Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-13
THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.
Project for DfiYinS Ont American
Protestant Missionaries.



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A Washington dispatch In la7' oven
ing's NEWS conveyed the intelligence
thu there was probability Of an up
rising in CofeP against Christians and
that the live. Of American ,atzens
were IN peril. This news caused
war vessel Of the Anialic squadron nj
Hongkong to he ordered to tho scene
The last mail s,camerffom Honolulu,
which arrived At San Francisco Oh
Wednesday, brings iidings that
American Pot slaut missionaries ore
likciy to be driven out Of the Maishal
Islands at an early day. a let,of
from Jalul,, Marshall islands,
statue that four nat.vo teach
ers Mt the missionary school stations VI
Ruk and Kuesai had boon rec lled to
Jalult by order OF the new German
Imperial High Commisaiouor, Moor
Schmidt, who, last December, succeUd-
ed Captain Biandice on the later
traus'or to New Guinea. Too Germans
who control Marshall Islanis and
s.erytning In the group, II was stated,
were agintiug the auyiHability ui
closing all the school DtatiOns OF the
American board OF commissioners OF
foreign MISSIONS, which controls the
work Of educating the native Islanders
Ia the English language and In tue
Christian religion. 10 was alto slated
That the dictionaries were either being
ordered 90 leave or life was being made
40 uncomfortable for them that they
wouli be- glad 10 do 40. Tho native
chief, anu theft lowing are said 20
iecl very hauiy over the prospect q
having the missionaries driven out Of
the Islands.
al can confirm that story regarding
the Hntipathy CT the Germans tJwntu
American Pr te.ant nissionarlcs,"
sAid wen known south Sea Island
trader 10 san Francisco Chronicle
representative on Friday Last. "When
was 10 Jaluit lnt December heard
sOmu tnlk Of radical change
bcing made. The only Amcr.-
can bu8lnusa anu tr4uing house
at Jnluit some time ago was
that Of A. CraH ford x Co. Tao estate
has disposed Of It's entire interest 10 the
j luit company, which now exercises
flli cOGtrrl over everything ia the
ISLANDS. Even the revenue from all
folrcus ia thuiu. CrhN fJTd n Go. useu
TO pay Sl6JO year license tax 20 trade,
ana every single trader had 70 pay IA
uguilg tax tf so anu u personal tax
Of 50. The unIves arc sisvtaed 80 much
cupfn, which brings In TO the island
government, wh.cn is under the pro-
telorate q Germany, ABOUT F3JO,OOO
ppunds oil roprA annually. This Is W
god Gs & 2.
"When the Jalllt company got the
German government 10 assume the
pfol.clorale 4 he islau DE-, tho COM
pany agreed TO Iay ihu salaries Of the
.iernan officials u the company vas
tllov eel TO cOllcu. the revenue from all
tho nc urcus, auu the gov, rument w0uiu
lind IA war vessel 10 visit tue islauda
ttice year. puia GRANTED, go that
tlo Inference bntwesu tho salary Of
tic piiiciali anu tho revenue OF the
lands, which IL o his tning, goes into
ne golfers If the company ~ prott.
Tie officials nre an imperial high CONF
iulHSiouer, secretary, doctor and
M 0t.who 10 regular Pooh BAN, being
cll,f Of police, harbos master anu
clerk on the imperial court He has
twanttlyu police officers undor him.
Fer year. there mas Jeon a growing
dilnste Cor foreign o. any other Eind
Of missiOnarlos among tins Getmans.
ltlsquito possible tue PfOiestants may
be sent away anu the native school
s,rtlons abolished. Several years ago
ether Benton, French Catholic
neat anu missionary, leased piece
tflAud ia Jalult with the privilege Il
bu ing II. He Is now ~ Butari,ari,
buiI pudsrstand that al offer has been
mn,e to him 10 estaUliEh mission
sobiol at Jaluit for tho benefit II tins
chillI.n OF the whites and htll-cssIes.
Tbis he would willingly do II the
PRO estant missionaries were sent
avail. the people OF JaluiI would be
yerv glad to have free school.
"Tle Plotuit gnt missionaries have
done q good zeal FOR the natives OF
both the Marshall and Gilbert groups
IN The way OF education. IL they
nave received any return In tue way
OF Trading they deserve II. The ma
ttves are wild with delight every time
the missionary steamer Morning star
makes the rounds OF these stands.
Tire steamer plcksup whole fimilies at
different places ana takes them 20 one
OF anolher OF the Island school sta
tons.
mo NtttfI tANulNAN VI INV bhAiN ~
though OF missionaries ut Jaluit can
be got tnan the case OF u German min
lister WAC arrived there direct from
Hamburg u year ago. He brought a
sealed letter Of Introduction from u
stockholdor In the company residing
in Germany. When opened the mis-
Five read: 'This man is "A missionary.
Drive him away from the islauGs.'
And he was driven away.
"AlnjOr Schmidt, tho new commit
aioner, 10 bRughiy ami anything hut
popular. He went direct from an
African mission TO Jalutt and took
with him a negro an Chinese boy.
In walking along tho etteet he Insists
upon people taking of their hats 20
him before allowing himself to DO ad'
dressed"
Auvices received at Jaluit from
Butnri,ari, Gilbert IHlands, on Dscem'
Der Goth, stated that British commits
sloner was expected 10 arrive on the
LIST Of January anu business was ..
slandstlll.
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