FORCE THE ONLY THING
NO ALTERNATIVE
COMMODORE BLAKE'S VIEW
(By Telegraph.) (Special to "Tho Evening Post")
AUCKLAND, This Day,
, Commodore Blake, of H.M.S. Dunedihi; in the course of a statement oh ithe Samoa situation, given to'an "Auckland Star" representative, says;:— - . • , "My-own opinion is that the present policy is the only-possible one at the! present moment. When the Administrator.'s demands have been fulfilled there will be no need for hatrsh■ treatment or, retaliation, but until that time force is the only thing ivhich will appeal to the Mau. lily oivn opinion from the outset has been/that nothing but a large force dbufd possibly bring sufficient pressure to bear on the Mau, sheltering in' the bush and the villages. Indirect pressure can'be exerted by cutting off the food supplies to the natives in'-'the bush and preventing ■■, them com-j ing into the villages. This can only be ; achieved by a very large number of men, involving .patrols right rourld the coast in' conjunction with strong raiding parties. 'The matter has.got to be settled now; there is no alternative." ,
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 41, 18 February 1930, Page 12
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175FORCE THE ONLY THING Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 41, 18 February 1930, Page 12
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