The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-10
WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENCE

WASHINGTON A7xzi She rs~sp2s.
p~1-s4erlozs z.5 ea-z.n@-e3as ard s-rz1sysr
importance * Ta1 Samoan ssEans4s are dis
rzxzea II TIE current Ezz-sh@- q. TIE
M1ntz3y Summary 90 Co-ns-ce ard
Fzrzz1c~ sEss 1ssz@1 By TIE srs2s.z-v
hx-sag .. statistics TIE ts1zn<zs ara 10
sa-s1 asgsz- 2 - - - sz~stn and 7ss usxs@s
xs$x e .hs Hawaiian sands a1S Il d.
xrs-S sasxt1 - g1s equator They lie 50
ST 1s1nss Erect lire kssTw~@r San F-@1-
c&sco aa4 AGszzal-a ard sssgASSg s@4sh ~
; The zsvsc. sfe7 -shgp EsS~ zg-r@S9zrg the
{ Philippines wth E2e proposed Panama 81
/ Nsez-Agaan fnserue=sn5e canals Tier
& sys@@sAt ETE csc-sz1ess Therefore les Vaare
/ ~ thsl- sssST3ssss S. e0Al-ng ana repair Sta
tiers or these great gawzys Of eaSn-
rzerge rather than Ia tfelr direct cn-zEasr-
esaA vaiae, xfez- population bang small
and rhe3r irns>srts ard experts % eunn-
I FarztlTesy EsE1se Importance
TIE group consists q ten inhabited ana
/ two EEzsEh2e-tss5 lSl2-Els. with szz ara 80
Z J - square niles and an aggregate EsaEsG-
izts2-. according 70 latest estimates. II
d n. reopls- 81 wkich something ewe- 80
are British suasases. - Germans, s An
erscAszs. - French and = o other nas1ost-
aisssSs. whiie TIE remainder ara natives
q Ehs Pplynssss1 race. Tie bulk - he
population Is located 81 he three islands
90 ITso3Qtss sAv&E and T4tui12- TIE HUM
ssr IL Cg9lcQ being L. ~, IN SavAi. z -.
ard n Tutuila z-E. TIE Islands are %
yOIczase origin. huI fertile r1ros6Gearsg
ceeoznuts. cotton. sugar and coffee. re
ra1zE important. however. bs.nS c@coa-
Ezts from gA*ch the ."copras Ct cam-
Essrce is obtained by drying the Aernes a
tss@ coGaanut the -c0pgz- which IS Gx-
ported TO Europe and the Uaite4 States.
; beng Used "a the manufacture of coccz-
Fat cal The expectation 81 eop-a from
tas islands IN 1915 amounted 70 L. - a.
go
able proportion 81 this vas exported 10
she United States 4 larger proportion.
however. 10 Germany. whose citizens cor-
t-oi its commerce through trading cors-
Tssny which has long been established
there TIE cocoaEgG ard capra pToalc-
t4cz. however. g4rSe-s greatly from year 10
year. owing 10 the fact that many IF the
eeeoaEIt trees have been destroyed II
recent wars between native factious,
single individual beng able. ny cutting
cat the crown d rhe tree, to permanently
destroy n TIVE minutes time the fruit
bearing qualities ~ trees which require
several years for she.F growth.
The government ~ the Samoan islands
had been from time .rnmersnrIaf under
the two royal houses 81 Maiie5oa and
TuFea, except on the island 81 Tgx9il2,
! which w2s governed by native clasefs- II
Isl ~ the suggestion ~ foreign residents.
a house Of Esssiss and = house Il repre-
SsusStivSs we're established with Maize
house OF Tlpea joint kings Suisse
q2eEtiy Aaa.efoa became sole king. II
lss- Is xas dspoSed by the GerEla. CAV
eminent upon the claim - urtaSt treat
nsnt Of German subjects. who formed
the bulk x The foreign population on the
island ard Was 1eEsortei first 81 Cermaa
New Guinea AID then 70 EA4 Cauero9ns.
