The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-26
tbs exception Of two Portuguese. settlements


the country n SySry direction" y r,n "lalSs
9 STfSof % %@n ba NE nSEncs 9qGsG , an" North
las city GS"s9 u t tho % %. 5s.n q ouS Sh
mel Of tho future Congo ,ralc. and It's mouth
i i,.s rrlneInHl port Of now Congo land. From
association there can be no doubt that the
Portngnese will retain the lower Congo as be-
t. ni n"y 'y I1r and
a Custom House ut the mouth u tho river. tho
association agents win avoid the lower Congo
nication between tho upper Congo and tho
o?ast Aa!ong ihc Quilu, the stations, Iloando!-
lave been ' but tSo Readauartsrs q
the association are ut present at .fivl below
the falls 81 Jola9la., from wh.re they will! DO
Congo capital on Stanley Pool. From Leopoid.-
vile as far a. Ianley Falls u distance OF about
present il the hands OF tho association, and
the blue flag with the golden star Is to te seen
SsySeir,yw%hsrc: stations are continnalI o.
this lo,ter tho number will be augmented I?
built around the falsand rapids new railways
VII Son be established and tho iron horse IL.
for the city Of viW is connected 10y railroad
with the river port Of tho same name.
Mr. Stanley and Tho praise accorded daily to
the inspiration by the soryle dtvernmental
pIesT t ~ tSS s 9g msh p sd + tue
something on the style Of your Western states.
and that !tiile e,e viii be re,qnirsd ,Gen tue
Germans and thcir wives to make New Bel:
GUM. or the. FREQ States OF Congo" a second
the picture. and n gloomy future could 10
triEh, one. 1 have aready alluded 10 he Imam
cial difficulties attending the development Of
such mn enormous enterprihc which. us his
tory teaches in maUy instances, requires de-
IN N N ron IN hpf NTH In
tory result can be obtained.
Another. question Of equal Importance is tho
ratons on tho Congo and IN Central Africa have
shown that tho r1pnation is not rs peaeGarS!s
experiences and dangers Of tho travellers. as
described by them. are not yet forsotton., The
tribes Of Ceara Africa are peaceful and ami
wanted Of them. and rs long as they get pres
ents or profit IN some way out OF tho whites.
quarrel with one Of The chiefs. IN uu-
Just net on the par. OF the whites nHy arouse
thousands q slave, hunters. all bold, enter
prising, well armed people. whose business is
ny ae by w @ [ea is ps5
tho first III iieu'ty To revive their old lucrative
trade at the point Of the sword. One Of the
miserable old muA1le leaders. true. but they
are nevertheless weapons more dangerous in
tect, tho lonely stations, thousand miles in
houses We know from the wars on the Gold
Coast Ashantce, Beng uela. and others. under
Saa the afSs We're sss
| eastern portion Of the Soudan, Who in tho
world VII defend The association and their
The assoeiation claims to have bought vast
tracts OF land from tho native chiefs, but u
ness fans ri kns
have sold their, land TO the association but it
| is Just ~ true that they have sold their king
JDInH and again 10 tho POrtuXuaS6
and TO The French. Treaties, have been
come forward and offer 10 these same chiefs a
| few rifles and pieces Of cloth they would readily
are Of no value, for not only do the makokos
sign them. but they will lust as readily sign q
They sign. In fact. anything presen tod TO them
provided II y properly accompanied by gun
Gorious pictures have been lately printed
BY Mr.: Stanley in the English press about the
fertility and the wonderful resources OF Cen EN-
poan .eoiaaizstion. what inaaoemsnt: are
Congo land We must LOOK sf other similar
Sumatra. The climate and soil ia these G3un.
tries are ,ust as good II n2t better ,t These
anu less separated irom the outer world than
TO these eountriesl 1t took hundreds Of years
| to balance eXpenses and earnings. and even
now the emigration to them is equal to nothing.
|, is hardly TO BE- supposed that my consdsra,
will venture their lie In tho stanley paradise
as long rs there are millions OF acres to be
eSsn S sns " the lar ~" Vest in
Now Zealand The situation 81 such Central
African emisrnnts must DO borne IN minduthe
| population, terocious animals the absolute
isolation and absence Of everything essential
Many such trials have been maao in South
Africa in Mexico. in India, but they invariably
will never succeed unless the country Possesses
similar climate sim lar vegetation; and similar
e1o he N Fl e M nsnSs
grafton to africa by his enthusiastic speeche;
The handful OF whites Mt present scattered
over the. immense tsrritory are the only re p
resentatives OF the new Congo state. They
Of different nations -, among whom the Bels ar
Ia. OF course, represented prominently ny three
have found their e,avss ia Africa Thsvare al
excellent sort OF people but they are falling II
some Of tho most essential qualitc. for ,hes,
countries they nre no aericuitursts and nt
traders. In order 10 make the new colon,
selt,supportIng it would 30 m re adyan'asssc y
by trnders aud hnntsrs .,sr tho principle o
the Hudson Bay Company. Thoy alone Will b.
In the present gloomy. state OF affairs, FOL
gloomy II IT, in spite OF the glorious and en-
o sSo o to- can S
things, are more se,tled; one discover,
the desired degrce-the discovery OF gold. II
history, gold has always been one OF tbs
greatest and most potent civiiAors. In ou
time we have the examples OF Colorado anc
california which attracted hunhreds OF thou
sands from Europe and the Eastern state
because OF the discovery OF gold. Pronounce
the word gold and thousands viii flock e
tho very heart Of Africa.
Ono OF the purposes OF the association wal
| said to DO the civilization OF the snya.ses. VIVA
has bAen done 80 far2 The only money nov
existing in tho interior is slaves. Will,
along the coast and certain distance inland
where the savs trade has been stopped, tn,
gin bottle replaces dollars and cents. King
doms and municipalities arc bought with n'C
guns umbrellas, or miserable cotton goods
Chickens. goats. eggs are paid for in so inaal
bVttlos OF gin. The Influence 81 this sort 0
money can be readily imagined.
word may finally he said aboUt tho eylst-
ing quarrel between the association and tho
original owners OF tho coast tho Portuguese
Whatever Mr.. Stanley may say in his ilIiou,
attacks against Portugal. there can DO n
doubt that they discovered tho entire coaS
claimed or at least Desired, by the association
and have been occupying II 400 years They hnv,
rpsnt many millions IN expeditions. IL build
ing forts. creating settlements aud trading STA
| ti0ns. and in defending them against the say