The sun., 1893-08-05
PEACE AGAIN IN SAMOA.
MATIAFA sURRENDERs At THE DE-
MAND OF THE CoNsULs,

MiT14FA bUhhhNDEhS Al THE DE-
MAND OF THE CoNsULs.
He Had Been Defeated In q Battle with
Mniietoa's Forces and Had Reiterated to
tho Island or Manono-The English and
German War ships, with the Consult.
OF the Treaty Powers on board, Went
There and Threatened to lombard Ma
taafa if He Didn't surrender-So He Gave
Up Hi. Arms and with Hts Chiers Went
Aboard the Katoombn-An Quiet Now.
AprA, Samoa. July 10. via San Francisco,
Aug. 4.-The rebellion Of Mataafa against the
Government which his own heroic struggle
against tho Germans made possible. and which
threatened to involve these islands in long.
protracted and savage warfare. has been sud
denly and effectively suppressed. Mataafa's
son has been killed and beheadod. Mataafa
himself is prisoner on board the British war
ship Katoomba, and twenty OF his chiefs are
distributed upon the Katoomba and the
German war ships Bussard and Sperter.
awaiting the disposition OF the Govern
mont. This startling. and. notwithstanding
a brief but sanguinary conflict. satisfac-
tory ending Of tho rebellion Is duo to
tho action OF the treaty powers. who at last
awoke to the discharge OF their responsible
ties here assumed by them whom they framed
the Berlin act and instituted the Government
which, with their assistance. has finally tri-
umphed.
For the reGrettable incident OF bloodshed. the
United States cannot escape it's share Of re-
sponsibility. Had It as one OF the treaty pow
ers In point Of influence. here mado manifest
that tho Government it was chiefly re-
sponsible for would have the support of
tho treaty powers. bloodshed would have
been avoided. This being so it is doubly re-
grettable. II not disoreditable. that In the brill
liant and successsful naval demonstration.
which has without shot restored peace and
the prestige OF the Government Of the Berlin
act. the United States was not represented by
war vessel. and that its representative was
forced to 60 to the scene OF negotiations and
participate in them under the British flag. OF
course. morally at least. the demonstration
must have had the support OF the Washington
Administration. for since the lesson Germany
received for its sinele-handed and unauthor-
lied Interference here. In its attempt to place
Samoa under the control OF one OF its creatures
in 1SS7JSS, tho occasion OF the last war. 1t Is
not probable that either Germany or Great
Britain acted this time without the consent OF
tho American authorities.
The American Vice-Consul- General was
prominent In all the proceedings. Moreover.
with commendable diplomacy, this official ap-
pears to have confined himself in his move-
ments to the British ship: and it may safely be
assumed that to his influence alone. Mataafa
owes 1t that he 10 not now captive under the
flag OF his bitter enemy. whose forces he
routed at Fagala and whose unrelenting sov-
ereign desires nothing so much as to avenRe
through him the deaths Of German officers
and men ON that bloody field.
Ono point above all others was insisted upon
In the instructions to the American Commits
sioners at Berlin. and that was that in tho set
tlement OF Samoan affairs no retroactive ac-
ton By Germany should be allowed against
the Samoans for the fight they made against
tho German dictatorship which had been inn
posed upon them through gross breach OF
faith toward Mr.. Bayard and through him to-
ward the American people: Particularly should
saving saving sSsu lives a q D our nsn whsn =
Ss TccEs G
in Apis Bay. And thouEh tho Omitted states
has no ship present, the bitterest enemies q
@uoh @ % sue1ins snd s here. 'Ho s6ai not
who has now suffered SO grieyously and who
In the world. and too often here. has been with
her In secret and dscreditable alliance.
To ROBERT Louis stevenson. generous enthu-
iIIasIonist to tho disrepStable Moors. and to the
French Catholic clergy. who in every cry other way
his downfall and his present afiiction. which
mhnst aFaka bs.s symRsthy In eyeFy
Dowerless to help him. and the most eonspicu-
the terrible outeons % Of his seiiish and mer-
The constant attitude Of the United States
here her has been on the side Of the welfare Of the
Hsa saf si S es
its Representatives here he would never have
a' sssns T h nS t.
treaty powers here not cniy; insist on thse
dsrs.d; But guard against any such dis
Matssia. through British coilusion' @ eventuaiy f
Into the power and disposition Of his ancient
The has
z Matasia would iolIew is not not pSOSsSis
viii BE- SLOW to reeosnias The eppan eppor
tualty presented to attain this long desired
Tho movement Of the Government which
preceded the naval coup. and which doubtless
made this successful. began on the morning |
letoas troops toward Matasfss as headauarters, % ar @
where. at suburban native village. Mataafa's |
By the 'GoSernment W Would have ave. been 10 nade St |
earlier. but the Consuls delayed action await |
H., ss, could 1s1ysr gst HHny days
July .. tho streets OF Apia and the Bay re- |
sounded with martial music-the beating of |
drums apd blowing Of conch shells~the pre- |
iuds ml; to Polynssan ,wnriare. Boat after boat
with their bronzed bodies shining with cocoa
nut OIL, the dancing men IN the prows Resticu-
lattnR with war clubs. and faces. most Of than
fashion. N '"u''''nai
The chiefs Of the Government were by this
time. most OF them assembled in solemn con.
claye at Mulmine. the capital a part of the
municipal territory Of Apie. - '"'
OD Saturday morning. July &. the consular
representatives of the three powers met the
King and Government and offered no further
objection 70 the war being commenced. as thev
had received nv NC tpstrustions from their
The government Inquired what they were to
40 II Mataafa was defeated and took refuge in
Q foreigners house. The!Consuls replied that
4 the foreigner vas Of any one Of the nations
round the house and SEND for the Consuls
otherwise the Goyernment must proceed on
Its own responsibility This was followed bv
? proclamation by the Consuls warning any of