The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09
THE PARTITION OF SAMOA
England and Germany Reached Agreement
Subject to American Approval.

Berlin, November 9.--rt was officially
announced this morning that an arrange
ment subject to the approval OF the
United States was arrived at between
England and Germany by virtue of which
Samoa and the islands of Upolu, savai'
and the small adjacent islands fall tt
Germany as free property and the Islands
OF Tutula and subsidiary islands go to
the United States. Great Britain, 1t is
added. renounces any claim to the Islands
and Germany in turn renounces any claim
10 the Tonga islands and to Savage Island
in favor of Great Britain and also cedes
Choiseul island and San Isabella, the most
easterly islands of the Solomon group. to
Great Britain. The consular representa-
tives OF the two powers in Samoa and the
Tonga islands are to be withdrawn for the
present ard German subjects are to have
the same rights as British subjects in re-
gard to the free and unimpeded enlist
meht OF native laborers In the whole Of
the Solomon group in the possession OF
Great Britain. including the Choiseul
Islands. At the same time an arrange
ment has been arrived at between the two
powers by virtue of which the so-called
neutral zone In the Hinterland of German
Togol and the German gold coast will be
divided In such manner that the bound
AIRY OF the British and German territories
will be formed by the Paka river zip TO a
point where the latter cuts the ninth de-
gree of latitude, thence north by a line to
be fixed by mixed commission. To this
is appended reservation that the coun-
tries OF Mamphrusi and GapbaZa shall
fall to Great Britain aud the countries Of
Ycndi and ChalSosl to Germany. Finally,
according to the description OF the colonial
council. Germany has promised TO re-
nounce her extra territorial rights In Fan
zibar till the expiration OF the commercial
treaty in 1902. with the proviso that the
remuneration Is only effective when the
other nations abandon their extra terri
toria claims in Zanzibar in favor of Great
Britain. A further agreement, concluded
between Germany. Great Britain and tins
United states Isl to the effect that the
question Of compensation for ckams foi
damages during the late trouble is to be
submitted to an imperial court OF arbi'
tration which Will decide Ill claims.
The ragebatt says Samoa was moi
/ bought too largely. The National Zeitune
I says Tie agreement Is success which
Is not Impair ed by The indemnity accorded
for the ronunclation of British rights
which are as indisputahlc ms the German.
The Neustc zeiting says: The political
Importance lies In the fact that certain
questions threatening the good under.
standing of Germany with England anc
America are disposed Of.
The Boersen Zeitung. The American
retention OF Tutuila appears to mako thu
| agreement less valuable because il u
precisely the presence of Nmsricans which
/ has given rise to continual friction
The Deutsche H4ltuug, which harshly
criticised the government, says. Every
thing beyond Tonga is far In excess Of Il
| fair price,
| Washington, November s.-Whalteyer
plan Great Britain and Germany might
agree upon, II is stipulated should be first
submitted TO the ratification Of the United
! States.
| 1t is believed that the arrangement pro-
| posed now will be satisfactory to the state
| department The United States is not
| concerned with the amount or character
| of tho cnm nensatinn that massage hntweer