FAIPULES AND THE MAU.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 27 February 1928, Page 7

FAIPULES AND THE MAU.

.ILLUMINATING CORRESPONDENCE. The Samoa Times publishes the folHowing correspondence: * Sent to: Alipia, Misa/ Inu, Fuataga, Vao Tuna, Leleua, Atanoa, Tofaeono. Tagaloa, Auelua, Leutcle, Namulauulu, Tofa, Toli, Lelei, Fiu, Sumuletu, TmsaJega, Fa‘i, Tufuga, Lavea, Tua'ilema:f ua, Lofipo, Pasia. 31st January, 1928. You are hereby requested to attend .at Mulinu'u on’Tuesday 7th February, 1928, to meet the Fono of Faipule 1 ’ concerning- _the matter of the ■welfare-of ‘Samoa. J! F. G. LEWIS, Secretary for Native Affairs. 6th February, 1928, To tie Secretary for Native Afifairs. : Sir, —-This Committee received your letters regarding a meeting in Fono with the Faipule in Mulinu'u on 7th February, 1928. And this is the con.sidered opinion of the Committee of the “Mam” that we shall remain here and pray for blessing upon the Jfona.and the Government. (No signatures) We who were called to the Fono in Mulinu'u. 6th February, 1928. I To the Chiefs who wei ! c invited to ...attend a Faipule Fono to be held at Mulinu'u on 7th February, 1928. I regret that according to your letter of the sixth Feb., 1928, yop will not meet the Faipules and discuss with them matters which concern both you and them, and the good o(| Samoa generally. As the Faipules have been, and still .are, the subject of much unjust criticism from persons who are opposing the . Government, it is considered to be only fair and just, that as you are one of those persons, you should accept the invitation to meet them in a friendly spirit and talk over those matters which are alleged to be the ..cause of trouble in Samoa to-day. The Faipules consider that it is their duty as well as the duty of .every right-minded Samoan, to subordinate their own personal interests, and work to bring about unity jf the ,Samoan people, and they desire this discussion with you solely in order to .obtain that object and not from any personal motives. You are already aware that His Excellency during his Malaga in July last, and many times since, has expressed a wish to see those Chiefs, ■who, together'with some Europeans in .Apia, have worked against the Govern-' ment; but they have not conformed to his wishes. \ His Excellency’s invitation has always been open to see you and others, and before closing it he directs me to say that you, together with those who have been, invited to discuss matters with Faipules may, if you so /desire, .see him after that discussion. Therefore I request that you, together with those you in your movement against the Government, up to a total of thirty, will attend at Mulinu* u at 9 a.m. on Tuesday the 7th February to meet the Faipules, .and after your discussion with them to appear before His Excellency. P. W. LEWIS, .Secretary for Native Affairs. No response was made to the foregoing invitation.