Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-21
SLAVE TRADE IN AFRICA.
Trade in human Chattels ReviVing
in the Dark Continent.


in the Dark Continent.
Cardinal Lavigerie, in speaking OF the re.
turn OF Emin Pasha and Henry NJ. Stanley
to civilization, said;
The darkest page in the story ot slavery
is that which tells OF it's present revival in
the interior OF Africa. With the horrors
OF this scourqe the recent conference Of rep
Iesentatives OF the powers had at Brussels
was powerless to deal, for the conference
could only define the obligations OF civil
lied bowers and these extended only
so far as the authority and control OF
such powers prevailed. Civilization con-
trolls the coast OF Africa. 1t mas planted
its feet on the southern and northern re
gions Of the continent and on the mouth OF
the Niger. 1t has possible channel Into
the interior along the waterway OF the
Congo. But tine interior OF Africa, from
the Sahara and the desert OF Korosko to
Zambesi, is outside the pale OF civilization
and is given up TO plaques such as have no
parallel in recorded history.
A dark brutal fanaticism, taking upon
itself the once proud title OF Islam, has
spread over this vast region, destroying
with unspeakable horrors millions OF hui
man beings in order to make captives OF
the thousands OF wretched survivors.
This strange revival seems to have origi-
mated in the populous regibeons tween the
Middle Niger and Lake Chad. Perhaps it
began in the peculiar sect first made
known to Europe through1-the move
ment OF the Senoussi in the back lands
OF Algeria, In the districts OF Bornu
and Sokoto it is associated with a low
but energetic type OF civilization, prnduc-
ing populous towns and organizing f. con-
siderable inland trade. Even here it is IN
worthy OF the traditions of a religion that
once produced the humanity OF Saldin and
the Learning and philosophy that conferred
in Cordoya. But from these little known
regions the movement hG 8 spread eastward
to the Nile where its representatives have
81 T 9ad devastation from the cataracts and
the Red Sea to Albert and Victoria Nyan-
"a, and southwark across the Congo to
Lake Nyassa and the Xambesi. Through
the Soudan and the equatorial pro Vinces
all vestiges OF European influences have
disappeared. The story OF Maj. BGrrte-
lots struggles with Tippo lib and his
murder, the revolt against Emin Pasha
and the murder OF DR.. Peters and com
panions show how important are the
slender forces OF Europe on the upper Con
go against this wave OF man destroying
ianaticism.
1t is this Mohamedan propaganda
that has revived the slave trade
and that finds it a market. For the
gigantic slave raids, OF which 80 much has
been heard OF late, are not organized to
satisfy demand from across the sea. The
slaves are taken to the MOhamedan towns
in the interior of Africa. This is a market
that nothing short OF the conquest OF All
RIGA by Europe can close. The slave raid
er can be stopped, but only by armed
force able to fight and defeat him. Such
an undertaking no government: is likely to
initiate. 1t would have to be the work OF
some new order revIving in the shape OF q
life OF seltsac riflce the nobltr traditions OF
medi:el chivalry.