Coalville Times | 1899-04-07 | Page 2 | To Settle Samoan Trouble

TO ShTTLE SAMOAN TROUBLE. I Joint tilth lammliilnn list Dealt 1 mtllo- II; txrr.il Uian. Washington, Aprils A Joint high 1 commission toscttle theentlro Samoan J trouble hat been practically agreed I upon y the United Matei, llrltlth and J German governments 1 ord Salisbury' i absence from I ondon alone dels s the ' formal acceptance- by Great llrltaln The United States has informally ox-pressed ox-pressed its approval aud the formal ac- ) ccptnnce, It Is learned from tho best quarter, will follow speedily. At tho proposition emanates with Germany, her approval, of course, It assured I'ach nation Is to be represented by one member of tho commission It is to have practically unlimited authority, authori-ty, without the necessity of referring its decisions back to the several governments gov-ernments for approval Still another Important provltloa under un-der consideration Is that King Oscar of Nomay and Sweden shall bo the umpire um-pire In case the thrco high commissioners commis-sioners shall fall to reach u determination