Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-16
AMERICA AND T0g CAROLINE
ISLANDS.

The question Of the Caroline Islands
seems 10 be regarded as one simply be-
tween Spain and Germany. Spain IL
indignant because Germ any prop ,ses tn
take possession Of these islands. No
one seems to i'm sQine that Amsrica has
any interests there bat Sue fact is that
Americs has larger interests there than
say other nation. II any nation has q
right 70 protect, or to protest, u 10 not
Spain or Germany, bat the United
STATES.
For thirty three yssrs citizsns Of tire
uoited State have resided in those
islands. eng ,esd Ia educational and
Uhristisn labor. There ara tsetse such
Americans there nov. and their work 10
supported ~ Al anaual expenditure OF
$4,000. The only sseamb,ss belonging
TO the islands 10 tbs Morning Star.
ovned by An.ricans, and saut at tsis
last year 70 replscs tbs cid Morning
STAR. Il eoss $4,000. Ga thee so
little Islands. the lsraest of which IL
Pooaps. perhaps tv.usy miles by A.
Teen, there are 1000 people. half
81 whom, living on the larRsf
islaoda. have rtvsn NJ their paespissn
apdsr the teachings Of Americas, and
havs embraced Chrissi.nisy. 10 20
maps. kusaie. Ruk, etc.. there are nos
dfty Cnristiao churches aud more than
% oommuuicauts. There are fosr
sr3iuina schools for teacher and
preachers. With an atteudsnce OF from
IS to 100 puuils. bss dss pR,msry schools
and nearly Is native teachers and
preachers. Five languages Of the grou o
have been redaced 70 writing, and
ssbooibooks have bsse printed In ,h.m.
while Ia three Languages the whole New
Testament has bees printed. The verk
vss extended 10 Ne Island Of Rak I've
years eco. ~hsa the natives rso avay
in tsgros from She teachers. bat where
nov there 10 q large church, . eshool 1T
us papils, Aehareh OF more than 10
msno.rs, . village Of neat houses 10
place Of tbs former loo huts, and long
ssoas wharf RAINING oos into the ga
This year the work 10 extended 20 YaP.
an island SO miles vess Of Ruk.
u 10 wholly the work. Of Americans
which has made the Caroline lslanos .
valuable Acqni.ttson to any soautry.
Whassvsr Industry brings them 10 rela-
tsous Of trade h the rssuls u the civil
xstiou shss the Dated STATS has given
them, aud Of tbs impoiss Of Unts-d
ssstss estis.os living IN sheis coontfy.
We may havs q lsast souethiuG 70 say.
even 10 ve are NOS wiliisR TO ne any
thing beyond moral indnsoce.
10 voaid ee for the interest," OF Ameri-
ean sisiIsns to have thinss rsmsiu Q.
they havs osee. tue iaisnds eeutiuetpa
tndepeadeas. uades the eossfe. OF theiE
chisfa. - they are. like the Hawaii an
1slsada. devei,pine rspidiy . esnssiio
tiou II form Of Rovernoeni IL merle.
coaid not claim - exercise anv pre-
teesorass over the CAr,iine fslasds, and
" % we're conpellsd TO ohoess bssssen
tie too ciaimAnss, % shoald most Do
eidedis prsf-s Germ IN sousrot. 10 toe
ssss Of either Germany oe Spain Il
sostd b TIE ssmpie Tyranny at tn<
strong over the vras bat the ,ynnny
Of 0rrusny would be preferred ~ thai
Of spain. IL b our couvicssoa that
whatever elsim Sp<in may ooss bsvs
made 10 the pnss@sason az sbe isl<nta
mass have lapssd By long aossnse
Darins ne shirsy thses yesrs th>t TIA
Ansrieans have bss IN TIE C.roains
Isiaods saers has GONE back ffsm then
| 10 this e-antry nos . word OF tnfius'
| tsou that shsrs vss oos Spaniard thefp
or shs siaQhsess Spaois6 eistfn 90 90
shosfts In sheas isiasds. The sohj 81 4
oos vhaes osy peopssiy give oocas,oc
for ssOs frsoodly epfreopcndeeco b
ear DspostDsus Of SsAss-