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For this purpose I shall, in the name of the Imperial German Government, and subject to the approval of the same, take possession of, as security, all the land which now constitutes all the municipality of Apia, as far as Your Highness's and your Government's sovereign rights are concerned; and the Imperial Government will so long assume these sovereign rights until an understanding has been successfully arrived at with the Government of Samoa, will make German interests secure in Samoa, and will make difficulties such as have heretofore arisen impossible in future.
As a public manifestation of this taking possession, there will be landed in Mulinuu this morning, at nine o'clock, a detachment of Imperial officers and seamen, and the Imperial flag will be hoisted there.
At the same time, I give Your Majesty the assurrance that no hostile action towards Samoa is connected berewith. No one will be molested, and no house or property of Samoans will be injured. I expect, however, that the Samoans themselves will commit no hostile action. Only misfortune would be the result to Your Highness and Samoa.
May it prosper with Your Highness.
(Signed) R. STUEBEL,
Imperial German Consul.
PROCLAMATION Posted upon the MUNICIPAL COURT HOUSE at APIA, and also circulated in the District.
Let all the people of Samoa observe:
During the long period that Malietoa has been King, the Government of Germany has been treated with unkindness and injury, and all agreements that have been made between the Governments of Germany and Samoa have been repeatedly violated. For that reason I must now make arrangements necessary for the protection of the subjects of my Government and their possessions. This is my view of that which is necessary to be done that I should take possession of the lands of the village of Apia and district, in which are included Mulinuu and the harbour of Apia, to hold possession under the supreme control (that was under the Government of Malietoa) for the Government of Germany. This is the sign of this: I have lifted the flag of His Imperial German Majesty in Mulinuu.
This is the meaning of the lifting of the flag, that the Government of Germany will' rule for the present over that portion of territory. Samoans! I tell you now plainly that it is only the territory that is called the municipality that is taken possession of, but no other portion of land in Samoa is taken possession of. It is good, too, that you should be made acquainted with the reason of that which is done. It is no unkindness at all to Samoa. The German Government only wish for Samoa to have a strong Government, that shall maintain cordial relations with the Government of Germany.
When a peaceful solution is effected of these difficulties, the lands now taken possession of will be given up again.
I beseech you to be at peace, and to have confidence in the Government of Germany and myself, then Samoa will indeed be prosperous.
I
am, &c.,
(Signed)
R. STUEBEL,
Imperial German Consul,
Apia, January 23, 1885.
NOTICE posted by UNITED STATES CONSUL and ACTING BRITISH CONSUL,
[See paragraph 147 of Report.]
It having been made public that the German Consul has assumed the right of rule in the municipality, contravention of the Convention of 1879, and renewed by the three Powers. We, the Consuls of the United States and Great Britain, do hereby make known that they will insist upon the rights of the Convention, and deprecate force consummating such assumption.
T. CANISIUS,
(Signed)
(Signed)
United States Consul. W. B. CHURCHward,
Acting British Consul.
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all, in the name of the Imperial German Government, and the same, take possession of, as security, all the land which municipality of Apia, as far as Your Highness's and your ights are concerned; and the Imperial Government will so n rights until an understanding has been successfully arrived of Samoa, will make German interests secure in Samoa, and as have heretofore arisen impossible in future.
on of this taking possession, there will be landed in Mulinuu ock, a detachment of Imperial officers and seamen, and the d there.
Your Majesty the assurrance that no hostile action towards th. No one will be molested, and no house or property of I expect, however, that the Samoans themselves will commit isfortune would be the result to Your Highness and Samoa. May it prosper with Your Highness.
(Signed)
R. STUEBEL,
Imperial German Consul.
n the MUNICIPAL COURT HOUSE at APIA, and also circulated
in the District.
Loa observe :
that Malietoa has been King, the Government of Germany idness and injury, and all agreements that have been made of Germany and Samoa have been repeatedly violated. For e arrangements necessary for the protection of the subjects eir possessions. This is my view of that which is necessary take possession of the lands of the village of Apia and led Mylinuu and the harbour of Apia, to hold possession 1 (that was under the Government of Malietoa) for the This is the sign of this: I have lifted the flag of His 1 Mulinuu.
e lifting of the flag, that the Government of Germany will at portion of territory. Samoans! I tell you now plainly that is called the municipality that is taken possession of, I in Samoa is taken possession of. It is good, too, that you with the reason of that which is done. It is no unkindness rman Government only wish for Samoa to have a strong tain cordial relations with the Government of Germany.
n is effected of these difficulties, the lands now taken p again.
ace, and to have confidence in the Government of Germany indeed be prosperous.
I am, &c., (Signed) R. STUEBEL,
Imperial German Consul,
Apia, January 23, 1885.
NITED STATES CONSUL and ACTING BRITISH CONSUL.
See paragraph 147 of Report.]
ic that the German Consul has assumed the right of rule avention of the Convention of 1879, and renewed by the uls of the United States and Great Britain, do hereby make upon the rights of the Convention, and deprecate force
T. CANISIUS,
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(Signed)
(Signed)
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United States Consul. W. B. CHURCHWARD,
Acting British Consul.
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