▁Commission er ▁in ▁Sam oa , ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁represent atives ▁( of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Germany , ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain ) ▁responsible ▁for ▁adj ud ic ating ▁land ▁claims ▁by ▁foreign ers ▁in ▁the ▁islands , ▁as ▁provided ▁for ▁in ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Berlin ▁( 1 8 8 9 ). ▁Ide ▁reached ▁Ap ia ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁but ▁only ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁for ▁six ▁months , ▁until ▁he ▁res igned ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁serious ▁ill ness ▁in ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁islands ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁Robert ▁Louis ▁Stevens on ▁wrote ▁to ▁him ▁two ▁days ▁before hand , ▁saying ▁" I ▁hear ▁with ▁great ▁regret ▁of ▁your ▁departure . ▁They ▁say ▁there ▁are ▁as ▁good ▁fish ▁in ▁the ▁sea ▁as ▁ever ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁it , ▁but ▁I ▁doubt ▁if ▁they ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁our ▁hook . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁that ▁you ▁have ▁shown ▁so ▁much ▁capacity , ▁moder ation , ▁tact , ▁and ▁temper ▁; ▁but ▁you ▁have ▁had ▁the ▁talent ▁to ▁make ▁these ▁g ifts ▁recognized ▁and ▁appreciated ▁among ▁our ▁very ▁capt ious ▁population . ▁ ▁For ▁my ▁part , ▁I ▁always ▁thought ▁your ▁presence ▁the ▁best ▁thing ▁that ▁the ▁treat y ▁had ▁brought ▁us ." ▁ ▁Ide ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁islands ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁as ▁Chief ▁Justice , ▁another ▁position ▁provided ▁for ▁by ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Berlin . ▁He ▁accepted ▁the ▁appointment ▁in ▁August