SAMOAW AFFAIRS.
The report of the recent committee must be enlightening to the general New Zealand public after the findings of the previous Royal Commission and the doings at Geneva, where the Coates Government was commended for the state of affairs that it had fostered U Samoa. As the one responsible for tie printing of the ''Samoa Guardian" for a period of over eighteen months, I must say that I hardly know how the slogan "Peace, order and good government" originated; we heard so much of this quotation but saw little evidence of it. Surely your three-column report is sufficient to back me up. Miss Amy E. Moss, writing in your paper recently, quotes Maui Pomare's "Bury the hatchet and make a fresh start." I am afraid it will take some burying, as it has an oversize head and a very long handle. We heard much talk of disloyalty among the Samoans, but your correspondent stated: "There has never been any question of tho loyalty of the Samoans to the Brit# flag." A day or two before I left Apia 1 saw two Samoan fautasis (large rowing boats). The leader flew the Union Jack of old England and the following boat flew the purple flag of the Man. FRED. L. GARLAND.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 46, 23 February 1929, Page 8
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