German New Guinea: a Diplomatic, Economic and Political Survey the Founding of the Protectorate

Overlack, Peter (1973-07-26). German New Guinea: a Diplomatic, Economic and Political Survey the Founding of the Protectorate. Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. Brisbane: Royal Historical Society of Queensland. pp. 128–152.

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Abstract: "...German colonization in the Pacific differed from that of other nations in that it was born as a purely economic venture, and the requirements of economics always dominated its development. Yet German possessions were to fulfill the same purpose in the sphere of world politics as did those of Great Britain. The protectorate was seen as: . . . a point of support of German world-policy in the far south-east of the earth, and a part of the chain which by the end of next century should encompass the globe in the black-white-red colors.'" The Germans took seriously their responsibility to improve the status of the native peoples, in accordance with the task as a civilizing agency. For years to come the conditions described in the sphere of native politics must decide our methods; in the Old Protectorate, pacification, and in the island sphere, social reconstruction . . . and general far-reaching sanitary care and training, to ensure the attainment of the final objective — a well-regulated cultural and economic elevation.'""