The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-24
RORNEO AND RAJAH BROOKE
IoOntinued trona o,lr EieVenta Po0s !


aanded OF the Sultan. Tue reply was q volley
frOm the forts which commanded the river.
without ceremony the ships returned the fire.
Tn q briefti these strongholds were stormed
and BrIni itself was at the mercy of the enemy
The Su tan fed to the swamps. Sailing out Of
Borneo river, the feet swept along the whole
northern coast, taking In rapid succession the
forts OF the Illanum pirates who ha1 instigated
the murders at Bruni, and infcting upon them
signal chastisement.
BY this time the Sultan, wearied of iuneles
sighed for his palace. He wrote a crInging LETT
teT, promising amendment. agreeing TO ratify
all his former engagements, and as a sign of his
true penltenCe was ready even to pay royal
hOnOrs to the memory of the men whom
ne had slain. There was no further
difficulty In respect to the cession of
LabuRn, and II was taken possession of, De-
cember "a, J846-Mr. Brooke being appointed
Governor. IL is said that the possession of this
Eland goes far 10 make England mistress OF the
Chinese Sea-a statement easily to be credited
by any one cOnversant with the English policy.
At any rate, he who observes how, at appa-
rently insignificant stations-on little islands,
on q maIsny, peninsula-mere dots on the map
England has established her commerclal
depots-at Hong Kong in the North, at Laouan
in the centre, and Singapore in the south
will gain new respect for the sagacity which In
the councils OF the mother country always
turks behind the redtapsm of which we hear
50 much. ii~
revisited England In the year lS47. He was the
upon him. He was invited to visit Windsor
Castle received the freedom of London, aud
then! or soon after, was knighted. Owing to his
reDresentations of the readiness of the Dyaks
10 receive instruction, meeting was held in
London, at which funds we're obtained to
build church and school-houses. Two
missionaries and their families we're sent
to Sarawak. The buildings were erected long
since, and these Christian means are IN full
activity. Brooke's language upon the proper
qualifications of a missionary exhibits in a
striking light his straightforward resolution and
enlarged hberality. "Above all things | beg of
You to save us from such q one as some of the
committee desire TO see at Sarawak. Zealots
and intolerants, and enthusiasts, who begin the
task of tuition by torrent of abuse against all
that their pupils hold sacred, shall not come to
Sarawak. Whilst our endeavols to convert the
natives are conducted with charity, am
warm friend of the mission. But whenever
there is a departure from the only visible means
God has placed at our disposal-time, reason
patience-and the Christian faith is to be
heralded in Its introduction by disturbances and
heartburnings and bloodshed, / want it not;
and you are quite at liberty to say, that ] would
rather that the mission we're withdrawn
About the year 1850 Mr.. Brooke became the
object OF vlrulent attack, continued several
years, both in the public prints and in Parla-
ment. Prompted originally by. the petty malice
OF those whose tool for the advancement of
their personal schemes he had refused to be-
come, this attack was taken up by a few Der
sons of influence, who seem to have
misunderstood utterly both his character
and work. He has been termed a mere adyen.
turer. He has been accused OF avarice, of
wringing from the natives great sums, and
receiving from England large salaries as Consul
at BOrneo and as Governor of Labuan. It has
been asserted that he has been guilty of whole
sale slaughter of the innocent interfering vita
tribal wars under the pretense OF eXtrpatng
piracy. None of these charges have been sus-
tanned. On the contrary, 1t has been conclu-
Bively shown that he has sunk more than
f2O, 600 Of his private fortune in this enterprise
phe piracy, so mildly called Intertribal war, is
undoubtedly robbery, both on the and
on the land, and conducted with all fitting
accOmpaniments OF cruelty and bloodshed. This
persecution has not been borne by its object
with much patience, and, indeed, like Rob Roys
Highlander "he does not seem to be famous for
that guide gift" ~ am no tame lion to be coWed
by q pack Of hounds. These intertribal wars are
such as the wolf wages against the lamb. ! should
like TO ask the most peaceable man in Eng
land what he would do IL horde of bandits
frequently burst forth from Brest and Cherbourg,
raVaging the shores of the Channel, and carry
ing women and children into captivity, with
the heads of their decapitated husbands and
fathers? Would he preach? Would he preach
when he saw his daughter dishonOred and his
son murdered? And then would he pro-
claim his shame and cowardice among men!
What do some gentlemen expect? They par
ticularly desire 10 suppress piracy. DO they
really imagine that piracy is to be suppressed
by argument and preaching~
Mr.. Brooke's enemies have three times
pressed their accusations before the House ol
Commons, and three times have been defeated
by overwhelming majorities-the last vote
being $50 to 10. Finally, TO end the contro
VeTBy, a royal commission was appointed TO visit
the scene of these transactions, and upon
the spot to decide heir merits, The report o.
this commission has not reached us, if indeed it
has ever been made public; but the practica
results ofit are certain. Mr. Brooke has severed
his official connection with the British Govern
anaafr aakh - nfff,n .snl, 4.
held under 1t; while he retains his sOvereignt,
at SaraWak, with the undiminlshed love oil hi
subjects and an unimpaired influence over tn
native tribes, There seems to be no doubt tina
the intelligent publiciopinion of England full
sustains him. And il is safe to predict that witt
that opinion the final verdict of history Wi
coincide. That, placed in circumstance
OF great difficulty, he may have taken steps no
to be squared with the incest morality, Is po
sible; for that is what must be said of every ma
who has borne the burden of great public n
spORsibility. Neither is il surprising that
man of such boldness of speech and such almo
OrOmWellian vigor in action should hay
enemies; that is q necessity. But that he hf
been a true and sagacious friend of the native
and that his career has been for the increase
human happiness, are facts as certain as can b
His best defense is his works. In 1912, whe
he took the Government OF Sarawak, it was
feeble province torn by dissensions, crusht
by slavery, and ravaged by lawless VII
lenCe. Now 1t is peaceful, ,prospero'
commonwealth. In l842, its capital, kuchin
was a Wretched village, whose houses we
miserable mud huts or tents of leaves, and co
tainlng but fifteen hundred inhabitants. Now
numbers fifteen thousand-an increase amo
riValliug that Of our Western cities. In 1912,
boat put to sea without terror. As a result, &
amount of trade was contemptible Now SaI
wax has enterprising native merchants own
vessels of two hundred tons, having regul
transactions with Singapore and all the neig
boring ports. This trade. as early as 1853 el
ployed twenty-five thousand tons of shippiI
and the exports for the year were valued at me