New-York tribune., 1889-12-31
less beauty of Mr. Gladstones diction ahords
any answer.
TTPPOO TIES TREACHERY.

Stanley and his officers are beginning 10
SQUARE accounts with Tippoo Iib. the treach-
erous Arab TO whose unfaithfulness is TO De
attributed the calamities which ended IN MAJOR
BartteIot's death at Yambuga and IN the
apnihilation of Stanleys rear-gudrd. When
the explorer finally decided to take the congo
route, it will be remembered ne entereu ilto
an arrangement with Tippoo Tib to supply SOL
diers and carriers and to perform other ser
vices after the expedition had arrived at the
junction of the Aruwmi and the Congo lp
was from this point that the heavy WORK Vi
the expedition was to begin. South OF this
noint on the Congo. was Stanley Falls Station
and here Tippoo Tib was to be installed as
Governor with regular salary drawn from inc
treasury of the Congo Free State. ms III
the original plan, was TO be Stanieys NAN
depot of supplies and the Arab Governor was
10 guard it and to render Stanley, IN men,
guides food and other necessarles, such rea-
sonable aid as might be required.
No part of Staney's scheme of relief was a'
the time more severely criticised than his con-
tract with Tippoo Tib. The event has demon
strated that all such criticisms were just. Stan
lev and the Relief Committee are now IN the
Consular Court at Zanzibar in an action ,o
puni,h the Arab for his infdellty 20 lar ds
the court can reach him, it doubtless WILL Du1
it cannot bring to life the scores OF men, De-
ginning with the brave Barttelot, who were
sacrificed to this Arabs greed. Why Stanley
sbould ever have thought of placing hlmselt
and his expedition so far in the power OF lip
moo lib is inexplicabe Such knowledge rs
was had of the fellows character came from
Stanley himself, and certainly 1t dld not tehu
to prove him Trustworthy. 1t did not make
him out the blackheartcd scoundrel that ne Is
now shown to be- but it demonstrated that ne
was wholly mercenary and an utter coward.
Not the faintest trace of that nnSeliiSh hdehty
to sacred trust which alone would justify
such confidence as was placed in him by his
commission as Governor OF Stanley Falls was
developed in any of CamcronS or STANLEY 5
earlier experiences with him.
Apparently the explorer was not without
some msgivings himself for when he reached
the Station he did not carry out his original
scheme TippOo Tib was, indeed, invested
with the powers, diSnites and emolumentS OF
the Office Of Governor, and was charged with
the duty of supplying men and provisions as
they might be needed, but the stores to be con-
veyed to Emin were not left under his control
but were given in charge of Major Barttelot
and were lodged at Yambuga. 1t is easy to
surmse that this action may have rendered
the designing Arab all the more vicious.
Sanleys present charges are that Tippoo Tbs
acts of trcachery were all committed to gain
possession Of these supplies that so far from
aiding the expedition he actually killed those
who were engaged in aiding it, and that losses
from deSertion were due to his crafty machina-
tions. 1t is also alleged that Tippoo Tbs
nephew was Barttclot'S murderer, and that
from the moment Stanley left Yambuga. Bart
tclot and the rear guard were harassed by
every device that an Arabs n!alignity could
suggest However seriously the rear guard
was mismanaged by BarttelOt and his staff, it
cannot be doubted that their chief msfOrtuneS
were due to Tippoo Tbs treachery, and if
there is any way of making him realize that
such conduct does not pay, it should be prompt
ly taken