Correspondence.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 10, 1 December 1888, Page 2

Correspondence.

Ws art »lw»j» willing to give insertion to letters of explanation or interest, but we •Huh it to be dintinctly understood that we do not endorse the- opinions expressed, or language used;by onr correspondents. Our ideas ol passing events will be found in our local o» editorial columns.

TO TBS EDITOR OF TBS SAMOA TIME!

Biß,--Tbe-questions I have written down I hope will be answered by some of the Germans bore, orby any party, who. have aeceee end the advantage of reading the Blue Books of the EngKah, German and United States Governments:-- ' What was the reason of the breaking up of the Conference at Washingion for the settlement of Samoan af - fairs f

Did iiio Get man delegate state i<> the Conference liutheUad *grirv.nu,M to settle with Malietoa and to inak war Oil Malietoa ? Did ho state that he would take the person of Malietoa ant) banish him from Samoa ?

\ Did he etate that be would place another chief on the tbmae of Samoa ? Did he state that be would haul down the old flag of Samoa as hoisted by Mali- toa and replaeo it by one of the Gt-riiiuii cross and white field ?

' Did he hi ale that a Uertnaii au|>ject would be |.lat. 3.over the Government that he would establish, to be a jaeiitum ruler, dictator, treaeufer and dispenser of rriereies, all in one ?.. ' Did "he state that th*> other two Consuls would 11 aye nothing to do with this Government; they would have to givo up their old position a* advisor* to the U .veriinienjf . ~ ' |' • Did lie sta'e.that ne "would give the> power to the German Comul to.'break up the municipality at bis pleasure? For the sake of trqtb r . justice, and tho welfare of the community, will some onu answer the above question* ? .—I am, &o. iNQUtBEiI. TREACHERY* TN iTATAAFA'B CAMP TfTROUeH BRIBERY. TO THE KDITOKjOF TDI SAMOA 3IHBB. Sift.—MaMafa'a party have received: information from their etteittie* that the ciiof Liuiuti of tiaiotalafai, the .capital of Faasaleleaga, with Auanae and Solu, have bem holding comuuinication with the enemy, giving informatinn of all the movements of Mataafa'? party, as well as-hindering the movements of Mataaftt's army and tfivinjr put fouoes tiat it is the best to ai.ik- 11 a< e «■ tiii.the euemy ; ehed no ni«r«- li « 4 ; Tarnasese to be King under German rule.

TU>; nun yes state that tlio channel, through which the bribery has gone, iH<fe»ua'£h tliu wife of a certain Gorman yoi«tl<nnan iu the office of the German C«>e- itliitu.-Kho-is the niece tolitsaUi a««k*l«ftjMuee .to'twoparties of *nffuaj(»»?tj» the Aana contingent of Mututifa'Jg.ann}'.. The bribeliiivoybcon largest* as to have hopied'Lauoii, for Inieiy. his plans an J'movements have been agniti: t the Sfnlii'tou'patty. Now thi» has in all th» fighting sines lßGßToiight for Malietoa. By lirth,Uyprih>iplp,and' tJio custom of his nativewintry," heis hound to shod his blood for ami 'lie in defence of Malietiia-. ' Now a rnHCtion lias taken place. Atmiui" is In-other to the Ananas th.»t uuk in his life time native magistrate in themunicipal board. Beh», with Mhraea,. now with livandeis, were both uhief secretaries of the Malietoa walo. The last move of Luuati'a was the trying to stop Faasnrlelea< aandtheltu o fane front going east with Monona, so asto make a' move on the rear .of Tarn ases»'s army. It ia the custom of Samoa not to* go to war without their head chiefs, but the Faasaleteaga army at onto said, with the chief Pau at their head; that they came to fight for Malietoa and fight they would; if he (Lauati) was lukewarm on the matter let him Btop behind (He did. and gave out ho wais sick withtnefaamni.) Pau led the Savaii contingent of the army consisting of Faasaleleaga and Itu o tane.

In the (•tillnaw of night it is customary fox tfat Saaoaas to tease the army of one another, so one night week before hut Temasese's party of Atua began the teasing put and was answered by the Tuanmaaga. After a while an Atoa chief m Taraaseae'a fort, made a speech, stating that all their movements nnd plans were known to them in the fort, and that Tuamasasaga had better giro np the war, make pence, and lite as before with the roalo (Tamnsese and Brandeia' malo). He was mis wared in a speech from a Tuamasaga chief who, pressing bard the other ohief s words, brhught an exclamation of " 8a fotulafai" from the Atua ohief or party. So next morning the Tuamasaga mod If ataafa'a party at once recognised Lauati and his late movements. A- coincident: Notice the purport of the Germs* Consul's proposition to

fiie other Consuls at the conference last week as stated.in your paper, and the purport of Lauati's words. — 1 am, 4C. LoOKEB-O*. TO TBH TOITOB OF TUB SAMOA TIMKS. Bir, In your issue of 24th November you give an account of the meeting of the Three "Consuls, in re the native, war, and tho result of that meeting. Although you do not guarantee, the correctness of your report I have every, reason to trust it« accuracy a*' to'facta. The German Consulwems to have opened with " the inhumanity of allowing the native war to "continue." In this I am sure all Europeans Bnd Americans, will agree'-t xwit'l wish to draw your attention to a somewhat curious proposal bf thb German Consul, i.e., '' that his brother Consuls should assist him by Sing their influence With both Mata- % and Taroaaese to delay the war for at taut a month ; n'ml that the Government would be allowed to go on as usual.* " I am'glad,that the American and English Consuls did not assent to why should tho war be delayed for a month ? I can only conclude that tho German Consul has some scheme in process of incubation which wanto a month of. hatching time. Had the German : ootu>ul sincerely desired to put on eud to the native war he might have done'so in conjunction with the Atnerienn and English Consuls, but he was not, he says, in a Soaition to agree to their proposals. an any sane man -entertain for one moment the idea of* a puppet and defeated King boing allowed to rule and his Government to go on as usual. Surely any ono proposing such a thing must be dreaming- In conclusion I feel convinced that the American and English Consuls have an earnest desire to put an end to this native war, and I wish I could say the same of the representative of another power.—l am; Ae*»> ; i ■ •>.■• »><-,■■ Tme*. I ' Affie,'itbv. *7th, 1888, - «'3 • j