THE SAMOAN MANDATE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19993, 9 November 1927, Page 10

THE SAMOAN MANDATE

LONDON TIMES’ COMMENT FACILITATING THE LEAGUE’S WORK Received Nov. 8, 11.20 p.m. (The Times) LONDON, Nov. 8. The Times, in the course of a leader, says:— “There is no question as to the wisdom or inevitability of the Mandates Commission ’s decision to await the Samoa Commission's report before arriving at judgment on the present troubles. Mr Coates took the right course in appointing a Commission, whose members are universally approved. The only substantial criticism is that the Commission was not appointed earlier.” The Times adds: ‘‘lt is important for all mandatory Powers tty remember how valuable the Mandates Commission is becoming as a repository of colonial experience and a living link between government’s who need to profit by each other’s lessons. The value of a document like the forthcoming Samoan report will not be limited to the Mandate with which it is concerned. “The Mandates Commission does not enjoy wide powers of action, but is dependent for its usefulness upon the goodwill uf the mandatories.

“To its recent notification that the Mandates Commission would be glad to have bound copies of the Samoan mamiatory laws brought up to date the Administration replied that it had none to spare. It seems clearly worth while that the Administration should print and even bind a few extra sheets to enable the Commission more competently to fulfil its duties.”