THE SAMOAN TROUBLE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4039, 9 January 1930, Page 3

THE SAMOAN TROUBLE.

A BREST OF DELINQUENTS ORDERED. JI.M.S. DUNEDIN SAILS FOR SAMOA. Wellington, Last Night. The Prime Minister announced late to-night that the Government had been in close consultation with the Administrator of Western-Sa-moa, since the recent riots hi the territory. The Government is convinced that the fullest consideration and the'utmost patience have been accorded to the 'Man and that they would be failing in their duty it they did not now take all necessary steps to asselrt the law and to preserve order in the territory. Ample warning had been given to the Man who had been advised time and again of the Government s idesire to he generous, conciliatory

ml sympathetic as soon as the Man’s defiance of the law was abandoned, and it has been made abundantly clear that if the Man have any real grievances (which is not believed to be the case) the Government have been at all times and still are willing and anxious to consider them as spoil as the attitude of the Man should make- this possible. But it is unfortunately true that the Man and their supporters both in New Zealand and Samoa have in their deliberate course of lawlessness been trading on the natural reluctance If any Government in this country to use force against misguided natives, except as a final resort. With the death at the hands of the Man of a New Zealand constable during file exc upon of his duty ilie situation lias mat*.bally altered, ami in ridlsihoratioii with i he Administrator the Government wiil iiou proceed to take such action as nun lie ueocs-arv. The Admiiiist.ru!<o- .u-eimi-ingly been authorised to (louver to the Man a list of those men wanted on criminal charges and to require. that they should within live days he handed over to the Administrator for trial.

Failing compliance, the necessary steps N will ho taken to arrest them. The Administrator has also been authorised 1o notify all members of the Man congregated at Vaimosa and Lopea, to leave that locality within live days and return to their homes and to take (ho necessary ,■ ion to ensure that the centres of Man' disaffection in those districts are broken up. •In effecting these objects the Government- and the Administration will use the minimum of force. The Prime Minister stated that H.M.S. Dunedin had left Auckland for. Samoa.