GERMANS IN SAMOA.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 May 1920, Page 6

GERMANS IN SAMOA.

TO BE DEPORTED FORTHWITH, j By Telegraph.—Fress Association Auckland, May 2">. The Star's Apia correspondent writes that tin; issue by tlic Administrator of a puclamation under which a large number of German residents are to be sent back to their native land, came as a bombshell to the local community. The. German nationals, whom it is proposed to repatriate and whose property rights are to be liquidated, are divided into two main elapses. Class A comprises persons of German nationality and blood, exclusive of those married to persons of Samoan descentClass 1!, persons of German nationali'v and hlnr.d married to Samoar.s or persons of Samoan descent. The flirt class includes about 8!) pcr■•■'in*, of whom 4;" i are married men. They are to be repatriated forthwith, and a steamer for the purpose is expected about the end of June. The second class, which totals 3"„ is proclaimed liable to deportation, hut i:? permitted to remain during good beThere is a third class (C) composed of w«>ns of German nationality, but partially of Samoan blood, who arc exempt from tljis proclamation. In permitting class II to remain during —rd ! "hn.vior the authorities are influenced by the consideration that this class ha' intermarried with persons of Samoan blo<xl, and that their presence here is justified in many enscs by parental relation to half-caste families who renuire maintenance and parental control. The value of the property of those repatriated is to be assessed before their departure, and they are to be pro- j vided with a warrant for pavment by j the German Government of the amount due. Transport is to he provided free The general feeling of the community is that the steps the Government are | taking mav well prove disastrous to the j i-ilnrd--. \'""<v <-f *}ip incn whose names appear on the list of those to be sent :-ire counted among the most exneed overseers and planters in Sumna. It is difficult to see where experienced men to take their places are to be obtained.