Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03
n. solf Finds Himself in a Great
Dilemma at Apla'
us APPOINTMENT IGNORED.


-.. r-,pelsco. June 2.-rhe steamer
.,.~eia. from Australian ports VIA
~. samoa. and Honolulu. arrived
today and brings the following
- tbe Auaocintcd Press correspond
lat Apia. dated May i9ih'
"a. limited states steamer BADGER.
,-,or the commissioners Of the
800 states. Great Britain aud Ger
~, arrived at Apia on May 18th
~ commissioners have elected Mr.
-,,sp the American representative
,,.,ran. on tnclr arrival they re-
800 letters of welcome from King
v.irtol Tanu aud from Mataafa.
nm letters were Acknowledged.
Tts commissioners nro rcticicnt az
"a ibs.r plans and their proceedings. Il
49, not seem TO BE- their purpose 10
ldll any public nes.lnnH' w 70 uhl'
~ have been hualiy engaged IN pre-
H-intrIgs aud u careful study u the
.fa1u1n They have had interviews
in thr three conHulH. the admiral
M fautnina nf the british wafahipn.
h. chief justice ana representatives
n the London Mission society and the
Haman Catholic mission, Their In
lsflta seem directed 20 thorough
IA exhaustive examination Of all con-
e.ffGl in connection with the trial and
Proceedings IN the kinEuhlp matter
Ttr afternoon they were 10 have an
lriinIew with iSlng Tanu ana tomor-
fla with Mataafn. Mntaafa and i've
q bio chiefs are coming up 90 Apln az
no request Of the commissioners. and
maT have guaranteed him safe pas
,Art 90 and from Apin.
On Connection with the klnr1hip pro-
cefAra1. the commissioners wrote ask
lrr itf chief Justice if be- could for
ward them q copy ~ the docket ON
fa ~ the supreme court This tho
th.f justice dld. az the same time be-
BE- uHtinr Informed the commissioners
fhai De- dld so from "a desire 90 aid
nrm ln their Investigation. that he
caInfd Tor himself ana biz court not
uiihfiandlnR the presence u the cum-
riu.1n IN Apla. the full power and
fa1i.1nH ~ the court nH uNrrulHrd In
r past. ana that his action must III
o. uay be- regarded ua nhrngaiinr
nose powers or privileges. The SUI
frme court decision IN the klnfahip
raiff was nnni. ana was not subject
% rtiul0n or alteration az the hands
q hf commissioners.
Ihr commissioners. In reply were
strictly nou-commitni. and simply nc-
ia6ulrdgci the receipt of tho chief
ilitlefs letter. The chief Justice has
ben infofmrd hy the chairman of tho
commission. that the commissioners.
While IN Apla. do not intend IN any
way DO interfere with the powers or
jurisdiction of the supreme court, and
hat the court will pursue the even
IN soIG who was nominated as
PRESIDENT of the municipality. arrived
ty ihe last nfe-m cr from san Fran
d1s9 iie % on the horns Of a dilemma,
A PRESIDENT sent out By the three
treaty powers. and yet h. n no prcai-
Cent Tor the reason that he was un-
abs 40 rut into Office and assume hlH
iltlta before the arrival OF the CONF
mlsf.0nera. Before he came 10 Apla
D. vac Informed that nH there was only
PROVISIONAL government IN Samoa, he
hli better apply on bis arrival 90 the
olriiH to b. put into ONCE. Tho Der.
Nr treaty requires that tho prraidcnt
thal D. appointed By the samoan rpv-
run1ut
wh'a no got 20 Apla h. found Tanu
inf'a.lHl nH king ana recognized by
lhe United States and Grrat iirItuin.
tui n0f hy hiH own government Dr.
rIN D Hu official on the foreign Hrr,
vice llri Of the German government
~ could not and would not o. a..
lrfl 90 act until be- had obtained hl.
.ppUlntment-but be- could not. in 90,
lace NJ hlH couaul'n ana government +
Mllllr apply TO and thereby rrcnr.
Mao Tunu and hia government iis
aHall-d the arrival % the commission,
~ They have superseded an hitherto
existing authority In Samoa. and ai
such iu not SEQ tho necessity az The
Present FOR n president.
nr f1lf applied for tho necrstnryHhlf
~ mo hlTh commission but this vii
y conferred on Mr. Morgan. who cam,
elt a. Commissioner Tfipp'a privat,
eruwtary