Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-07-13 | Page 14 | Navy Guns Silent as Consul Climbed Aboard

Navy Cans Silsnt as Consul Climbsd Aboard WAJKINyrOff. July 11 (By X P.) A proaleat la aaval oourtasy hag boon presented ta tha depart-aiaat depart-aiaat by Captain aa T. Pollock, gov-srnor gov-srnor of American Samoa, and is now awaiting the coaa Wars Hon of a yet unfoiind Soraman. what art ion Is proper. Captain, Pol l ok wanta to know, when tha navy ragulatlons order a apoclfle saluta to aa official ar a foreign government, aad that official urgently urg-ently requasts that It ba withheld? En taring tha harbor af onga, a aallv Ineular kingdom 400 miles southwaat af Samoa, Captain Pollock Pol-lock found resident tber a Bettleh consul who at ths tamo lime was deputy cemmlsslsnar af th British colonial offlca. As a consul hs -rated seven guaa, as a colonial agent elevan guna Captain Pollock Pol-lock Indicated that ka was willing to shoot -tha maximum la tha Interest In-terest of blnallonal comity, but was Informed courteously, yet firmly, that ths British government had the ou aat Ion of Which aaluta was propsr under consideration, and the resident would ba pleased If the matter could ba held In anoyance until a declsloa was reached. . No salute was fired, but Captain Pollock made a report Indicating that the problem waa -a now on even to as of floor of his long ex perlenca