Show 1 anite BOCK II 11 the dp t date on alit fat fie Siina UIt feb 15 in the reichstag toly to ly u ahro book ia reference to the was introduced it 44 documents extending from 8 1880 to 1 among the relating to events ia the report of the german consul at abia apia listed february 24 ests it describes tha endeavors of the americana and english to provoke the dia patch dated september 1333 deals with alio revolt of matamata and the support civen to libin hy captain leury U a N after the account of the ailais upon the decem tier 18 from auant herbert 1 sinar tk dated january 1 1869 to alie bennan at washington and J bodon them tu secretory Secret try elayard anil lord ury ng the attack and i the mini iter at wash ington to complain to the united that an american klein vve prominent ia the fib tint the minu lera were further instructed to declara that to the nei nicil would respect the thereon and they were u appeal to both with dennany and tranquility on january 8 cucut herbert Bison arck he derman consul at apt i on account of the agreement ohp anid states and great kaita in aliu of samoa by G binany waa out cf the question A dispatch haut tl e german embassies at london and washington on january 13 states that the object of the military measures against mataafa and his partisans was to punish the murderers of alie german soldiers mid to to german subjects possession of propel ty A document dated feb 2 bent by count herbert bismarck to admiral baron chief of the german adini rally says germany ia net at war with samoa as the term ia understood der stood by international law but she realla seBa as the rightful ruler and mataafa ai a rebel against eliom and his followers retaliation must be enforced any one tt anding by them is a promoter ut the conflict between them and the germans and roust talce the consequences count IIer lert concludes by declaring that nothing id changed in the legal of foreign subjects in samoa the white book ends with a long report from the german consul at abia apia the report is dated january 4 and has thirteen appendices dealing with events from december these record that on december 19 mataafa in a bumble letter sought to open negotiations with the consul but would not eur lender although pledges were riven that bis life would be spared in a subsequent letter mataafa pro disei to surrender in the presence of the british and american consuls the german consul declined to entertain the offer on nov prince bismarck sent a telegram saying if the vindication of Tama sese was impossible the utmost advances should be made to reconcile liim with mataafa on december ad doctor knapp reported that the american comman derat abia apia was stirring the natives ahe germans on dec blacklock complains that drunken sailors from abo german man of war olga biad committed outrages in abia apia entering a bouse and wounding the men and a woman dr knapp reported later that the foreigners had spread the rumor germans had been forbidden to interfere this rumor had the efleta of encouraging alie native who otoneil the german sailor and destroyed german properties in january prince bismarck notified dr knapp aliat rop were necessary hut only anali fa were consonant with tho treaty with england and america the chancellor said be we shall interfere only by succoring prince bismarck garced har ced knapp to entreat foreign consuls to combine in order to restore peace |