SAMOANS AND THE GERMANS.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 44, 24 August 1889, Page 2

SAMOANS AND THE GERMANS.

Tni Samoa Timwcao bout that it wna aetahliebed, and ban bwn conducted, in the interests of Sanwa. We hit nadvocat-*! the rights rm 01 ] v of our fellow Britieh eitisens and American cousin*, but of the native Saiuoin* IlisßHidira Few «>f theae can read English, and w* hara not sold a »iii#b> extra copy of this journal on account of oar advocacy of the cause of the native patriot*. la fact, we liave raffarad peamiarily fr*ai the etroair stand «a bam made. As we have spoken up-in favour of Mulietoa. Mataafa, and their follower*, we hav« a right to censure them. At the prr Mint time all tho Knrnpeone who have the welfare of the patriotic party at heart are disgusted with Hie contact of n young female rotative of one of Malintoa's ehiaf followers, who has be n giving egbrhitkmfl of eiva dancing, for money down, to the German offli-em of the Ropbio, an-1 aU> visits that vessel in her.warpaiot The natives who, to theEnglieh and Amerimne, who have fought theU battles, and eot-ur.vl the antonomy of Bamoa, protond tliey deepiee the Garmaua, who have op. posed them. *nd JH allow their womenfolk to paoder for j mv to the amusement of Oerman offloera are not worthy of our sympathy. In many civilised parte "t the world any R irl who would act •• Asi's relative did would he boycotted by the net of her eej. Anfl her ffuardians who allow euch a thing would also I* eonaidered unworthy of recognition by tho very meanest. We hare spoken plainly. If the Bemoans wiah ua to respect then, they must prove themselves worthy of our respect. The girl* of our first native families mart not be allowed to defame the character of their race without protect from the