New-York tribune., 1886-07-18

African savage struggling with intelligent
European Christians ~ to save his people from the
e the
and Natal ever forbidden the Importation OF
atrocious stuff" and placed penalty on its sale
to nasvesi s Tel u.s. my xoTthy Y rsyswer nov
the strong" drink Of the trader all the world over
Tell us also who is going to protect the people on
the Congo agai nst Herr Woerman. VIII 1t De the
Society for the Protection of the Aborieines J
Surely it ought to do something. We remember
well the outcry it made. and how 1t attracted
Lord Dsrby's attention IN 1875 woen oravo
self-defence on the Victoria Nyanza and surely 70
destroy few bodies bv bullets in moments time
Is not half 30 bad to destroy millions by inte-
Something must be done at once, II ever to stop
the flow of intoxicants into Africa and among the
natives II is herculean task. but II the pollticai
forces which brought the Congo Free State into
existence combined with those of the Church and
the advocates of temperance are not sufficient TO
put quletus upon this rum trafhc. then let Europe
and America acknowede with shame that run IS
king. If the Church has more missionaries, lct
some of them be sent to Herr Woerman and others
of his kind in Germany and Holland. EngIand or
America or wherever they ara to be found. save
the black man from his frends,-those who would
make his country free and accessible at all points
70 the boats and caravans of the gin pedler.
How long Lord how long" will it he nntil
civil zed man acquires humanity enough to volun-
tary abstain from the promotion OF vice ana se,i,
world at large Will the time ever como when
human being will wei gh more in the balances OF he
trader than % paltry sXpence 1t will he no childs
play TO enact laws for the suppression of the liquor
traffic on the Congo. and enforce them. III anv
permanent good is to be accomplished there must
be no temporizing. making of terms with the
devil. nor halfway measures OF any KIND. Any
laws for the regulation" of the traffic are snre to
he evaded Nothing short OF absolute ana lncoh-
ditiona suppress sion OF the importation OF lntoxi,
cants will ever reach the root OF the evil. But
the trader will cry ont that cannot he done
without granting the local authorities the right 10
III. Ncru yyell
searched from stem to stern from deck to keelson,
and whenever liquors are found pour them into the
Congo Instantly. 1T will cripple commerce.
ment of the country" We reply. commerce that
can live and thrive only by the promotion of vice
amongst an aboriginal race deserves 10 oe
stranged in its cradle. As matters stand at
present the development of Africa OF which
we hear so much when stripped of IT'S raise coiors'
means gmplv the enrichment of n few European
traders aud manufacturers at the cost OF the moral
degradation of fifty mllion natives. Not even the
slave trade has ever done so mnch harm TO the
Congo blacks intemperance bids fair to do, and
that right speedily go
savage tribes accept the virtues of civilization
NJ retail but its wees are generally taken by
wholesale and for the latter the demand is very
often greater than the supply. This is precisely
the state of affairs in the Congo today From all
accounts no ahorignes have ever shown such
universal passion for strong, drink as possesses
these people. If liquor can be kept away from
them there is room for hope that the miss onaries
can bring them INTO the light. and make clyi2a-
ton n blessing TO them instead of a curse. Who are
the most powerful, the traders who desire to get
rich ont of palm oil and India rubber purchased
with gin or tie fourteen Christian nations partici-
patinr in the ConfereLce with their 3sS mi ions OF
Chrstiansf America has 60 foreign MISSIONARY
socirticS England IL and the Continent ~ excln
sive of those of the Roman Catholic Church Arc
they powerful enough TO cope with the rum traffic
on the CnngO9 Herr Worrman and his colleagues
have cut ont work for them. and it will require
all the combined influence they can muster To per
suade Germany and Holland to allow the rest OF
the Christian world to enforce temperance on the
Congo The rights of the mOneg makers are SO
sacred, Won know.
Will the Boards Of Foreign Missions try to save
thc tree hv Goctorng its leaves one by one. while
the sap is being poisoned in the roots We will see
WILLIAM T. IORNADAY.
Udshinq,on D. e.. July 10. 1856.