Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-30
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
What tho Samoa Papers Say About It-ms-
IIetoa's Farewell Letter.

What tho Samoa Papers Say About It-ms-
IIetoa's Farewell Letter.
WASHINGTON, January 29.-A copy Ct
the Samoa Times and South Sea Adratiso,
published at Apia, Samoa, Decamber -,
has Just reached Washington. The paper
is fillea with wal news and COmmeNt. Re
ferring to the late engagement. in which
twenty German sailors were slain, the
Times says editorially:
at cannot be laid to tho charge Of tie
German warshipa thst they took this high
handed action in the absence ci the war
ships Of the other powers. Both H. VI. S.
Royalist and the u S. S. Nip sic were her
at The time. The German commanders or
the German Consul made no secret OF their
intentions. Messengers were cent TO each
Of those vessels with information bearing
upon their movement They even cent a
message TO one or beth Of those vessels
that one of ths war ships would shell Soulo
(Mataaia's camp, which they did, ard
burned the town, maki3g Iamssese pr'a-
ent of the pOsitiOu. So now, Mataa'h
and his people are outawed, 50 far ss
German power in concerned.
"Tha foreign Tesidenti of Samoa have
been endeavOring for years to induce thor
respective governments to interest them
selves in our affairs and investigate our
unsatisfactory condition Ge,maoy is the
only power that took notice Of rs, and
their government seems to have given
their Consuls unlimited power % DO with
their people ~ they pleased. The E1gllsh
Government, I'D 70 the last few month";
appears to have forgotten her subjects here
aitegeiher. and il is only within twelve
months that the United Siated h's SHOWN
q disposition TO place Samoa and its ineah'
itants more prominently before the world,
with a view OF establishing G suitable gov
eminent"
The same paper also prints the iorewd
letter written by Malietoa % the E1g.ish
and American representatives ~ samoa
TIE letter is ~ follows:
81, Malietoa, King Of Samoa, wrIta this
letter 20 you, % | am Ia great distr.. .H.
When TIE chief Tamasese and Others ilisi
commenced the present uolbles, it VA
my wish t. punish them and pui an tnd
20 the rebellion they h1d raised Acting,
however. on the advice and under the ~
snranoss of the then British and Amerl-
can CoDsuls. reiraiued from dong ~. !
was repeatedly told by The representatives.
of the British and American governments
that they would afford me and my govern
ment assistance and protection if ! abotaln
from doing anything that might cause war
among the Samoan people Relying upon
thete promises, | did not pat down the re-
bellion. Now ] find that war has been
made upon me by the Emperor OF Germany
and Tarnasese has been proclaimed king oi
Samoa. The German forces and tie ad-
herents Of Tamascse threatened to make
war on all who do not scknowle)ga IamA-
sose as king.
81 am innocent OF any wrongful act aud
hereby protest against the acton ci Ter
mepv. But as the German nation IS strong
and / am weak, yield to their power q
prevent my people from being slaughtered
absll deliver myself up to tine Gsrmai
forces to prevent bloodshed, ana ont o.
love 10 roy people. desire to remind JoJ
OF the promises repeatedly made by yon
governments sud trust ioat you will 20 IN
form them as 10 cause tie lives and iioei
ties cfmy chiefs end people 20 be re5soc.ed.
| wish to inform you tna' i,aT that 'h'
Germans will compel me-as lhey are no"
forcing ny peOple-to eign papers &C.
kuoRiedging Tamaaesa a. King, anc 10
SIGN such papers it viii be under compu
| eion and to avoid war uade upon my
people o,,..
Signed NJ LIEU 4.
The paper gives foil accounts OF the la''
fgn.ing but makos no mention % hleini
The alleged American, having lei re nghl'