Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-02-25
Written Cor ,hs oxferi pswor~,.
WHO IS ENiN PAShA'

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A few facts taken from "world Wide
Missions" concerning the history and
work of the man whom Stanley nj the
peril Of his own life has recently succes-
del In rc.cuing amid the wilds Of Africa,
may be ofintercst 90 the readers of the
Democrat.
The real name of Emln i'asha IL I'd
ward Schneliser. lie was born of FRO
testant parents In Opel, rushn
slle.is, March -, 1910; began the study
Of Medicine at Berlln In ls5s, aud grad
uatci at the University of that city In
is6i. The same year hc went to Turkey,
crossed over Into Asia Minor, remaining
there till is;3, then rr,urnclto Constan-
tlnoplc. where be soon mastered the
Arabic and several kindred languages.
Entering the Egyptian service In l,'o ..
medical officer, be was .cnt io the
soudan, and eventually to General Cor
don. In is.s Gordon vas made Govern
or-l,cncral of all soudan, and recon-
mcndci SchncltIer, Who was appointed,
Ia De- hls successor "a Governor ~ south
Sou,lan. n Was herr that, laying aside
all Indication. of hi. European origin,
be assumed the name ~ Emln, aud the a.
tie of pasha, or Ilcy, that he might the
more readily reach the people over whom
he was appointed to rule. ~ Turkish
name, (" he saId "wlll never change an
honest German Into Turk"
The province. over which he was plac.
ci a. Governor had been the great Held
for the nefariou. .la,c-,radc carried on
by the Arabs. samuel l,akcr and Gen-
eral Uoplon had both done what they
could "a suppress the traffic. With equal
real Emin Pasha gave himself to the
work, and, notwithstanding the great
opposition me, with large succcs.. How
grrAt the opposition Was may be known
from the following facts. The Arab.
believe In this hu.lncs., "Theit religion
approve. II. Their bible, the Koran, en-
courage. II. All the Mohammcian gov
crnmenis In Africa combine 20 sanction
ani aid the lnhumsn practice" These
Arab. deligh, In Il, and make grrat
gain by IL.
Much a. had hcen done by thosc who
prrSr-,l.i him, II Ia aid that Emln ra.hl
',found hia province la condition of
chao. " hen he undertook the govern
mcnt. Dl.reputablc Official. had obtained
power And influence, the slsye-,rade was
Ia full forvr everywhere. 90 No Indus
try or agriculture WAS encouraged, and
the government showed an annual deficit
IL thirty two thousand pounds sterling.
Ia Que short year Emin introduced a
wonderful change. lic pat down corruP-
tion, hanl.hci oppression. and changed
misery Into prosperity. IN four years
he had cxprcllol all IN. African slave
dealers. hai replaced Egyp,ian soldiers
hv natives ~ hi. own training, hal turn
s,l the deficit Into aprohi of cigh, ihou.-
aud pounds .tcfllng y-ar''. Meantime
be had won the love and confidence ~
al the irih,. thit lived In hi territory
We tcgr-i being compelled io add that
al this work has bccn seemingly Loot, a.
the Arah sl,,c-catchers arr agsin Ia full
control They arr bent on having per-
manent sway In Central Africa, aud u
will required organized military power
and prOlrart.i effort 90 dlslodgc thrm.
Thl. explains Emin's long Isolation from
which b. Ia. Iu., been rescued by stan.
lev. IIc va. hcmmcd In by the hostile
Arabs, cut off from all supple. aud all
communication With the ciSilifssi world.
Ia iSsG Emln wrote that D" had been
practically cut on from the ciSiliIci
world for thr-c years. In l-s' stanley
was .eui Ia hi. relief.
The spirit ~ Emln rasha l. manifest
la these words written hy him last year.
These native. have stuck bra,cly Ia me,
aud they de.sr,r the bc.i government
and help tha, can D. given ,hcm." And
agalu Ia previous letter. The work
tia, Gordon pald for With hls blood, !
will strive a. carry on"
The light of Christian civilization
will ye, o,rr.prcad Africa. BAKER, Cor
don. Livingstone, stanley, Blshop, Iay-
lor aud other. are the pioneers. Hut
when history record. these names, u
Will surely place among them that OF
Emin rasi.s, or Edusrd SchneiiSer.
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