Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 1, 1890

Mr. Blaine to Count von Arco-Valley.

Department of State,
Washington, March 7, 1890.

Sir: Acknowledging the receipt of your note of the 2d instant, inclosing a copy of a memorandum submitted by your Government relative to the execution of the Samoan treaty, I have the honor to transmit to you herewith a copy of a telegram which I sent to the American vice-consul at Samoa on the subject.

Accept, etc.,

James G. Blaine.

[Inclosure.—Telegram.]

Mr. Blaine to Mr. Blacklock.

Department of State,
Washington, March 6, 1890.

Blacklock,
Vice-consul, Samoa:

Treaty ratified; exchange effected soon. Preparatory to its enforcement you may join simultaneously German and British consuls in orders restricting firearms and liquor traffic, in defining municipality election districts, and in concerting with Samoan Government to fix date for beginning collection of taxes and customs and provisionally appointing collectors.

Blaine.