Samoa

Samoa, the largest of a group of small islands 1n the South Pacific, north-east of Fiji. The group is also called Navigator's Islands. The natives are Christian. The trade is chiefly in the hands of one German firm. After much friction between its representatives, other foreigners, and the native factions, a joint protectorate by Germany, England, and the United States was arranged in 1889. This, however, proved unsatisfactory, and in 1889 an agreement was concluded whereby two of the islands were assigned to Germany, others to America, and England renounced all her rights over the islands.