THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1889.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 34, 8 June 1889, Page 2

THE SAMOA TIMES. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1889.

Ton news by the Richmond of the proceedings of the Samoan Confer* encebas been received with various srfpreeeions of approval and disapproval Some of oar foreign realdfttti'asserting that the protocol which the telegram* declare to be the result of the deliberations of the Conference wonld be unworkable Others, and we feel the most sensible, potrioo of the eomrounity are (ally satisfied With the labours of the Gra/erence. We aik in common fiiiraesa what other course could be puraued by' the representatives of ibethwe natfortthan they hate Mtooomy of the Meads was already one of the groWd works that they were in to agree to, and spe&M the perraanant 'sue© pand allegiance of the "- * I w« JS «*» EfaPfo l .* be

the Kteg appointed *u not of their choosing, and they had * right to robe) against bis rale. Sneh lmpotent excuses cannot now be held out to support n party outbreak. The di*atfbote<l ones ean have no reasonable ground for complaint.. The majority of votes of the natives will establish a dynasty, and that dynasty will be saluted and acknowledged bv all the powers,

and will be unchangeable until the joint Powers and the people of Samoa have made up their minds for an alteration. Any attempt at on outbreak in tho former banioan f shion of retting chief against chief simply because some disaffected people are offended or slighted by the ruling King, will be looked upon as a rebellion, and the chosen King will be supported in his position to put down nil such potty disturbances. As far as ourselves are concerned, we feel that we endorse the opinions of the majority of both foreign residents and natives in expressing ourselves per fectly satisfied that under the circumstances, and taking into consideration the unfriendly feeling that existed between the United States and Germany on the Samoan question, the representatives of those nations have pnrsued a wise course, which is likely to prevent any further ill-feeling between those two nations, and result in a satisfactory and permanent settlement of our Samoan troubles. With regard to the other matters which have been discussed by the representatives of the United States and Germany (for as yet we are not informed that the representatives of Great Britain have been active in the Confernice), we see no reason, as far as the telegrams would lead us to understand, that any other course could be pursued. The land question, which unquestionably will be one of tho greatest difficulties to contend with, has been fairly discussed, and a Lands Commission will be appointed to investigate the claims of all parties to lands in Samoa. In appointing the members of the Commission, we hope that no person who has ever had any connection with Samoa will be appointed. The settlement of a land dispute does not require a great amount of local knowledge, and the appointing of capable strangers would be more likely to give general satisfaction, and the decision of such a body could not be looked upon as being prejudiced. It is more than likely that Great Britain will have the appointing of the

Commtaiou. With regard to the telegraphic report thai Germany withholds her right to chastise MaMafa for the loss of the German Bailors in December last, we look upon thw part of the news as simply preposterous. In the first place, what satisfaction coald Germany get If that nation was to bring all the* available war vea e's to Samoa to slaughter some of Mataafa's people, and suppose she succeeded in doing so. what advantage could be gained by the action, and how would civilisation look* upon the act of one' of the greatest Powers of the world avenging herself unjustifiably on a few thousand half-drllked Bemoans, for, after all || said on the subject, only defendiagihenmkM when they were atUdied. Threat, of sWskrad may %t beli out, but we are felly oon"vnM they will never be carried