The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-31
government BY ONE POWER.
.,ccTsTED As 4 SOLUTION FOR
TEE SAMOAN TROUBLE.

or-,,.,,tite Commission Recommends
3D.. permanent Abolition of the
,.insship-RivaIry Among Differ
.t \ationaIitics Can Only BE
uope Away with by One-POvver
covernment-A Disinterested Adj
miniStrator Proposed.
Gan Francisco, July 3O.-The Can pub
,s.ss the report Of the uipar lie commits
sian sent TO Samoa, making various re-
concentrations regarding The new form
d, Government decided upon by them as
,,o.r suitable for the islanders.
These resolutions are based upon the
HIST features Of the Berlin treaty and in
cr5s the principal features of the pro-
n.sed new treaty, as amended and modified
Nv the commissioners
The official report of the commissioners
and The draft of the proposed amended
rr3tv are said 10 be now on the way to
,5a res eective governments The main
f.atu-es of The report of the commits ,oners
ar Is follows:
I'VE have he honor to submit herewith
m.ots the inclosed draft of a modified and
amended version of The act of Berlin In
pr,parng these notifications and amend
m,..s our method has been to consider
f.s. what are the evils VIII CHI have caused
lac recent troubles in Samoa, and the
general conditions of the islands, and sec
oedly. which are the measures most likely
Evils and Their Remedies.
The chief evils are: l. Those which ap-
near to inevitably attend the election of
king in Samoa and his subsequent efforts
to exert his authority.
'2 Those which are due to the rivalry
Of foreign nationaities between themselves
ana to their disposition to take sides In
the native politics, and thus increase the
Importance and bitterness of the disputes
which arise.
TO meet the first of these evils we have
temporarily abolished the kingship ana
recommend that it be permanently abol-
ishtd. The action We have taken in the
matter does not appear to have aroused
any hostile feeling among the natives In
tle place of the kingship we propose TO
create system of native government
fully in Fiji. The islands will be divil-
ed into certain administrative districts.
for each of which a chief will be response
be- and these chiefs viii meet annually
a. a place in native council to discuss
such matters as interest them. and make
recommendations to the administrator ana
council.
4 National Rivalry.
Perhaps the evils which it is least easy
F1,I
arise from the rivalry and mutual hOstil-
ity of the different nationalities. This
hostility permeates all departments of life
Proposed reforms and measures are
Judged not on their merits, but by party
considerations, and officials however i'm
partial they may wish to be- they are con-
sdered to belong to one side or the other.
according to their nationality, and inevi-
a3y end by becoming more or less par
us8ns.
FROM the very commencement of the
late contest for the kingship, it was no
more than native quarrel between Ma
taata and Tanu. On the one side were
ranged one nationality and its officials,
and on the other side the two other ma
uoAaiitles with their officials. and the
contest was prolonged and not allowed to
reach its natural termination.
should BE Only One Power.
sioe to do away with this state of things !
u'oer a trlpartite administration, and we
take mis- opportunity of recording our
oPinon that the only natural and normal
ildn OF government for these islands, |
ana the only system which can assure
permanent prosperity and tranquility is a |
government by one power. We regard it, !
however as beyond our province to make
any hui a general statement on such a
SUBJECT and we have endeavored to
amend existing arrangements in such a |
manner mat they may prove, if not en-
uIey satisfactory, at least workable We
propose TO introduce an element of unity
ana Capitalization into the government by |
me appointment of an administrator who
VIII DOUBTLESS be chosen from some dis |
interested power. He will be assisted by
council of delegates from the three gov
ernments"
Inc report also deals with the abolition |
OF consuls from three governments. and |
presents a complete plan for the internal |
government of the islands. 1t is signed |
ny the high commissioners of the United
o'a'es of Great Britain and of Germany. |
TIRE ATENEn HIVE N4TTuvIT I7nD