The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-08
THE SAMOAN NEGOTIATIONS
40 pc,IyITE AGREEMENT Reached
As FAR As KNOWN.

Convention signed in Warrington for the
Adjustment Of Claims Growing Dat of the
u,unbn dment of samoan Towns - Tho
King of sweden Is Named ns Arbitrator.
w,sHfSGToN. Nov. 7.-As far as the wash
irxton Government 10 aware, there has bees
no cnangs in the negotiations for the partition
ofSomoa that will assure a definite settlvm ent
o,ths questions at Issue. With the signing to-
IA, Of the convention for the adjustment OF
claims growing out OF thu bombardment OF
samoan towns early In the present year. the
,c,ly. participation OF the Secretary OF State
and the British and German representatives In
Washington in the negotiations ended. The
most i'm portsnt features OF the general duss-
ion are being arranged In London by Lord
salisbury. Am bassador Choate and Count HAITI
,.dt. the German Ambassador there.
No eredence is placed here In the report from
p.rlin that an agreement has been reached By
which Germany will obtain control OF the
samoan group. II the negotiations may be
.,id to have resulted Ia anything definite, IL 10
that Great Britain and Germany have con-
c.dsd the claim OF the United States to remain
in tho islauds. and are willing that the island
a, Tutuis, on which Psgo-PaGo harbor 10 situ-
.t.d. shall be Americas share IL dismem ber-
n.pt becomes fact. The United States Gov
.rnmsnt wants other concessions OF minor
character, the exact extent OF which have not
h.come known outside OF Official circles. but
ar. believed to be certain privileges at hpia.
II IL believed here that these minor demands
viii not interfere with q anal adjustment,
although It 10 learned that there 10 an apparent
di,posi,ion on the part OF the powers TO secure
,ome SUBSTANTIAL return II anything more than
the transfer OF Tutuila falls to the lot OF the
United states
l.. rNv - h.
sotIations In London. through Mr.. Choate. the
Exchanges are principally between Great
Britain and Germany. who are endeavortnG to
d.,ermine whore one or both shall remain In
pos,es.lon OF the remaining islands. Great
Britain will not abandon samoa. according to
ths view held here. and there are indications
that Germany Is willing to withdraw II sire can
obtain advantages elsewhere In the South
Seas The numerous possessions OF Great
Britain 10 that part OF the world AFFORD basis
FOR trading to which Great Britain 10 appar-
entity no, unwilling to be party. While the
officials here say that nobody can predict tho
iss sv' are ~ SiiiinS 70 express contldsncs thai
Great Britain will not abandon her interest In
Samoa. ~
Great Britain and Germany providing for the
adjustment OF the claims growing OUT OF the
BpIpain %af.hips. was A.s al II. stat: pe
rartment to-day by Secretary Hay on behalf OF
the United States, by Baron Numm Won
Schwartzenstein on behalf OF Germany, and by
Reginald Tower on behalf Of Great Britain.
Considerable property was DESTROYED during
the BON ment. and many claims for dam
ages hays been fled in Washington. London
and Berlin by American. British and German
residents OF the hombarded places. The King
Of sweden and Norway 10 des grated BY the
treaty as the sole arbitrator OF theso claims.
The most important provision OF the ar
rangement and the one Of grraist interest, Ia
that the arbitrator IL required to determine
whether any Of tho pnrtssto the treaty or all
u them Is or are responsible for the damage
inflicted and 10 what extent While G~rtnan
warships did uot partic pate In the bonn bard
msnt, the arbitrator by toe provision mem
toned. must take INFO conslder ration the
questions whether Germany was not bouad to
assist the United States and Great Britain in
suppressing the reOel!loa. or whether Ger
many was not responsible for the outbreak
against the sstablis shed native government
which led to the bomhariment. The treaty
will not be binding on the Cnited States until
Il has been ratified By the Senate