The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-11
HERR ROSE 5 VERSION
German Consul in Samoa Re-
ports to His Government.
ADMIRAL KAUTZS ORDERS
How the Germans Tried to
Work TamaSeSe.

sui, in his report of the events PRIOR 10
January 4, dated January %, says the de-
| sion Of Chief Justice Chambers IN favor
OF Mahetoa Tanus was bound 10 have a
| Supplying effect, inasmuch as in a writ
| ten statement dated October 5. 1885, Mr..
| Chambers declared there was no ground
for contesting Mataafa's assumption OF
| the sovereignty il he was legally king.
| During the course of the discussion PRIOR
| 10 the outbreak, respecting the measures
| TO be adopted to assure public security,
Mr.. Maxse, the British consul, and Cap
| tain Sturdee, Of the British cruiser Por-
poise, are represented as intimating their
intention of forcib-y preventing any ad-
vance Of the Mataafans and 10 actively
protect the Tanusites. While the Ger
mans only announced such military mea-
| sures as were prompted by the necessity
! TO protect the lives and property of the
| whites, the British guards stationed at
Mr. Chambers residence would, owing 10
the locality, have been drawn directly into
conflict with the natives.
Herr Rose then relates how he rode on
the afternoon of January l to the Tivoli
hotel in order like many whites, TO watch
| events, and how on mis- way there he had
to traverse a body of Mataafans, to
whom, however, he did not speak.
Shortly after four, the German consul
continues, ne rode with Lieutenant Ere
linghaus, of the German warship Fake,
to Songie and home again. Thus. the
consul concludes, Mr.. Chambers accuse
ton that he rode at the head of a troop
of Mataafans at 4:30, when they attacked
the Tfvol hotel, is pure invention, as
proved by the written testimony of Lieu
tenant Frelinghaus. The consul adds that
the first two shots were fired by the
Malietoans.
Recounting the establishment Of the pro-
visional government. Herr Rose says DR..
Raffel Che German president of the mu-
nicipal government at Apia) by his activ-
ity soon won universal approval, and
quotes the thanks he received from the
British consul and the captain of the
PorpOise. Thus, the consul continues. the
provisional government was already an
accomplished fact on January 8.
Relating to the attitude of the warships,
the consul says DR.. Raffel took measures
for the protection of the British mission
and he concludes with declaring that Ma
taafa did not take part in the fighting.
Moreover, he points out, he was recog-
nized on the English side by letter pub
lished in the Apia newspapers.
According to Consul Rose, Mataafa was
not responsible for the war, but up to the
last endeavored to prevent it.
In another report Herr Rose describes
the events between January 4 and jan
uary 9. He says DR.. Raffel closed the
supreme court on January because he
thought Mr.. Chambers was precluded by
law from exercising the functions Of chief
justice as long as the government was
installed contrary to bis decision and he
remained in office.
After opposing Mr.. Maxse's views that
DR.. RaffeTs action was an insult TO the
British flag. Herr Rose describes the for
chile opening of the suprem ecourt on jan
Uary by Mr. Chambers and Mr.. Maxse,
while the latter threatened the lombard
ment Of Apia, and the Porpoise trained
her guns on the supreme court. Con-
tinuing, Herr Rose says that at the time
of the compulsory reopening Of the su-
preme court he refrained from applying 10
the captain of the Fake TO protect DR..
Raffel because he did not wish that
armed detachments of two friendly
states should confront one another for
so slight cause"
Herr Rose next discusses Mr.. Chambers
proclamation Of January Z. declaring the
supreme court to be independent Of the
existence of any provisional government,
and the communication between United
States Consul Osborne and Mr.. Maxse de-
claring Mr. Chambers to be the sole law
full chief justice even during the exist
ence OF the provisional government.
Mr.. Rose continues: When, after con-
sultation with the three cOnsuls and DR..
Raffel, the commanders of the two war
ships decided to establish q, provisional.
government with DR.. Raffel as the head
executive, Captain Sturdee and Mr.. Maxse
were so impressed with the great services /
rendered to tn English by the guard at
the mission on January 8, through the
energetic intervention Of DR.. Raffel. that
they overwhelmed him with praise and
were ready to meet his views in every /
way. Owing to urgent official business on !
which Dr.. Raffel was engaged, his sigma !
ture 10 the proclama ton relating 70 the /
provisional government was postponed IN /
til January l. When DIT. Raffe- on Jan /
uary 4. in accordance with the arrange /
ment, submitted the draft Mr.. Maxse, .
who admitted that he had changed his /.
opinion, demanded TIE Insertion OF Q I
clause relating to the general act OF the /
Berlin treaty. At the suggestion % Mr.. /
Osborne the clause was formulated as foi- /.
.ovs: BY 10 provision Of the proclama- /
ton shall the rights and privileges Of the /
treaty power representatives be sus-
pended
Tae-eupon 3Ir. Rose remarks: In ny /
opinion il was a distortion OF the sense o. I
these words to assert that M Chambers /
position by virtue % the proclamation re-
NAMED unaffected by the resent Up-
hesvaL"
Herr Rose then declared IN q proclama-
zion dated January that he he'd thar the /
q The post q CHIEF Justice By /
NJ. Chambers during the provisional gov
erruent was preclpded y the law; TIA,
he considered there was temporary va
cs1cv. and that The president % the Ulu-
should replace the c1ief justice.
\ taird report from Herr Rose dated
January .. refers % the Grsvesuutl case
and describes how. OF January T. Graves
mU1. a German subject. ~zs sentenced .
a re and Imprisonment, oT Chiee Justice
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became effective forthwith and Dr. EaSel
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