▁in ▁our ▁colon ies " ▁was ▁aff ir med ▁by ▁new ▁laws . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁forced , ▁un pa id ▁labor ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁books ▁as ▁a ▁criminal ▁off ense . ▁Governor ▁Wilhelm ▁S olf ▁of ▁Sam oa ▁would ▁call ▁the ▁island ers ▁" uns ere ▁bra un en ▁Sch üt z ling e " ▁[ our ▁brown ▁charges ], ▁who ▁could ▁be ▁gu ided ▁but ▁not ▁forced . ▁Heinrich ▁Schne e ▁in ▁East ▁Africa ▁proc laimed ▁that ▁" the ▁dominant ▁feature ▁of ▁my ▁administration ▁[ will ▁be ] ▁... ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁the ▁n atives ▁entr usted ▁into ▁my ▁care ." ▁Ide al ists ▁often ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁selection ▁and ▁appointment ▁to ▁government ▁posts , ▁while ▁others ▁with ▁an ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁bent ▁labor ed ▁to ▁sw ell ▁the ▁divid ends ▁at ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁Han se atic ▁trad ing ▁houses ▁and ▁sh ipping ▁lines . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁histor ians ▁would ▁comm end ▁German ▁colonial ism ▁in ▁those ▁years ▁as ▁" an ▁engine ▁of ▁modern ization ▁with ▁far - re aching ▁effects ▁for ▁the ▁future ." ▁The ▁native ▁population ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁une qual ▁treat ies ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁colonial ▁govern ments . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁tribes ▁and ▁n atives ▁losing ▁their ▁influence ▁and ▁power ▁and ▁eventually ▁forced ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁become ▁slave ▁labor ers . ▁Although ▁sla very ▁was ▁partially ▁out la wed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁by ▁Germany , ▁this ▁caused ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁res ent ment ▁and ▁led