WHITE MEN BLAMED

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 388, 23 June 1928, Page 9

WHITE MEN BLAMED

AGITATION IN SAMOA QUESTIONS AT GENEVA (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian P.A.—— United Service) GENEVA, Thursday. The Mandates Commission of the League of Nations at its meeting to-day did not conclude the examination of the High Commissioner, Sir James Parr, and of the former Administrator, General Sir George Richardson, concerning Samoa. They will be further examined to-morrow*. The questions and answers closely followed the lines of the Royal Commission’s report, but various members of the commission put questions based on the petitions submitted by Mr. O. F. Nelson and by certain natives. One question related to the complaint ihat the Samoans had not been introduced into the Legislative Council, as promised. It was explained that this Proposed originated in New* Zealand in 19-3, but that the chiefs did not respond. General Richardson said he was convinced that the natives did not Want such representation. Moreover the Royal Commission had pointed out the dangers involved. Sir James told the commisison that the native agitation grew to large proportions owing to the unceasing and unscrupulous agitation of half-a-dozen white men, while the Administrator had neither the legal power nor the police necessary to deal with the agitators.