New-York tribune., 1890-05-23
THE CONQUEST or AFRICA.
PROTEST AGAINST THE WARS wAGED BY
EUROPEAN POWERS.

Io.tcr has bcen addressed To Mr. Alfred IL. Love,
,ho President 81 the Universal Peace Union III the
Irited states by the Rev PauluS Moort' recWr vi
Trinity Church. Monrovia, LIBERIA ASKING HI" "
appeal to the public to protest against thc "ai' io
the ACQUISITION Of territory that are ocIe "dEou "
,frico by the various European Powers. H. hc
s.vs the heathen world is left to the mercy OF un-
scrpnulous politicians unmcrciful and mconsiderate
officials and unprincpled traders could we wonder IL
.he rising negro generations learn to dstrust ana
dcspse those nations and people WHO nave nlN d'o'
their countries destroyed thelr governments anu
posscsscd their territories Under the circumstances
copld We reasonably expect the peace which the
Christian religion proclaimS to all the woridf "tO
could We expect from those very hOSptabie and un-
uspccne PAGAN nations when tboy shall have learned
rho cupidty treachcry and political intriguos OF their
ipvadcrs but 10 study how in their turn TO invade
Europe also. It is not impossible, for We nave aeauJ
oon i'm the cases of Greece, Rome, Carthage Germany
rr.nce Denmark England and others tic invaded
aficTward became the Invaders We cry OUT u'cIcoo,
roe, loudIy and cmphatcally. against the awiui
dcstrncton of those pagan African governments aS
extremely pcrncols to the wholesome restraints OF
,hc very vices and cOrruptoas so much dcpiorcd III
civilized Christian lands; and 20 their natural d'osIh
crasies which, with the modifying influences oil ule
GOSPEL of Jesus Christ, will be conScrva'orcs ior
good not only 10 the present and coming scherauohS'
Of the race and people composing thcn Dut uiSPehN
universal
NJ manbnd generally For those very heatheii
frcan nation, possess clements which IT would be well
for those socallcd Christian Invaders 10 initiate
houc,ty morality. reverence TO the aged ho'PtaiS
10 .traugcrs high regard 70? the virtue oi women
deep and sublime spirituality no monopoly oi hhoS
r Iandlordsm for the land Is free 10 all a. air
and water! 80 dcbauchcry aud widespread drunken
pc-. As under the very governments nov coneo'thS
their dissolution.
I've appeal 10 the Christians and other good people
# France. England. Germany, Italy' Portugal ana
other, 20 protest and contend most vigorously AGAIN
So criminal and sinful course; for the people oi
Africa and their respective governments arc ~
fr,mcy willing 10 have free intercourse ana com
mcrc.al relations with other nations oi inc "oFld.
Xhy could not said Intercourse and relations calNt
I'm TN, cnl.,hencd day without being domine'r'd over
ly fore N nations ard alien races lh' money spent
o dc trly the /uu nation would have most generously
suppllcd Christian teachers, mi--iouai.c, ana com
fncrcial intercourse fpr the good Of thli people
r,r,lrul,rly and humanity AT large. the money
Ina, j. Row being spent by Germany, Hlly ana other,
o carry on those unjust and uurielt'ou' expeditions
I'm Afrloa against uu-u,p'ctine and hp.plthhlc a
p,ople could bring untold blessing 10 reW starving
moor ~ home aud cnl -''cnmeHt to pagans Whom Their
armies atc sent to slaughter and subjugate.'