The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-04-14
GERMAN SAMOA PROGRESSING.


In the latter part February the tenth anniversary of the hoist
celebrated at Ap the capital Of ht portion Gl e
to Germany great settlement that ended long ana
ternationa wanging Samoa Annexation Oy SoIg !o %
has evidently good thing for that country as no DOUBT 1t mas
also for the mart that United States Strangely we never
about portion of samoa however WINE a"
keeps us regularly posted the affairs and conditions of the
territory the report of the tenth anniversary ceeOrauon
that paper some interesting facts may be given here
Before the German flag hosed in the colony the imports
and exports about 100000 marks per an
nun the trade has increased to between 4oO marks
$952OOO 100000 marks Sl42SOO unm igoo wnen
degree in postal In 1900 the number of letters passing
Postal money orders in 1900 96 amounting to 1860
marks 3SS3 while in the year past the m%oe[ wT
18 and of newspapers from 42QS to aS5 le
4l5 calls iS4 to 8l45s. ,.,.,+o, j.. ao
following passages address to Dr. Solf governor Oh e
onv by the the London Missionary Society the Oldest
ons TO His Imperial Majesty and the Imperial Govern
the completion ten years rule in Samoa the ngSh ms
We look back upon these years settled government with
great satisfaction congratulate the administration on he
development the people, and the general progress OF the
The contrast between condition of Samoa, when the
Islands placed under the protection OF the imperial
their condition today is very marked ana
We rejoice that we have enjoyed religious liberty, and that
the Imperial recognized the uplifting nu
of religious institutions upon the native character ana
sought the growth and development OF ma
sentiment and native customs on enlightened INES
the leadership of the colony has happily been d in
has secured settled policy and laid the foundations for fu
An interview so in the Auckland Star contains
interesting concerning the colony MsundeSand
ngs planters and the traders in the principal staple
being composed and the governor was glad to say % e
government the leading white traders English as well as
establish better code OF cOmmerca
morality themselves quick to what is good for
willing cooperate also Success was beng met W
rubber cultivation in which there was much Eng
s and New Zealand capital the culture of for
making The labor problem solved by the Importation Oh
Chinese the impression that the natives
unquaiedy lazy They do not like work on contract labor
there communism among them which stands
individual Hence they regard labor for white
man community Nevertheless they workers To
quote governors he natives have their coconuts
tObaccO Sh Tor er
own tables they repair their and they
architects and budersand fine houses they
The policy cOnempates that native requires
land sell
This the
governor remarked and he glad that the
natives increasing although slowly Equal rights enjoyed
Engshmen his advisory
council tariff applied all aken short there
absence of international friction.
That all is smooth sailing ApanO than place
article in the issue of the Zeitung
containing report the deenna celebration which indicates
dapprOva has burst from the business community
upon government councillors scheme of taxation lately
posed While the writer of the article admits that the raising of the
minimum yearly license from 80 to 300 marks eaves
MOUTH, he takes with settlers who, in
peOnng the home government finding fault only with the
taxation but with almost everything that has been done by the
hosting "he Colo
likely hoodwinked
other fusan stuff but "w inquire whether the condition
of the their contention that things have been badly
administered and decide accordingly Further he throws
doubt the responsible government for which it
the well the
b of European countries with responsible government under which
hostile factions each pOwerless of ITSELF easily united
cabinet