THE SAMOAN TROUBLE.
THE NEW ZEALAND MANDATE. TIMES ON THE POSITION. Times. LONDON, Aug. 29. In commenting on the situation in Samoa the Times says-—"The Samoan Commission should be able to ascertain ' how far the trouble was manufactured by the white traders, whose real objections to the Government are not based ovi( its disregard of the Samoan rights and customs. "A people so disciplined in etiquette and skilled in saying -what will please us as are the Samoans may often mislead by their politeness, which may imply that they want something to which they are deeply opposed. Britain may be thankful that the problem of Samoa and the welfare of the Samoans have been undertaken by New Zealand. "The mandates system can only work well if there is a large measure of confidence between the Mandates Commission and the mandatories. The commission cannot put the petitioners to it on the same footing as the Powers they criticise. The strongest 4 security for those ■whose fortunes are bound up with th? mandated territories will be found in the performance of the mandatory Powers."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19729, 31 August 1927, Page 12
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