National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-30
THE SAMOAN PRorEcroRArE.

THE SAMOAN PRoTKcToRATE.
1.-THE system is, of course. working we'll
One of the measures insisted upon by his Ex-
ceflency Colonel stelnoerger' however rs 70
trsnsfers made Snring the civil broiIs 90 in'
valid, and titles to land are in state of abnu-
bilation, so to speak. Great pressure was
iaUS sales Snt to Do afFac,NwSsref H 5oe es
not appear. We take occasion to hint to the
REPUBLICAN that there is q sad hiatus in the
long uEaWn Out swse t OF i's argunenS az
account Of the causes which led General
Grants agent to take precisely this position
on the real estate question. II Is geneTaliy
enterprise is real estate scheme on an ab-
surdly cheap scale, and it is very thoughtless
70 merely state SO eXtr :n tnlng as
p pes'y 81 real estate without exDIsinins the
reasons for such action."-LoWisVilIe Courier
Journal.
The commendable spirit manifested by
the Courier Journal in asking for more
specific information upon certain features of
the Samoan Protectorste, should not be un-
rewarded, and though we think, concern
ing them, that we were sufficiently explicit
the subject is by no means exhausted. The
extraordinary fertility Of the soil, and the
heslthful climate of the Samoan islands
have, within very recent years, attracted
the attention of spectators, chiefly Gin
dictdual foreigners, and, during the late
civil wars in the islands large land sales
were made to them by the chiefs of the
islands. Without regard to titles they sold
each others property for whatever was
offered them in the way of old muskets,
ammunition and truth generally. These
foreignsresidents, the greater part of them
keeping small stores and liquor saloons,
spent their time chiefly in fomenting and
instigatIng quarrels between the prin-
cipal chiefs, for no other purpose
in the world than taking advantage
of their wars to purchase valuable
land tracts. The Samoans finally under
stood that they were invited to war for
no other purpose than making them the
victims of literal robbers, and at the time of
Colonel Steinberger's first visit they were
keenly feeling the losses they had suffered
in the transfers of their lands, and quickly
took advice with him on the subject. Colonel
Steinberger faithfully carried out the in
structions of Mr.. Secretary Fish on this
point and promptly advised the natives
against the sale of land to foreigners. Col.
Steirberger was waited upon by interested
foreign residents VINO wished 10 know what
advice he should give the natives in
regard to the land sales, and he told them
,he. - .to,,-,,t ,I,o Co.o - -
Thai nc tnousn. 'ne oainoahs hao peen
titles would constitute a subject fer inyes.
,;c.,;or nv Lei trib,,no1o -, oo..t1;,Lo5
use'ion W Hsai Hioun"iS "nen estapiisneo
Before Colonel Stslnberger left, their first
code of laws was accented by the chiefs. and
5,,-;,,r, tIo oors,,1totinro ,vb;ol, Id - -,
JUL 'Ne "on'1 " Which, leu " Ns
White residents who had GbesD nur r
oflsnds demanded that oil mast land ooleo
49, N 70 aauu oo1eo
snoulo Oe ralueo anu IuIuie InNestigatlona Is
to titles debarred, but to Colonel Steinberg-
er's mind this was annarentlv an pnips.
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sr1 No ~ouiu NOS anu uiu NOT permt H.
., ~ Ia 40 .., IL q. sOI,o. " ,.SI".I vT,
"a A. 90 da.;-o,,s - .o,,,. ~. "a -.
:. 80, % ,ha Govornor "a a. :. -
&c .ood r,oht 30 soII ,ho aovo-nor 4. ii go.
=" ;s,or such .ois and n shsI, ho cons,dases
81 cod"
Ths s,,,ov,r. Ia co,ons, s,o,,horo,.,.
own ACCOUNT AZ Il, adon,Ion
,.na s, 's sSsS !, es oncs nnno sst hgs
tho German Consul aud agent Of Goddefrsy
4 Co., and our acting, commercial agent, Nj.
H sias n,,d fnsy &c., mss sS, sssso ihsefsea
psSt land sSies, and Tia, the titIss 81 rStiasd,
The missionaries, ever looking 70 the interests
o. ahe people, eua utnia ~ shsir intercourse
ment, a once Insisted thai he law sheaId
be accepted, and opposed addition or modia.