The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-14
Cleveland and Gresham Anxious to Sur
render the Islands Into the Hands
of Britain and Germany.
CONSTITUTION FOR HAWAII
President Dole DevOting His
Time to the Document.
Report of Senator Morgan on the Con-
ditiOn, Cost and Importance of
the Nicaragua Canal.

APIA, Samoa, March 28.-In the past few
weeks all hope of peace being maintained
here has been dissipated and much Samoan
blood has again been shed. When the Aana
people submitted their chiefs to trial be-
fore Justice Ide, with a view to the settle
ment of political differences, 1t was thought
that a peaceful method of dealing with the
intertribal trouble had been found. But on
the 10th inst. the two parties came to ac-
tual warfare. Two or three days before the
outbreak the rebel party was supplied with
a large quantity of ammunition The fight
ing was started by some Aana people fir
ing upon three men who were quietly gath
ering food. One of the men was killed,
decapitated. The other two, though wound
ed. contrived TO escape. The firing brought
more Of the government supporters to the
rescue. and sharp skirmish ensued, re-
sulting IN one of the rebels being killed and
six wounded. The wounded of the govern
ment party were brought to Apia, where
they were cared for by members of the
London Missionary Society. Two wounded
rebels were looked after in their own dis
trict by the same body.
A cessation of hostilities for a day took
place, but much excitement was caused by
the news that the people of Atua, who SYM
pathized with those of Aana, intended to
attack Apia. AT this juncture the conSulS
issued a proclamation, warning armed par
ties from coming within the municipal dis
tr1ct. This proclamation was Sneered at by
some Of the malcontents but it had a good
effect, as IL prevented the town from being
overrun by armed Sanoans on the follow
ing Monday an attack was made on the
rebel camp, but, owing TO a want of
fraV-feal rrFfn th. @f% ALI
party, the governments supporters were
driven back, losing four men and having a
large number of wounded. while the rebels
fairly quiet for about a week after this
until Monday, the 10Th, when quite a heavy
engagement for Samoan warfare took place
ending in the complete defeat Of the rebels
who lost ten or twelve men and had a
large number of wounded. The loyalists
lost about the same, number, and their list
or wounded was also very large. In the
meantime the consuls paid a visit to the
other end of the island, and have evidently
persuaded the disafected in that quarter
10 remain quiet for time, but an outbreak
on their part is daily expected.
Too Much Worry for Gresham.
WASHINGTON, April ia movement
has been initiated to release the United
States from the entangling alliance, as it
was described by President Cleveland, into
which 1t drifted as a result of the troubles
in Samoa. eliminating In the treaty of Ber-
lin in 1889. by which the United States. Ger
many and Great Britain undertook a Joint
Drotectorate over the Samoan group The
ARRANGEMENT has never worked well. and
each of the parties to the treaty of. Ber-
lin have shown dissatisfaction with its
workings The United States in particular
mas been subjected to a degree of annoy
ance and expense that the present admins
tratlon regards as utterly disproportionate
TO the small interest of American residents
In the islands. We are at present paying
our pro rata share of the expense of main
talninP an exile on German island. old
chief Mataafa, and a half dozen of his fol-
lowers, and our State Department is har-
assed with an interminable correspondence
respecting small matters of detail in the
administration of the islands and with the
native feuds and fights with which our gov
eminent can nave no proper concern at
least that is the administration view of the
matter; and strongest of all of the obiec-
tons is the conviction that the present I'M
satisfactory arrangement Is un-American
and opposed to all our traditions
The resolution introduced in the Senate p
few days ago by Senator Gray calling for
the correspondence relative to Samoa was
the initial step in the movement toward a
release from the tripartite agreement
senator Gray is a member of the commit
tee on foreign relations and knows per-
fectly well what the correspondence CON
tdlnS ana what the DreSen. conditions are
Dct ne is DESTROYS of paving the wav for
retreat by making the other Senator's and
the public aware of the facts Further
IMAM this a resolution has been Introduced
IN executive session bearing on the same
subject and looking to our withdrawal from
i me agreement. such withdrawal or at
least some material modification of the
treaty toward that end may be easily
erected, for Article provides that upon tha
request OF either power after three Yea re
from the signature of the treaty (and that
time has elapseD the powers shall con-
slider by common accord what amaliora
tons, If any, may be introduced into the
provisions of the general act The pro-
visions or the act are to continue i'm force
untll Changed by consent of the three pow
Srs. Inc points upon which difficulty NAV
De experienced In releasing ourselves are
Two: First, the arrangement of our with
dEaWa! so as to relieve the United States
from responsibility for the government of
tne islands without relinquishing DosSes-
SION OF our coaling station at Paf-o Pago
Tor TINS Is future naval necessity. sec
ond, the possibility that Great Britain ana
germany cannot agree between themseI,,as
as 10 the control of the islands and eacb
might prefer even the present advancement
10 u cesslon of rights to the other. Emf II
Is beheVed by the administration thar tbaee
uilcultleS can be overcome and that IN
the near future the United States viii La
renewed from further responsibility for
samoan government. A"A