The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-26
kAU1l IS COMING HOME
HIS ACTION Is UPHELD BY SAMOAN
COMMISSION.
AZ the First sitting Were In Con-
ference with Chief Justice Cham
bers-Mataafs Says IL Was the
Head Chief who Started the War.

APIA. Samoa, May II (viA Auckiand).-..
The Samoan commission, Consisting OK
Bartlett Tripp former United states min
lister to Austria-Hungary: Baron speck
Won Sternberg. representing Germany.
and c. H. Eliot. c. B.. Of the British en-
bassy at Washington. p. c.. representing
Great Britain, arrived here May -.
The first sitting took place May Is. The
commissioners were engaged all the morn
ing in q conference with Chief Justice
Chambers. Nothing was disclosed regard );
ing the deliberations. but 1t 10 reported that
they will uphold the action Of Admiral
KAutz the American naval commander.
Maiaafa sent the commission letter OF
welcome and expressed the hope that they
would satisfactorily end the troubles in
Samoa.
1t is understood that Mataafa will re-
quire the unanimous order OF tho commits
sion. though II 10 doubtful whether he will
order his followers TO dtSarm unless the
Malietoans are first disarmed.
The Mataafans will probably dispense TO
their homes II ordered 10 10 so. but they
will never recognize Malictoa as king. and
doubtless there will be further trouble In
the future II his ktngship Is maintained.
Only one or two cases are known OF the
wounding Of natives by the shell fire Of tho
warshlps and as they have not realized
the strength of the Europeans they may
90 to greater extremes II war arises
again
The rebels remsln outside the lines indi-
Gated by the admiral and have strongly
fortified new position, while the 1oyaiists
are being drilled and have fortified Null.
nuu. a considerable number Of loyaIists
have been brought BY the warships from
other islands.
ing action on the part OF tho commission
In order 10 support Ma.ietoa. The Ger
mans are preparing compensation claims
To a correspondent OF tho Associated
IA N 1Sx
and not himself who began the war. Ma.
tsafa claimed ne had upheld the treaty.
fire upon the Europeans and that but for
this order the whole party OF biuejackets
would have several times been shot down
by large bodies Of natives concealed In the
bush.
No Report FFoa "Trip.
WASHINGTON. May 2a-The American
member Of the Samoan commission. Mr.
Bartlett Trip. did nos make any report
all the departments Information OF the
movements Of the commission came from
the naval canlegram and the press dis
patches.
Respecting the reported approval by the
commission Of Admiral kausx' acts II can
De stated that little doubt was entertained
here that such would be the resuit when
these acts we're examined dsspassionategy
by fair minded men Of large caIiber. tusr
a. they received shs approval OF the ureU,-
dent and Secretary Hay after careful con-
Admirai kaatx' position an senior naval
ofiesr al Apia win be taken by Capt. Good
rsch. the comma ndef az the Cruiser New
ark upon the arrival Of that y~aSSi ~
Apsa Capt Goodrich ID highly regarded
a. tie navy department
Admiral KansS VIII return 10 the y,nlted
fsases With the Philadelphia. which Viii
y replaced ~ Apia by The cruiser NevarE
Ias latter started from New York shout
ax weeds aEc. II n dne at Oaaoa abouf
sas middle % June.
The navy department today received she