AMERICAN SAMOA

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1921, Page 1

AMERICAN SAMOA

charges against officials

WELLINGTON. February 24. References to the existence of native unrest in that part of the Saino.ui Islands controlled by the United States Government appeared in the cables a short time ago. Advices now received show that the authorities set up a Court: of Enquiry to investigate the trouble. The Court’s report, which is now available, makes interesting readin,, in view of the statements published of" there being a certain amount, of unrest amongst the natives of Western Samoa, which is governed under a mandate bv the New Zealand Govern-

ment. . The report refers to the fact that from the early part of 1920 there has boo,, a state of onrost amongst the natives and resultant financial loss due to failure on the part of natives to keep up copra production; also that Commander Kail, of the United States Naw. augmented the feeling of mins through misdirected zeal and luck tact. The report refers in detad « the dissatisfaction prevailing undei t i American officials and the «onernl ability of the latter to administrate an 1 states that Arthur A. Greene an American citizen did much to influence the natives against the Administration. .Serious charges are also made against Lieutenant-Commander C. »M Jw ‘£ h "- ..aptain of the naval station. Hie tomt made the following recommendations (D That Commander Arthur tKail U S.N., be detached from duty at this station and upon the recommendation of the commander -f tin Battleship Division Four and h ■ ernor of American Samoa, tins has already been done, Commander Kml having been detached from the » aval . s * ' lion at Tutuila and ordered to the L.> - S. Kansas. „ , „ (2) That Mr Arthur A. Greene, be immediately deported from the American Samoan Islands. ,q\ Tint LieutenanCCominanut.i CrSt H Boucher. U.S.N., be brought to trial before a general court-martial on the following charges; —Drunkenness on duty, conduct unbecoming «n officer and a gentleman, disrespect to ,f PrMcn, if tt. IMW H**". disrespect to the Secretary of the Navy, conduct to the prejudice of good oidel and discipline, and disrespect in language and deportment to his supenoi officer while in the execution of Ins office.