The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-27
SITUATION IN SAMOA.
PEACE MUST NECESSARILY De OF
SHORT DURATION.
No Responses Received to MaIietOa's
Address Inviting "a Meeting of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Is a Wretched
Country.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2e,-The president to-
day sent TO the Senate in response to a
resolution copies OF all the communica-
tons relating to Samoa received since
the ratification of the Berlin treaty
Secretary Gresham's report. Which &C
companies tho papers. is brief. He says
that in order to make the account OF po-
NtieaI events in Samoa complete. copies
of the correspondence OF Harold NJ. Sew
all and OF James II. Mulligan the- prin-
cipal consular officers in samoa curing
tho period of since MIR, Piackiocks ap-
pointment as Vice-consul generaD, ana OF
the Rnal report OF Mr.. Chambers, late
land commissioner on the part OF 1ne
United States. are also included.
Copies of the correspondence between
the department and the British and Ger
man embassies since July TO- 1884. the
date of the last transmission of infortna-
ton in regard TO Samoan affairs. are also
transmitted though not specifically ealled
for by the resolution, as the secretary
says they throw light upon the situation
in the Samoan islands.
The correspondence is Toluminous, coy
ering the period since 1883 and embracing
between $50 and 900 documents.
a State of Unrest,
Writing on December Is last, Mr.. Multi
1.-THE condition here continues to be one
of profound peace, No outbreak of any
kind has occurred. and no preparations
for such an event are discernable, not
WithStandins there is a general belief
that the prevailing peace is TO be Of but
short duration. Reports are IN circula-
hon that a conflict has taken place and
war actually inaugurated in TaVy. but
these, happily, proved to be untrue. 1t
is certain that the native population is IN
a state of unrest. AS far az understand
it, the general dissatisfaction among the
rebelliouSly-inclined is directed against
Malietoa, not alone through tribal and
local prejpdices, but for the reason that
he is mere 1gurehead In the hands OF
foreigners and really represents a for
eiEn domination
Further along in the same communica-
! ton, he says:
If the natives Were in part satisfied,
If well-disposed to peace it is plainly my
opinion that they would not be suffered to
| so continue. The interests and elements
! lied are so indirectly conflicting, that
/ cordial cooperation is not to be expected
I so long as the present arrangements con
| tinue to exist. no permanent policy viii
| be permitted
/ Little Confidence of Peace.
! MIR Mullfgan's last communication il
I dated january 2, and IN this he says
/ repeats that but little confidence is fel
! IN the existing peace. He reports tina
Malietoa has issued an address to otnel
| chiefs inviting them 60 attend q reconcile
alton meeting, but no response had beel
In a communication Of September I
last, Judge Ide complains bitterly of tn
efforts of the consuls to administer tn
affairs of the islands without consuIta
ton of the treaty, but by prior determin
alton TO dictate to the president and him
self. He closes thus:
In the midst Of the dff1culties AM
/ changes of the situation here il seem
to me far wiser not to spend our time il
| discussing the original treaties on tn
question of abstract right, but for all L
Join together to try to accomplish some
thing for this Wretched country"