Foreign Relations of the United States, 1894, Appendix I, Chinese-Japanese War, Enforcement of Regulation Respective to Fur Seals, Mosquito Territory, Affairs at Bluefields, Claim of Antonio Maximo Mora, Import Duties on Certain Products of Colombia, Haiti, and Venezuela, Affairs in the Samoan Islands

Memorandum.

German Embassy,
January 24, 1894.

According to telegraphic advice received by the foreign office from the Imperial consul at Apia, the rebels in Samoa have proclaimed the adult Tamasese their king, who intends to open war against Malietoa’s Government.

The consuls of the treaty powers have therefore been requested to ask for the dispatch of war vessels to Samoa, and the American as well as the British representative are said to have transmitted such requests to their respective Governments.

The Imperial Government would be grateful to obtain the United States Government’s views upon the subject, and would request to be informed if and at what time the United States Government intends to dispatch vessels of war to Samoan waters.