The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-11
Foreign Office Declares Kautz
Stated an Untruth.
GERMAN POSITION AGAIN SET OUT
No Information Received from the Com
Friction with the American Admiral
Not Believed-Consui Rose Declared y OF
Responsible for Recent Troubie-Ar.
White Sends a Long Cablegram.

Berlin. April lO-Since his interview
with Emperor William, the United States
Ambassador, Mr.. White, has mel the Ger
man Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron
Won Buelow, and the British Ambassador
here Sir Frank Lascellts. and has cabled
the result at considerable length in cipher
TO Washington. II is understood on good
authority that there is nothing Indicative
of belligerence in the dispatch but that il
related TO the desire of the German gov
eminent TO stand by the Berlin treaty
and return 10 the provisional arrange
ment made by the three Consuls. and
Fastening the appointment aud work OF
the commission as much ar possible
4 high Foreign Office Official speaking
for Baron Won BueIOw. said 10 the CORE
spOndent here Of the Associated Press to-
day:
We have not received q dispatch from
the commander of the Fake and do not
believe the story told about the strained
relations between the commander Of the
German warship and Admiral Kautz. We
would have heard Of it officially if il had
been true.
we have NOT received any advices con-
firming the proclamation OF Consul Rose.
At any rate the argument OF the Amer
lean press that Herr Rose is responsible
for the new trouble j. wrong. a. such q
proclamation, If issued, came after Ad-
miral Kautz' action. which II considered
here 10 be a violation OF the samoa act
Admiral Kautz stated In his proclamation
that all the three cOnsuls had expressed
willingness 10 annul the provisional gov
eminent. Admiral Kautz stated an IN
truth. and Herr Rose could not b blamed
for issuing a contemporaries ton.
However. the German government Is
thus far insufiiciently informed IS 10 all
OF Herr Roses doings, and. therefore will
not assume az the outset that Herr Rose
is right throughout In ans case, W.
must await further news. The German
Commissioner viii b. appointed within a
day or TWO. He viii be thoroughly un-
biased. 80
The appointment Of 9. y r Eliot. Of
the British Embassy al Washington. az
the British mrmber 0f the samoan Com
mission. is deemed satisfactory mere
Satisfaction for KautI-s Action.
The National Zeitgng, reiterating the
alleged illegally Of the action 81 Admiral
Kautz, in Samoa says;
Germany viii have 10 strive by every
diplomatic means 10 secure 1atl7t4eElff4
for this behavior u Admiral kaulz IN
contrayrnti0n Of inc treaty.
Referring 10 the statement fhaf the
State Department az Wasninst3a re-
CARDS the enIhrOnemrnt u Ianus - .ally
in accordance with the treaty. whIoh pro
vides that the decision ~ fhe Chief jus
liee shall be final. the National Zeitung
says:
This view j. altogether opposed -
the provisions Of tae treafs, according %
which the unanlmity II the representa-
r{y-s 81 the powers - essential
I.aud,a. April Io.-rhe Berlin core
sCondeuf OF the Standard says,
After receiving Mr.. White, the United
states Ambassador. sne SIR Frank Las
ceIles las; wesk and explaining ~ them
Gsrrnany's attitude regarding Samoa. En-