The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 30, 1899, Page 11

M b s b R S e e R s Pages 110 20 Aah s b b b S R R S LR R AR * + + t + + + + Pages 1l to 20 PR R R S b o O e AN FHANCIRCO, SUNDAY, JULY 80, 1899 OVERNMENT BY ONE POWER”: That Is What the Samoan Commissioners Recommend. Here Is the Very Important - They Have Sub- d to Their Respec- tive Governments. 1e < it - It Them for Some The Call Here- oy t, D1 with Fuenishes the Text. REHE CALILIS EIRST With the News of the Recom- mendations = THE SAMOAN COMMISSIONERS. 0 OF NOW WHIGCH: ST Y INTERF THF IS PHE L4444+ 4400044404444 4544444 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS it there s noth- idates from being same time. " s with such rivals were ms, but the framers who evidently thor Samoan custom and 18 tte n that respecting the 1l ap- King shall not le ) war, sented for decision -to the Recent therefore nly chance 1 the fu- which pro- e sysTem oF | of NATIVE government &nhrl.]fjfilfll“ to that OV N which wo L GOVERNMEN cessfully in ‘ & The islands — 4 be divided into certaln - adminis. e distri ding as nearly as possible wi a k{“flrh moan usage) Q. a will be 5 hiefs' alities meet an T Ve cil to minor crimes tive law and customs, and t made to secure on complete inde- and self-go il i rnment. We fear, 2 ever. that the same causes which pro- i ced rivai Kings will long continue to e rival chlefs who will claim the serious cr 1 f provincial rnor and create whe 1al dissension it Is least easy second class, those which from the rivalry and mutual hos- of the different nationalities. This hostility permeates all departments of The traders on one side combine st those on the other. The Munic divided into two partie d to st t its own' pro- and defeat that of the other. d reforms and measures are t on their merits, but by party tions, and officialg, however im- may wish to are consid- to one side or the other, , and fnevi: = or less par- cterr d coming mo mencement Kingship it between Mata were rang officia nafion conte to re; of the was no fa and one and ities t was *h two other and the allowed Is not Atic We do not think it will ever be possible to do 1y with this of thing s “opportunity »{ recording our T opinion that the or natural normal plan ef gov- ernment for these 1d_the only stem which c: nan, rity and tranc . governn one power. We regard it, !uv\\(-‘\'t‘lf'. as ond o province to make any but a eral statement or subject, and ve ende: re end existing A manner that they ments in such Prove. If not entirely satisfactory Lo, y satisfactory, at office YRy TR A ,"v'"d propose ]m O omparatively | | ADMINISTRATOR | ment of unity 1 as an in- | | and centralization E It serv- | [ AND COUNCIL OF | Into the Goverr d no useful pur- ment by the ap it DELEGATES, | Rrintment of ‘an 5 &9 In recent years, A dm in | strator at any rate, the | ¢ _® Who will doubt- rity or practical power | #8- ————®4 less be ehosen from some disin- a e its of the L He will be assisted by a , ‘those limits | terested power. o5e Mmits | counetl of delegates from the three gov- o {0 al] | ernments. who might exercise such con- e ar functions are necessary in T Vhat | moa. Wae propose to give this Adminis that|trator a large measure of authori which, if exercised by a just and capable n, should enable him to put an end to e o de m 1 ms 1D \‘["l.l"ll S v disputes. vk Sl i We propose that the Administrator and jends a0t Certain | the three delegates should form a legis- lative council and we have introduced into the act several clauses giving them power to modify existing ordinances. te. They are in the population but of 's who owe their ven among these | at the majority | ain distr of Berlin was drafted and has been con- | | | | i | R o o e o o e e S S S R R S 2 o APIA. Samoa, July 14.