Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-16
UPRISING IN SAMOA.
,,,Ir,s llsn Pass Resolutions Against
President Schmidt
,nrrnrl1r POWERS APPEALED TO
chang, in tho Existing order to
D, Enc.,d BY Force II
Necessary.

49,, Pr,Sctsco, Jan. l6.-rne
.,s oAn MarlpOsa arrived ON Apis
~, morning, bringing news OF an up
'o' ,,ne business men Of SamoS
,S,lun President schmidt s.m,,.
m, psops, As they do eVerywnere'
y. .',,,I'si the government. The siluH-
u,n had been talked over by 'eVefAi
,.,1lur merchants, and IL beias a,eer y,
,,,nsd that slghy.nve per cent OF All
manle,pal and governmental revenues
z,,, bang paid out in salaries, a meet I,
,rgvas held by prominent bushes .a,
IN. where resolutions were unanl'
.-en,ly adopted. TIE resolutions were
I'm, I'M ,fect that after year, Of tfial,
1,esfent functions OF The pfesident'
. ~. ,scslvss a compensation from th1
',"sirlnallty Of Apla Of 50 600 yearly,
"a r,nved 10 be either wholly I'M
masi,ble or he was q failure anu
rn,Jsnsome expense upon email
a,n,nnity. that % adviser 10 the
Hsv he could never lbo "a success. 10
rye this charge the RESOLUTION
III forth that tho King anu
voyftnment had found II necessary
petltion tho three treaty
n,vet. Tor the removal OF President
Schmidt. Referring again to President
schmidt tho resolution states that as
cssirniau Of the municipal council his
success M Is remote. The committee
IN the samOans were quite capable OF
conducting their own affair, especially
vbefe they have the three consuls as
asnpstylsory board. As treasurer and
eu,todiAn OF the revenue II was repre-
ten,ed that It did not require a man nj
AalAfy Of 5000 per annum TO super
intend the running Of a little custom
house and oversee few clerks. There
are plenty Of business men In the
placp, II was said, who could MI this
tiiles under bonds, In far more salts.
factory manner In the regular course OF
their daily bualnessl for nomlnol
talafy. Furthermore, since the ratit.
cation Of the Berlin treaty, while the
i9ielgntn have always complied with
10 regulations, hiss paid their taxes,
The sAmoans have not done 20 and no
ivempl whatever has beeH inside to
collect the samoan capitatlon tax.
Therefore the treaty powers wero re-
quesied 10 recall President Schmidt,
aud allow their representatives, the
three eoniuls, 10 take the Office.
Ii was then agreed that cOmmunlca-
ten 10 made 10 the municipal council
10 order 10 allow them 10 approve or
d.nppIove OF the foregoing. This
tgIlon vaa taken, but the members re.
ia,ea TO meet the peoples committee,
which aroused such q storm OF
hostile criticism that four Of tho six
mtnbsis immediately resigned. How
ever The council at special meeting
held shortly aiterward, unanimously
approved OF tue resolutions VI the PEG.
ps, including the abolition OF the office
o. Itssident aud adding Rider 10 the
tuse. that the ad valorem duties should
tenhei from to 10 per cent. Matters
lnth assumed lAtciual aspect, but the
PEOPLE we're 10 earnest anu obtsiued a
'luielsnl number Of signatures Of
Councillors 10 demand the president TO
eAl steclAl meeting, TO receive the
resignation aud issue IA writ for "a new
ttell9n' Unfortunately ior tho people
on error was inside In tue date for the
m'eungi as lhe request was made for
tuesday, December 70, when It should
nave been The 2ith. The presldents
PERCEPTION was acute enough to detect
sls tifoi aud he replied asKing which
va lhe dale Intended and las In the
m.Ahumb taken weuk's holiday.
20 Tue matter stands, but the peopl,
VIC IN earned and even II fofce ia
necessary will make change In The
existing otter Of thlngs.