The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-15


DR. Lanr al extremist, and Was reaaist =
BY Minister q Pore1gn A1al-s Baron Eesa
Eszeio~ TIE wao4e a1z3r ~as ASoxsc
uyoz4 as .zxle zn5 lasted only eighty
minutes.
T1ere was = slim attendance c. mem
hers % ne reieAsszg To-Day. o1s rae gar
lerssx were crowded. The United States
embassy was represented a. he SESSION
Inferpeilasssa en- samoa
Tae Opening speech ~ me snterpelA
ton, 10 wn1ca --s minister d foreign AZ
fairs a41 previously agree6 ID reply. was
noa 4 sacesss. ard il was a-ferward SAL
that the sagners Of the Interpretation
tsgadered ln Gatrassang its presentation
TO Or Lehr. The latter. contrary 70
Agreement nA5S ssrsag references 20
economic matters in arguing asaarA the
American aa3 British xs-4sG6e n S2-nsa-
hir:frg .az, Germany would agas beth
countries economically K EagarTes4 posl[l-
csily The parry leaders, ore after an
other. EepsdiAsed Dr.. Lears 1sclaina1sons-
Won BseIow's Reply.
The minister q foreign Affairs, in The
course OF his remarks. said:
Il an happy 10 s.Ate that he Brs1xo
government has naw officially stated 10
ne, through It's ambassador. thai n az
ce2ss5 the proposal % Germany regarding
ire mode Of operation and fanesion Of ne
ccznaIi ssicn, whose functions and powers
may DC summed Up as follows:
The commission appointed By the three
signato-y powers to the Samoa act vii.
take over the provisional government Of the
islands To this end the commission VIII
exercise the highest powers All other OF
fetal perscnages viii have 70 obey the or
ders OF the commissioners and the three
powers will instruct their consular and
naval representatives TO lend them their
support No measure taken by the cora-
msssonsrs IN conformity with the foreg3-
Ing Official powers viii be legal unless all
three commissioners assent thereto
One OF the tasks Of the commission will
be 10 consider whz. provisions IL regards
as necessary fer the future government o.
the country or the modification OF the Ben
In act and report. 20 the government Inc
views a. which # finally arrives.
I'VE hope the commission VIII succeed
IN efscting a settlement. tust. fair and ac-
cepsable To all parties We will oniy assent
to such decisions as 90 not prejudice our
pain rights and the important interests Of
Germans IN Samoa
Dr. Lehr's Crude Chanvintsm.
pr. Lehr's speech IL introducing the III
.erpeiIa.ion was utterly devoid Of tact and
fall Of the cru3ess chauvinissn- He sco1ed
az America sxeits1ly attacked England
and demanded that tfls government should
grant no commercial privileges 70 such
countries. who, he declared, had inxu!ted
the dignity OF the German empire He
would not advise q declaration % war
agains. Great Britai and the United States.
and bokterou= laughter from all parts q
the chamber followed, but he would fully
expect Germany 70 annex the Samoan Is
lands and Increase the navy in order
that Gernlany's prestige may be safeguard
ed In both heuiispheres-
Lfstened to with DtspIeasure.
He was listened 10 with manifest dis
pleasure on all sides AMI the genera, opin-
ION Is that he has placed both himself and
hts adhersE.s N very luaicrous position
The chief result Of his speech Is 70 render
the Pzn-Ge,mianie Association. whose
chief aim has been TO poison the relations
OF Germany with Great Britain and ne
United States, ridiculous throughout the
length and hreakith Of The land
The Leaders Of all parties aftsrwara de
claref they would net have signed The sa-
tsrpelatson had they known Il would be
introduced in such a chanyinsst2c manner.
Commission Leaves April 8.
WASHINGTON. April l4.-Aftsg hearing
this morning from the German and British
embassies tie state department was en-
aalea to announce positively and finally
tina. TIE three parties 10 tie Berlin tressy
had agreed upon Instructions 10 be given
her Samoan com rssssioners and thai Il
was certain The commissioners would leave
san Francisco on April 3 inst.