inhabitants of
Samoa to Immediately desist from all
hostilities and agitation pending the ar
rival at Apia Of the joint commission
of the Powers appointed to settle the
affairs in dispute in the islands.
TO EXERCISE SUPREME AUTHOR
ITY.
LONDON, April 1S.-The Parliament
ary Secretary of the Foreign Office
Right Hon. st. John Broderick. answer
ing a question in the House of Conn
mons as to whether the recent state
ment of the German Minister of For
eign Affairs, Baron Won Buelow, in. the
Reichstag, correctly outlined the Sa-
moan situation, made fuller explana-
tions of the situation. He said that for
for the purpose Of restoring tranquility
at Samoa, the three Powers had ap-
pointed Commissioners to undertake the
provisional government in the island.
They We're to exercise supreme author
ity, and no action by the Commissioners