| Show CHAM fRS RfrORJ IS IIDY R 1 1 CHIEF JUSTICE OF SAMOA 1S IMF 1 WASHINGTON Says He Has Not ResigneoVSamoan People Intelligent and Tractable Will Meet Judge Tripp Washington Sept 4Chlef Justice Chambers of Samoa is hereto con r with ofiicials and submit his report to the three powers represented in Samoa While avoiding a discussion of the pending diplomatic dip-lomatic questions Judge Chambers when seen today spoke in an interesting manner man-ner on sonic of the general conditions in Samoa sone also cleared some apprehension apprehen-sion as to his own status and his plans Notwithstanding reports of his resignation resig-nation Judge Chambers states thatrthe has not resigned but on the contrary that he still holds the position of chief justice of Samoa In his position moreover more-over he Is sustained by the state department de-partment which is acting on the theory I that he is In full possession of the office although temporarily absent He alsO aihough pointed Out that it has been frequently stated that he comes to Washington to report to the state department where he was chosen chief Justice by all three governments the United States Germany and Great Britain and his reports are made in triplicate to each of them I Is this he is inclined to think which led to some exception being taken by one of the signatory powers as some of the h fl l siy criticisms 1 which he found necessary to express as to the course of an official of that government wero furnished to It as well as to the United States In that way Great Britain and Germany have been at all times Informed of everything that Judge Chambers has reported to the United States in some instances this frankness of Intercourse having led to differences As to tho troubles in Samoa between him and Consul General Rose Judge Chambers will not speak for the present but intimates that they will be quite fully I covered in his report to the threa governments gov-ernments The report will be sent direct to Lord Salisbury and Prince Hohenlohe I as well as to Secretary Hay Speaking of American Interests In Samoa Judge Chambers said We have a magnificent harbor at I PagoPago and from the magnitude of mncitude imprdvements which the governmenris I making it may be inferred we intend to stay there The second largest coal warn house in the world Is under construction at a cost of something like 4GOOOQ amI Judge Chambers also says the Samoan peqple are intelligent and tractable if rlvl igs 10r hO hOi lgah dealt with in i A straightforward manner man-ner He thinks well of the work done by the Samoan commission and believes their 1 plan for governing the islands will prove advantageous Judge Chambers will be here for some dajs expecting to meet Judge Trlpp the United States commissioner to Sanyja and to confer f the state department officials He will also l have a talk w tithe from ti-the president Philadelphia on the return of the F latter t < I |
