Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-26
Gentle IE;inuaticn at Washington Of
Its ACCESSIBILITY,
OBJECTION TO JUSTICES LnrrrR.
Germsns Think the ometsi Mast.
Tested Gross una,s~.s for TITS once
In CrIticistnw one OF the Three
Governments lie Represents.
Governments he Represents.

Especial Berlin cable Iettsr-CopyrishtedL
iNs9. by the Associated PressD
BERLIN. February 6.--rhs United
States Ambassador here. Mr.. Andrew n.
White. has had several protncted con-
ferences this week with baron Won
Richthofcn. Under secretary OF the For
eign oflce. on the subject OF the recent
troubles IN samoa. and has received a
number Of documents IN support % DER
many's View OF the situation. The CON.
ferences We're OF the most friendly cha.
racter and We're mutually conciiiatory.
An official. In behalf OF Baron Won Hue
low, the German Minister OF Foreign 40
fairs. tells the correspondent here Of II,
Associated Press that the German Ans
bassador at Washington. Or Won Hollebcn
has represented 20 the United STATES Gov.
ernment informally and In friendlv
manner. the advlsabllity ~ recalling vii.
liam Chambers the chief Justice %
Samoa. The German Government IL or
the opinion that Mr.. Chamber, az slsner
~ the letter TO hts brother which APP
peared In the newspapers Of the United
states, Is an improper person 90 repre-
sent the three governments at samoa"
II is further said that he was put thers
In order TO represent the protecting Pow
ems, and that for him TO ortlclse one ~
these Powers makes him manifestly az.
ht 10 serve any longer In hts present ca
paclty"
THE CASE REVERSED
II H. only necessary Il 10 further point-
cd out. 70 reverse the case In order to
show this strikingly TO Americans
LET II be supposed" says the Germsn
ofncial referred to above that such a
letter had been written by Herr Rose
0he German Consul az Apia). would not
the entire American press point out that
n was a fragrant proof On Herr Roses
unhiness TO any longer hold his placer
Mr. Chamborss letter has greatly stirred
up publ, Feeling n Germany. ana nearly
the entire press asserts by the lettor
Mr. Chambers has "glarinzly manifested
his unhtneas for his position"
Some " the papers declare that mas.
much ns Sermany the United States. ani
Great Britain have declared their inlen-
ton to maintain the basis ~ the samoan
act, while Mr. Chsmbers, BY his acts and
words. has pat himself outside the act.
be- can mo- longer be- considered proper
mandatory OF the signatory Powers
THE PHILIPPINES
The same Foreign Once official. speak
Ing Of the Philippine Islands Fnd. der.
many only wishes the re-esfabllshment a
orderly conditions. ana this II sOlsly on
account ~ our commercial Interests Ia ND
isinndH."
MEAT-INsPECTlON BILL
The meat Inspection bin Il accompanied
by long memorial. explaining the rea.
SONS guiding the government Ia tho mat
ter u gives details showing that tho
fears expressed that a general inspection
would make meat more expensive are an,
founded the cost ~ such Inspection be-
ing only one eighth 10 one sixth "
cent per kil0 two and one-iifth pOunda)
ln the densely populated districts. n IL
aiso sef forth that the importation %
meats Will not be- rendered more dinicnli.
a. the importers will easily accommodate
themselves 20 the new provisions.
A reading Of the whole Bill demonstrates
that the fears entertained that u
viii render che importation ~ American
meats more dlnicult are ia no way borne
out by the facts.
RAFFEL AND ROSE.
BERLIN. February D.--Th- Post. IN an
inspired article refutirg the statements
u certain German papers, sayr the re-
cail " Dr Ranei. president ~ the hunie-
lpal Council ar Apia. ana The recall %
Herr Rose the German Consul AZ SAMOA
were not asked for ~ The United States,
and. therefore. not granted.
"a ~ wrong 10 suppose" II continues.
"that tho entire American press treats
the affair ln an ami German spirit Tb~
respectable papers discuss the matter dis
passian8teiy The American G0vefninsots
L.Lnulnr inInuRhnul hlA been cnIfeol"