—Since the arrival | for he located himself at Vaimoso, one of ( and at this moment a number of natives | @-$-6-4-0-4-06-34043-40¢640-+0-¢0-¢ of the International Commission Mataafa | the suburbs of Apia, and there established | who had been e ed in it are now on O D irtoan chiefs who formerly consti- | & 30Tt of court over which he pretended to | board the _Taurdnga and, Kormoran, y cistonal Gove Ypconstl-| Fule: so that in ordef to keep engagements | awaiting their Which will pro | tuted the provisional Government have on | gt} the Mataafa party the Commission- | take place to-morrow. b E SR : 3 all occasions demonstrated their friendli-| ers were compelled to have sese \fata is situated across the range of | Tesignation is to come into force. This A s their desire for peace and their very | brought aboard the Badger and very sol- | mountains and on_the opposite side of | Was done evidently for the purpose of pronounced wish that the new Govern-{emnly warned that any further nonsense [ Upolu from Apia. By land it Is fourteen aligwing | thist genilémanico s draw twd ot of Samoa should be settled on equit- | from him might have s results. | miles distant, by witer forty. Suatele, | months' extra salary to cover some ey : Some of the mission: and also the | the principal chief over there, had st traveling expenses which were claimed. able lines. | relations of Tanu, by incessant and vehe- | lished on the very top of the range i sort | On the 5th of July the Commissioners On the other hand the few followers of | ment intercession prevailed upon the Com- | of sanitarium, open freely to all persons left Apin on the Tutanekel to- visit djt- a and Tamasese, strongly supported | missioners to allow this young man to re- | crossing, and very generally made use of | ferent points in Savall which were un- Tanu, e Tt O tronEly spported | main In Samoa under certaln conditions: | by both whites and natives. sultable for such a large vessel as the oy sh_colonfals, not ome of|soon the 18th of June the Torch departed | “About the houses he had planted a | Badger to call at whom has any vested interests in the| gor pyji without him. | number of fruit trees and much taro and | Fonos, or native gatherings. were held country worth mentioning and all of whom On the 20th inst. a fono, or meeting of | other Samoan food plants. Besides th at many places, and the usual compli- are merely place hunters, have raised | reconciliation, was held ‘on board the | he kept here a goodly number of fowl ments exchanged and all invited to come A fections to every effort that the Com- | Badger, chiefs from both sides publioly | and pigs. The place Was at an elavation | to Mulinuu on the I4th inst. to hear read missioners have made, even going so far | Shaking hands and In the presence of the | of 3000 feet, the atmosphere cool and | the propositions which the Commission- i dvise Tamasese to hold on to Muls- | Commissioners promising to keep the | bracing, and many persons, including, of | ers are to make to the treaty powers con- as 10 BCVIBe, L2 - - | peace and cause their followers also to do | course, Its owner, came to this place from | cerning the new act to govern Samoan | | nuu (the capital) and to the house usually | 5o, % e R T T R e e vl o sae occupled by the President, thus in a meas- | On the 22d the Badger, having the Com- | higher temperatures below at Apa on | for the purpose of a general reconcilla ee Reeping Dr. Solp from commencing | missioners on board, departel for Pago | the one side and Safata on the other. | tion when the contending factions were his dutles in a regular way, as all public| Pago and other points on Tutuila, re- | During the whole of the wars from Janu- | supposed to again make friends. The documents were locked up there. | lurnlnqfilo Apla on the 2th. On the Zith | ary 1 until April 28 this place escaped mo- | Commissioners were very anxious that oL H. 1. M. S. Falke departed for Sydney. | lestation because the Mataafa forces un- | Mataafa should attend, but it is ver We are of opinion that the original s(‘l% its F S s S Sl 2 D o ane e ot ol ol e g R O SCA o e o TRIPARTITE JOINT COMMISSION TO SAMOA. (Harper's NEW Uprising to Follow Departure of Commissioners—Mataatans Swear to Take Malietoa Tanu’s Life. APIA, Samoa, July 14 ties have concealed in dered 1a month. spot cash for them. Chief Justice Chambers, such small bodily allments. This afternoon grand “fono” 04040404 0404040404040 4040404040404 @ + @+040404040404040404040404040404040404040 +0 strued in too rigid a manner. and that, creater elasticity in its provisions would | tered that law popularly the minn e ot =l !Emw‘ a beneficial effect. i not as an impartial _m’:lzflnh\n as the pro- S —o4 m]\(:‘“hi'l\x\"u ::".r.