Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-24
TREATY MAY
Be REpUDIATEO.
Deadlock is Reached in the Samoan
Islands.
GERMANS IN THE WRONG.
All Evidence Tends Go substnntintc
the Contention that Tcutons
stirred Up strife.

Washington, March 23.-Thc German
ambassador, Or. Won Hollchcn, called
at the state department today Co fur
Their confer with the officials concern.
ing the Samoan situation. The Berlin
authorities have communicated very
freely ON the subject within the last
few days, and ns n result OF extended
dispatches from the foreign office the
ambassador has presented long note
covering the latest phases ~ the case.
II u undcratood that the German adj
Vices confirm the arrival u Admiral
kuutz, and the convoking by him Of
meeting OF all the oiilciala. ON the
ilth inst hut they do not show what
resulted from the meeting. an their
reports are silent thus far ON this point.
but the German view IN evidently one
or apprehension lest serious results
may grow out OF the meeting IN which
even the German view ~ that rcapOn-
Hlhllitios should be borne by those
bringing about the meeting
Further than this. questions are aria-
lng as to the extent of authority or
the British and American consuls. act
Ing together, to do anything without
the concurrence Of Consul Rose ct
Germany. The German View evidently
holds that the Berlin treaty requires
the three conHula to act unanimously
and not through a majority.
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the naval commander to take any poe
lltlcal action. The Berlin treaty would
limit the rights % naval commanders
Within very narrow limits Ia their
view. leaving them simply to execute
what the three conHuls, by unanimous
agreement. determine upon. These are
the main points engaging attention
ANA IN view ~ the aueHtinns involved
news Of Admiral knutA'H action fol-
lowing the meeting on the nth inst. N
awaited with much Interest. aud not a
little concern. Admiral kuutz has fus-
tnincd fully the actions uf the chief
justice ~ Samoa 30 far 40 his inycHti-
cations have gone.
Ever since the first news of the
emoutc NJ Apin. last January. tho de-
pnrtmcnt Of state. the German ana
the british governments have been
separately pursuing Investigations into
the matter and II was Ia pursuance Of
our branch Of the Inquiry that Ad-
mirnl kautx was sent to Apin. II ~
not Understood that the Investigation
~ complete ~ FAR AZ he u concerned
but nc the point where h" stands he
has felt Obliged 60 sustain the cun-
illusions already reached by the United
States Consul Luther Osborne aud the
chief Justice himself. u hlro appears
that these conclusions are In exact uc.
cord with those reached by the Iifitirh
nsvai commander. Capt. stufdcc Of the
Porpoisc, who was present nt Apia
durin gtho outbreak. and SIR. MnNrc.
the British consul at Apln. who was
also a participant. Thus there II an
array ~ four Witnesses combined In
their testimony while opposed TO them
II the German consul pr. Rose.
The German government as II gath
cred from the Berlin ndyiccs. IL dis
posed To stand firmly IN support OF It's
HNNNs..HafHA A.a a..
tlmntcd that by his retirement she
would facilitate q speedy adjustment
Of the complications In Samoa. II IL
manlfcatly impossible for the United
States IN dincrcdlt It's representative.
the chief Justice, nr for the British
government 10 diHcrcdit Mr. MaNHe IN
view ~ the weight Of the testimony
lock has been reached, ~ far ~ this
matter ~ changing the representation
or the three powers concerned at Apia
N concerned.
our government knows nothing ~
yet ~ the combined protest of the
German cltizenl NJ Samoa against Mr.
Chamber, II the German government
cares "a proceed tn that length II can.
under the treaty of Berlin. request the
United States To withdraw him. hut
In accordance with the provisions OF
the treaty N the rniiri States does not
care o. nccodo o. this ruquont. Mr.c Cham
beers would continue In office unless
the German government manages 90
secure the approval ~ their nppllca-
ton by the British government. In
View or the facts above stated this n
not likely Ia b. had.
These conditions lead 10 the belief
that there II some danger Of the re-
pu,iihtlon ~ the treaty OF Berlin. and
In the present temper ~ the parties
II would not be- surprising II thir hap
pened without an attempt On their
course believed that even In that event
some manner ~ moduH yivcndi will be
provided ~ prevent another such clash
between tho conflicting interests ~
happened ton years ago. resulting In
the treaty ~ Berlin.