The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06

! act has proved ineffectivs. The king has
never been recognized by the Tumua party
| and the people of his own party pay no at
| tentiOn to the edicts issued in his name. The
| president of the municipality Of Apia has
neglected to pay him his allowance leaving
him often without the necessaries of Iife
None of the islanders will pay the poll tax
| Of 81, and the revenue collected from for
efgn traders has diminished and trade is
falling off because the natives under the
lawless conditions that prevail get out less
and less copra. Except on the German plan
tations production has almost ceased. There
is no immigration. Capital is shy and en-
terprise lags- The whites in Apia are strip
ping the natives of everything Foreigners
are robbnig the Samoans of the products
of the fertile soil and manage to exist with
trading with passing vessels
The followers of the rebel Tamasese are
said to be encamped few miles from Apia
and there is no power to disturb them. Arms
and ammunition were smuggled in for the
rebels year or two ago from New Zea-
land. In 1894 Tamasese and his allies at
tackled the tribes belonging to the kings
party, but before November hostilities were
at an end. The commission appointed to
investigate the land claims Of foreigners
found that the Germans had legally secured
titles to large part of the best land, but
that many of the claims presented by the
British and Americans were invalid
Malletoa. is one of several chiefs of clans
and can only rely the obedience and
and part of Savaii. The Samoans gem
orally have refused to acknowledge his rule
or to pay taxes to the government and the
king is mere puppet in their hands. The
king and the faipule, his counsel have been
constrained to act at the dictation not of the
chief justice and the president of the mu-
nic1pal council Of Apia, who are his official
advisers under the treaty, but of the con-
suls Of the three powers, who can call for the
interference of ships. and who are ruled
only by regard for the commercial interests
and for the personal security of their com
patriots.
The supreme court" with its chief justice
is a farce. It's marshal is kicked out of
the huts of the natives when trying to en-
force it's orders and the court has no re-
dress The Samoans who look with con-
tempt upon the idea and customs Of white
people and despise their inferior physique
are ready to accept any king who will rebel
against European interference and encroach-
ment. Moreover. they have the habit of en-
gaging In clan feuds. with the concomitants
Of head hunting and other barbarities. Hence
the rise OF new pretender to the throne ev-
cry little while, who is supported by his own
and allied clans Of the king and the savages
of Sayaii, who delight In slaughter and
rapine. zsgr
In January. 1894. only a few months after
Mataafa and dozen of his chiefs had been
exfled to the coral island If TaIut In the
Marshall group, and while twenty seven 9TH
ers We're still expiating In prison their part
In the last rebellion. the Tupras rose TO place
the younger Tamasese upon the throne, to
rule the Samoans in their sole interest, with
native counselors only. Tamasese a brave
stelwart young man, did not venture to raise
the sSanoafo OIL q pretender though he went
into the war with his people and voiced their
complaint against the king and the whites,
whom he threatened to drive from the
islands.
one-half of the Tupuas the inhabitants of
the province OF Atua. did not join in the re-
volt, but engaged only in empty defamation
and fruttless embassies. Against the people
OF Aana, who did rise, the cruel troops of
SavaH were let loose to cut down the fruit
trees. outrage the women, burn the houses
and Kill the horses, pigs and dogs AS soon
as the rebellion broke out Mr.. Ide, at the
suggestion of Robert Louis Stevenson had an
ordinance passed by the faipule infiicting Sc
we're penalties on any who took heads
When the troops marched to the front he
explained the terms OF the new law to the
chiefs, ond said that it would unfailingly
be executed. Nevertheless heads were taken
not only by the warriors of Tamasese. who
accepted their presentation, but by the
SaVal1 men. from who Malietoa refused to
accept one as a trophy. One-t third of the
kings troops, the Tuamasaga, obeyed the
letter OF the law and contented Themselves
with cutting on the ears of their fallen en-
emies. Chief Justice Ide was unable tc pro-
ceed against violators of the law because |
they were included In the general amnesty
arranged by the consuls without his con-
currence. The excuse of the consuls was
that there was danger Of massacre OF the
whites In Apia of the war continued
La August the naval forces Of Germany and
England took a hand In the fight The Ger
man commander having refused TO helm the
BrffiEh In suppressing the rebels, Malfetos
was tcfdS that he could no longer expect as
sfsfance efEeW the war ghfvs; The English
conIuaHdeE- sIaWeRef, took him to Aas1a and
white both sfesssIs-the British cruiser Cura-