The Helena independent., 1894-12-04
AFFAIRS OF STATE.
Continued From First Page.


Invitations have been extended Go all
maritime nations to adhere TO them,
ia inrs bic response have thus Ear been
received from Austria, Fmnce, Portu-
gnl, spain and sweden,
In my last annual message | referred
briefly 20 the unsatisfactory state OF
affairs In Samoa under the operation OF
the Berlin treaty as siEnally illustrat-
ing the policy Of entangling alliances
with foreign powers. aud on May y,
1894. by response TO Il solution ot me
senate. I sent a special message aud
document to that body on the same sun
jeut. which emphasized my previously
expressed opinions. Later occurrcnces.
the correspondence Ia regard 10 which
VIII be laid before congress-, turthtr
demonstrate that the government which
was devised by the three powers and
forced upon thcm against their luNet-
crate hostility. can be- maintained only
by the continued presence ot military
force, and nj mo- small sacrifice OF llie
and treasure. The suppression OF the
Mhtanfa insurrcction by thu powers,
and the subFcqucnt hnnishment OF the
leader and eleven other chiefs az re-
cited in my last message did not bring
lasting peace to the islands Formld-
able uprisiuEH continued, and finally
a rebellion broke out IN the capital %
the island Upolul, headed In Aana. In
the western district bN the younger
Tamascse and In Atua, the eastern dis-
trict hy other leaders, The Insurgents
ravaged the country and fought the
governments troops up to the very
doors OF Apin. The king again ap-
pcalcd TO the powers for help
and the combined British ana
German naval forces reduced the Atu-
ans to apparent subiectlon, not how
ever, without considerable loss 90 the
natives. A few days later Tamasesse
aud his adherents, fearing the ships ana
the marines, professed submission.
Reports received from our agents at
Apla do not Justify the belief that the
peace thus brought about Will be OF long
duration. IL IL their conviction that thN
natives are at heart hostile to the pres
cpt government. that such of them ns
profess loyalty 60 IL do SO from feai on
the powers, and that IL would speedily
20 To pieces II the wArships were with
drawn. In reporting 20 his government
ON the unsatisfactory situation since the
suppression ~ the late revolt by for
eign armed forces, the German consul
at Apia stated that peace VIII be last
ing is hardly to be presumed. The les
son given 10y firing on Atua was not
sufficiently sharp and incisive to leave
a lasting Impression on the forgetiul
samoan temperament. In fact, condt-
tions are existing which show that
pence will not last and Is not seriously
Intended Mnlietoa, the king, and his
chiefs are convinced that the departure
OF the warships will be signal for re-
newal of war The circumstance that !
the representatives Of the villages or
all the districts which were opposed to I
the government have already with /
drawn to Atua 10 hold meetings, and /
that both Atua and Aana have forbid |
den the inhabitants of these districts /
which fought on the side OF the govern |
ment 10 return 10 their villages, and /
have already partly burned down the |
latter, indicates that real reconcilia- |
tiOn OF the parties is still far on. And |
In a note OF the 10th ultimo, enclosing a |
CODY OF that report for the Information |
OF this government, the German ambas-
sador said. "The contents Of the re-
port awakened the imperial govern |
ment's apprehension that under exist
ing circumstances the peace concluded /
with the rebels Will afford no assurance |
of the lasting restoration OF tranquility |
In the islands," The present govern |
ment has utterly failed To correct, II
indeed II has not aggravated, the very |
evils Il was intended to prevent. II has
not stimulated our commerce with the
islands; our participation In It's estab-
lishment against the wishes OF the ma
ives vas in plain d snance uf tine con- |
servative teachings and warnings Of the |
wise and patriotic men who laid the |
foundation OF our free institutions, and |
invite IN expression ~ the judgment
of congress on the propriety of steps
being taken by the government looking
TO withdrawal from its engagement
win the ether powers on some reason
able terms, not prejudicial TO any Of our
existing rights.