The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-16
lMATAAFA TALKS.
Samoa Expects Nothing,
from the Germans.
AaEaIcas AID aSrlcrrArED.
A Desire Expressed 10 asring the
ssxas=s - Close wreck
81 she xrsnten.

ARA, SAMOA. March 80 a--Iae associates
psesS correspondent he'd an lntcrvieu viii
Mafasfa and his principal casef. prior h
she gse3t st0rn, "a ssgar6 70 the prcrosc<
BsTiia conference. The king discussed tn
matter sreely. hat answered aI the Ia
caiSies with great Aieilherstion. He ex.
pTSSszI stroug deAirc that that the Amer
lean Ana h-ss1sa representatives mixht b
seie 70 snscs = solasson of the present eff'
hcaaty, and rssta-n shc former SAsaaan
priety - the lslanas. MataAfa declared
mat hs had nothing 10 hose for from Ger.
snany, that al the wars among she natives
IA samoa. aaa the haoodshea which had
osearrsd darsag she last few months. we're
eeEptsn representatives here lad snasfe 81
faaaf niissistefaents that ne could no
soaSex plAce any condolences in their uYon1~
lseS ex iGefr prafexsad desire for reaee
Astaat& Showed sAe correspondent the
9sEslnAl iesFsr written 10 him by Dr.
AhApSse. she 6effaac ceaSli. after tho
recent ExhE between the Germans slasi
sataosas. IN whseA letter the consul al
dressed Aafa&fs IS -Yoar Majesty. sho
King. and declared that he sisslrsa thas
taere oe no more war oesssexn Ger
nsny ssad sAsssa, and rasdc proposal That
iae sazneaEas shoasd rule over things on
the Islands pertaining 10 Sansrs. ana that
sseflnsny shonia rute over things pertain.
Inc to fureigners NataNfa ala not rxnlv
20 hnappe's last letter, faskins, the propo-
siisen fof a dual ge'sernmea;
AZ TIE usse this interview wss held With
AataAfa the Erentar. with Asfasral KIM
hsriy aboard. had net reashes Apis. ara
tAe natives we're looking sorssarsi eagerly
10 TIE aaEasrals arrival. Nntnxfa WAS
asked by the correspondent ff he cxnecfed
assistance FROM tfse Americas admiral.
sna &c replied PROMPTLY thsi se was look
that 20 expected the adrrirsl 10 att ss hts
ally ia naSlng var npen the tsermans. ia
tscf he ctsayowea ANY desire 40 carry on a
war against the sseewanz. or eyen against
LansAsese's forces. His chief dsiare seemed
10 oe 70 hrinE the strife to elrse IS quickly
az as possible. and q allow the GOO Warriors
now encanaped behind the breastwerks to
return te their homes AMI families and no
satze the peaceful occupations which thoy
foltowcd before King AAiiefoa xas carried
en- by the German forces MxfssafA stated
that The assistance he expected from Ad-
miFAl Kimberly 40 believed weuld come
IN the form OF su emphatic protest
against any further German inferfcrence.
lie believed the admiral would force The
oefinanS 70 cease their operations against
tic natives and also require them to rem
Ger no more ssstxiaDee to TzraAscse, which
iaasf tbcreby bring the war 10 = close.
Iansxeses forces were 30 greatly esdrced
that without assistance from the Germans
there was but little or nothing 10 tear from
them. Mkfakfa In large and anelypro-
poruoned man and IL about - years of age
he 10 regarded by the white residents Of
His camp is located ON a high plateau,
about a mile back of Aris- The kings
ntadq uarters are near the principal en-
trance q the camp in an ordinary saEaoau
house, tut little better than the other
sfrncfurs thar sre scsster6d around il.
n So HSE4 eza r. -
the house. Long lines os stone breast.
works extend around the camp, which,
with the steep sides which ascend the
nlsteau from tho valleys and lowiands
.ytng around IL. make the poxisiou par
ncaisrly strong one. great number of
snciosnrs and there IL G hesvy growth Of
hrus1 In al the snryoars.sng eounfry.
The Associated Press correspondent
called on Mataafn neaiu os the day sfter
the arrival ci Admiral Kimberly. The
King King q, saia ~ 4 was the happlest day ct the
ssked Co evuress his ytewx In regard 20
the possibility OF the return 10 samoa cf
exs King MaliefoA, who Ii now held a. 4
prisoner On Markhail islands By the Ger
mans, slafaaia was asked Il he would hc
ss sssas II You'd a1,siA as sr1sna sssa1 a, = e
him back Ia samoa. replied the king. ssIn
case OF Aailetoa's return, wunid be be en-
titled 70 resume bis former place a. king
of Samoa" II am nos able 10 answer
thel replied Mataafs- II am q member
of Aalietoa's family. and as the time he
WAS deposed by the Germans. was his prin-
eipal cniaf Just before he surrendered 10
the German commander he handed over
his 0ffiee 20 me and left the administration
OF the affairs in ray hands. He appointed
me bis successor In every respect.
and my people afterwards con-
hrmed tho appointment ty slects1g me
king. aud now hold my effiee. nof oRly
by virtue of Maiietoa's appointment, bat
also by the votes of the majority of the
samoan People. In view as the fact that
~ alietoa resigned the Office In my favor.
he VIII nof necessarily bcrome king again.
in case be returned 10 his native land
Mshetoa snd myself wauld have 70 deter
mine between ourselves who should be
king. asid II he should return here we
would at once hold . conference for that
purpose. feel sarn there would be no SC
Fious controversy between us