The San Francisco call., 1899-01-29
Assurances EXCHANGED
as to Samoa.
SOLUTION is SOON EXPECTED
DEMAND HAS NOT BEEN MADE
FOR CONSUL ROSES RECALL.
However, No Decisive Steps or Nego-
tiations Can Be Undertaken Until
Full Reports Arrive From
the Islands.

Copyrighted. 1899, by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Jan. 2S.-Public opinion was
focused on the Samoan question this
week. The United States Embassa-
dor, Andrew White, has informed the
correspondent here of the Associated
Press that he has had several meet
ings with the Minister of Foreign At
fairs, Baron Won Bulow, and that as
surances were given on both sides of a
nature calculated to promote a speedy
and successful solution of the question.
Baron Won Bulows whole attitude
tended TO show that the German Gov
eminent means to do its full share in
settling the matter fairly and AMIGA
bly,.
ambassador White has been inter-
viewed regarding the statements that
the United States wants Germany to
recall the German Consul at Samoa,
Herr f. Rose. The ambassador said:
The statements are incorrect. The
truth is that both sides are awaiting
fuller information. Each side decided
ly inclines to believe that mistakes
have been made all around. But just
how far each is responsible there is no
IlGduS Ol ltlllQS uDllI the QlS patches
arrive here and at Washington. The
two governments have discussed the
matter in the most friendly manner and
each has aVOwed its readiness TO do
whatever is just and right, including
the diSaVOWal of any action of one or
more Of its agents which may be shown
. TO have been contrary to the treaty or
the comfy Of the nations concerned
From another authentic source the
following has been learned: The pre-
liminary negotiations thus far have not
gone beyond mutual assurances of a
desire for friendly and equitable ar
Tangement and the negotiations will
not take a more tangible shape until
fsll detailed all reports are received
from the agents of the three powers at
Samoa. This will involve a delay Of
month in the case of Germany,
though the reports will reach the
United States and Great Britain ear
ler. Until then no decisive steps or
negotiations can be undertaken. The
Geographic news of the German Gov
eminent has been meager
The suggested partition of the Sa-
moan group among the three powers
which has been discussed in the Ger
man press has not been broached, the
correspondent is relia bly, assured, in
any form by either power.
The German press commented on the
Samoan matter yariously. The general
opinion expressed was that the tripar-
tite agreement is a failure and ought to
be changed, but opinions differed
respecting the remedy. The Kreuz Zei-
tung recommends the partition of the
Islands, While the Semi-Ofhcial Ham
burger Correspondent claims that their
partition is impossible, because of the
fact that the three powers would un-
doubtedly want the one valuable island
-Upolu.
The Munich Neuste Nachrichten
takes the Government to task for its
weak and pusillanimOus" attitude
toward the other two powers, notably
Great Britain, and the Vosssche lei
tung and Cologne VOlks-Zeitung talk
similarly.
Emperor Williams action at Hanover
is regarded as being of great political
significance. From a member Of his
Majesty's encourage who accompanied
him to Hamburg, the following has
been learned: The Emperor had ac-
cepted an invitation to attend, this
week, the silver anniversary wedding
of the Duke and Duchess of SaXe-Co-
burg and GOtha, but heard with cha
grin that the Duke of Cumberland, the
Guelph claimant of Hanover and
Brunswick had also been invited.
Thereupon he sent a strong expression
Of his dissatisfaction. The Duke of
Cumberland in the meanwhile had ex-
pressed regret at his inability to at
tend, the Emperor remaining in high
dudgeOn and staying away. There have
been persistent rumors lately to the
effect that the eldest son of the Duke
of Cumberland might one day ascend
the ducal throne of Brunswick if he
consents to adjure all claim to the
throne Of Hanover, demonstrates his
loyalty to Prussia and accepts the
status quo by becoming an officer in
Prussan regiment Of the Guards. The
Emperor, however, seems to have made
his excursion to Hanover in order to
repudiate any intention of a reap
proachment with the former Guelph dy-
nasty, and by the proclamation of his
order providing for the identification of
the Prussian regiments Of Hanover
with the regiments Of the old HanO-
verian army he has made il plain that
he considers the union of Hanover and
Prussia to be an unalterable fact. He
thus gave the deathblow to the hopes
of the Guelph party. The Emperor has
now established a permanent bond be-
tween the old Hanoverian regiment and
the present Tenth Army Corps, which
IS recruited almost entirely from the
province Of Hanover.
His Majesty also presented hfs Han
OVerian UhlanS with helmet badge
inscribed Peninsula Waterloo Garcia
Hernandez" and he presented the Han
Overian artillery with a badge with the
words "Peninsula-W Waterloo Gohrde"
1t is said in court circles that the
Emperor for some time past has been
made aware Of recent utterances of the
Duke of Cumberland regarding his Ma
jesty, which have deeply wounded his
Self-eSteem.
During long debate in the Diet this
week on the expulsion of Danes from
North Schleswig, the Ministers certain
iy advanced a number of reasons justi-
flying the recent measures. The most
convincing speech came from Dele
gate Behmann who described the anti
German agitation carried on by the
Danes, and furnished a large number
Of instances showing that their object
was clearly to secure Il separation of
Northern Schleswig from Prussia.
Those of the speakers who rebuked the
section of the German press which
sided with the Danes elected loudest
applause.
: The decoration of Baron Won Koeller.
the Governor Of Schleswig- Holstein,
with the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle
strikingly testifies the Emperor's appro-
baton of his anti-Danish policy in
North Schleswig.
A high imperial official tells the cor