The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-16

back the commodores angry voice. DO
you wish war with my government
terest of humanity, I protest against
bombarding a town in whleh are women
your choosing
The interests of humanity was the
block over which the commodore STUN
bled II now he bombarded and innocent
would have shone as a popular hero, for
the commodore knew that there were
give color TO the tale in It's telling
The upshot was that the lombard
ment did not come off The Nrataafans
with one ship had ntimidated the Ger
mans with five.
The Germans were at their wits ends.
Something must be done to save the stu
alton.
Then was done the most i'll conceived
and foolishly executed piece of work that
can be laid at the German door in Samoa.
The German authorities decided that
the only thing left was to disarm the
natives and TO dissrm Mataafa first The
alsarmins OF natives only. comes as a
last resort and showed all hands that
Germany had failed II was sad blow
10 her prestige among the natives. and IT
was common talk among them that Ger
many was subservient to both England
instead OF force had been used to dis
arm the followers of Maiaafa the his
tory OF Samoa would be vastly changed.
Samoa jungle 10 disarm hundred times
their number of turbulent natives was
worse than rash. and that is what was
the savage Should have taught It bet
ter. Even now. il they had been landed
bodily In the daytime and had fear
lessly begun their disarming. the pres
tige Of the white man would have car
rled the day, but 10 sneak ashore by
night was only 10 increase the danger
OF resistance and to minimize the au-
kt,s. las all
all else the Germans should have avoided.
The thing was a bluff, and IL is impos-
sible to bluff with stealth In the dead
OF night party OF $50 armed German
sailors was landed near the camp of
Mataafa- They were attacked. took ref
uge in the plantation house of Klinger
ties were over sixty, including one Of
ilcer and twenty men killed. and many
heads were taken by the natives and
paraded through the streets OF Apia.
Klinger saved the sailors from annihlla-
ton. ii is said. After the day had
broken he went out fearlessly and alone
among The native enemy to gather up
and bring back the dead. lie WAS not
molested; the savages even helped him
In his solemn task.
Spilling of Blood
Before this Leary had been relieved
and the United States was represented
by an admiral with three ships We had
finally awakened TO the real intention Of
Germany. She desired the islands for
her own-the triparty government had
not been profitable Her hope was that
England and the States would soon be
tired of the ceaseless turmoil and be glad
10 be rid OF these troublesome island
ers. England would have been glad to
let go. But the United States saw great
strategical possibilities In the harbor OF
Paueo-Pango. on the island OF Tutulla.
and feared that Germany also coveted
this port.
Then came the hurricane The power.
:ul warsh!ps in a single night were re.
duced TO wrecks OF wood and twisted
thrown upon the bounty OF the Samoans.
Both warring factions We'd with each
other In deeds OF vaior, succorine the
helpless sailors during that terrible
storm. AL srudges were buried by the
natives. and when Gay broke over that
scene OF devastation grim -visesed war
had hidden It's head. Germany could not
do less. and besides. her ships were
wrecks and her sailors destitute. so she
gallantly buried the hatchet' and walt
ed FOR another opportunity.
During our enforced stay in Apia
after the hurricane | saw a great deal OF
klinger and came 10 both like ana ad-
mire him He brooded sorely over the
massacre OF the German sailors. I sup
pose you know. Wilson. that the German
landing was betrayed BY either an Eng
lishman or an Amorican?"
| Wilson nodded and would have inter-
rupted but at this moment the Germans
were leaving their table. We watched
them go and then Blick continued:
Now we come 10 the war Of 90 In
the Intervening ten years the policy OF
Germany had not changed. When once
she sets her mind upon u thing there's