"THE SAMOAN CONSPIRACY."

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20528, 1 April 1930, Page 14

"THE SAMOAN CONSPIRACY."

.Sir, —f am certain that I am expressing tho sentiments of 1 lie overwhelming majority of readers when I offer my heartiest congratulations to (lie New Zealand Herald for disclosing the truths of tha Samoan question through its series of articles entitled " The Samoan Conspiracy." The clear, incisive statements made by the writer of the series, the simple straightforward language in which lie marshals his facts, his irrefutable logic and the unbiassed manner in which hedeals with the whole question, all constitute that which thousands of New Zealanders have long wished for—the plain, unvarnished truth told by one capable of comprehensive observation and impartial investigation. The stump "oratory" of those incapable of unbiassed thought and unprejudiced speed), the innuendoes of many Labour members and .the ridiculously wild statements made by sections of the press, to say nothing of the agitation afoot, to belittle and besmudge an impeccable Administration, have tended to spread a poison as dangerous as it is vile. The articles now appearing form a welcome antidote to that poison. Surely the transparent truths gained at first hand and told a representative whose integrity is unassailable, will convince those who have felt any sympathy with the child-like folk of the Mau, or rather with those who have gulled and misled those grown-up children, that the only faults of the Samoan Administration have been misplaced leniency and far too patient over-indulgence," to sav nothing of its failure to deal harshly with all the white culprits responsible hr the ~whole trouble. (learly, the catch-crv, " The Samoans should govern Samoa' 5 is about f®r, Se "A and app'icable as would b& Jhe Grammar School Boys should govern the Grammar School." HTG