Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-15
THE SAMOAN ISLANDS
Judge Chambers TaIgs of the Recent
Settlenl5 NJ.
GROWING TRADE OF TEE PACIFIC
United States Had the Choice in
the Selection.
GERMANY AND ENGLAND

Judga Chambers Of Aiablna. chief justice
FOR Samoa. expresses great satisfaction at
the settlement of the samoan question. The
form Of settlement is Just what be outlined
As desirable on his return from Samoa
some months ago
No difficult problems % government"
ne s1iS to Star reporter. are presented
with the acquisition of THESE islands. In
the division We get what will be most val
liable TO US, We have the Manua. Rose and
TuluiIa Islands. and with the latter the
great Pango-Pango harbor, which is the
best island harbor in lnt South Pacific
This harbpr with the great Coaling station
and naval station. will b. Of the greatest
utility in the development Of our trade with
Australia and South Africa. With NJ dis
arrangement of the Chinese trade, ! think it
may he trurhfuIly said chat the Australian
and South African trade Will develop more
rapidly and always be the most important
to Us au the Pacific,
Growing Trade of the Pacific.
In China We shall have to educate the
people up To- the demand for American man
ufdCtUres and other articles Of commerce.
In Australia and South Africa we find more
Of European custom and a taste for Euro
a. e~4tH =A4iAStt tSitL fLtAGGN~ anu W tletNt
To deal largely with people who speak our
own language. The large number II Amer
leans and English set the fashion. and are
walking advertisements for American and
European products The trade from our
Pacific coast and Hawaii i growing rap
idly, and has the brightest prospects. 1t
= only "A matter Of competing in quality
and price with our European competitors,
and this We are abundantly able to do
The samoan Islands themselves have
not sufficient commerce to make it worth
consideration from that point of view, but
lney are invaluable as a station on the line
of the growing commerce of the South Pa
c.1c. The harbOr of Pango-Pang0 is land
locked and a perfect refuge. 1t IS the
shape Of a fish-hoOk. and a vessel entering
the hdrbur is lost sight of in tive minutes
behind the great rock cliffs.
Significance of the Settlement.
The fact Of the settlement being made a
t has bears an important significance
Great Britain and Germany giving the
United States first choice in The partition
was q most faJtering recognition OF the
United States as a world power. The par
amount .gnifCauCe Of this friendly adjust
Iu~ni of the matter Is that Germany. Great
Britain and he United States have decided
Z" join hands in the development of the
commerce OF the world and in preserving
peace N-th these three powers acting to-
SstIrT the peace of the world will be as
sEred- 10 means that these three great
competitors have resolved to cease the tra-
lnendp1p contention with each other for
commercial supremacy in which they have
been engaged. and that they viii hereafter
20 hand in hand developing trade and ex-
tending civilization. They ind that they are
1-''--s@ssrE 70 each other and can act in har-
lu"uy To the advantage Of al. Great Brit
ain, the greatest naval power If the world:
Germany. me greatest military power. and
America, the great producer Of AL things
n-e-iiui--Jney can, combined. maintain
themselves against ali the rest Of the world
Sch
no other power or combination of powers
VIII DARE make war upon either. The sin
rart-y If Great Britain has been demon
: "a tel and the sincerity of Germany can
sIot Ia doubted. From the point of view Of
the greatest seifishneSs it Is the interest
# each nation 70 BE- loyal in its friendship
for the rest, and out Of this combination
must come near a political millennium
as We VII ever see The friendship of these
three great nations Is cemeuted and each
VIII be immensely benefited and civilization
viii % benefited
Great Britain and Germany.
Great britain is amply repaid FOR the
Withdrawal. Of her claim upon Samoa in
favor Of Germany. II was a matter of ma
tlOrlal pride with Germany, rather than Of
the value Of the Islands. that made her cling
So ceuari1Isly to her Samoan interests
and she was disposed to be generous in
order TO preserve her colonial foothold. and
rhs cons.dera zion Of greatest value given
Great Britain Is the sympathy Of the Ger
man government In the furtherauCe Of her
South African policy.
The United States will have no difficulty
about tl- government Of her Samoan pos
sessions. The natives are Of an aIniatbIe
disposition and education is general among
them. They have q strong love Tor the
United States and ask nothing better than
10 BE- governed by Americans. A naval gov
ernUr viii probably be sent to the islands.
Is in the cas- Of Guam. and the natives
slou}5. as they doubtless Will be permitted
To preserve as far as possible their own
methods Of government and their most
cherished customs They are IN no sense
sIv5g-~. Their school system is extensive,
and during my time there / found few who
could not read and write. OF course, they
have not the need for the higher eduCa-
zion. bug they are generally well grounded
IN Information. and there are probably no
PEOPLE better informed as to the geography
az the world
'.'CHa man whom The SamOanz would most
like To have appointed governor T. Captain
Leary. who Is Low goS ernof of Guam. They
know him and have the utmost affection FOR
him