The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-08

naval officers on the nagshlp. the admlra
! explained his position. uudnr the treat,
there could be no provisional government
and tho agreement under which il ha,
I been recognized under peculiar and tryiui
/ circumstances for the protection of llf,
I end property was just as provisional NJ
/ the government itself lie had TO stand b,
| tho supreme court and he hoped that
plan Of action would be decided up7n fai
! restoring peace 70 the Islands without th,
4 intervention OF an armed force,
/ Tho British and American consuls ami
/ naval officers agreed with the admiral
! Tho German consul having accepted III,
/ PROVISIONAL government, could npt rocedy
/ iiom that position under any circumstance,
until he had Instructions from Berlin. Later
on after The meeting, Rosc put his views
| IN writing 10 the admiral and stated that
! German warshps could only act n German
proncrty or lfo were to be protected
against danger or IN the case of tho Su-
preme court issuing a warrant for the ar
icst Of individuals. On no other grounds
could German wHrship5 Interfere IN Samoa
and according to Instructions under which
he acted there would be no military intcr-
terence by Germany He also protested
against the issue Of the proclamation bv
Admiral kaut1 pending Instructions from
the treaty powers. also against the return
TO Apia OF the deported Malictoans, witch
''~'' ." tifNff"'eN w Atib lltiif u samoa and
20 reminded tho admiral that the Fake
mad made no promise 10 help, according
10 tho admirals proclamation He wns
AFRAID that the admiral would DO harm hv
Us issue and that already people wsre
AFRAID OF the rebels around AHA. The nd :
mlral replied that he must be governed
In his actions by continuation OF his duty
ana not by his fears; that In the procla-
nation he meant exactly what he said and
Was not apeuking nippantly and what he
proclaimed he would do Tho fact that
Win an his correspondence and protests
10 the admiral the German consul did moi
consider II necessary TO forward copy of
MS counter PROCLAMATION 10 tho admiral
has not Increased the good feeling between
the admiral and the consul Never be-
fore by any official had the admiral baen
Ing manner
For several days the German warsbip
Fake persistently kept IN tho way go as ia
lncommode the fire Of tho British ships
flnally Admiral Kautz compelled her 10
move inside tho hsrbor entrance out OF
the way.
Washington. April THE officials OF tho
state and navy departments we're deeply
interested In tho accounts OF the rising a.
Apia as sent out In the Associated Press
dispatches received az San Francisco. So
lar nothing Of an official character has
been received by them and the same IL the
Ease OF the British and German embassies.
In this state Of affairs, the o<2cials were
lnprepared TO express any opinion as TO
me merits OF the actions~of The respeo-
tive paroles In samoa for publication.
II may be noted that In carrying out the
wishes Of the American and British Of
heiais al Apia, leaving the Germans out
OF the calculation. Admiral Kautz has
taken direct issue with the contention OF
the German government that the majority
snail NOT control, but the best opinion
here is that as the admiral acted TO meet
an emergency threatening life and prop.
erty and also acted in the direction OF Z
strict enforcement OF the terms OF the Aer-
lin treaty his attitude must be held 10 be
hnexceptlonal At any rate IT Is appre-
hended that regardless OF the diplomatic
disputation now going on between the three
capitals, Washington. London aud Berlin.
Admiral Kautz's vigorous action is likely
to clear the way for the action OF tine
proposed commission by practically restor-
ing the status quo ante belIum.