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her husband died she resided for a
time in San Francisco. and then went
back to Samoa, where she helped her
father by acting as his interpreter
and amanuensis. She had some money
and became interested in the trade
Islands. Along about 1879 she bought
of the natives, In the Bismarck archi-
pelago, large tracts OF land, on what
is now known as the Island of New
Pommern. and established trading
house there. She had many planta-
tions. one of which included about
10000 acres. Her holdings, which
were extended to Kaiser Wilhelms-
land, were soon increased to 100000
acres, and within a short time she had
almost monopolized the trade of the
islands. She grew rich. She en-
ployed thousands of natives and
knew how to handle them. They
loVed her and she denounced the
cruelty or the Germans toward them
MRS. Forsythe got the title of Queen
h;ilHia, ana was known as such when
she again married, taking this time
a young German officer, named Kobe
she went to Europe with him and
necane popular at the court of Ber-
IN. she died in 1917 In Monte Carlo
returning to the German colonies
IN samoa, they consist of group Of
islands Just west of those that belong
70 the united States. The area of
the protectorate is a little less than
the size of Rhode Island, and its
population is about 10000. In 1914 it
had about 600 whites and 1000
Chinese. OF the whites. 37s were
Germans, consisting chiefly of OFF,
cialS and planters. When war was
declared q New Zealand expedition
started out for Samoa. They were
soon joined by three British cruisers,
and the little fleet called first at
New Caledonia, belonging to the
French. There it was Joined bv a
French fleet and two Australian
ships. and all moved on In force
toward Apia, the capital of the
Island Of upolo, the chief German
stronghold of that part of the world
The Germans were looking for their
own fleet, and were surprised when
they saw this squadron come In. They
surrendered without fighting, and a
moment later the German flag was
up in it's place. Since then the
Islands have been managed by the
New Zealanders, and New Zealand
VIII surely insist that they be given
over to her as one OF the terms Of
peace.
The Samoan Islands formerly be-
longed to Great Britain, and when
they were given to Germany, New
Zealand protested. This was along
about 1900. when we got possession
OF Tutuila and the other islands
adjoining. At that time Or. Solf was
administrator OF the German inter-
ests in Samoa. and he may be de-
pended upon to protest against any
surrender of the islands At the
time the islands were given up,
Richard Seldom. then premier of New
Zealand, denounced the action, saying
that the surrender OF Samoa had dis
heartened the natives, disappointed
the peoples of Australasia, and lower
ed the prestige of Great Britain in
that part of the world"
| visited Apia, the capital of Ger
man Samoa, shortly after the country
was taken over by the kaiser The
Germans had been there as merchants
and planters for years preceding their
actual ownership, and the trade was
practically controlled by a firm of
Ha mburg, known as the III. g. Pc
Its real title was Die Deutsche
HANDLES -und- Plantagens Gesellchaft
der Sued See lnseln III Hamburg
Hnuptsgentur in Apia. This Arm was
an agent of the German government,
and it's business was to stir up trouble
and finally get the islands for Ger
many. For years the trade had been
divided between the Germans and
Yankees, and the Germans had
encouraged the revolt sf 1887 IN