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lon Of single arbitrator. ny this act
ltuasla affords proof ~ her adherence To-
The henchccnt principle u arbitration
which her plenipptentiary conspicuous
" favored at The Hague disarmament
conference when u was Advocated by
the representatives. " the United states.
PERMANENT EXPOSITION IN rus.
STA.
A suggestion for permanent OK.
position " our products and manufnc-
lures IN Russia, although not yet fully
SNAPPED has been w cordially welcomed
BY the Imperial government that II may
not lnaptly take hitting place IN what
ever legislation the congrenu may adopt
looking TO enlargement OF our CONNER.
eial opportunities abroad.
SAMOAN ISLANDS.
Important events have occurred In the
Samoan Islands. The election, accord
Ing 10 the laws and customs OF Samoa.
Of a successor 10 the late King Maiietoa
Taupepa developed contest ns 60 the
validity of the result. which issue. by
the tcrma VI the general act was 10 be-
decided by the chief Justice. Upon his
rendering judgment In favor Of Malle-
ton Tanu. the rival chief. Matnafa. took
up arms. The active Intervention Of
American and British warshlps became
imperative TO restore order at the cost
or fanguinary encounters. In this
emergency Joint commission OF rep
tercntnuves OF the United States. Ger
many ana Great Britain was sent 10
samoa To Investigate tho situation aud
provide temporary remedy by IT.
active efforts peaceful solution was
reached for the time being the kinFshlp
being abolished, aud a provisional gov.
ornment established. Recommendation
unanimously made by the commission
Tor permanent adjustment Of the Sa-
moan question were taken under con-
rldetntion by the three powers parties
10 the general act. Hut the more they
were examined. the more evident II be.
came that radical change was neccs-
safy IN the relations OF the powers to
Samoa.
PERIL OF TRIPARTiTE SCHEME.
The Inconvenience and possible pcrils
or the triparilte scheme of supcrvlrion
and control In the Samoan group by
powers having little INTEREST In com
mon Ia that quarter b.yond commercial
rivalry. has been once more emphn-
sized by the recent events. The aur-
Eestod remedy OF the Joint commission
like the scheme II aimed TO replace,
amounted To what has been styled a
trl-dnminlum. being the exercise II tho
functlonh of sovereignty by an unani.
mou" agreement Of three powers The
situation had become far more intricate
and embarrassing FROM every point OF
View than u was when my Predecessor
In 1884, summed up Us perplexltica and
condemned me participation IN II "
the United states
The ARRANGEMENT under which Samoa
was administered had proved imprac.
ticnhl", and unacceptable to All tho
powers concerned. To withdraw from
the agreement and abandon the Islands
20 Germany and Great Britain would
not be- compatible with OUT interests In
the archipelago. To rclinuuleh our
rights In the harbor OF Pngp-PnEo, tho
brHt anchorage In th. Pacific. the ocou.
punry " which had been leased 10 tho
United States In 1873 by the first foreign
! treaty ever concluded by Samoa, was
not To De thought of. either ~ f.gntdi
the needs ~ QUE navy or the interostl
" our growing commerce with the East
We could not have considered amy prop.
position for the nbrpRntlnn ~ the III.
pnrtlte control which ala not confirm ~
In all our rights ana safeguard all Out
national Interests In the islands.
PARTITION OF SAMOAN GROUP.
,ho " o,h Nsr"n .on'"enael ,hemselves 70
rnngcmcnt was concluded between In,
| governments 81 Germany aud uf Eng.
| land, by virtue Of which England r..
/ tired from Samoa. IN Wow ~ compen.
Haiiona In other directions. and both
| powers rrnuunced IN favor " the Unit.
cd states all their righta ana claims
| over and IN respect to INT portion OF
| the group lying to the east Of the one
/ hundred and eovonty-nrst degree IA
west longitude embracing the island,
] ot Tutulln, pioo, plOsenFu and Mnnun
| l transmit ~ the Senate for it, cnnati.
! tlunal action thereon conN ontlor
| which. besides the provisions abov,
/ mentioned, also guarantees us the same
| privileges ana conditions In rrenect 1,
! commerce ana commercial vcasela IL
| al or the ialnnda " Samoa. 40 thos,
| possessed by Germany.
| rt ,t,te ron r,,,,., -, 1890.
W." '""iN"H IN SNMoN
! Claims have been preferred by whit,
| rosilenta 81 samoa ON account Of In
| jurcs alleged 10 have boon .ufferc,
/ through the acts o. tho treaty govern
! mcnts In nuttiug down tho int. IIstttth
| auces. A convention has boen pin,i. he
twcon the three nowors for the lnyosti
| cation and settlement of these ,i,nn,
by neutral arbitrator 10 which IN,