The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-03-19
GERMAN coloSIzISa OPERATIONS,

world where the lntemperat9 zeal Q
I the local German officials, and thei
disregard Of the rights and feeling
/ OF other people, has brought about
condition Of affairs which requirei
the home government to interpos,
with at least q partial disclaime
of having intended or desired tn,
results which have been aetuall,
produced. At the same time, error
in former proceedings have beer
pointed out, and injunctions issuet
as to more cautious action in tn,
future, in such q way as to be yer!
much like q reprimand.
1t is not long since the German
papers were filled with copious ex
tracts from collection of oficia
documents, published by the Gov
ernment in the form of what i:
called " White-book." Forty-fom
written instruments, all relating tC
/ the East African troubles, were laiG
before the public These included
/ Orders and Instructions of Prince
Bismarck Reports of the Consul
General in Zanzibar Directions OF
/ the German Government to its dip
lomatie representatives in England
France, Portugal and Belgium and
lastly Resolutions in respect of the
suppression Of the slave trade.
The founding of the East African
| colony had avowedly two distinct OBJ
/ jects one patriotic and commercial,
and the other humanitarian, While
on the one hand German trade was
TO be extended and German national
prestige increased, the suppression
Of the slave trade throughout q
large portion OF the eastern coast
was also q result to be secured. The
enterprise appealed powerfully to
patriotic feeling, and great enthu-
siasm was excited in its behalf, par
ticularly among the younger mem
bers Of the UristOcrGey. Many of
those sent out as commanders Of
trading posts were young noblemen
who had been trained for 4 military
career, and whose enthusiasm for
seeing the German flag floating over
their heads in foreign lands was
naturally paramount to their in
terest in the commercial aims of the
colony, or their sympathy for the
victims Of the Arab slave dealers.
Unfortunately, aud as it now APP
pears, unnecessarily, what should
have been q civilizing and benefcent
movement resulted in the production
of active lostilities. Serious and
bloody collisions ensued. and the en-
tire region was thrown into state
of violent disorder. As to the origin
Of these troubles and where the
blame properly belonged, there was
for some time, owing to contradic-
tory reports, and a multitude Of
official and semi-official assertions
and denials, considerable uncer-
tainty The publication of the
white book" above mentioned has,
however, settled the question con
clusiyely, and upon the authority of
no less q parsonage than the Prince
Chancellor himself, who puts the re-
sponsibiIity squareIy where it be
longs, namely, upon his own country
men.
In an Instruction OF October 6,
1855. to the Consul General in Zan
zibar, the truth IS laid open in the
cIearest manner. Bismarck there
repeats that according to the treaty
between the Sultan and the German
East African Society. the admins
uation OF the coast territory should
take place in the name and under the
flag of the Sultan. The planting OF
the Society's flag in the face Of this |
treaty IS declared to have been
. neither ordered nor advisable"
The conflict which broke out in con-
of this planting is declared |
to have been caused by the agents
Of the Society not having acted |
within the limits of what is actually /
necessary, as preliminary to accom- /
daring undertakings in IN
znown territory"
This instruction, which is long, |
goes into many details OF the doings
Of the Society's agents and is a most /
severe and crushing criticism upon |
the manner in which its affairs have /
been managed