The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-05

The Consular Board made no reply 20 the pro
test or the rebels; it never does TO the Govern
IL" to do with The rmsttsr since the chiefs on
Jaluit were exiled BY the act OF the three pow
r.; F5,o The rSs r9 r Is. at ap,S Sn SS . sssSh no 1 hOIs TSF
break OF hostiitios, and more than once conhld.
nateiy Without %Soilsl STEA By sbrswd manage.
ment the family Of Mata'afa, and the towns
TO remain neutral. and with the coming Of the
regular naval detail OF Great Britain and Ger.
many, In May, 1897. the excitement subsidized.
The renewal OF the same question OF the re-
turn OF the eNiles has produced the present OK
element. To show what a pack OF mere chill.
dren these Samoans are, IL 10 enough To state
that now tho rebels are up in arms against tho
very thing which they demanded IN 1897. the
changed In a marked degree and the Aana Coy.
ernmen, Of L%eulmmoega undoubtedly feels Itself
justified in looking upon this ns one OF the cases
which are altered by circumstances.
When the first German warshlp came from
t lS,n nevis TO A APT one IN ' o4 ytS o. b 5Sst y Sf exile. i sr9 %Elt!
pola, had died. At once all Samoa was horri.
Ned, for TO die away from home is like dying
the family n iyV Of MstS'sfa came m IN, and after max:
ment on Mulinu'u. This family, the most i'm:
portant, as q Is the most ancient n Samoa, had
war F SSre'E earlier in .Se year TSG'I Il had lad held Itself
aloof. and when summoned TO declare It's posi-.
tion had announced that it would nave no part
In the acts of war which tho western or Leu
lumoeRR rebels were then meditating. Now,
in its submission to Malietoa II clearly under
King nor Consuls could promise the return OF
Mata sfa. IL was encouraged, however, by the
weight in that direction. Soon after this
great event the Mulinu'u Government asked
the Consuls to forward to their respective gov;
ernments the prayer OF the loyal Sano2ns that all
the exiles be returned with no other condition
than thor promise to live at peace with all
Der. 1t is known that the American and German
representative Narmly supported tho plea Of
Consul forwarded It TO his Government with a
strong adverse recommendation.
This left the rebols of Leulumoega In a pecul-
lar position. The Consuls had done just what
the rebels had asked them 70 do nine months
earlier, but, they were. no longer satisfied. The
mission. OF .Atua had given to Laupepa two
thirds Of the kingdom and Aana was now as hope
lessly in the MINORITY as Mulinu'u had been
sudden upheavel Of conditions which had given
them place and power; reeogniElnE that they
not know which way to turn. It had ono
good effect upon them, however. it unified them.
dispute as 10. their headshlp. The sagRcious
and active Tuinalealiifano was d candidate by
faction fsStH@ t ba I S0RE ts Claim f1 F ON he wniif iHo F GsaSf
advocated the young Tamasese, who has up to
the present shown no CAPACITY other than as a
fore not moving In accordance with European
ideas, tho latter faction has won, and Tuimalea.
tion of his long name. on the score. so ii was
announced by his family. who did 1t. that he
h hhn 'H This ' Is de IL @ SiSp cSar @en f%d % 9oseS'
a genuine Samoan reason.
Meanwhile the prayer of the Mullnu'u Gov.
ington. London and Berlin. and It is known
that, London has objected to the return OF any
communicated to the Samoans and may he re-.
Earded as the cause OF the present outbreak.
i. Is SIC certain IT that Asn9 will endeavor to detach
cess. for it is extremely unlikely that that union
could endure when there is no hope of the re-
There is another reason for the uprising of
Volume Of the published automatic corr t9
dence on Samoa. Aana 10 bounde on the east
by yaitsle and on the west by Mplifanua. both
traders in Apia. These two facts are s%uficient
on the edge. of rebellious activity.
The rebelssare. well supplied with arms, are but
has a rifle and 1t 10 constantly kept In order for |
use. But ammunition is hard to get. Powder
after written, application. Endorsed with the
Of the applicants Consul or OF: the
granted by the President Of the municipality.
Even with all these safeguards the importation
In any any , one year I,i is limited to 200 rounds for 9
ammunition is not allowed at all and reloading |
tools are allowed only for shotguns. Powder
and shot are not to be sold to any Samoan,
whether known to be loyal or not. With ali
this rigid system Of exclusion. tempered by con.
slant petty smuggling from the mail steamers.
II Is probable that for the estimated 4, 1000 rifles
of many makes in Samoan hands there is
a supply OF nor to exceed 10000 cartridges
held in small parcels by the owners of the
and has but one idea of battle, and that is to
hear the thing go Off, 1t will be seen that the
are not equipped for a long fight.
Under the clumsy system Of tho tripartite
protectorate IT Is extreenpely difficult to deal with
without tho consent of the Consuls. and even II
he could he is far too much afraid Of fighting to
take any steps. The Consuls can act only
through unanimous. consent. This results
ing with the least aggreeSive Consul. But II
the Consuls are agreed that naval force may
properly be employed they can do no more than
notify. the commanding officer Of any warshIp
In Apta hRrbor OF their u%nanimity. He has tho
right y decide for himself whether he will en-
ploy his ship for the purpose Indicated. II he
decides to do so, he Is made almost powerlesS
by naval regulations expressly formulated for
use In Samoa, which prohibit him from taking
a landing party out Of sight Of the beach.
The result Is that a naval demonstration
against Samoan rebels is essentially farcical.
For hours the men-cf-war shell the cocoanuts
am the hillsides. while the Samoans supposed
TO DO attacked sit comfortably out OF the limo
OF fire and enjoy the pyrotechnic display. 1t Is
German'bombardment Of Luatuanu'u the great
est damage was postponed for three years, when
q, Samoan was injured by the accidental OK.
plosion OF a shell from a 3.inch gun which he
Kept In his house for a curiosity.
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