Samoa and the Samoans.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 33, 1 June 1889, Page 2

Samoa and the Samoans.

i The following letter appetyea! In Sir,—l had hoped, from alH&e assurances of peace given U £ German nation, Which time to time appeared in thaShff* lish telegrams thot all troaWeWoefd probably be at an end a&rike Conference had met- at Berlin re ' Samoa; but on rea<ling a letter signed "An Engliahman,* which appeared m y<W inue of therftk, and your artiole* 1m MeadatfV edi- . tion, it would appear aHfrthere J were some troth and oaote lor fear that the Oenaan Government etil intended to punish tbelSa*monns for what the/ enß sjpßbr*t the timejlf tend eat- Dot tor go anu-aetiHt ■u WH off a •»^(I4MSS!S^

Wa, time of fcinine, a'tir nil the naUm did in rescuing i»nir ene»lee daring It* diaartroa* harri«aoe, Would simply lie * disgrace m wail M a moti cowardly action—in feet, Murder with a vmumbm of ftno wont kind. Had the Samoa** ehoeen they could have long ore this anasaored 0*0.7 Genaaa reddent In Bamoa. Barely, each for•eorenef k worthy of **Oh eonsid*ntim Ifcftlilly who call thUinrelfoe Mptrior to what tnojr teres savage*. One would thJafc tho poor Samoa.,* had already been fcara«*ed and punished suSsotsntly without further blood-■ntd-Smg noeeoaary. Sutvly Engwill not Kiand by aadj Mb a cruelty perpetrated. llMtaa Me left yet to prevent bloodafceoWbre the Olga. start*, if M 4ftiß|iapiilianV' assertions am norraat. 4 only hope some abler pen wi]J,Jf necessary, take up the Samoa* oaJajsvwithout delay, and do. isVaSbessary towards trying immediate aetsWftittoKli too late. We all know what a powerful nation like Germany can do with her latest improved Weapon 1 ' of destruction against a lot of defenceless' lot of natives if allowed; but would it Imj to Germany's rredit to perpetrate such an act of cowardice I No I Let as, calling ourselves Australian* and .Englishmen, lope that the Gorman nation are made of better stuff and above such injustice. Thanking you for space allowed, I am, etc, John R. Walker. May 14.18 W.

The portal authorities jo Apia did not «Mm jw«M«d with the Captain of th*Utumapu toiqging the mails back Ttafwiav to take the mails again to sßtuikvtu the crept of anmo mish*P h<|i»£.«ueurred to the mail •turner whiokpWfct haff/eansed h-r being late> a gentleman who ßoo§ 'wfijgfcfpe schooner that tk>. jpffljiuttiit dM jj«ji Ly (in and off on Satfiwy (ugh*. bat i-aiuw to an anchor