St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-30
MALIEToA's MURMURINGs.
SamOa's Rightful Hing Kicks
Against the German YOke-COn-
sui KnapDe AlI-POwerful.


WASHINGTON, Jan. ga copy of the
Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser,
published at Apia, Samoa, Dec %, has
just reached Washington. The paper
is filled with war news and comment.
Referring to the late engagement in
which twenty German sailors were
slain, the Times says editorially.
1t cannot be laid to the charge of the Ger
man war ships that they took this high
handed action in the absence of the war
ships OF the other powers. Both H. NJ S.
Royallst and the l. S $. Nipsie were here at
the time. The German commanders or the
German consul made no secret of the inten-
tons. Messengers were sent to each of those
vessels with information bearing apon their
movements. They even sent message to
war ships would shell Soule (Mataafa's
Camp, which they did and burned the
town, making Tamasese present of the pc
sition. So, now, Mataafa and his people are
outlaWed so far as German power is con-
cerned. . The foreign residents of Samoa
have been endeayoring for years to induce
their respective governments to interest them
selves i'll our affairs and investigate our un.
satisfactory condition. Germany is the only
power that took notice Of U.s. and
given their consuls Unlimited power to
do with their people as they pleased. The
English government, UP to the last few
months, appears TO have forgotten her sub
jects here altogether, and it is only within
twelve months tnat the United States has
shown disposition to place Samoa and its
Inhabitants more prominently before the
world, with view of establishing a suitable
government.
The same paper also prints the fare
we'll letter written by Malietoa to the
English and American representatives
l,>tf -, foI
/, MaJietoa, king of Samoa, write this letter
to you. as 1 am now in great distress. When
the chief Tamasese and others first com
menced the present troubles, it was my wish
to punish them and put an end to the rebel
lion they had raised. Acting, however, Oh
the advice and under the assurance of the
then British and American eonsuls, | ra-
Trained from doing so. Twas repeatedly told
by the representatives of the British and
American governments that they would af-
ford me and my government assistance and
protection if | abstained from doing
anything that might cause war among
the Samoan people. Relying upon these
promises. did not put down the rebellion.
Now find that war has been made upon me
by the emperor of Germany, and Tamasese
has been proclaimed king CT Samoa. The
German forces and the adherents of Tama
sese threaten to make war on all Samoans
who do not acknowledge Tamasese as king.
l am innocent of any wrongful act. and
hereby protest against the action of Ger
many. But as the German nation is strong
and am weak, yield to their power to pre-
vent my people from being slaughtered. [
desire to remind you of the promises SO re-
peatedly made by your government, and trust
that you will so far redeem them as to cause
the lives and liberties of my chiefs and peo-
pie to be respected. l wish to inform you
that | fear that the Germans will compel me
as they are now forcing my people-to sign
papers acknowledging Tamasese as king, and
Sju nn6pr
pulsion and to avoid war made upon my peo
pie. MALIEToA, King Of Samoa.
The papers give full accounts of the
late fighting. but makes no mention of
Klein, the alleged American, having
led the fight.