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by the German municijgd_jml#^ and although the event 

 had takeri'pTace- witinm the limits of Apia, and therefore 

 without the jurisdiction of the native king, Malietoa was 

 held responsible for the outrage of " trampling upon the Ger- 

 man Emperor." This event had taken place previous to the 

 Washington conference, but at the time it was not seriously 

 considered. It was now suddenly revived. Before the king 

 could more than catch his breath to reply, Becker declared 

 war upon him " by order of His Majesty, the Emperor of 

 Germany." Like the opportune happenings of a fairy tale, 

 four German men-of-war appeared in the harbor. In less 

 than a month from the closing of the conference in Wash- 

 ington, war was declared by Germany upon Malietoa, martial 

 law was proclaimed in Apia, and Tamasese was heralded as 

 king. 



Mr. Sewall and the English Consul at once came forward 

 to protest : 



Whereas the Government of Germany has this day pro- 

 claimed Tamasese King of Samoa, 



Now, therefore, we, the undersigned representatives of the 

 United States of America and Great Britain, hereby give notice 

 that we and our governments do not and never have recognized 

 Tamasese as King of Samoa, but continue as heretofore to recog- 

 nize Malietoa. 



We advise all Samoans to submit quietly to what they cannot 

 help ; not to fight, whatever the provocation, but to await peace- 

 ably the result of the deliberations now in progress, which alone 

 can determine the future of Samoa. 



The stroke having now been given in earnest, the German 

 Consul determined to prosecute his campaign with the utmost 

 vigor. In the hope of winning recruits by means of oratory, 

 Tamasese stump speakers were conveyed on German ves- 

 sels to different islands to harangue the natives ; in certain 

 towns where the orators were coldly received, the discourte- 

 ous villagers were shelled by the gunboats. Upon declara- 

 tion of war, Malietoa hastily took to the bush, and his 

 supporters began to rally about him. Captain Brandeis 

 proceeded to fortify Tamasese's position at Mulinuu. The 



