Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-12
ne GERMANS
RESENT CRITICISM
|. !. like U. S. Press Comments
on Their Samoan Policy
EouNANDER TILLEY'SvIEWs
.vos Of samoa Are Dociie ana
P',,n,suted-Admixture OF Races
should be Prevented

eomoa May 22.-(Correspond-
"pS tbe Associated Press)-There
a inch annoyance in the German col
IVA, the articles appearing In the
" states press about that place
n,| ,roUing comparisons with the gov
~ went Of the United States at Tutu-
rhs criticisms are declared TO be
vi, The German governor has II
LA Noted with a great deal OF tact
1sollng with the natives and sue
.d IN the difficult task he had be-
him. lie has brought the rival
,,,s together and now there Is a
.,,o N unite and form strong gov
Gent The natives are contented,
nav are left pretty well to them
and have not felt any harsh
1rs Is danger Of Tutuila being
nm with worthless stowaways
San Francisco and Honolulu,
.r claim 10 be citizens Of the United
~ and TO have the right to land
ruuila under any conditions. some
AN stoaways OF all natlonalities from
4, Australian states have been ordered
/, me- court to be returned TO those
.,tss by the captain OF the steamer
grging them and on the last down
r@mer they were shipped away.
me- government has succeeded in
,ercbasng the whole of the native and
s1sr claims on the bench front in Fa-
roga This gives the government
@g stretch of sea front and land
IN al purposes, One building which
vas bought is being turned into hos
nal under the charge Of Or. Black
tul Of the Abarenda.
! COMMANDER TILLEY's VIEWS.
San Francisco, June 11.--Commander
IBF Tilley, United States navy gov
amor Of the United states possessions
ID Samoa, arrived today on the steamer
| Ynlula from Ptgo-Pogo. Gov. Til
rs has returned to this country on a
aW Of absence. After a two days
ia, IN this city he viii 80 to Wash
kgios Discussing conditions in Sa-
ma GOV. Tilley said;
The natives are now docile and con-
haNi When l was boarding the Ven
nlt they gave me a 'sleva, or Samoan
tahyar to show their good will. Ten
glls and ten men followed the boat,
singing and making music by beating
mats with sticks. A great many fare
we'll tokens were pressed upon me, but
he customs officers demand duty on
taen and the presents are hardly worth
the expense,
I'VE have permitted the natives TO
iJl0w heir own customs when they
were ua pernicious. Ii was necessary
10 reform their code regulating mar
Hags and divorce. The uniqueness OF
| he conditions and the remoteuess from
. higher authority compelled me to act
Aepar, Of a supreme law-giver, as well
Is that Of an executive officer. We is
wed ordinances forbldding the transfer
q real property 10 whites by natives
md regulating contracts between ma
ives and whites, The ordinances were
hcessary for the protection OF the ma
ives and the general laws OF the
United States do not fit the conditions
b the Islands
The possessions are divided into
@untIes, each governed by a native Of
teef appointed by the American COM
nahder This system has pleased the
osa offered the waterfront land to the
4hoans. Recently the chiefs at Faga-
Wernment at reasonable price and
announced that they would build a
ti@Dyteran church with the money.
TIE London mission works among
aan, All the natives are Christians
G extremely religious. although their
neas are not quite up 10 the stand
Az They go to church every day and
aver say grace before meals.
race was what the islanders
tN1 They had been warning per-
Naiy and the warfare interfered
aa Production. The soil voluntarily
IAs bread-frult, cocoanut and
udl'hlns the Samoans require TO eat,
~ here Is really no more reason
'P 'hey should work. 1t Is not sur
FAlng, therefore, that they are in
eltsd 70 idleness.
Under the American stimulus the
HoilcI OF our possessions ought to
solbe within q year or two The area
Plantation is increasing. Copra is
va principal product. although the
'Vs ana tobacco crops are worth no
% The white population Of Ameri-
lu samoa Is about 10. all told. Evil
tNs oil the docility of the natives Is
@ iaet that recently they raised n
y. ~ leyy OF $500, paid in copra, to de-
icy lhe cost Of the native part Of the
Xtoyenment.
.ue Samoans are not permitted to
aat whisky but they do not likt Il
sa!NaS and there Is no trouble keep
s mem sober They are a brave,
stsllhe hospitablc people. quite the
l natives | have ever seen. Our
W. ought. II possible, to pre-
Nv me race from admlxture. We
~ enlisted iifty-eight Samoans in
W navy as landsmen. ordinary sea-
seamen and petty officers, They
y Nspt ashore and are the military
. In% OF The island They are wonder
H. proud Of the uniform and feel like
r,stullcos with rifles i'm their grasp.
Ivy WAe 10 firearms like ducks TO wa
a4l rapidly become experts in the
npVl OF the soldier An enlisted Sa-
v'n, drawing SIC. $50 or $50 In Amerl-
money. Is a tremendous swell
4 54ns Ihe natives. He makes a good
kl, I'gF lighting being the Samoan spe-
cont think the commerce Of the
y. anus ever will amount to great
~ me chief value OF the islands to
4 - country is the great harbor. which
Z s 1ig'ec'ed against hurricanes and can
ny De made secure against an enc
I, congress has passed an appropria-
H., enable us to enlarge the coal
NJ ,1s capacity Of the harbor to 10000
enough TO coal fleet. The har-
~ " -,v'9 miles from Honolulu. 1000
,s h Auckland and about 1000 from
S5usy German Samoa Is doing well
4 by. ~. GOV solf. predetermined man.
and at Samoa"