The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-02-01
THE TROUBLE ATSAMOA.
waIrxEY's INsrRuCrIoNs 10 Apm-
RAE KIMBERLY AT PANAMA.

WIN Protest Against The ~sutjugatioa q
b Native somoan 0ovsrnmsnt BY Ger.
msny-aistory Of 0srtnauy's Scheme %
Gain the Islands,
[washinston d. Co. specially
The account Of the outruges upon Amert-
cans In Samoa n the insults offered the
American flag by the Germans has been
read here with absorbing interest. and the
strongest indignation IL expressed against
the course Of the German Government In
suffering the outrages to be perpetratsd
without an instant effort to punish their
authors. The outcome is likely to be some
free expression OF the sense of both houses
Of Congress.
A San Francisco telegram states that the
United States mem of war vandnlia aud the
Trenton have started for the islands. It lie
believed that six weeks will be occupied by
run to Samoa. Thus the Nipsic will be the
only vessel representing the United States
Government at those islands from this time
until after the 18th Of next March. The
Trenton sailed from Panama about q week
ag|so. but the vandalia is = faster vessel and
will take a more direct route than the
Trenton and will probably reach Samoa
about as soon rs the latter ship.
troubles have existed among the Samoaus
since 1861. In that year the Gsrmsn-Com-
mercial and Plantation Society at Apta. or.
rather, Its predecessor. the tirm OF Code.
troy. of Hamburg. stood on the side OF
Aalietoa. y chief belonging to one Of the
most distinguished families Of Samos.
the foreisners who settled in samoa-
Americans. English and Germans-s0ught.
by taking sides with OF against MALI
etoa. to strengthen respect for their re.
specttve nations. and thereby increase their
commerce. In 1873 the United States. which
had previously obtained q concession OF
a magnificent harbor In the Samoan Islands
and established o coaling station there.
made o treaty with Samoa. The 10.
cal government in 1879 being in .
don. rs Queen victoria's Commissioner
in the Western Pacific. established King
Malietoa firmly on the throne and issueda
proclamation. This proclamation.~aas fol.
lowed by a treaty with Malietoa, dated Aug.
u. 1879. In the same year Germany also
nude y treaty with Malfetoa. The treaties
entered into between the United States.
Great Britain. Germany. and Samoa were
treaties OF friendship and reciprocity.
ing the trade which American. English.
and German merchants had gone to tho
remote Samoan islands to establish. Il
was understood n agreed upon among the
treaty powers that the independence aud
ever preserved. While America and a.
gland have remained consistent to the
treaty obligations. and have recognized
Malietoa as the legitimate ruler. the policy
" u tAA0 oOIkk1uu6 lkdtb Uocu u W0VCEluk O00
In the autumn of 1885 u German named
Brandeis appeared In Apia. The public was
given to understand that he was In the SER
vice OF the German Commercial and Planta-
ton Society. Among the employees Of this
firm. however. 1t was known that he had
been selected to be tho Minister Of
Malietoa's rival. Tamasese. Brandeis
at once began to study local con-
dittons. and worked at times at h Ger
man consulate. made himself familiar with
the hNlainaRo and oneiul YalntlOnS nf Anita
and then went to the home Of T6masess. In
the immediate vicinity Of the great cotton
and cocoa plantation OF the German Com
mercisl md Plantation Society. There Q
ciety for Brandeis. and there he stayed.
without It being publicly known: IS
ing himself in the Samoan language.
Tamasese n his adherents were then
tions. At the beginning Of 1887. within .
brief period. hundreds of muskets were
sent through the German Commercial and
Plantation Society and through Brandeis
to Tamasese's party.- A little later q Ger
in the harbor Of Apia. Four days later the
German Consul wrote to Malietoa complain.
Ing that German settlers had been attacked
by the natives on March 70 Of that year.
previous four years the German plantations
had been damaged to the amount of thou.
sands OF dollars a year. A heavy demand
for compensation was made fohsthe dam.
age to the plantations. without u single
Samoan king. The moastrcus demand
was made that the sum claimed for com
pensation should be paid the next day-a
demand which. In such a coun.
1as r. T Mss K Rirasfi srsse, i% p4Smist1s to to
answer. in three days. and the reply
given by the German commspler va
the landing on the next day Of 76O troops
from his squadron. and tho issuing Of Q
ment Of Germany. declaring Tamascse King
Of Samoa. At the Same tiptc Malictoa wes
depOrted. first to Hamburg, then to Bremen.
haven. was lodged and boarded under
police supervision at Lehr. a suburb az
Bremerhaven md then was taken to Aus.
tralia on board the steamship Neciar. by Q
German naval officer. ::
The native opposition to Tamascse. o. to
the Brandeis- Tamasese Government. as It 10
called. reached It's climax on Sept. .. 1855.
legitimate successor of Malietoa. King
Of Samoa. with tho title Of S.ialietos.
Tooa Mataafa. Notices Of this event
vert. - once sent to the American.
Y lest. aud 10 Tamasese. Mataafa is stil Ct
the heed Of the Government. and 70 doing
all in his power to keep 1t out Of the hands
Of Tamasese and his German allies. The
position OF the United states to-day Is 0ons
tanned in tho following instructions which
Secretary Whitney telegraphed to Admiral
Kimberly at Panama on JAM IL:
Y o will at once proceed to Samoa and
/ extend full protection to American inter-
ests. citizens. and property. You will con-
suit with the American Vice Consul. exam.
inc his archives. md otherwise inform
| yourself as to the situation and all recent
occurrences. You will protest against the
s~ubjugation OF the native Samoan Govern
ment by Germany as In violation Of positive
agreement and understanding between the
treaty powers. but inform the representa-.
ttves OF the British and German Govern
ments Of your readiness to cooperate in
causing all treaty rights to be respected.
and in restoring peace and order. on the
basis OF q recognition of Samoan rights to
Independence: endeavor to prevent extreme
measures against the Samoans."
The coprah trade Of Samoa seems to be
the cause Of all tho present trouble. Co.
prah. the dried kernel of the ~cocoanut, Il
the staple commo iity Of the Samoan Isl-
ands. as 1t Ia of all the islanls OF the West.
ern Pacific. In lS85tle exports Of this arti.
Gle for German account were estimated q
the value Of S223 .742. Tho competition az
four American houses has greatly iriitated
| the German truJers. their nrOfte hafn1