Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-16
DAILY RECORD UNION
sEDNEsDAY.............. APRIL 1e. 1890.
STANLEY SPEAKS PLAINLY.

STANLEY SPEAKS PLAINLY.
Stanley has at last spoken To a re-
porter at Brindisi he unbosomed himself,
and what he said bears the ear-marks of
verify and wisdom. He declares that when
he first found Emin Pasha, he made him
three offers first, to remain at his post and
receive large sum of money and regu-
lar subsidy; second, to remove to another
province and be established as its Gov
'ernor; third, to leave the country. He
asked time to think it over, though his
situation was then desperate A year later
Stanley again reached him, and Emin was
then prisoner; practically prisoner,
though not in chains. He came away with
Stanley reluctantly, but was at last con-
WINGED that it was the right thing to do.
Had he remained he would have soon been
Mahdist prisoner in an Eastern slave
market, for the Mahdists treat all alike
whom they capture. His forces would
have been slaughtered Or dispersed, and
his rescue out of the question. Yet, says
Mr.. Stanley, and we cannot interpret it as
boasting vain-gloriously, "Give me the
force that Emin had, and | will reclaim
ali he lost in one month"
When Emin arrived at Bagamoyo he
made grateful speech, recognizing the
wisdom of bringing him ont of his prov
inee. Ten minutes later the accident hap
pened that nearly cost him his life. He
was taken to a German hospital, and there,
as he convalesced, he was influenced by
the Germans and made to look upon his
rescue as a humiliation. From that time
1t was easy enough to induce him to ioin
the German enterprises, and so he went
over to that side, the scheme of which is
to annex territory in a way to cut off the
British coast from the interior of Africa
Lit will be remembered that when it was
announced that the Germans desired to
enlist Emin, the RECORD UNION inter-
preted 1t to mean that the British were to
be isolated in Africa, and that all the in
terror routes to the lakes from the east
shores and the south would be closed to
them. 1t was impossible to read the move
nents OF Germany in any other light.
concerning the retaking of the Soudan,
Mr.. Stanley expresses the belief that it
can be captured by nation that sets out
with definite purpose TO do so, and de-
termination to win. "The Soudan can be
mastered" said Stanley, "just as surely as
can any other part of Africa" Nor will
1t necessarily involve long and bloody
war, added the explorer, for there are
million of Arab fighters that can be en-
ployed by whatever nation chooses to use
them. "The nation that arms that ele-
ment with modern rifles and tells it where
to strike can master not only the Soudan.
but North Africa and Egypt" Stanley
is positive that the German aim is to
push on TO the center Of the Soudan. He
IS equally as emphatic in declaring that
he could get possession of the Soudan and
that England would have done so had she
done her duty. But the cost would be
93,000,000 in making beginning towards
civilizing the section. But he did rot
believe that there is a Government in
Europe with the stamina to attempt that.
Further on IN the interview Mr.. Stanley
expressed the belief that the removal of
Emin amounted to abandonment of the
country over which he was appointed
= Governor, and that it is anybody's land
now who takes it, and hence the German
right to do so is not open to question As
to the value of gaining equatorial Africa
he spoke with enthusiasm, declaring the
region to be superior by far to the best of
Italy; that it will grow anything; that
there is land to be gained in immense
tracts; that there are millions of strong
black men in Africa to be reclaimed to use
fuiness, and whose needs under civilization
must be supplied, and hence 1t is of finan-
cial interest to reclaim them, if nothing
more.
How these utterances of the intrepid
explorer viii be received in England re-
mains to be seen. They will certainly not
tend to make his welcome warmer. and
they may make it rather frigid. For
Stanley did not hesitate in the interview
to say that the English had dallied with
the question of sending him to relieve
Emin so that he was five weeks idle before
he received orders to go, and that he was
permitted to come to America and begin
a lecture course, just because few pounds
were wanting. This viii not have ten
dency to quicken British pride or inspire
regard for Stanley in the isles; it is evi-
dent that he is disgusted with his treat
ment and not at all particular about what
he says as to its giving ofense. His rep
utation for blunt speaking and truth-tell-
ing stands him now in good need and will
do him valuable service.