The times., 1899-11-18

ing COmmcrce-Che United states
Great Britain, and Germany work
ing Cordially Together - England
Amply Paid for Withdrawing.
In discussing the terms of the partition
Of Samoa, Judge Chambers, of Alabama,
Chief Justice Of the Islands, who is now in
Washington, said yesterday:
In the division we get what will be
most valuable to US We have the Manua,
Rose, and Tutuila islands, and with TutuiIa
the great Pago Pago Harbor which is the
best planned harbor in the South Pacific
This harbor. with the great coaling station
and naval station. will be of the greatest
utility in the development of our trade with
Australia and South Africa. Without dis
paragement of the Chinese trade 1 think it
may be truthfully said that the Australian
and South African trade will develop more
rapidly and will always be the most i'm
portant to us on the Pacific.
In China we shall have to educate the
people up to the demand of American
manufactures and other articles of com
AANtA'' IL @AhoNA aha anu obulH <1lIiCd w e
find more of European custom and a taste
for European and American products and
We have to deal largely with people who
speak our own language. The large num-
Der of Americans and English set the fash
ion, and are walking advertisements for
American and English products. The trade
from our Pacific Coast and Hawaii is grow
ing rapidly, and has the brightest pros
poets. 1t is only a matter of competing in
mill
petitors and this we are abundantly able
to do.
THE Samoan Islands themselves have not
sufficient commerce to make them worth
consideration from that point OF view, but
they are invaluable as a station on the lire
of the growing commerce of the South
Pacific. The harbOr of Pago Pago is land
! locked, and a vessel entering the harbor
is lost sight of in five minutes behind the
great rock cliffs, The fact of the settle
ment being made as it has bears an i'm
portant significance. Great Britain and
Germany giving the United States first
choice in the partition was a most fiat
tering recognition of the United States as
a world power. The paramount signif-
cance Of this friendly adjustment Of the
matter is that Germany Great Britain.
and the United States have decided to
join hands in the development of the COM
merce of the world and in preserving peace.
With these three powers acting together,
the peace of the world will be assured.
1T means that these three great com
petitors have resolved to cease the tremen-
dOus contention with one another for COM
mercial supremacy in which they have been
! engaged, and that they will hereafter go
hand in hand developing trade and extend
ing civilization. They find that they are
necessary to one another, and can act in
harmony. TO the advantage of ALL Great
Britain, the greatest naval power of the
world Germany, the greatest military
power, and America the great producer OF
all things needful-they can, combined
maintain themselves against all the rest OF
the world. They will not fight among
themselves, and no other power or COM
bination OF powers viii dare make war
upon either. The sincerity of Great Britain
has been demonstrated, and the sincerity Of
| Germany cannot be doubted From the
point of view OF the greatest selfshness
it is the interest Of each nation to be loyal
in its friendship FOR the rest, and out OF
this combination must come as near pOlit-
ical millennium as We shall ever see. The
/ friendship of these three great nations is
cemented, and each will be immensely ben
Gifted and civilization will be advanced.
Great Britain is amply repaid for the
withdrawal of her claim upon Samoa in
favor Of Germany. It was ma,8,r of ma
/ tional pride with Germany, rather than OF
/ the value Of the islands, that made her
! cling so tenaciously to her Samoan inter
/ ests, and she was disposed to be generous
/ in order to preserve her colonial foothold
! And the consideration of greatest value
/ given to Great Britain is the sympathy OF
/ the German Government in the furtherance
! of the British South African policy.
The United States will have no Difficult
| ty about the government of her Samoan
| possessions The natives are of an amiable
! disposition and education is general among
/ them. They have a strong love for the
! United States, and ask nothing better than
! to be governed by Americans. naval
/ governor viii probably be sent to the
/ islands, as in the case of Guam, and the
! natives should as they doubtless will be
| permitted 10 preserve as far as possible
| their own methods Of government and
/ their most cherished customs. They are
| in no sense savages. 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 education. but are generally well
| grounded in information, and there are
! probably no people better informed as 10
| the geography of the world.
| The man whoGz the Samoans would
most like to have appointed Governor is
| Captain Leary who is now Governor OF
| Guam. They know him and have the
| utmost affection for him.