The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
THE KAISER
IS NOT APT
TO MAKE WAR
Official Press of Berlin Takes
a Most Conciliatory
Tone.
WASHINGTON UNEASY
Probable That All Of the officials
Now at Apia Will Be
Recalled.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

~ ERLIN, March 3o.-A brief
x dispatch from Apia, Samoa,
dated March 80, says:
The. bombardment con-
tinues. In pursuance of military
orders the whites have evacuated
many houses.
The chiefs of the Tanu party, who
were exiled to other islands, have
been brought back from Upolu. The
firearms and ammunition taken from
the Tanu men on January have
been returned.
The German Government was taken
wholly by surprise with the news from
Samoa. The Imperial Chancellor, Prince
Hohenlohe, is spending his birthday,
which occurs tomorrow, at Baden
Baden, and the Minister of Foreign At
fairs, Baron Won Bulow, is enjoying
forthight's vacation in Holstein.
But a well-informed individual says
the Government here is skeptical as to
Admiral Kautz instructions. He adds
that the Instructions for a lombard
4. ment were based on the British and
American claims that Mataafa was con-
travening the Samoan act. But the
official points out, the contravention
was not specific, and the Government
presumes that if the act was really in
fringed Herr Rose, the German Consul,
would also have protested, as his Gov
ernment had instructed him to strictly
conform to the act.
The assertion that Herr Rose protest
ed against the deposition Of the pro-
visional government is doubted. as it
is claimed Herr Rose was instructed not
TO identify himself with Mataafa more
closely. than the representatives of the
other powers.
There is considerable curiosity in this
city as to the effect the outbreak will
have upon the attitude of the United
States and Great Britain, but the view
remains that the final settlement will
be in no way changed by the outbreak
of hostilities, but must be arranged by
the joint action of the three cabinets.
The semi official Post comments calmly
upon the new situation and says that
Germany will remain neutral.
The National Zeitung, commenting
upon the Samoan situation. says:
while it appears that the American
and British representatives thought
the Mataafans were contravening the
treaty, the meeting HeIQ Ou tHe
delphia had no Jurisdiction because the
unanimous approval of the three Con-
suls is necessary to make any deci-
sons legal"
The National Zeitung adds that fur
ther information is necessary in order
to show whether the Americans and
British had sufficient reason for re-
sorting to armed intervention. and
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the only result appears to have been
destruction and anarchy"
Replying to the allegations of the
Daily Chronicle of London that the
United States ambassador here, An
drew D. White, has been pro-German
in his handling of the Samoan question
the Cologne Gazette says semi Off
cially:
For some time we have noticed that
the efforts of the English press to Gre
ate bad blood between the United
States and Germany have taken fresh
impulse from the latest Developments
at Samoa. Not to mention other in
stances which show the mood of the
English press the London Times few
days ago circulated a false story to the
effect that Germany was intending TO
withdraw from the Berlin treaty. Now
the Daily Chronicle claims to know as a
fact that the United States Embassa-
dor, Mr.. White, has aroused great dis
satisfaction in the United States be-
cause of his handling the Samoan ques-
ton principally from the German stand
point.
1T would be honoring the Daily
Chronicle too much if we were to en-
deavor to protect the American Embas
sador against the absolutely unprOveD
accusations of a serious violation of his
duty. 1t is sufficient to say again that
bitterly and with a talent for in
venting false reports the English press
is pursuing everybody who is suspected
of being apt to- foster the good and
friendly relations between the United
States and GERMANY