New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-20

tbc northeast coast There were two great owl
siOns OF theEl--the Menabe ana boeina1 .7 ;tb
these being snbdiyided into several tribes VIII VIII
their respective chiefs, but Radama suDaue1 uno
whole isaiid. The great Chief or the >akala'" &c
died and since that time the SaEalavas, lnsteau ~
being large united body have SIMPLY pecl hauJ
up of small tribes under their petty chielSS, w, ~
without any general central oig@ulZaLlVl' ". -
the father OF Radama !. died IN 1S2S, ne ieil ~
structiOus to continue the conquest OF me IIanIi
and his sou. Radama l., carried them out IN e."
the books have read, most o. them beng flen 80
/ have never read Of but one expedition VI ~
HoyaS against the Sakalavas which was nov SUI
ceSsiu and that failed because II vas unue I
at an unfdVOTable season OF the year. nc i;"r
have military posts II dliierent points III Tue Id
Of the Sakalaya country. These posts WeIe pi"uuJ
there with view to prevent lhsuiI9c o .
were fixed at time when tle me, thcT
did not dream OF any claims of fOrei gners upon ~
coast or OF intrigues from without with thele
Sakalva subjects. If they bad looked ioIM''h "a
any such thing they wouId unEoup, DIT coast
placed their military posts along the West Vo" ~
and IN that case would have had cOmpLete LII
about the island. and probably 11sTiSulIps "I' n
not have occurred The intrigucS OF tie IIcIoH 81
the northwest coast with the natives there aeahs.
the authority of the HOyas very much tne SAM
it would have been II the Englisb ii''u III VI
Sitting Bull against ths United States government
whel, there was trouble Oh the Caaadlah poiT Ii
The cases are not quite analogous oil coufSo' Du'
near enough for the comparison.
ORIGIN OF THE FRENCH INTRIGUE.
With respect to the nature and origin of the DIM
entities with the French this gentleman said;
ing with the natives on the northwest coast about
fonr wears ago The authorities of the small island
of Madagascar that belongs to France made varl-
Gus treaties so say the French, WITH The natNe
tribes which amounted TO nothing. ne ne
musket OF any other gift-iust as they
signed the convention which Comnodore Shulelut
made with them two or three years ago Inc lct sa'
thew had signed it did not prevent them nom muir
Jeyirg two Americans a few months back. The
French have lately claimed that these treaties gave
the French Government ,T be fhemsves for
many Years admitted the authority OF the HoVas
that very coast, by paying duties 10 lel9 s anu
in other ways The French took possession OF Nos
81 Be- a small island near the coast. but ihey never
raised flag Oh the main land or pat soiller mere
unless they have done 80 wi'hi IN, ,; i
off Of negotiations In Paris. The Embassy
tried to see these sO-caed treaties IN Paris WISH
ing to notice the handwriting, the SIGNATURE, etG.,
with the view to seeing by whom they were really
made but the French Government would not Al
low them to see them. Instead OF this they made 2
map, which purported to snow the % ;nnde cd
about onethird of the west coast OF the lsaAd run
ming about $50 miles down from the northern
end"
FREScHMEN SEEKING GLORY
THE great cause, in my opinion, of the trouble
with the French was the ohagrin of the French
over the development of events in Egypt They
thought they SAW a chance to get some glory Tor
France out Of Madagascar by reyIving the claims
under ;hese old so-called treaties There have been
other things tending 10 produce irritation. One
was the claim Of the heirs of TaboTd. Frrnchman,
who was given a handsome estate by the Queen.
that the land belonged to them as well as the
improvements on il. The Hovas have Law pun
isbng the sale of any land TO q foreigner by
imprisonment for twenty years. Land Is so IRE
that any one can go and pick out plantation
aud it for years, and probably 10 one
will ever modest him or call upon
him to pay rent or taxes but 1t cannot he sold and
no case has been known III which the iee-smple
of land has passed into possession oil foreigner ana
been registered by the government. The govern
ment is ready to pay IabOIds heirs Tor thclr I'M
proyements upon the property, but not for the
property itself This matter has been used by tie
French 10 cause discomfort among foreigners WIN
the idea that they cannot acquire real estd'e clhcr
by purchase lease. Then there was the ahalr OF
the Arab dhow or boat. IN which some Arabs from
Nlayot flying the French flag, got into q dispute
with the sakalavas al place Just south OF Molanga
shots were exchanged aud some Arabs were khioi.
The Sakaavas did the fighting, but the government,
that is the HOvas, paid an idemnltY 81 &1'4O ul-
! DER protest The Arabs were trying TO sHuggc IN
| arms and the Sakalavas Chief was trying TO pre-.
vent II, isfhe explanation coming from the place.
| EsI.L OYMENT OF SLAVE LABOR BY AMERICANS
"Wbat about the provision in the treaty that
American citizens may hire slaves with the consent
of their mastors' That has been said to be in con-
flct with the policy Of our Government regarding
the use of slave labor by American citizens in for
| eign Countries
| Ii would be impossible to carry on any kind OF
business or occupation in Madagascar without
using slave labor. No foreigner ever thinks OF
| walking a mile in madagascar The heat ana the
mud N vent. tie must be carried in a palmquin
by slaves All freight is carried hr slaves; III fact
40 foreigner can perform any MANUAL labor except
under shelter from sun and rain. The slave system
| is a peculiar One--a kind Of ieudal system
| Nne-tenths OF the natives are slaves
that is, they are liable to be called upoI
| for labor, and many are called upoI
| and many are not. The system Is called forced
labor and is largely employed by the hOYcIumt.it
, They have also a system of domestic slavery undo
winch people are bou-h and sold. All the puul.
buildings are buIlt and other public works are p"r
| formed by enforced labor. No wage. are paid. Ihl
labor takes the place OF taxes Some of these slave
are bought and sold, hut many are not even callc
upon for work. An old lady who FINISHED inc il!
servants came over 10 my mouse 0ac morn
inc and complained that sbeI had had no on
to get up her 5reakfas, for her. Wien she Wa
asked where her slaves were she sud she didn
know They went where they liked. She haC
go ayes aud nobody to &c; her brea ias Tor her
The government freed four Yeas az All tine sldYe
brought from Africa. fam Mozambique and tbc.
viii oOubtiess abolish tie system OF forced Labor
in time"
mission Of the authority of the Queen Of MaGd
gascar over the whole leland VIII b. positive Can
to Americans, inasmuch the HoyaI
| Government agrees IN return 10 protect thcu
every " here upon the island, and assumes hab,itl
for outTages committed upon tIem, ~ II dld in tn
ca s.. OF the Americans recently kl ed by the SaAa.a
vas Il non the west coast and the Prime Miui8lc
has promised that military pOSs SHALL DO cStab
! lisaed upon that coast.
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