New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31

cal suprpnpcy. COOlic immigration l. w" .;
and although they have not succ'F"eu III r,ri.,.
ing from English civilization that Jun ""' aot
over then bondsman which would hlaN' ':ot an
nal slaves. they have secured Il sNsr'' IN
ablcs then TO work the coolle much as II " r,r
n packhorSc They are required py Id" hitch
nish him. from the date of his lhuc"'"' adico1
cndnrrs for five years, with "o"''' ..,,,os
Attendance. certain amount OF Ioou' "'' Ito
the maximum Of which Is a ShlllhH Cor
ON the other hand is subject TO mum rou' -" and
misconduct and is severely Dound W " a.,
steady service At the END OF hVe Sc''i' and
renew the contract or NOT, rs he Pi., ,oo
:, ho docs roncv if or accept service of the sa'"o
kind under another master, al ie '"" a.,rr
,.oors tbc colonv is under obligations 10 r't"'"
him. at his desire, to his native hohe o,
dis,,,to. between him and his master lie may
appcal to the courts and it IS sald tna' .,;.oI
.tnpdards Of British Justice are well maintained
in such cas,s | do not DOUBT theS "''
,I,orc ecrous around 10 question the clam Una.
tle coolies who come 70 Dcmerara are pc''0' -,
tbon those vino remain at home. Americans WIN
a.,,,ivo That however as the Southern slave
,oldcr's od-time justification of negro e''''iS'
ma ain ho mt IA dismiss it as beside the qurs
tic, After all has bees said that can w s''iu
! In dc,,,oo If tho cooli, labor system. it REMAINS
|
q svsrn If scrvitude under which superior i"'>
| l- attbctivc concentrations to an INFERIOR DIV
| Obtains fall nosessi0n of its LABOR ioi q
! Iouc term or wears before it can c0mprei' u"
fine nature and praciical operation Of the cont
which j. enforced i'm the discretion Of the sup'H'
roco and j. nvssibe Of financial returns 10 o'
otbcr only in thc event Of its keeping It's cohsu"P
! tion down to a point which starves the pouy anu
dwarfI the mind II makes beasts OF men an" u w
crate, here at thr expense of another race '"N
capable Of supplying the labor Of the colony anu
! from which il should in the nature Of 'hiheS :"
stumbled. and would be on fair basis OF
| ro,,,,r.,o.ior Tho system. therefore. is clearly
wrong and sure in the end TO produce dl'iS'io"0
results II cre1tcs production on Il iaisc O'9s' ~
"a 81 lower than suilices to maintain iaoor propeiN
Ilo rcr,or il commonly made down here that
camille Labor rms been the salvation OF the west III
dics ON tlc contrary. | hazard tn" prediction that
unless IL ceases soon il will prove eiS"hu"
cur,r Of course il Is necessary 10 re-
n,ombpr that British Guiana is land OF vast ana
moo,,ifccnt r-sonrcc,-that IL. If Il - cohhrmed
i'm the possession of all its claims-ahd -'o'VVV
laborrrS are the mcrcst fraction OF 'ose tha
r,iott ~, richly rmploycd in it's development Bnt
dcvc!oumcnt l. tine result OF time ana VI '"c
.,,d,. ro.sion of all classes in fair numerical
rat. Ip question H'l' = "ii.'''' '''' - -
ere sim r. u ,- bic from a society where me iorc'S
that MUST he rcli d upon t. supply capital energy
and direction ar, only one in forty OF the Wnol'
nop,lla,ior. where this disparity constantly grows
end ,ylcrc an industrial system Is mant'h'd
which not only widcn> the social suii betWe'h
the class but actually dimnNhes the capac!N
Of labor. r,ducc. it, opportunities and smoth'fo
is ambition.
- vet the interior o. British Guiana Is wholly
unsettled. Band, Of native South American IN
dian. roam over it ~ freely "a, they did when Co
| luubu, landed ~ san Salvador Explorations
have been made within it many times and the
t,porrsDlv # the country is fairly well known.
/ I'm fine epld-bcaring country which l. WHOLLY
| involved IN the dispute with Venezuela. mining
c,r,us have been established. but they are tim
norary and constantly shifting. Settlements have
| Lcop made nowhere but along the river banks.
and not further distant from the coast than 40
milo. They are reached by little Steamboats,.
/ n,ri,, regularly. and the ride upon these Is one
| nj fine most interesting and valuable incidents of
t,ip Of Demcraia. ne arborcal magnicencc Of
the country is really awc-nspiring. You wonder
not merely how the soil produce. but how the
earth can sustain such august monsters and 50