The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-22

there beoaiDs greatly attached 20 IN
natives. who are ordinarily most hos
.pltable, polite and plcturesquc people
formed strong friendship with English
German ana American officers and resl
dents I WIS wei acquainted with cme
Justice Chambers and the German con
sui, H0z. who are prominent factors N
tho existing trouble, ana with Mnhtaii
Tnmtaoae, Maiiot0a TaDus and Lusetele
prominent samoanS In Tho controversy
"Chlef Justice Chambers comes from
| Alhhrfnh ana n juyl md upright man
Consul iloz has had long experience
| under Tho German foreign office nud N q
man 0f nbDity u In 10 bc regretted
| ttDt tho cbltf Justice could not have
found II 10 be- his duty to decide IN
favor NJ Mntnafa who n thc most dls-
tlnRuishHd ~ llyihR BnmpanH. ~ ine up.
pnarnnca and kindly behrinR the choice
~ large majority 0f tho peopIc and
entitled 70 sympathy by reason of bis
long exile
Some incidents bearing upon he king
ship notably tho expulsion of LugrtclS.
one ~ Maiaafa's Adherenta and one NJ
Tho highest chiefs IN samoa from the
court room pn tho ground thni his benr-
Ing was considered dlsrespcctful. con-
tHbuird, II seems, 10 innamo passions.
Tho English missionary influence was
strongly In favor of Nalleloa TanuH. son
~ tho deceased king who n mere boy.
pIil under missionary instruction. Mn
taafa In cnth0llr. but has a large Prot
cntant following
"rhu division In the consular board. of
course rendered peanS dificnlL The
German consul strongly respected Ma
,ahfa- ! am not aware that tho other
two oonsulH became parilsanE.
"Immndlntoly after tho chief justice
decided IN favor Of Maiiotoa Tanus. civil
war brok, out and Mataafa's adhcrontH.
being far moro numerous. won q victory.
destroyed the native port ~ Apln, oc-
cuplod Muii4nu. the seat Of government
and bccRin. tho dofacio native govern,
mont Th., Samoan character IA such
that all the doubtful seek the winning
side and Matanfa will apparently for
some time have Tho great mass u the
people ~ ms rupportcrn
while the authority OF the court must
b. maintained Il IN highly improbable
thai tho three powers will undertake ."
maintain the boy Malioioa T'anuH IN
power IN tho faNo OF tho determined op-
position of tho people. Tho action Of
tho German consul and tho German prosi.
don,. Rafael. In rcizlng the court house.
'a haarh upon the fact thA, tho Berlin
trra'y provides that tho prrsIden, shall
extros., tho functions 81 chief Justice Ia
oase of vacancy. and It lA probably
claimed that the action Of chief Justice
Chambers IN going for protection on Il
british warshp Was departure from
Samoa to BRUSH soil and an application
60 ono of tho inNrrn and mat thereby IA
vacancy had b,on created II h safe 10
ray that such claim. under thr cir
cumslAnceH will not b. entertained, II
" tho manifest duty Of our government
10 lend aid 10 maintain tho treaty. That
duty han ho~n too long neglected.
NO American warship has been In sa-
moan waters since 1892. The English
squadron thoru viii at once b. strngth-
rncd frum the Pacific station, The whole
atinonphcrp there will be- cleared
without fighting ~ soon as England and
America appear IN force upon the sccna
and tho hands Of our officials will ho up
held. Tho trvaly II the roAul, OF years
or diplomacy It should bc amended 20 bc
made workable Its value In giving US
our only hold IN the south Pacific IN in
caiculablc This IL not n good year for
,rtting things in the I'acific pass TO our
rivals"