No. 422.
Mr. Pendleton to Mr. Bayard
Berlin, October 13, 1887. (Received October 13.)
Mr. Pendleton informs Mr. Bayard that he has submitted the latter’s proposal of October 11 to the consideration of Count von Bismarck, who showed him a telegram, dated September 17, from the German consul at Apia, which stated that all the important chiefs, who had assembled, after notice, on September 15, had formally recognized Tamasese as king; that the islands were quiet; but that the German men-of-war would remain for a few weeks in order, by the moral effect of their presence, to prevent any outbreak. The Count stated these statements were confirmed by a telegram dated September 20 from the German commodore.
Count von Bismarck seemed not to know that any definite agreement had been reached in conference in relation to the election of a king and vice-king.