Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-28

denied by no one who knows how the
leaven of Christianity has wrought
in history. But meantime? Are we
to s'al by and let ,hince after chance
escape us of decisive action at particular
points? As emergencies rise, are we not
to meet them? As favorable opportunities
open OF closing markets or of snatchiCg
the prey from the very arms of the slsver,
are We not to utilize the forces and re-
sources of civilization effectual for that pur-
pose? The SLAYER cannot be caught Ia ia.
granite deLlctO and dealt with effectively
without the show, and, if necessary, the
application of forces other than moral.
The Antislavery Society would itself
eountenance punishment before a formal
tribunal after the practice of slavery has
been declared illegal. But til that hour
has come, an informal tribunal must take
its place, and the way be paved for the in-
PRODUCTION of the more peaceful, more per-
manent and more benefcent influences so |
justly advocated by it.
AT this moment a freshly.organized slay- |
ing center has just been erected in the |
heart OF one OF the most hopeful districts !
in Atrica-the north end of Lake Nyassa. |
Clvlilzing and missionary agencies, after !
years of work, and after the most serious |
cost in lives and money, were jast beein- !
Dlng to tell upon that country But everC- |
thing is now disocgaaized, psraly zed and /
put TO confusion; and until these Arab IN. !
truders are driven from their iutrerChmert T.
no further progress can be dresmsG-,f i
The very existence of the tribes who ara
there being worked upon is threatened, aud /.
those who know the local conditions init. |
mately are compelled, against all their F.
previous policy and inclinations To call for
the help of arms. Fortunately this cry for
help has been heard by willing ears and a !
Nyassa defense fund is now being raised in
Scotland to deal practically with this spe-
cial crisis
Butt is evident that if action along this
line is to be taken at all it must not be
local or temporary or spasmodic, but an
| organized system with ramihcatious in
every quarter OF the continent. And hence
| schemes of larger kind are being dis
cussed. The general basis of these pro.
posals IS to have armed boats on the great
inland lakes, with depots of men here and
| there, who would act as a sort of police
| patrol. To be more than child's-play such
| schemes would have to be international in
character; and cooperation between all
| the countries aud agencies at work in
Africa would be first condition of success.
! Two things give one hope that some such
| scheme may yet take definite shape. The
i first is the formation Of Anti Slavery Soci-
| cites all over Europe Mainly as the re-
| suit of the noble crusade of Cardinal Layi-
gerie, these societies are now organized in
| Germany, France and Belgium, and others
| are following in Italy. Spain, and other
| countries of Europe. Large sums of money
are pouring into their treasures, Pope Leo
| XIII. having headed the subscription lists
with donation of 100000 francs. What
the policy of these various societies may be
remains to be seen, b1t the mere awaken
ing OF an interest so widespread aud prac-
| ha ~
s0lUiion of the problem.
The second hopeful sign is the adoption
! OF the anti slavery policy by the German
| Reichstag, and its Co operation with Eng
land in the blockade of the Zanzibar coast.
| Germany has a great and moment
! Gus future in relation to this cues
| ton. Vast tracts of Africa are now un-
! der her wing, and if she rises to her
| opportunity immediate progress may be
made. But the practical interest Of
England and Germany must not be limited
| to this. Merely to operate on the coast is
not even to do half the work. The real
| mischief is in the interior. 1t is there the
| Arab must be dealt with and even apart
from that Arab slavery which finds its main
outlet at the various seaports, the raiding
| OF African chief against chief and of larger
| tribe against weaker is in some instances
almst as bad. Nowhere is there any real
! security to the native either of life or
| property; the whole country, in word
requires administration. Any scheme,
| therefore, which is to permanently improve
| the country must strike at once for its
| heart. And on the whole, and until the
various colonizing nd missionary agencies
| have begun to tell upon the lives and habits
| OF the people, the establishment of some
| definite policy of administration through
out the interior seems to be the most ra-
| tional policy.
We say police administration, rather
| than military. An international military
system would be almost impossible in prac-
tice, but this is not the main reason. 1t
would be of the first importance to teach
| both African and Arab the distinction be-
tween police and military system. The
policeman is protector, the soldier is an
! avenger-so, at least, it would be in At
rica. Soldiers would necessarily be re-
| garded as enemies; with wise and patient
management, police patrols might come to
| be looked upon as guardians of the peace.
The worst thing that could possibly hap
| pen, either for the slave trade, for the At
i, ricsn, or for the European in Africa, would
be the letting loose upon this continent of
| expeditions of mere fighting men who
| from time to time would raid across the
| country and leave behind them only a
| trail OF blood and hate. To do this is 20
easy; its cheap glory seems so real an
| immediate end is sometimes served-these
| things are the temptation of the man who
| has power in Africa. But no man should
| be given power in Africa who has not
| learned the greater power of self-control,
OF policy of patience, of the wisdom of
| quiet work for large and possibly remote
| ends. A sensational success may here and
there bring momentary relief but only
| large, kindly, and restrained effort, carried
out by men whose heads are cool and
whose hearts are warm, can ever emanci-
| pate Africa.
What we look for then, for Africa, is
limited occupation, the most limited con-
ceivable, of picked men, who would ingra.
tiate themselves with the various tribes,
who would explain their mission every
where as they went, and give the Arab TO
understand that they were there for a single
purpose. What the native tribes really
want is leaders, and access to the munitions
OF modern warfare. Both of these would
be supplied if necessary from the proposed
depots, but the mere presence of these
agencies in the country would probably
render actual warfare an exceptional cir
cumstance.
But the best result would be that under
the moral and physical support of these
agents the various civiizing, colonizing |
trading and missionary enterprises would |
advance with rapid strides and overun the |
country-in time replacing the very agents |
which fostered them into being. 1t is to |
these enterprises that we are to look for the |
lasting good to Africa, the military or po- |
lice element being only an unfortunate |
preliminary necessity. The men to whom
this adventurous and benevolent commits |
sion would be given would be selected |
persons, lay and military, from the differ
ent nations interested in the paciication of |
Africa. Some of these would be paid, |
others might be volunteers. Is there any
reason why few young men, whom Fate,
kind or unkind, has rendered independent |
as regards pecuniary and domestic ties,