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KIog Oscar Of Sweden Decides in
Favor Of Germany
DECISION IS ASTONISHING
..,es and England Expected "
would sustain Th'ir Claims run
s,ooe of Decree Not We, Divuiged'

49, york oct. 22.-Klng oscar OF
c,lon and Norway has decided the
SAMOAN controversy In favor of Ger
INV SAYS dispatch to the Tribune
from washington, d. c.
This fact became known on the re-
ann of Mr.. Grip, the minister of swe-
dep and Norway, from a long visit to
Nj. home. Mr.. Grip called at the state
ssoartment but did not, OF course,
a,so,ose the decision of his sovereign.
which must be formally presented SIM
,l,opeously to the three powers con-
corned The announcement will be as
,onsblng to the governments of the
united states and Great Britain, which
,,ora confident that they would establish
S,'y the Legality and propriety OF the
ioht landing Of marines ut Apia IN
;sGo 10 sustain the decree OF the sa-
moan supreme court ana end the reVo-
luton. ah,,.oi IL,
o,-e NJ King Oscar is not yet divulged,
srd the extent TO which 1t covers the
sia,rrs FOR damages filed by the citizens
~ ,he three countries and OF France
nav NOT be known for several days
These claims which were nomlnally the
mime cause for arbitration, are inslg-
riacant however, compared with the
question Of national honor on when
,bsv depended and II the action OF the
United States and Great Britain had
hson sustained by the royal arbiteI,
would have fallen TO the ground.
The Samoan dispute grew out OF the
ccnoerted action of Rear Admiralkautz
of Inc United States navy, ana capt
sturdy Of the British navy IN leau-
Ink combined American and British
force at Apia on April !, 1899, Tor ire
plrpose OF making reconnaissance
And breaking up Mataafa's supporters
who were in rebellion against the re-
,ornlzed government. II was on this
occasion the Philip Landslide, the ex-
,eptlve officer OF the Philadelphia; En-
SIGN ! II, Monaghan and two enlisted
Americans, Lieut.. Freeman and two
british sailors. were killed. Surgeon
Inng now one Of President Roose-
yelfs physicians. was the medical OF
deer of the landing party. The United
States ship Badger was promptly sent
10 the scene, carrying an lnterne'
ucnal commission, composed OF Bart
lett Tripp. representing the United
States. and Won Sternberg, the German
commissioner and c. n. Elliott, TIE
British commissioner. Claims amount
ina 10 nearly 100000 were filed by Ger
man. French, British and American
nsidents. on account of damages
caused by the landing party. AS q
chef result OF the investigations OF the
commission, the trlpartite agreement OF
1859 was abrogated the islands being
divided between the United States ami
Germany while Great Britain with
drew, A convention was signed et
Washington on Nov. 7, 1899, submitting
The claims Of Samoan residents TO the
king OF Sweden and Norway for arbi-
,ratlon, the main questions beins
whether the military action Of the
United States and Great Britain had
ben warranted. Immediately upon the
Ming OF claims, most of the Ger
nan and American claims rose to about
I0ON
In July 1900, the king consented 10
act as arbitrator and last spring tie
briefs containing the arguments on the
main point at issue and the schedule
Of claims were submitted to him.
Correspondence between the repre-
sentatlves Of three powers In Apia al
The time as spread on the records, was
extremely bitter and full Of reflections
on the integrity and honor of the ma
tons concerned, and there were FRANK
declantions that II the naval forces
Of the United States and Great Britain
had not been supreme In the absence
q German warshps a clash must have
occurred which would have brought
The United States and Germany to the
verge Of war.
The claims which are incidental TO
Ge larger question, were filed by citl-
2 ms Of the United states, Germany
Great Britain. France, Austria, Dem
mark, Sweden and Norway, Portugal
and Switzerland and natives OF Samoa.
Citizens Of the United States ask ( n
sIi65 10 reimburse them for their
Losses In the bombardment, subjects Of
Germany want slO39ls subjects OF
Great Britain s6,2s5 and citizens Of
j France S96 gQf