The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-08
KAUTZ SPEAKS FOR HIMSELF
Considers the Course Of the German
Consul Outrage0uaIY Insulting

Apia, Samoa, March "A, via. San Fran
cisco, April THE Associated Press cor
respondent had an interview with Admi-
raj Kautz yesterday. He spoke quite
freely on the situation and considers he
! has been grossly insulted by the German
consul general issuing his counter-procla-
nation. The admiral takes the stand that
the Berlin treaty, which he is instructed
by his government TO uphold. does not
make any provision whatever for a provis-
ional government. His instructions are
to carry out the treaty in accordance with
the views of a majority of the consular
representatives. The admiral is very wroth
with the German consul and blames him
entirely for the present attitude of the
rebels, as the natives were obeying his
command to retire to their homes when
the German proclamation was issued. At
the meeting Of the consuls and senior naval
officers on the flagship, the admiral ex-
planned his position. Under the treaty
there could be no provisional government,
and the agreement under which it had
been recognized, under peculiar and trying
circumstances for the protection of life
and property, was just as provisional as
the government itself He had to stand
by the supreme court, and he hoped that
plan Of action would be decided upon
for restoring peace 10 the islands without
the Intervention of an armed force
The British and American consuls and
naval officers agreed with the admiral
The German consul. having accepted the
provisional government, could not recede
from that position under any circumstan-
ces whatever until he had instructions
from Berlin. Later on. after the meeting.
Herr Rose put his views in writing TO
the admiral and statedstrat German war
ships could only act IL German property
or life were to be protected against dan
ger or in the case Of the supreme court
issuing warrant for arrest against indi-
viduals. On no other ground could Ger
man warships interfere in Samoa and.
according 10 instructions under which he
acted, there would be no military interfer-
ence by Germany. He also protested
against issue of the proclamation by Ad-
miral Kautz. pending instructions from the
treaty powers; also against the return
10 Apia Of the deported Malietoans. which
was a menace TO the peace Of Samoa and
h reminded the admiral that the Fake
had made no promise 70 help according 70
the admiraTs proclamation. He was afraid
that the admiral would do harm by is
issue and that already people were afraid
OF the rebels around Apia.
The admiral replied that he must be gov
erned in his actions by a continuation 0.
his duty ard not ~ hLsfear s. that IN his
proclamation he meant exactly what he
said. and was not speaking fippantly;
and what he had proclaimed. he would do
The fact that with all his correspond
ence and protests TO the admiral. the
German did not consider Il necessary %
forward a copy OF his counter-proclana-
ton 10 the admiral had not increased the
good feeling between the admiral and cor
sui. Never before By an Official had the
admiral been treated IN such an unc1ur-
teous and insulting manner
London. Aprn s.-The Berlin correspond
ent of the Times explains that "the Ger
man government never regarded President
McKiniey's statement A. more thar
courteous expression y regret az the turn
events had taken in Samoa ard adds TIA:
nothing Is known IN official quarters in
Berlin regarding rum7rs that He-- Rose
German consul q Apla- hss received in-
s,ructions 10 demand compensate ~
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