Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-05
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Ion OF single arbitrator. Ry this ao
Hussia Affords proof Of her adherence 4
me Denehcent principle OF arbltratiol
Whlch her plenipOtentiary conspicuous
" Favored at The Hague disarmament
conference, when It was advocated b,
inc representatives. Of the United states
PERMANENT EXPOSITION IN RUS
STA.
a suggestion for a permanent OK
position Of our products and manufac
lures IN Russia. although not yet fun,
SNAPPED mas been SO cordially welcomed
~ me imperial government that II maJ
nov lnaptly take a fitting place IN what
sNsr legislation the congress may adopl
looklng TO enlargement OF our CONNER.
eial opportunities abroad.
SAMOAN ISLANDS.
Important events have occurred In the
samoan Islands. The election. accord.
ing to the laws and customs OF Samoa.
Oh a successor TO the late King Malietoa
Iaupepa developed a contest az 10 tha
validity OF the result. which issue. by
me terms Of the general act was To be-
decided by the chief Justice. Upon his
rendering n judgment In favor of Male.
toa Tanu, the rival chief. Mataafa. took
up arms. The active Intervention al
| American and British warsh,ps became
imperative TO restore order al the cost
hanBuinafy encounters. In this
elnersehcy Joint commission Of rep.
IesenlauYes OF the United States, Ger
muny ana Great Britain was sent 10
samoa 10 investigate the situation and
Proylde \ temporary remedy BY It's
actlVe EFFORTS peaceful solution was
ieeohed Tor the time being the klngshlp
pelhs abolished and provisional gov
eminent established. Recommendations
unanimously made by the commission
Tor a permanent adjustment OF the sa-
moan question were taken under con-
sidefati0n by the three powers. parties
70 the general act But the more they
were examined. the more evident Il be-
came that a radical change was neces-
ssafy 10 the relations Of the powers to
Samoa. !"
PERIL OF TRIPARTITE SCHEME
The inconvenience and possible perils
OF The ulpartlte scheme OF supervlelon
and control In the Samoan group IN
powers having little interest hi COM
mon Ia that quarter beyond commercial
rivalry, has been once more empha-
sized by the recent events. The sug-
sested remedy OF the Joint commission
IKE the scheme II aimed 10 replace
amounted Ca what has been STYLED a
tH-dominium. being the exercise Of tho
functions Of sovereignty by an unanl.
nous agreement Of three powers. The
situation had become far more Intricate
ana embarrassing from every polnt M
view than II was when my Predecessor
IN 1924 summed up It's perplexIties and
condemned the participation in IL az
the United States.
Inc Arrangement under which Samoa
was administered had proved lmprao-
tlcable, and unacceptable ia ali the
powers concerned To withdraw from
the agreement and abandon the lslanda
10 Germany and Great Britain woul1
mol De compatible with our lnterests I'm
the archipelago. To relinguisb our
rights In the harbor Of Pago-PaRo. the
pest anchorage In the Pacific. the occu.
pdncy OF which had been leased 10 the
united states In 1873 by the first foreign
ttealy ever concluded by Samoa. was
not TO ne thought Of. either as rsgards
'ne needs ot our navy or the interests
on our growing commerce with the East
we could not have considered any prop.
position ior the abrogatl0n of the fri.
paftlle control which did not confirm ia
IN an our rights and safeguard All our
national Interests In the Islands.
PARTITION OF SAMOAN GRorrp
Our Views commended themselves "a
we olher powers A satisfactory ar |
was concluded between the /
Governments OF Germany and 81 Eng |
anu ny virtue Of which England ~. |
'lteu from samoa, w view Of compen.
sauohs IN other directions. and both /
p9"ets renounced in favor Of the Unit. /
pa states all their rights and claims
yer ana IN respect 20 that portion OF
me group iying TO the east Of the ono
and sevenly-hrst degree Of
"esl longitude, embracing the Stands
% Iuiullai Oloo, Olosenga and Alanuo
transmit 60 the Senate for lts consli,
l9nsi action thereon convention
Nhlch' besides the provisions above
mentioned, also guarantees us the Same
privileges ana conditions IN resnert To
commerce and commercial vessels In
~ OF the islands Of Samoa. as tbose
possessed by Germany
'LAIMs FOR DAMAGE IN SAMOA
Claims have been preferred bv white
esldents OF Samoa on account of In
urles alleged 10 have been suGsrc5
Trough the acts u the treaty govern
lenis IN putting down the late disturb.
noes convention has been made he.
Ween the three powers for the invesn-
ation and settlement Of these ,loir1s
y a neutral arbitrator 10 which m.
t'ention OF the Senate viii be Invited.
WAR WITH SPAIN
My annual message Of last year was
ecessary devoted In great part 10
lnslderatiQn Of the Spanish war ana
the results Il wrought and the con-
luons u imposed for the future.
~ Sratihed 10 announce that the treaty.
peace has restored friendly relation,
aiWeen the two powers. Effect has
aen elven TO Its most important pro-
gIons.
The evacuation Of Porto Rico HAVING
ready been accomplished on the iStb
October, 1895. nothing remained nee.
'safy thete but 10 continue the mo.
'ional military control Of the Island
lul the Congress should enact a suit.
BE government for the coded torritotv
the character and SCOPE OF tho meas.
is 20 lhat end / shall treat IN another
lti % this message. The WItbdrawal ,
the authority " Spain from Inc lsl-
ID Of cuba was effected bv The Ere, !
JonuGry, 40 that the fun r,.cstab. \
hment of peace found the rolinuulshea 4
rrilory held by rs In trust for The I'm.
bIiants, maintaining under the an. | n
elton ~ the executive such govern | q
ant and control therein as should con. I,
rye PUZZLE order, restore the produc. | >
'e conditions ~ peace so hong dis. h
Tped by the instability and disorders Q