The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-13
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D1sMAY AT WASHINGTON.
Officials, However, Refuse to Discuss
New Complications.

Washington, April 1.-THE news
from Samoa was received here with a
feeling approaching dismay. There was
refusal on the part Of the higher Of
| ficials to discuss the sad event The
secretary OF the German embassy call
ed early in the day upon Secretary Hay
i Neither of the officials would disclose
! anything as to the nature of the eX-
change that took place.
The arrest and detention by the Brit
| ish naval officials of a German subject
| is one of the most dangerous features
| of the controversy. 1t is said the con-
| Suls OF the three powers stationed at
Apia claim extra territorial jurisdlc-
I ton, involving the right to try the sub
| jects of their respective countries for
any offenses alleged TO have been COM
| mitted. Under this practice the Ger
man consul, Rose, may demand the sur
render of the German. If the man is
| guilty, it is considered improbable he
will be delivered, except upon some
adequate guaranty that he is to be
sufficiently punished It is not believed
! likely that Rose will make such prom
| Use.
1t is believed Admiral Kautz, with
the cooperation of the British, will
continue his efforts to bring the rebel
lious natives to terms. This is not
likely to be an easy task, in view of
the somewhat small force at his com
| mand, but it is said the British gov
eminent may accept the proposition of
the authorities of New Zealand to send
a. regiment of soldiers to Samoa. No
protest thus far has been lodged at
the state department against Admiral
KautZ.
At the British and German embassies
the news of the bloody conflict in Sa-
moa was received with deep concern.
Sir Julian Pauncefote expressed his
profound regret at the collision at a
| moment when he had hoped the trouble
| was in a fair way to adjustment. Mr..
Eliot, the British high commissioner TO
Samoa, also deplored the event. The
British officials were quite confident,
however, that the chances of a settle
ment would not be destroyed by this
affair, although they might be some
what embarrassed.
At neither of the embassies had a
word of official information been re-
ceiVed, and the Associated Press ac-
counts We're, therefore, scanned with
great interest. The German ambassa-
dor DR.. Won Holloben, stated that while
he was wholly without official advices,
he deeply regretted to hear that there
had been further loss of life In all
diplomatic quarters there was a dispo-
SIIlOn TO treat the news as grave, but
not as disrupting the plans for settle
ment.
sharp difference has developed be-
| tween the British and German foreign
office as to getting the high commission
off for Samoa on the 18TH Lord Sails
bury says the commissioners cannot
be instructed by the governments so
| as to get away on the 18th. The Brit
ish view is that there is no chance of
getting away until next month. The
following official German view was
given to the Associated Press:
After Germany and the United
States had arrived at such an under
standing that, the commission could
leave San Francisco on the 18th, Eng
land raised new difficulties of such
complicated nature that they cannot be
dealt with Geographically. Germany
feels justified under these circum-
stances to hold the name of her COM
missioner still back, The Berlin news
that Germany would demand satisfac-
ton for the arbitrary action of Admi-
raj Kautz IS not credited in official
German circles and seems to be ma
licious invention. The whole question
on account of Samoa is pending at
present, not between three powers, but
between Germany and England"