The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-05
ALL IN A FRIENDLY WAY
There Will Be No Friction Over
the Samoan Affair.
ARE WAITING FOR DETAILS
Agrarians Propose Radical Measures in
the Diet-Secrecy of the Ballot-A
Direct Gable Assured-WiIl-
lam Detests Gambling.
Copyright 1899 by Associated Press,

Copyright 1899 by Associated Press.
Berlin, Feb. 4.-The German govern.
ment claims to have received advices
from Samoa which dispose the minis
tiers to in no wise acquiesce in the view
that the German representatives there
are entirely to blame for the recent
troubles.
A high foreign officer said: "Our
representations from Samoa this week
narrate in detail the events preceding
the bursting of the storm in conse-
quence of the royal election. We begin
to see more clearly into matters. There
has been for some time past serious
friction between Chief Justice Cham
bers and DR.. Joannes Raffel Ghe Ger
man president of the municipality of
Apia), and Herr Rose, the German con-
sui at Apia, arising from mutual re-
ordinations as to the conduct of Off
cial business and personal differences.
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 ex-
plana ton, as such conduct is direct
contravention of the Berlin treaty,
preme judges shall not NEEDLE with ma
tional elections, but shall remain strict
ly neutral on such occasions. 1t seems,
however, that Mr.. Chambers Joined in
the intrigues of the English mission
aries who feared that Protestant in
terests would suffer by the ascension
of the Roman Catholic Mataafa. The
length of claiming that Mr.. Chambers
did so act, but if the reports are con-
firmed we shall ask for an explanation.
Possibly on the American side facts
may be adduced tending to show that
our representatives also exceeded their
proper powers. If complaints are made
they will be impartially and amicably
settled. No formal requests or COM
plants have yet been made by either
government, and there is evidently
desire on both sides to settle the whole
difficulty in friendly way. Respect
ing the latest incident it seems unde
niable that a German created dis
turbance, smashing windows, etc, but
we fail to show Mr.. Chambers deemed
it his duty to place the offender under
his jurisdiction instead of leaving him
TO the consular jurisdiction, as the Sa-
moa acts prescribed. This action on
the part of Mr.. Chambers will also need
an EXPLANATION. The incident, however,
Is trifing. Our reports indicate that
generally speaking order now reigns at
Samoa"
The correspondent of the associated
press spoke to the United States am
bassador, Andrew D. White. on the
subject, and he said the above state
ment tallies with his own information.
Mr.. White adds that he has not re-
ceived fresh instructions from Wash
ington and he had no doubt that the
troubles would be amicably adjusted by
the three powers interested.
The debates in the Prussian diet this
week We're of special interest as they
brought out the full extent of the
agrarian demands and showed that the
Prussian cabinet is unanimous on the
in the diet is much stronger than in the
reichstag and the speeches showed that
even the national liberals support the
agrarians on many questions
Herr Walbrecht. national liberal, as
sured the government that there was
a deep feeling of dissatisfaction caused
by the agricultural depression in West
ern Prussia, as well as in the east, and
that the sugar crisis had severely hurt
the Rhine provinces. He also expressed
the belief that Cuba, under the Ameri-
cans, will quickly become a dangerous
competitor with the German suga~ in
dustry and recommended the Germans
to form a sugar trust and raise home
prices. The agrarian leaders, Mendel-
steinfels and Won Wagenheim, We're
very violent, calling on the government
to abolish the commercial treaties and
exclude American, Russian and Aus
TRAN agricultural products.
There was an interesting debate in
the reichstag on the bill introduced by
Herr Rickert for the protection of the
secrecy of the ballot, The two con-
servative factions for the first time
openly avowed their desire to abolish
the secrecy of the ballot and Emperor
Williams friend, Baron Won Stumm.
plainly declared that sooner or later
secrecy must be abolished, at which the
whole right loudly applauded. The bill,
however. was adopted by a large ma
jority, composed of the center and the
whole of the left.
The official Reichsanzeiger has pro-
dueed most of the new Cuban tariff
regulations and the German press is
greatly dissatisfied with them, claiming
they are so framed as to favor Ameri-
can imports at the expense of German
and other European imports. The Bo-
ersen Courier. the leading commercial
organ, dwells particularly on the fact
that German staple exports, such as
textiles and wines, are most unfavora-
bly, treated and concludes an article on
the SUBJECT with saying: The tariff
regulations made by the United States
for Cuba know nothing of the open
door. Surely, something will have to
be said about them in the future"
The establishment of a company to
lay a direct cable between Germany
and the United States now seems def
nitely assured. The capital, 10000, 900
marks, has been furnished by a number
of banks and private capitalists. in
Guiding the duke of Ratipor. The Ger
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