‘ We have therefore ampowered the coun- | tector of his own natlonality T et Loy ourile ofl fo make such alterations as jt may | e belleve that by abolishing this o TO ENFORCE TSl 0 nic fit in the boundarles of districts, | ward sign of separate national Institu- | D th the :gtL"lfip?nul‘- 5¢ native government and | tions and lYn F|‘ll<m|l(‘ms: a \rr:n:In):’xlnw‘l CUSTOMS Sttt 5 [!: othe ters omumerated In the pro- | to one court and one law a great advance and ammn ® SR e L wil he made In the direction of removing | | REGULATIONS | nition into" Sa-| ¢ A e W e | Petty rivalries and jealousies estor- | & moa he prohi- | 4 + re? ey - e ing good relations between the various | 4@ 2 Hin ex Ing in 3: [ eate armony | White colonfe: 0 the as TO END [ Emeater hapmony | Fe ——%4 The third class | hecome a dead letter: the management of | & W maeh by abol-® & of evils arises | the custc has been exceedingly lax, | J CONSULER e et INCREASED from the lawless- | having beeen largely in hands of mer- | jdsting ., ‘consula | ness now pre- | che aturally found it convenient [ & | JURISDICTION jurisdiction. ~We | 5 vailing in Samoa ¢ Tegulation e v world suchifurisc| | {CHIEF JUSTICE | nfcipality. For | allowed to discharge goods direct into | ¢ st i b R (s £ ‘ many years|their own recelving sheds without any | ¢ e 2 t preva & e ¢ been no | examination, and though we ma ro | & only whereithe lamsiof @ COUMEry Sy Lorii e — law In these dis- | apecific aceusations it Is clear that there | ¥ a religlous or other reasons not suitable tricts, and mative | chn have heen no dificulty in introducing | ¢ for application to_foreigners. But the | nctitutions permitted chiefs' to commit | large auantities of arms.’and that arms | ¢ Chief Justice of Samoa is an Amc crimes with impun Murder, thett were so introduced 11 or European and administers Americ * | other offer left unpunished, We therefore feel essential that the | ¢ European law. It would appear, ther trade suffered owing to the difficuit customs re, tions shoilc tringent- | & that there is no réason why he & affording planters adequate legal protec- | Iy enforced under the supervision of the | { not take cognizance of all suits brought | tion in their dealings with the aboriz Administrator and that customs | ¢ against foreigners mnor why foreigners | We hope to improve this state of (hin accommodation, with 2 1) should enjoy privilegesof extra-territoriai- | by giving the Chief Justice an enlar shall be provided with PS ity except that of not being amenable to | jurisdiction over all the iglands, so s 1o | possible. BARTT | the ‘jurisdiction of native courts, which | Include all cases between natives and | High Commissioner of the United States. | ¥ will ‘deal only with such matters as are | foreigners as well as the highe des C. N, E. ELIOT, & decided according to native cust Hith- | of crimes committed by natives agains: | Her Britannic Maj v's High Commis- | ° erto consular jurisdiction has be ach other. sioner. ) erful means of nbittering inter To lighten the work of the Supreme H. STERNBER( T strife in Apfa. Each nationality h €ourt we have made the municipal mag- ' High Commissioner of Germany. OUTBREAK FEARED | IN UNHAPPY SAMOA pect to be ready to leave for San Francisco, via Hilo The general impression along the beach here is that as soon there will be another uprising. ! As far back as the year one, they have been ruled by either a High Chief or a King; ceremony, and as the present administration will not give them th thelr arms have been taken away fromt the bush large quantities of arms and ammunition of a superior quality to those surren- What disposition is to be made of the arms which were taken from but in all probability the Badger will carr; When the Badger was at Salafatu last w Pa)’ Mataafa can sion, notwithstanding the fact that he is very ill*with a’fever, Since he has lost his job as King of Samoa Malietoa Tanu has been in hiding No one has seen him for several weeks. the Commist the high chiefs of both parties at Mulinuu, when the Commi which they have arrived concerning the government of these islands. 404040 4040404040404040 404040400 | a court of first instance within the Weekly, from Phot ographs by E. B. Johnson.) Special Correspondence of The Call. 1898, —The Commissioners are busy winding up the affairs of state here, and they ex- and Honolulu, on the 18th of this month. s the Badger leaves with the Commissioners white man’s laws.” The natives will not stand for an: they love pomp and is, trouble is looked for. The mere fact that hem seems to cut no figure at all, as it is positively known that both par- ! them (some 4000) is not fully decided, them to the arsenal at Mare Island, and the savages will be paid with his family, leaves by this steamer for San Francisco on a leave of absence. 