Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-05
EXCEEDS HIS POWERS
Representations from Samoa to German Gov
eminent Blame Chief Justice,
CHAMBERS PROMOTING THE AGITATION
Modelling with National Elections Causes
Part Of the Late Trouble,
NOT WARRANTED IN ARRESTlNG A GERMAN
New Gable Line is TO Be Laid Between
Germany and United States.
NOT WARRANTED IN ARRESTING A GERMAN
PoPULAcE HooTs EMPEROR AND EMPRESS
Eorty-Eigbt Trials for Besc Majestic
I'm January and Sentences AgEre- ;
eating Seventeen years-New
Repeating Army Rifle.

Copyright, 1899, by Associated Press)
BERLIN, Feb. 1.-The German govern :
ment claims to have received advices from
Samoa which dispose the ministers to in no.
wise acqulesce in the view that the German
representatives there are entirely to blame
for the recent troubles. A high foreign Of
fcer said
"Our representations from Samoa this
week narrate in detail the events preced-
ing the bursting Of the storm in consequence
Of the royal election. We begin to see
moro clearly into matters.
There has been for some time past seri-
Gus friction between Chief Justice Chambers
and Dr. Joannes Rafael, the German presi-
dent Of the municipality of Apla, and Herr
Rose, the German consul at Apia, arising
from mutual recriminations to the COIL
duct of official business and personal diff
ference. Mr.. Chambers appears to have
been engaged In promoting much agitation
\ in favor of the Malietoa party. If this is
confirmed we shall ask for an explanation,
es such conduct is in direct contraven.ion of
the Berlin treaty, which expressly provides
that the supreme judge shall not NEEDLE
with national elections, but shall remain
strictly neutral on such occasions 1t
seems, however, that Mr.. Chambers Joined
in the intrigues of the English missionaries
who feared that Protestant interests would
suffer by the ascension OF the Ror!an
\ Catholic Mataafa The German government
does not go to the length of claiming that
Mr.. Chambers did SO act. but II the re-
ports are confirmed we shall ask for an
explanation.
Chambers Exceeds His Powers.
Probably on the American side facts may
be adduced tending to show that our repre-
sentatives also exceeded their proper pow
ers. If complaints are made they will be
adduced tending to show that other repre-
sentatives also exceeded their proper pow
ers. If complaints are made they will be
properly and amicably investigated No
formal requests or complaints have been
made by either government and there is evil
dently a desire on both sides to settle the
whole difficulty in a friendly way.
Respecting the latest incident 1t seems
undeniable that a German created dis
turbance. smashing window panes, etc, but
we fail to see how Mr.. Chambers deemed 1t
his duty to place the offender under his
jurisdiction instead of leaving him to the
consular jurisdictions as the Samoa act pre-
scribed. This action upon the part OF Mr..
Chambers will also need an explanation.
THE incident, however is triflng Our
reports indicate that, generally speaking,
order now reigns at Samoa"
The correspondent Of the Associated Press
spoke to United States Ambassador White
on the subject and ii" said the above state
ment Tailed with his own information. Mr..
White added that he had not received fresh
instructions from Washington and he had
no doubt that the troubles would be amic-
ably adjusted by the three powers inter
estcd.
Emperor's Words on Peace.
Emperor William, speaking at the annual
banquet last night of the Brandenburg Diet,
Seid;
"The Hohenzolerens have always consd
cred themselves responsible to God person
ally for their acts, and a sense of RESPONSE
billty to the people has also been inherited
by every Hohenzo!iern.
when | stood on the Mount OF Olives
renewed the oath taken to the colors not to
leave stone unturned to assure the well
fare of the people"
His majesty recalled Marshal Won Moltke's
words to Prince Bismarck after the Franco
German war: Now is the time to see the
tree grow" and said:
"a will be good gardener to the tree of
the German empire. looping off the surper-
fious branches and ferreting out and de-
sroying animals seeking TO gnaw its roots.
l hope soon shall see the tree grandly de-
velopng. Before 1t stands the German
Michael, with his hand on the hilt of his
sword looking afar In order TO guard it.
Secure is the peace which shelters behind
the shield OF the German Michael and which
IS defended by his sword
1T is truly a magnificent beginning for
all nations TO attempt to bring about peace
but a mistake has been made in the calcu-
lations. So long as unredeemed sin prevails
among mankind SO long will there be war,
hatred envy and discord and 80 long will
man endeavor to overreach his fellows But
what is law among men is law among ma
tions. Therefore. we shall strive that we
Teutons stand together like solid rock
May every wave threatening peace break on
this rock of bronze OF the German people,
whether It be far away or nigh unto us at
home"
The emperor then added "Peace must
be preserved at home and abroad, and the
people of the mark of Bradenburg, above all,
must lend me their help to do so."
In the Diet and Reichstag.
The debates in the Prussian Diet this week
were of especial interests as they brought
out the full extent of the agTarian demands
and showed that the Prussian cabinet is
unanimous on the agrarian question. The
ngrarian party In the Diet is much stronger
than in the Reichstag and the speeches
showed that even the national liberals sup
port the agrarians on many questions.
Herr Wallbrecht, national liberal, assured
the government that there was deep feel
!, ing of dissatisfaction caused by the agri-
cultural depression in Western Prussia as
we'll as in the east and that the sugar
crisis had severely hurt the Rhine provinces
He also expressed the belief that Cuba, un-
der the Americans. will quickly become a
dangerous competitor with the German sugar
industry and recommended the Germans TO
form sugar trust and raise home prices.
The agraran leaders, Mendesteinfels aud
I Ven Wagenheim, we're more violent, calling
on the government 10 abolish the COM
mercial treaties and exclude American, Rus
sian and Austrian agricultural products.
There was an interesting debate in the
Reiehslag on The bill inIrndunad hy uarr