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Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Issue 37, 15 June 1878, Page 2

TO THE EDITOR OK THE SAMOA TIMES

Sir, —What ate we coming to ? and what is to ho the end of the present state of affairs in Samoa ? These arc questions asked every day, and to any intelligent mind there can be but one issue—bloodshed. Last Sunday night's row among the Samoans nearly culminated in ft of districts; and when resort to firearms is made by any portion of Samoa in tho present state of tho country it will bo the signal of war for the whole of Samoa.

Surely 6oraothing ought to be <lono to Btop such riotous proceedings as took place in Apia on Sunday night, nnd for several night* following. And somothing might be done if the foreign Consuls would unite on this question ; but while their interests are conflicting; ■while one's soul is wrapped up in n treaty with Samoa, and tun attention of the others are centred upon different objects, we have little hope. Wo boar of American citizens being robbed and maltreated in different parts of Smnoa without hope of any redress. Complaint thoy may make, but in vain, " for what is their loss to hating my treaty turn out a tucccss /" We hear of German and English subjects being robbed and having to bear some outrage from the Sumoans; I will not say without hope, but 'tis a hopo socn afar in the dim vista of the future—such a hope as " niakoth the heart sick." XV'ero the Gorman and English Coniuls limited to uno idea, nil hope for Samoa would fade entirely away. Our only trust is in them. IWlli (to everything good for Samoa bat " my trvaty "j on the (vcrv) pale (white) horse may canter from Muliniiu to Mntautu, (I wish ho would canter right off tfaa

end of the island), still I hope when the Ariadne arrives the other Consuls will take some determined step to stav some of the evils now raging in Samoa; the •telling of rum to natives, one of the principle ones, from which many others How If th» U. S. Consul will still persist in )H*cieatiouslu carrying out the instrucjo is of his Government by doing nothing, let him be conscientious still, and tot without him.—l am, fcq., Vox Populi. June 12th, VS7B. I i r;n: EDITOR. OF THE SAMOA TIMES. Set, —Will you kindly afford me space in \.mr valuable paper for a few remarks on some passing events. On Friday last, June 7. some natives belonging to Tutuila broke into my house, robbed me of goodvalue: at 5 30, and violently assaulted mo. Now, some time ago, about the 2nd of January, 1 laid a complaint before the U.S. Consul for Thus. Collin, against a native for setting a doa on him and stealing his steelyards. The Consul s,;id he could not act without the consent of the Saraoan Government.. Aftor applying several times the U. 8. Consul said lie would do nothing in tho matter. I have taken this liberty in writing to you hoping some of your readers or yourself will kindly inform mo to whom 1 can apply for redress. I have proved myself an American citizen.—l am, k, John Piutt. Faleapuna, June lii. 1576.