The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-31
The Samoan AFFAIR Again.

the Bulletin on Samoan affairs, and
it behooves me to again enlighten
his phlegmatic intellect He denies
the hue and cry about Klein. Did
he not read that falsified account of
the last trouble in Samoa sent here
from the German Consulate in which
the chief point is made that Klein,
an American, led the defense, ignor-
ing the fact that Brandeis, the m
worthy German tool, was heading
the attack? Has he not read the re
cent Berlin newspapers which teen
with bowls at Klein the American,
and has not A German himself
how!ed, probably voicing the views
of his coterie of friends?
1t is not true that the whole
trouble in Samoa is caused by the
jealousy Of few American traders,
but, vice versa, through the hoggish-
ness of the German traders, and
through their Overbearing and ques-
tionable methods Of acquiring lands.
Neither Americans nor English have
any cause for jealousy, for the trade
that comes to them comes naturally
and will continue to be theirs. San
Francisco and New Zealand are the
natural markets of Samoa where her
traders purchase her principal i'm
ports. which are barrelled beef, sal
mon and pork, hard tack, -four, rice,
timed salmon and meats, cheap
prints and hardware. The principal
German imports were firearms, gin,
and prints, except when they i'm
ported supplies from San Francisco,
New Zealand, or Sydney. That Ger
man arrogance and intrigue have
been the leading cause Of the
troubles in Samoa IS we'll known
fact to all who have looked into
Samoan affairs, and IS abundantly
proved in the numerous articles and
letters published about Samoan af
fairs IN reliable journals and maya
zines in America and England, writ
ten on the spot, and even by the yer
bal evidence of Germans themselves,
who have Left Samoa in disgust at
the misconduct of their countrymen,
officials and traders. / again repeat,
and facts and figures can be OBJ
tanned to prove tie assertion, that
the Germans do even less than one
third of Samoa's import trade.
"a German" wants TO wait TIL all
the evidence is in before Judgment
is passed on Samoan affairs. He
should never have undertaken TO
write about Samoa until he bad be-
come familiar with the abundant
evidence that has been accommodating
for the last ten years, all Of which
forms a most disgracefui record Of
German misconduct III the South
Seas. The Foreign Departments of
the Government at Washington, at
London and in Honolulu are full Of
the most conclusive evidence that
| the Germans in Samoa have AFRO
gated rights to themselves they did
not possess, and with their blunder
ing intrigues had created a state Of
anarchy, and finding the reigDing
King unfriendly to their land grab
bling schemes and attempts 80 obtain
control of the government, they in
stigated a rebellion, which was open
~ aided and abetted by THEN Con
sulate, which eliminated, when
Melietoa proved to be too strong for
| the rebels, in his deportation, the
setting up of 3 puppet as King, revo-
| luton, rebellion, a badly whipped
puppet. the bombardment Of villages,
tho slaughter Of innocent women and
children, and q just retribUtion II
the killing of German officers and
| sailors. The whole purpose of Ger
many has been to iDcite the natives
| to internecine strife in order That
they might trade oft firearms for
land. But [ am convinced that the
mistakes of the German Government
have been the result Of misleading
information given them by the trad
ers and the COnsuls who always
seemed to be linked together in some
mysterious way. I cannot for mo-
ment believe that the Germans are
SO utterly devoid of honor and chiv-
airy as has characterized their coz
duct IN Samoa, and 7 am sure that
the most respectable element of our
German community arc ashamed of
the conduct of their countrymen
there.
What says Senator Frye in the
United States Senate, after overhaul
ing a portion of the evidence is re
Samoa: "The Germans had boy
| cotted American business men: pick
eted the American Consulate with
German guards, hauled down or
compelled to be hauled down the
American flag, and had committed
every conceivable outrage on those
poor people who had been friends of
Malietoa They had broken up the
business of American business men
| and had treated the American Con
sui with insult" etc.
SO you see, my German friend, the
weight of evidence is overwhelming
~ against you. Any impartial Oh
server or student Of Samoan affairs
cannot but be impressed with the
supercilious pretensioLs and the
arrogant injustice with which Ger
many has dealt with Samoa. But if
"A German" and his friends are not
satisfied with the brief points l have
made, let him read an article III the
November number Of the Nineteenth
Century, entitled German Conduct
in Samoa" by T. L. Rees, a gentle
man who had resided there. aud al
impartial observer. From my init
mate acquaintance with this subject