The sun., 1896-08-17
Mr.. MULLIGAN ON SAMOA.
a Report HE MADE THfLE COW
SUL-GENERLL 1T THE ISIiyn

sUL-GENERlL LT THE ISLtyn
NE ArEues that the United States Shan,
Put an End 60 tho Triparute Agrrrmsr,
without SurrenderinE One Iotn oI N,n.
lean Prestige or Right In the Tsinna.
WARRINGTON, Aug. l0.-Thc State Dcror,.
ment has resolved to publish the report Of NJ
James II. MulllGan, former Consul General
20 Samoa, upon tho Government comtnc-c.
products. and people of that conntry which
It has hitherto held as confldontial and I,
will appear In tho August volume o. Cop,ular
reports now In press. This report was sub.
mitted to the department In Septembcr. Isp5,
when Mr.. MullEan resigned his uli,c, and
was the expression of his views. after years
stay In tho country. Introducing the sub.
3ect, Mr.. Mulligan says;
THE Intervention OF the United STATES in
Samoan affairs and destiny marked an urpre.
codented, unique epoch in her hlstory IA
signalized o distinct. radical departure from
the policy which had grown up ~ith tAc Gov.
ernment from Its foundation. II was t.,
first, the only, occasion upon which she cvo>
bound herself TO maintain the ex s'cnce n.
any alien power, great or sm!ll; the only
time when, through the solemn compau: ofa
treaty TO which any other power was pagty
or in any other form, she assumed hare IN
the direction and control OF the Internal ad.
ministration and foreign policy ut Ru all,
country. Samoa in its present situation rrp.
sents an object lesson tO the Ameyi an pcoi,s
one that should lead an extension a'tI,
policy OF participation In the Governmental
concerns OF foreign countries aUd n slo.pr
union with great powers To secure ;La. .i..
fiuence IL the experience here afforded ha- l,.,a
beneficial or must exert great inhgcac- To e....
duce to itsabandonment II IL Is found I, hc ,,l
polite; one that above all commend, itrr'f %
aarinns str1v nj those who I'm he sr.F
to have the immediate direction Of Govern.
mental affairs In the United States
He says that one reason for making thc re-
port was the receipt by him OF large AuuN.-
of letters of inquiry from persons in the l'LN,i
States, who. persuaded by tos,at aai =. =
leading reports. express Themselves ~ a...
ious to leave tho United States, with al. -
opportunities and advantages. TO MAJ" 10. :
homes in these islands. here thdy rltuitrt.s.y
SUPP ose a living ran be had without rEef., ..,
and large profits await the application u' r..,.-
nary industry or enterprise
As matter OF fact. he says, the expense ,,
living In Samoa Is two to three times rs get
as In the United States. or the wn-G:a-s d..
that the real merits OF the situation, lac
conflicting reports. binssed by divergent INt".-
ests. viewed from widely ssiarate. s'ar4-
points. Is not 70 be clearly understord a H.
lance. This Is a microcosm of para2gIr: %
which experience elsewhere ofe-s To rNiI.-
Mr.. Mulligan sets forth some Of these para.
doxes. He says that the ecognized and !e ~.
ehssry chg kns St that peren Of 0f his a 81 3
which adhetes to him: that foreign ofi'c"-s 4
enues I far in excess OF the value Of seTricc, e
dered; that when pittance Of his roT:HNt
salary. long in Al arrears, @ Is doled @ out 70 hin :
who exercises his pleasure to pay or Hituhu.ci
that q struggling village. within and DAP -
on every dollars worth Of m-rchqtG.se
brought into or shipped ont Of the k!-ctou,
penses e and Salaries of foreign ' oSiaI ,fa.
urer OF Of the thew Municipsilsy 1feasurer Of tao
Kingdom. advisor TO the King. Pr"sidirg or
ssr and :menber me OF The o,iI Mgn!gral 5tI G9Gael
the Supreme Court, in the absence OF the reg
ular incu nbent.
salaries, Mr.. hulllgau says: Previous IN tho
earl; part CT the present year the King hsj
which time-he slbsis;ed On sucn gif:s Q; ,a-o,
jams. monek: or Other voluntary coa,rihu-
He vas, In fact. paaDer. was soIa t!E. - oe year
by a friend. one OF the worlds most dis'!a.
fsrrins tn se ahor
stevenson. that he had few days h-ior" -
ee.vsd a note from the King, p'sAdiHg via
beef: that be was actually kungIT.'
Mr.; MnRigsn reach-s The conclusion 'h.:
failure. and that. wthou; spftcnder5c A.
fota of American prestige nr r!-ht in tic
\
rights OF the people. the United States ''-to-. III
put an end to an arrangement under which q
farce is perTetuateI rum which no cred: e.
sues. He adds:
"A remedy is still IL demand far more tA,7
when the Berlin Conference assembled. Iss
treaty sought to adjust differences. to urcy.Ia
government. TO give peace; bGt TWO war-. AZ
most nye years of rebellion, waste. stagatrf.~-
and almost general II not always nscnrss.''
rebellion. marked by Two years - a iIt. hog
tilitieS, have been added since he t.ra'y va5
proclaimed.
>. Mr. MpllirAn is convinced thar 81 Jar 4, r's
United States Is TeallT UonceTH-''. f3r- rgf
question of Samoa is centred N ia" Lar. ..
l'asn !'aSu. The harbor has u0- i,rs .... J O..
the United States. he says; q rS,,s'.1.Hr 0-lr
conces sion for sIyeC!ic l.'l-y csr. b. '.a--
cues that 81 should be lEN.n,liu-i; Ja.r ,'r-
ever vSiue- in q naval Tuiut - HirS. -Hn.E
p'SSeSse6 when the trtaty AZ W. .inE'"G r.E
forEanl lated. that importance has s.Gcc cen r-
creased meny times over.
Inc report CcEtaiaS ShnUtlhEt .nfDr''
regarding samoa and i:s ipt"~rsf~. -D'Gg.
hsures being rather suTpr'sEZ 'rr
trade in IL S9t amounted ~ Jess itau
tho tetsl GoYerN!TcNt AMI NJ 'Ei.r'sa. -n"..
was less than 5000. Of " .ch - 'r.T
Americans registered n. tire t"psrisf. ..
hut Sb61: >ustonas dues were S!l.6ys. &c.,"
population OF tie !slaal Is estimated ~ - ...-
Apia, the principal town, las slG Iunat-t7' a
and Is Without n wharf. uubllu -cho"i. hTI
engine, or = foot Of sidewalk.