Ka Nupepa Elele, Volume VIII, Number 26, 25 December 1886 — Samoa. [ARTICLE]

Samoa.

The foreign newspapers luno a great deal to say about Sarnea nnd about Hawaii interfering in B.umoan aflairs. *

A lot oi stwiuger3 who canu: here from Australia and Canada (•» flnd a liying, want to tell us how to live ai:d to take caro of ourselves.

Now, we understand that the Great Nations of Europe atid America waui to regulate Samoa. They declare that they don't want Bamoa, only to set hor in ordcr ; so that she may carry 011 £Ue busiuess of a govornmeiit. Now, these great nutions merel> w mt to put Samoa in order for ths sake of br.sin.ess, for the sake of trade that the adventures of these great countries m»y want to undertake in Sarnoa. We have another interest besides mf re business. We have a neīghborIy interest in the welfare of Samoa.

Her chiefs and people have apix-aled earnestly to our E.ing and government to help them. They have not so applied to u)ngland, America or Gcrmany.

We are not appealing to tliora because we havo shipa or gun?j ; or aro we any great po\vor, but becausewe are PolynesiajBs, and King 7vl;diotoa would feol a greater ponfiidence in close and friendly relationB with King Kalakaua tlian with the Quoen of Englan&, Empcror Wilhelm or Proftident Cleveland.

This is natura,l- We ean ull.'oid to give heed to ,tne appeal of the Samoans. We hope our King will send » native Hawaiian Envoy to Satnoa. We are sure he will be weleome there. 110 sheuld go in a quiet and peaceful way to advise our neighbours in the Sout.h Seas. This ean not possibly give any ground for oAeneo to the represeutatiTes of the Great Fowers. They want order to be established in Sampa, and if our Envoy. ean promoto tliis resuit, t!ien the great powers will be satislied.

We understand from what was said in the Legislature, and from reports of the Foreigri Office, that l.h'e Groat Fowers, Euglaud and Araerica, fnvor Hawaii's uudertakiug thia duty. Let us undertake it, aud «s forthe cost iet us see. Thc government havo .sr>ent mauy huudred thousauds of do]lav.s to bri»g Fortugueae, Jappifese and evon Norwegmana and Gormans into tliis eouutry.

Cftnnot we att'ord to apeml a few tliousands, say five, sis, or so\eft thousaiid dollara to establisli close relationa with our brethren without being bothered with the growls and snccrs of the strauger3 Wlio eome hero to iook for a liviug aud who lihvc not yet been able to oontributo mueh, if anything, to the revenuo of our govormnont iu the shapo of taxes.