The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-19


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mission has decided IN favor Of The
absolute Independence of Samoa as
soon As the people there demonstrate
their ability tQ 80 aiune.
The.tindeuuiIy question IS vet "a
come Up. 1t may prolong the meet
ings sGule weeks. but this Is believed
% be ese only point on which there Is
likely 10 be serious contest. The
question Of kiein's connection with
the afiair In which the German sailors
we're Killed has never come up, nor Is
there any likelihood Of its doing SO.
neithes will the commission hear tes-
timony Of any kind. During The mast
OF the conference and COM
mittees, tee only points Of difference
Amerisau comm;ff,rs The sffitnsie
a. fh~ Rnr3ish nnrrnl,ers being nrs,trrI
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with ! .view s,f seffling she 9uession a.
: rr as rsoss;hle ihev have
hawevsr hnen sfrnnylv IN favor 81
havius s Protestant for King of Samoa
which IS thought 20 indicate their
pfeiefsnce lor Ms,iesoa, VINO vas
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SAMOAN 0ovERnMExT.
The most Important work Of the
conferences has been done BY what is
known as the working committee,
consisting OF DR.. Krauel, assistant
secretary Of state for Germany, and
Scott and Bates, TO which Crome and
Phelps were added as adyisorr, the
flr18 hAu,ed On account az his long
experience II, Br1tish commercial az
fairs, aud the last named hecause of
his long experience In estahlfshing
q government out OF the tiiscordant
elements in Louisiana. The duty OF
This committee has been the prepaya-
ton OF material for the general con-
ference In this class was the plan to