The age-herald., 1899-03-31
MANY CONFERENCES HELD Betweessy President, Secretary
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 NO e:S jRT FROM ADMIRAL KAuTz | $
 Brief Dispatch Received, But Only Fur.
 ther MYstifies the Situation. PROBABILITY OF COMPLICATIONS l Grows More Remote, as Germany Evinces Determination to Be as Conciliatory as Possible-Shows Hostility Toward England.
PROBABILITY OF COMPLICATIONS

Washington, March 30.-The serious con- dition of affairs in Samoa engaged the att tention of officials throughout today and there were conferences at the white house between the president and Secretary Hay. and at the state department between the secretary and the British ambassador and Baron speck von sternberg, first secretary of the German embassy.
 But out of it all not word of additional information was contributed from any of- fcial source. The only authoritative state- ment came from the navy department, giv- ing a brief dispatch from Admiral Kautz. dated Auckland, March %, and saying the situation was improving. This threw no light on the latest outbreak, and owing to tangle of dates, it served only to fur ther involve the official mystery. In view of the fact that fighting was widespread and long continued and that the foreign of- flee at London and Berlin had been official ly advised of the affair it was regarded as somewhat strange that the state and navy departments should be entirely without in- formation of bombardment by the Amer ican admiral.
 No Official Information
 Up to the close of office hours 1t was stated that nothing had come from any of cur representatives in Samoa dealing with the outbreak of hostilities. The calls of Sir Iulion DaupoaFoto ,na Da.ox. c.-- berg were mainly for information, for at neither of the embassies had there been report of the occurrence or instructions, up to the time of the calls
 The Samoan crisis divided attention with the fighting about Manila in all official quarters today. At the foreign embassies where this had been a subject of conversa- ton of late considerable anxiety was shown lest the affair should assume grave inter- national aspect. Sir Julian Paunceforte. the British ambassador, went to the state department at Il o'clock accompanied bv his secretary. MT. Elliott, and conferred with Secretary Hay. As this was the reg ular diplomatic day, little significance would have attached to the call under or- dinary circumstances, but with British and American warships cooperating in bombardment more than usual interest at- tached to the call
 Acting in Complete Accord
 There is no doubt that the serious de- velopments in Samoa were discussed, while there may be dearth of official informa- tion, at the same time the actual events carry out what has been anticipated, and give basis for inteligently considerinr tho further joint action of the two govern ments in the complete settlement of the entire Samoan trouble. Both nations are acting in complete accord not only as to the general solution of the Samoan prob- lem, but in particular with reference to the force exerted by the British and American naval commanders.
 As to the German attitude 1t is stated positively in a quarter thoroughly familiar with German official sentiment that the outbreak now reported can under no cir cumstances be construed as an overt act against Germany nor as a casus belli. This is from such a source that 1t largely re- moves the possibility of International com- plications. As evidence of the con- ciliatory sentiment Of the German govern ment 1t was said today that the note de- livered to the state department last week urged in behalf of the German government that the good relations existing between two such nations as the United States and Germany would not be interrupted by d matter of such comparative unimportance as an official dispute in Samoa
 It Is said that the German government probably would have accepted Admiral Kautz as a sort of umpire. taking his de- cision as final but that the objection, quite forciby expressed to the state department, was the manner of his going to Samoa. while friendly exchanges were going on without notice to Germany. The German ambassador has received no advices and no
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