Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-05
THE SAMOAN MATTER.
ENGLAND ADOPTS GERMANY'.s
PLAN FOR SETTLEMENT.
(By Telegraph to virginan-Plot.)

(By Telegraph to Virginian- PIlot.)
Washington. ID. c., April 4.-Lord
Salisbury has accepted the plan pro-
posed by Germany for the settlement
Of the Samoan trouble by the appoint
ment Of n triDartite commission. The
acceptance is of the broad principle
only, and the details of the arrange
ment arc yet to be agreed upon. AS the
United States has already accepted the
general proposition there is no longer
doubt as to the organization of the
commission.
1t is not believed here that there will
be any difficulty in arranging the de-
tails of the commission plan for the set
tlement of the Samoan trouble arising
from reluctance on the part of the
British Government to throw aside the
Berlin treaty.
1t is proposed that the commission
shall visit the islands. make n careful
inquiry into existing conditions and
then apply such remedial measures as
may seem to be necessary to ensure
tranquility. 1t will be distinctly under
stood that whatever the commission
does In that line will be purely tenn
porary In character and subject to the
approval of the three governments,
party to the Berlin treaty.
Then the commission will be expected
to frame scheme for submission to
and approval bNeach of the three pow
crs for the flu; re government of the
islands. involving perhaps some more
or less radical changes in the original
Berlin treaty. Neither OF the three
governments therefore chances the loss
of any substantial interest in the Sa-
moan group by accepting this com-
mission plan.
DIR. Wilhelm Solf, the newly appoints
nd dan nr al
of Samoa. had a busy day to-day, con-
ferrng with officials, government and
diplomatic. and taking the preliminary
steps in the approachment of the three
governments concerning the islands.
During the day a representative of
the Associated Press saw DR.. Solf and
talked WITH hIm on curruHt Samoan ztt al
fairs.
II am glad to observe the most salts
factory feeling prevailing in Washing
ton" said DIR. Solf. land l am confident
that the German and American author
tiles would have little or no difficulty
in arriving at most harmonious UNI
derstanding on Samoa. So far as am
concerned my duties are not of po-
litical character. and my instructions,
received before leaving Berlin, are, in
effect to use every endeavor to pro-
mote good feeling between the three
powers and to avoid in every way pos
sible cause for disagreement
Creedon-West fight a. draw c7.l4
GERMAN SECRETARY'S STATE
NlENT.
Berlin. April 4.-Dr. Won Hamann,
under Secretary of the German Foreign
Office. was asked to-day for a state
ment regarding the charge made by
Admiral Kautz, U. S. ~. against Herr
Rose. the German Consul at Apia.
He said: THAT is Admiral Kautz's
view. The other view is that the whole
trouble came by others interfering in
the royal election. We have no official
news about Herr Hose having issued a
proclamation. We cannot tell what its
contents are. impartial as We have been
in DR.. Raffers case, ! can say that if
Herr Rose issued n provocative procla-
nation we shall disavow il. That Herr
Rose protested at the Consuls meeting
we know. but that is different thing
T. a proclamation"