New-York tribune., 1899-11-09
AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED in bEhLIN'
THE TERMS ON WHICH GREAT BRITAIN
cr.r,rc 1II,p RIGHTS TO GERMANY.

CrDrs HER RIGHTS TO GERMANY.
Berlin. Nov SIT is officially announced that
an agreement, subject TO the approval OF the
United States. has been reached between 'rea'
Britain and Germany by virtue or Whlch the
Samoa act Is repealed and the ISLANDS OF OPoiu'
sava:i and the small adjacent islands fall
to Germany as free property, and the isiahd ol
Tutuila and the subsidiary islands go to the
United States Great Britain. 1t Is added, re-
nounces any claim to the Samoan Islands. and
Germany in turn renOunces any claim 10 the
Tonga Islands and to Savage Island in favor or
croat Rritain and also cedes Choseul and san
IsaheI the two easterly islands Of the Solomon
croun with their insular surroundings, to Great
Dritain The consular representatives. or the
two Powers in Samoa and the Tonga Islands are
70 he withdrawn for the present and German
subjects are to have the same rights as British
suht.cts in regard to the free and unimpeded
enlistment OF native laborers In the whole Oh
the Solomon group in the possession or Great
Rritain including Choiseul and San Isabel
At the same time arrangement has been
arrived at between the two Powers, Dy virtue oi
which the so-called neutral zone in the hihter-
land Of German Togoland and the Brltish uoid
Coast will be divided in such manner that the
boundary Of the German and BRUSH terl'oi'eS
,.,u ha formed by the Daka River up to point
.,,ro tho Iattor cuts the 9th degree Of latitude,
thorce north by a line to be fixed by a mixed
commission To this is appended a reservation
that the countries Of Mamprusi and Gampasa
shall fall 10 Great Britain, and the countries
Of Yeudi and Chakosi to Germany. Finally ac-
cording TO the decision Of the Colonial Couhcii'
Germany has promised to renounce her extra
territorial rights in Zanzibar till the expiration
of the commercial treaty OF l9o2. with the pro-
,.,so ,bat the remuneration is only effective when
the other nations abandon their extra -'errito-
ria, tights in Zanzibar in favor Of Great Britain.
Tho consent OF the United states 10 this
agreement is regarded as assured.
ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS.
4 further agreement reached by Germany.
Great Britain and the United States Is 10
tho effect that the question Of compensation for
claims for damages in the recent troupie Ill
samoa is TO be submitted to an imperial court
Of arbitration. which will decide all claims
The "Berliner Tageblatt" says:
ca,,oa was not bought too dearly. The pres
o'n'. ''"'',o of America in Tutua will not involve
economic difficulties for Germany. as England
presence there would
The National Zeitung" says:
Tho agreement is a success which is not i'm
n,ired hy the indemnity accorded for the re-
nnunciation Of British rights. which are as nds-
putable as the German
The "Neueste Nachrichten" says:
M, ,o,,,,ca, importance lies in the fact that
ca,tain questions threatening the good UNDER
standing II Germany with England and America
are disposed Of
The Post" says:
r,o cry that Samoa has become German will
6nd q ioyful echo in German hearts
The "Bi;rsen- Zetung," less optimistic, says:
The American retention OF Tutuila appears 10
uaLs the agreement less valuable. because IL -
nrecisely the presence OF Americans WHICH has
,piven rise to continual friction.
Tho "Deutsche Zetung." which harshly criti-
c,ses the agreement. says:
rvervthing beyond Tonga Is far In excess OF
rsu' e, 'nrtce Germany ought to have secured
additional African rights.
,rh "Iokal Anzeger' publishes an appeal or
Ch,ef Nataafa to the trpartite Powers. dated
seotember 10. in which he represents the un-
,or,unate position OF the Samoans az the result
-, tho conflicts OF last sprins. ana prays the