The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-09
AMERICA WILL APPROVE
TUTUILA AND THE SUBSIDIARY
ISLANDS OURS.
GERMANY WILL GET The SAMOAN GROUP
The Tongas and Some Others go to Great
Britain, State Department Here Unad-
vised as Yet But its Approval
Almost Assured.

Berlin, Nov SIT was officially an
nounced this morning that an agreement,
subject to the approval of the United
States, had been arrived at between
Great Britain and Germany by virtue
of which the Samoan act is repealed and
the Islands Of, UpOlu, Savali and the
small adjacent islands fall to Germany
as her property, and the Island of Tu-
tuila and the subsidiary islands go to
the United States. Great Britain, it is
added, renOunces any claim to the Sa
moan Islands, and Germany, in turn,
renounces any claim to the Tonga Is
lands and to Savage Island in favor of
Great Britain, and also cedes ChOiseul
and San Isabel, the two eaSterly islands
Of the Solomon group, with their insular
surroundings, to Great Britain. The
consular representatives of the two pow
ers in Samoa and the Tonga Islands are
to be withdrawn for the present, and
German subjects are to have the same
rights as British subjects in regard to
the free and unimpeded enlistment of
native laborers in the whole of the Solo
mon group in the possession of Great
Britain, including Choiseul and San
Isabel.
At the same time an agreement has
been arrived at between the two pow
ers, by virtue of which the so-called neu-
t1al zone in the Hinterland or Germaln
Togoland and the British gold coast viii
be divided in such manner that the
boundary of the German and British
territories viii be formed by the Paka
river up to a point where the latter cuts
the ninth degree of latitude, thence
north by line to be fixed by Il mixed
commission. To this is appended a
reservation that the countries of Nam
prusi and Gambasa shall fall to- Great
Britain and the countries of Yeudi and
Chakosi to Germany. Finally, accord
ing to the decision of the Colonial COun-
Gil, Germany has promised to renounce
her extra territorial rights in Zanzibar
till the expiration of the commercial
treaty in 1902. with the proviso that the
remuneration is only effective when the
other nations abandon their extra terri
torial rights in Zanzibar in favor Of
Great Britain.
Regarding this agreement, it is OBJ
served that the United States assent is
regarded as assured.
y further agreement concluded be-
tween Germany, Great Britain ANA the
United States is to the effect that the
question of compensation for Claims for
damages during the late trouble is to be
submitted to an imperial court Of arbi-
tration, which will decide all claims.
STATEMENT IN LONDON.
London, Nov S.-The British Foreign
Office today gave out VI statement in
regard to the Samoan agreement similar
to that issued in Berlin, showing that
the United States gets Tutuila and other
Samoan Islands, east Of Hist degree
of longitude
The Berlin correspondent of the Daily
Mail says he has learned that the Sa-
moan agreement contains secret clauses
relating to South Africa, whereby the
plans of Cecil Rhodes are advanced Il
step toward realization.
OUR APPROVAL LIKELY.
Washington, Nov. S.-The State De
partment has not yet been advised of
the agreement between Great Britain
and Germany respecting the Samoan
group. 1t is gathered however, that
if the outline of the agreement set out
in the cable advices is accurate. there
will be no disposition to withhold our
approval provided certain minor condi-
tiOnS are included