The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-11

them to ts thieves, This SUSPICION has arise!
ppiisd white G men who have robbed =" ara i
aeo nate soa def Wife
they do: Had the traders and other whites who
settled in Angola dealt honestly with the nd.
| tives their condition to-day would be fur better
than 1t Is. 1t is almost impossible to make
natives believe yop have any interest In them
the, law is always executed in, favor Of the
white man, just execution of law for both
effect upon the natives. Very many OF the
laws OF the white man which are imposed upon
r
laws that natives come to understand the
white mans justice and its beneficial effects:
time when natives, will respect law and assist
in uph9lding l. From all that could see and
Angola are not executed with justiee. Though
the laws give the same rights TO both whites
n nd is sad hs hs osca
this sui beet let me quote from a conversation
with an intelligent and educated Portuguese
:, He says Slavery does exist. 81 have seen
it. The Contract Labor law is only q blind for
slavery. According to this law natives may
live out for term OF years for an amount Of
money stipulated in the contract. but most ma
tlves know nothing OF this contract. They say
not they laugh at you and think you are jok-
and sell them In Angola for twenty five or thirty
mil reis many me[chants buy them and then
the Portuguese army and have the contract ct
Ing Of this" 10 NN'l'''' 10 " o''' AH'" no'n-
II native commits crime he Is punished
severely especially II it be against white
man. was present upon one occasion when
white man were being beaten with basti-
nado. The official who was on hand TO superin.
t Sa t9s 1at1hs s Td az b every and
80 You viii steal from a white man You ought
to know better Steal from white man. will
they seemed to convey the meaning that 1t was
regarded greater crime to steal fran white
man than from q black man.
worthy Of mention here Is that Of lack OF fell
ing: both physical nnd mental. They undergo
stances; but the more important fact is that
the feelings OF love. gratitude. and sympathy
seem 20 be almost wanting In the average ma
tive. Men who have spent years among them
ssayth ey have never seen man show any az
what their relations might be. Gases sc Q! affee
lion being man Tested by, parents for children
are almost nos unknown ! have seen parents
without any real feeling whatever, The, cere:
the female, relatives, who along With the male
relatives, have thor faces decorated with
white = and a. {i red powder. once went among
some natives who were mourning the death OF
child and CHANGED to have Il Colt repeat
ing rllle. In low minutes / was surrounded
by very curious crowd OF men. women. and
children, including tho parents of the deceased
enid VINO were intent upon examining the
rifle; IL was especially puzzling to them to SEQ
rlne that would carry many cartridges.
All mourning had been forgotten and replaced
by intense curiosity to see Tho rife.
one gets very different idea OF missionary
work BY going uUon the ground than he does
from m visionary talks or printed reports. /
inquired at a mission station on the coast as
TO the success OF their work. and was informed
pecially at the older stations, The station in
question has been In existence for five wears.
asked to be told OF any natives who had be-
come thoroughly converted and civilized, and
was told oil only one man who went about
clad In ar old coffee sack only. The
missionaries of Angola certainly have
much aganst them. met no whites. Portu-
guese. or English who were not In one
way or another opposed TO their work The
objections were OF various kinds. Many havo
no desire to sep the condition OF tho natives
improved as they have more to gain peeun-
iarlly than they would II the natives were civil
lied Others object to the persons sent to do
the work and TO heir methods. The objections
OF these latter people alone are worthy OF con-
sderation, Their objections seem to be based
upon good grounds for II Is well known that
any person who feels called Is sent to labor
among the heather to do q work that ought TO
require q trained mind and good practical
sense. Many mi ssl6narles belong TO the class
unsuited for such work among the heathen.