IN Africa, aid smally to- Hamburg, TaHsa-
s@Se. q native chief being rgaa arirae pro-
claimed by the Germans a. king though
against the protest - the British and
c.
near relative & AaEstca. made war upc1
Tausasess and succeeaeG - lie k1ngxhip-
II sssS A conference between the repre-
ssnEatfves Of the American British ard
al which srss ~ Was ssgred by tire three
powers guaranteeing the neutrality Of the
. islands. IN which the citizens os the three
s.g1afory powers would have equal rights
~ residence. trade and personal p-otsc-
ton They greed 20 recognize the trgse-
IzeTderce - the samoan government and
tbs frs-s raghts 81 The natives 20 ssest sEssr
eraef o. king and choose & form Of gcv-
ers,D1rt according 70 their OWE iavs and
customs A supreme cUGr< was esrab-
| I.sh@5. consisting u ore Judge who -
who - at present W. L. Chambers an
American, formerly 8 resident ef the
| state q Alabama To this court sra re-
fsrTe8: First. all civil suits concerning
peal property situated n Samoa. second,
al evil suits between natives ard for
e!gnerS Or between foreigners ~ different
f1&IE0Edstt1F~- fFtsTst, 2I- crimes C1rnrl4fisz
! hy natives against foreigners ar commit
ted by sacG fore gners as ara ncE subject
10 any consular jurisdiction. The fISura
alienation 81 lands was prohibited, with
certain specified exemptions THE capt.
la vas located AT Apia, The chs-f town -
| tie group ~ islands and 4 local admins
tration provided fer tire municipal district
az Apis a commission was appointed 10
invest gate stiles - lands alleged 10 have
been par haSesi from tbs natives. and this
IN 1854 completed It's iaoors confirming
ss,e. 60 British. and xi-90o = Americans.
though m8cn - this Lana has since
changed hands. Masistoa. whn had besa
tsepor;ed was restored d king IN Novers-
her ISIS ard continued a. such u1ta Ms
death. which occurred August - lSe.
when fhe eUNznis - tbe thFe@ powers
w.th The chief justiee president. took
charge 81 THE administration pending the
election 81 = successor. = - cn- - the
election ara recognition - thss successor
- kiuG Mai.etaa 6eeeaseS. thai The re-
cent diSaGreersents between the repre-
! Seniatlges % the three governments naafn-
tsI2jug the fotnt pTo{extcrate evs- 1ae ISL
ards have occurred.
Especial interest attaches 20 these Isl
aDcs from The standpoint 81 the United
States eT reason ~ the fact that The
{ hsrhcr Of Page Fagu. sn TIE island -
T.GfUsia. the SoEtaerfs;uesI &c fae group,
was c.3ed - the ns5-d STATES ;0r a
uAvAi ana coating station FIRST in iS-s
ard aft|r~Ara confirmed 1y = treaty
signed Al Washington January l.. ISIS
ans "a sff-@E-kfE% rNEEtssf1ktEl ffs4 tf3r
= - the sasaa yS2r by xhirh the United
I States vas given the r5ght - establish AZ
tfat aaTDCr q STATEN fer rCzNGE. naval
SUPPLIES freesI0m - trade, CONNIE rCEa3
treatment a. a favored nation ard extra
I Territorial consular S1g4sts3 et0r- TnLs
{ sArbos was occupied by thc United states
IN ts@. presumably With The purpose Il
utilizing jss advantages - , coating ard
SopFty station. TGssi5a- the 5sian.s Upoa
wa0Se coast ths aarn1- IS located has 4
populas or - as an3 an a~ea of uftv-
four square miles. While Jpo.oG rAs At
area I'd! $40 square r2.lvs aas1 S4yAU -
square les
Tee .naueFrs sar5ue t}e "ecat year lSss
+ aau1tE1ts5 - Ssis SO. af whse1 "a - ga rue
frar1 ths }n.trS: States 81 sss frofz tser-
mary. Eifs frors Great Britain Si55 -
/ tr@3 %ew SenEh wales 2rs $50 50 Trorn
! Nfw Xaal4r& IN IssE ffye imports we're
SAas 5s. et which 81 51- eaz7a .Tezn the
/ tajta4 States So So fTer9 Germany ST. %
$ + aza Eke At@5r2 s.8r colonies g. -.
+ frayn Crest Britain. ana 81 ~ from sther
/ ce@wfrte@
+ Te- eNt--~-s IA isg- ae75 gese.7-S 70 vars@
= wetcf 81 ~ went sa sAe JsnIte3 states.
- .g IS t~~fF@sV ~sG~a 60 - 80 F.lIref.e
SO Waatn E5.<s4ss waS etaEa aaa s. - cot
feE TIE }s@ eEseerss war@ So 94- q