The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-30
UNHAPPY SAMOA.
Everything There in an UnsatiS.
factory State.
tnefRciency OF q German Official and Change
toa Hostile Attitude Of the samoans
Toward the Whites
Correspondence Of the Associated Press

AP1A Samoa, Oct -, 1S9I.-Baron Senft
Won Pilsach, President Of the Municipal
Council and adviser 10 King Malietoa, has
resigned. The reason he assigns is that
certain white residents Of Samoa have been
writing letters to the King about German
currency and other matters, and that the
King wrote direct to them in reply. Pilsach
claimed that no one should either write or
speak TO King Malietoa before first securing
the Presidents permission. thereby actually
assuming position of dictator Of the Islands.
Before he resigned a memorial to the three
powers had been prepared by the Consuls
of the three treaty powers and will be for
warded. The memorial petitions the three
Governments for the recall of Baron Pill
sach on account Of "inexperience and reck-
less behavior 10 Office"
wHo HAVE SIGNED THE PETITIoN2
The memorial is also signed by Robert
LoAis Stevenson and by nearly all the resi-
dents Of Apia, with the exception of some
of the Germans. The Baron intimated to
the Consuls that he would hand over the
funds here and in Sydney to them, but
afterward wrote saying that in looking over
the treaty he could not see that he had the
power to do so, although he had drawn
5000 in the form of duties collected By
them before the arrival of the President,
two days before he resigned. Baron Won
PilSach stated that lie intended to hand over
the archives of the municipality and the
funds to Mr.. Weber, manager of the German
trading firm, who had been appointed Pres-
dent pro TEN. The Consnls, however con-
tended that he was exceeding his powers.
and That while he remained in the country
he could not Ielegate his powers to others,
as the treaty does not make provision for
case Of this kind. He afteTward requested
permission to withdraw his resignation, but
the King told him it was out of his power
and 1t must 20 to the treaty powers.
THE ELECTION OF MAYOR DEMANDED.
1t is commended that lie is incapable of filling
the position, aud it is further cOntended that
the position should not be filled at all, and
that the taxpayers should be allowed to
elect Mayor and allow him a small salary
for expenses. The papers are full of dis
cusSl0n as to the expenses of government,
and 1t was shown IN one communication
that while the total revenue collected was
but $4,000. the expenditures to October 1st
amounted to over $4,000 for salaries Of Of
feials under the Berlin Treaty, with MANY
items for which no provision has been made.
Mataafa has at last been proclaimed a
rebel, and all the chiefs who are supporting
him have had their lands con6scated, and
every body is forbidden to assist them in any
way The American Consul has been in
structed by his Government to inform Ma
taafa that the Government was annoyed at
the latter's attitude. and that be should at
once break up the party at Male. There
are only about 300 in the party. but it is
stated that fully half the population are
against the Mulinuu Government, chiefly
because of its inaction.
COVERT THREATS AGAINST THE WHITES.
The attitude Of the natives In the Samoan
group has changed toward the whites in the
last few months. much OF the former friend
illness having died out. This some of the
prominent chiefs ascribe to the Impression
which has got abroad that the whites were
TespoI Die for all the trouble in Samoa, and
they express the opinion that if another war
broke o.. the whites in some of the out
lying stations would not be as safe as for
merly.
The Chief Justice is still away on his va
cation, and a large number of cases are