3 2e on board and paid his respects to the commis- but like all Semoans he is too proud to give in to some place in the bush. to kill the ex-King on sight offcers ate out Some of the Mataafa outfit have swor in a at are to meet the joners and all .naval commanders, Consuls and civil oners will decision - | istr; 1 | limits of its own law and the Consul who admini: vas regard Ity D R CER SO SN S *& 4040404040404 040404040404040404040+4@ 'REVIEW OF THE SAMOAN SITUATION BY H. J. MCORS, Pioneer American Resident and Special Correspondent of The Call. On the 15th of last month the Commis- sioners decided ence of Tanu in Samoa and the residence of Tamasese to Mulinuu were detrimental to the negotiations then pending for peaceful settlement. Tanu was ordered to leave Samoa in the Torch for Fiji or any other more distant point that he select, and Tamasese was ordered to g0 to | his home at Leulomoega. On the 17th Tanu's fiag which had been | g0 ceremoniousiy raised by Admiral Kautz | was ordered lowered, and Tamasese de- | parted for Mulinuu, but not to his that the continued pres- the | and on the same day the Torch returned | der Suatele occupied surrounding | from Fiji, bringing Hamilton Hunter to | country. | act here as British Consul. This gentla- After the conclusion of the war, when | man nas for years been attached to the | the Tanu men were promised prote a | Fijian administration and well and fa- | and ordered to_their homes, some of the [\'lmhh‘y known in_ man: parts of the | belonging to Safata, in passing *‘Tiavi, | Western Pacific. However, the govern- |as the place was known, utterly destroyed | ment of the Fijian Tslands has in the past | everything there, of course burning the might | made so little progress and has been s. | houses to the ground. generally unsatisfactory both to the na- | tives and to the whites that the %J)pnlnh ment of any person from that Govern- ment to Samoa is hardly reassuring. On the 28th of June a serious row oe- | curred at Safata, during the progress of home, | which several persons lost thelr lives, his wish to be informed of the names the vandals who had d On hearing of this Suatele in a public ;f!e(‘h at Safata, in which he counseled | persons to obey the voice of the com- mission and maintain the peace, expressed | ot troyed his prop- | erty after the war was over and so aot | gest, Should One Court and inconvenienced him bt persons crossing the isla { lowing da depredat erfd and two of Suatele 1 and seriously wounded two of them wi es and knives., and on the followi | Sunday, when they were leaving c they were in turn shot down by fri of the wounded men and another of their people was also filled with bird shot. Suatele’s two sons have died, and 1 is believed that the man had wot ed_with ax cuts is also dead The Torch, Tauranga were at once dis the trouble and also all d. On the attaxck moran scene of concerned were trials. preliminary in- still all rested and are now awaiting their It was proven during the vestigation that the Mataafa men | possessed a revolver and that men had five Snider rifles and two shot- guns. On_ the 30th of June the Tutanekai ar- rived in Samoa. bringing Major Mair, a gentleman for many vears connected with the New Zealand Lands Court. He came here with the understanding that he w to act as British Consul, but as Mr. Hu ter had arrived in the meanwhile and had umed the duties of the office the major not vet employed and will probably return to Auckland by next boat The Fourth of July was celebrated, all the warships being decorated with ail their bunting and firing salutes of twenty- one guns promptly noon. During the | morning hours Consul General Osborn re- ceived callers at the consulate, and en- tertained them with an excellent lunch, and during the afternoon the Badger en- tertained all who chose to visit her. Some of the wrestling and boxing matches gotten up for the 1tertainment of the guests and crew were of a very exciting character. Boat races were also started from the ship and well contested. On this day and on bhoard the Badger Chief Justice Chambers tendered his resignation. which was accepted a subsequent day at his request he was granted a leave of absence for two months, on the expiration of which