The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-08-30
AFRICA AND THE CHINESE.

A new cry has been raised by those theorists
who arrogatc TO themselves the right to dispose
of countries and nations. In 4 recent number of
the New York Post we find an article headed
africa for the Chinese in which the editor
speaks approvingly Of an idea put forward by
Mr.. Frar.cis Cation in the London Times, To
colonize Eastern Africa with the Chinese. In
question ably, the day has arrived when of the
Chimes: it may be said, as of the children of
Israel there is no part of the world where you
cannot find them. They have fiocked to Califor-
MIA in such numbers rs to have become n drug in
the market, and it is one Of the problems of the
day in the Golden State, how to get rid Of them
"a problem not easily solved. The wants of
the Chinaman are few, and the small wages with
which he is content, has made him an unwelcOne
rival TO the Anglo-Saxon laborer- But he is
there, and like the African, can't be got rid of,
and must sink or swim with the country In
San Francisco, however, as we all know, the feel
ing against the % Heather Chinee - has arrived
at such 4 degree of bitterness that there is no
telling how it will end. And still they come.
1t was only recently that we read of over twenty
steamers ready in the Chinese waters to bring
over 5000 Cinnamon to California.
Mr.. Cations remedy for Chinese superabun-
dance, in which the New York Post agrees, is to
colonize the Eastern Coast of Africa with settle
ments Of these plodding civilizers, Just as was
done To establish Liberia, on the West Coast, by
sending thither liberated blacks from the United
States. Africa, says Cation, must then either be
civilized or extinguished by Chinese, on the Oar
winian theory of natural selection" What
the Chinese may think of this plan of the "out-
side barbarians, does not apparently enter into
any ones consideration. The stolid but cunning
Celestial would undoubtedly develop the won
drous riches of Africa with his plodding indus
try, but he would hardly stand to fight with the
warlike blacks. We read OF 81, 900 Ashantees
threatening the English settlements and friendly
tribes around Cape Coast Castle. They are saw
ages, and in the last war the English had with
them, Governor McCarty was killed. lie being
4 brave man, the Ashantees made n drinking cup
out of his skull. Liberia is n missionary as well
as n commercial community, but it has not done
much IN the way of converting the natives. 1t
would really seem as though this must primarily
be done in the Spanish and MahOmedan style
with the sword. After the last peace was made
by the English with this powerful tribe, commits
sioners were sent to Kumassie, their capital, to
negotiate q treaty. During that and other visits
of Englishmen to that country, the soil was re-
ported to be found so rich in gold that not n
shower of rain fell but laid bare any quantity of
gold nuggets. \ few of the improved shells and
other war weapons of the present day, in the
fight which the English colonists have apparently
got on their hands, will soon scatter the Asian
tees, and then there will be n rush to the new
African d~iggings, and civilization will follow.
Then, indeed, John Chinaman might easily be
persuaded to COLOMBO Africa quite as numerously
as desired, but when there is fighting to be done,
he must be counted out.
There is plainly n great future in store for
Africa. The indications are, that through the
mysterious workings of Providence by human
means, the time is rapidly approaching when
- Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands to God"
Livingstone and Sir Samuel Baker in the Centre,
the Khediye of Egypt in the North, and British
Colonization in the South, are the means being
used towards the accomplishment of the sure
prophecy.
- God works in a mysterious way
His wonders 10 perform )"
And who shal say that the pagan Chinese even
may not be made Instrumental in the great
work?
Ok THE SUBJECT of the proposed changes in the
currencv 80 in,pOrront m tho community ot