The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-17
Thousands of Lives Have Been Sacrificed, and
Large Sums of Money Spent, Only to Find
Colonization Not Practicable.
Abbas Pasha, Egypt's New Ruler, In
stalled in the Khedival Palace at Cairo.
Escorted to Alexandria by Fleet of British
War Ships-Bulgaria and Servia Trying
to Disturb the Peace of Europe.
LABOR SPENT IN VAIN.
Germany Finds Her Grabbed African Te
tory Unfit for Colonization PurposeA

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Germany Finds Her Grabbed African Terri
tory Unfit for Colonization Purposes
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON. Jan. 16-The recent series of
disasters which have befalIen German ex-
pedItlons in Africa, by which the lives Of
thousands of brave Germans have been
sacrificed. have caused further and more
wide discomfort throughout Germany
against the governments colonial policy.
The German Liberals have determined to
bring up the entire colonial policy OF the
governmental the Reichstag. HerrVon Rich
ter, the German Liberal leader, tho has been
supplied with indisputa6le facts by Lord
Randolph Churchill and several German
explorers. will promptly oppose any further
expenditures for German colonization in
Africa. Herr Won Richter. In an interview,
to-day, said: "The best evidence obtain
able shows that not single German-African
region is fit field for agricultural COLOMBIA
tion. There have all along been warning
voices lifted. against these regions, and
those have been wise who have steadily
protested against the rage for African
annexation which has possessed Europe
seven years in this department recalls the
once famous doctrine of commercial cy-
cles. period of solid trade followed by one
of imitation, to be succeeded in turn by an
epoch of disappointment and despair. or. rs
the term goes, of panic. The period of in
fation began with the Berlin conference
and ended with the last Anglo German
agreement. Most of the powers have spec
M OF al in
cool heads who have protested. The inn
petus was given by travellers. of whom Mr..
Stanley is, of course, the chief.
'The King of the Belgians was the first to
endeavor to make something of the new
countries. His object was philan nthropic
rather than commercial, and had every
promise of succeeding In it's aims The
work of the Congo State was embarrassed
partly by the political rivalries of the
powers and partly by the strange revival
of energy among the savage Mahommedan
races of central Africa revival that was
to some extent the unforeseen consequences
of European exploration. From the close
of the Congress of Berlin the claims of
France and Germany rapidly expanded and
England seemed bound, if she was
not to be outstripped and if regions opened
by Englishmen were not Go pass under for
eign flags, to claim her share. Italy was
disappointed the enthusiasts. Each coun-
try finds the balance sheet of its now
African venture to show considerable ex-
penditure of money, the loss of many lives
and no return, except in the shape
of the colored stripes on Its maps
The old plan would have been to
settle by degrees along the coast of
Africa, keeping to the river banks
and making each step sure before taking
the next. The new plan arose from the
Congo State scheme of taking the whole
region at once The enterprise has proved
too vast. 1t would have involved for ts
success the sinking of a capital such as no
nation can spare, and the creation in q
region not yet accessible, except at q great
cost of money and labor, even to the single
traveller, of o huge structure of roads,
steamers, stations, governors. magistrates.
police and troops. The samo plan. without
the philanthropic purpose, except As an after
thought. Is the basis of several new Ger
man annexations.
ITO own territory was the first thought;
what to do with il 10 to be considered later.
To look before you leap Is Q rule which has
been observed only by the Royal Niger
Company. The rest Italians. Germans,
English and French have to q greater or
less extent neglected. In some cases it
Will be found that the large schemes.
which are attractive. though they may be
possible in the sbstract. require in order
TO be carried out resources which at pres
ent are not fort ,oming. and that q reason
able return for me energy that IL available
will most surely be had by the prosecution
Of humber designs"