Arizona republican., 1899-11-21
Judge Chambers Talks of the
Recent Settlement.
GROWING TRADE OF PACIFIC
The.Aoquisiiion OF fhe United States
NV Islands Includes no Diff
Cult roblsmS-EngIsnd and Ger
many Gave Us Our ChoIce-Des-
criptiOE OF The Great panqo-
psngo Harbor.

Washington. Nov. 2o.-Judge Cham
bers of Alabama. the late chief Justice
for Samoa. expresses great satisfac-
ton at the settlement of the Samoan
question. The form of settlement is
just what he outlined as desirable on
his return from Samoa some months
ego
No difficult problems of govern
ment," he said. ARE presented with
the acquisit on of these islands. ;;i
the division we get what will be most
v.Ilu;Il re to Us. We haVe The Manrla,
Rose and Tuluila islands and with the
latter the great Pango-Pango harbor.
which is the best island harbor in the
South Pacific. This harbor with the
great coaling station and naval station
will be of the greatest utility in the de-
velopment of our trade with Australia
and South Africa. Without disparsge-
ment of the Chinese trade. 1 think IL
may be truthfully said that the Aus
tralian and South African trade will
develop more rapidly and always be
the most important to us on the Pa
cific
In China we shall have to educate
the people up to the demand for Amer
lean manufactures and other articles
of commerce. In Australia and South
Africa we find more of European Gus
tom and a taste for European and
American products. and we have TO
deal largely with people who speak our
own language. The large number of
Americans and English set the fashion
and are walking advertisements for
American and Europeon products. The
trade from our Pacific coast and Ha-
waii is growing rapidly. ard has the
brightest prospects. 1t is only a mat
ter 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 they are invaluable
as a station on the line OF the growing
commerce on the South Pacific. The
harbor of Pango-Pango is land-locked
and a perfect refuge. II is the shape
OF a fish-hook, and a vessel entering
the harhor is lost sight of in five min
utes behind the great rock cliffs.
The fact of the settlement being
made as it has bears an important sig
nificance. Great Britain and Germany
giving the United States first choice in
the partition was a most fiattering
recognition of the United States as a
world power. The paramount signlh-
cance of this friendly adjustment OF
the matter is that Germany. Great
Britain and the United States have de-
cided to join hands in the development
of the commerce 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 competitors
have resolved to cease the tremendous
contention with each other for COM
mercial supremacy in which they have
been engaged. and that they will here
after go hand in hand developing
trade and extending civilization. They
find that they are necessary to each
other 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
between themselves. and no other
power or combination Of powers will
dare make war upon either. The sin
cerity of Great Britain has been dem
onstrated and the sincerity Of Ger
many cannot be doubted. From the
point of view Of the greatest selfish
ness 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 a political millennium as We
will ever see. The friendship of these
three great nations Is ceinented and
each will be immensely bcnhted and
civilization will be benefited.
Great Britain is amply repaid for
the withdrawal Of her claim upon
Samoa in favor OF Germany. II was n
matter of national pride with Ger
many. rather than Of the value Of the
islands. that made her cling 50 tenac-
iously to her Samoan interests. and she
was disposed to be generous in order
to preserve her colonial foothold. and
the consideration Of greatest value