the @+ veie @ + doubtful if he will do so. Up to the pres ent he has declared that he is now and forever out of Samoan politics: that his late chiefs will all personally attend the meeting and faithfully carry out any engagements they may enter into, that he cannot give his hand in friend: ship to such men as Tamasese and Tanu, for it he did so he would be acting with a lie in his heart. He has no wish to meet them. or ever to hear of them again. Three times the Samoan people have elected him King of Samoa by great ma- | jorities. and each time by outside influ- ence the wishes of the people have been thwarted; he has himself never desired ar- | the Tanu | But on | but | Native Kingship, They Sug- Be Abolished in the Interest of Good Order. One Law Will Create Harmony Among the | White Residents. | the office, and he shali never again undep any circumstances allow his name to be used in connection with it During the fonos held on Upolu the Commissioners were very much impressed with the difference in appearance between the Malietoan and Mataafan factions, two of the Commissioners openly saying that_there can be no question but that the Mataafans are intellectually, morally, numerically and even physically greatly the superiors On the $th inst. Herr von Bulow, lately connected with the Samoan disturbances, arrived here on one of the Iinterisland boats, but he was urged by the German Consul to depart again for Tonga and to remain there until matters here were in a _more settled condition Tt is expected that at the meeting which takes place on Mulinuu to-day the native chiefs will accept the greater part of the suggestions offered by the Commissioners to the new government which they will propose to the powers, The matives will. however, make this point: That the gov- ernment to be formed is more for the benefit and use of the powers themselves than for the natives; therefore, if heavy salaries are to be paid as heretofore, then they think the powers should themselves pay a just-portion of these charges. Judge Milligan and W. Cooper are get- ting together all the evidence concerning the losses and damages occurring during the late hostilities, and it is believed that the commission will recommend that all honest_claims should be paid. An absurd rumor was spread a few days ago to the effect that Chief Justice Cham- bers had been asked to remain here some | time longer by the Commissioners. I have | now the permission of one of the Com- | missioners to say (and this story will be published both in England and in Ger- | many) that some days ago the commis- i sion” learned that Mr. Chambers was | heard to announce that he would stay here yet another month Commissioner Tripp at once called upon |him and in a pleasant way said: “Well. | Chief Justice. T suppose you are getting ready to leave us?”’ whereon the latter is B O R ] . O 2 L S R S e e B . ) Ex-King Malietoa Tanu. (reported as saving: “I don’t seo just how { I can do so this month; there are so many | things "vet to do. In justice to others [ | think I ought to stay over till August.” | On this Mr. Tripp is reported to have di- ‘rm‘r[\ told Mr. Chambers that it was | necessary for him to be plain and to say that the Commissioners could not think of here after their departure; that his presence was detrimental to a peaceful settlement: that all over Samoa wherever the commission had been thers leaving him seemed to be a general demand for Mr. Chambers’ removal, and that the commis- slon bad so far as it could protected him and did not feel that they should take any more chances in the matter. After this plain talking Chambers found that he could not do those very important things he had designed by working overtime and running. his court on the continuous per- formance plan. A number of important matters have thus been rushed through, regardless of results_so long as the friends of the re- tiring Justice would be served, and there {2 not the slightest doubt that most if not all of these matters will be heard again. Most of the Samoan news published in American newspapers comes through Co- lonial sources. rwmp, cabled from Sydn and from Auckland. It is always unrel able, and very often false statements are designedly made for the purpose of mis- leading the American public. These colonfals are most anxious to have the mother country annex Samoa, believ- ~Continued on Page Eighteea.