St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-02-23


age blow on the neck with club.
His body is then cut away from the
slave fork, a new man takes his
load, and the caravan continues its
journey.
1t is wonder that any of these
carriers reach their destination.
Given enough food only to keep life
Pickering in their emaciated bodies,
covered with fostering sores from the
chahng fork and chain, goaded by
the cruel lash from morning till
night, they are driven along the
trail suffering all the indignities and
prosecutions which the devilish
minds of their vicious masters can
invent and carry out.
All explorers who have penetrated
Central Africa have found every
where the same pitiful conditions.
The occupation of Central Africa
by the European powers must inevi-
tably hasten the solution of the
giant problem, How to suppress
slavery" The Germans, British,
French, Congo Free State and Port
uguese have portioned out among
themselves the whole of equatorial
Africa. Previous to this occupation
it was the actual duty Of no govern
ment to interfere in Central African
politics. there was merely the utter
helplessness of the poor downtrod-
den creatures to appeal to the phil
anthropic spirit of the civilized
world.
But now that the European ma
tons have planted their flags
throughout the land, they are bound
to make them respected by protect
ing the native tribes from the lawess
bands of Arabs who are constantly
prosecuting them.
The Arab SLAYER powerfully
equipped in Central Africa will CON
test any interference by the white
man; he will not desist from his
hendlsh occupation till compelled by
force. The keys which he holds to
rich source of treasure in Central
4 an ~ a fllllOA w MlNSNNh II YIN LlDI
without a fierce struggle.
The Arab SLAYER will not tolerate
legitimate traffic. When the Belgian
expedition composed of Mr. Hodes-
ter and party commenced to estab-
lsh trading posts on the upper
waters of the Congo they were
treacherously murdered to a man.
When Jacques and Joubert built
garrison on Lake Tanganyiki in the
interests of the Anti-Slavery society
the Arabs Immediately constructed a
tort near by and commenced an at
tack, and grave fears are entertained
that the white men have ere this
shared the fate of poor Hodester and
his friends.
The suppression of slavery is a
giant undertaking, but stern meas
ures for its accomplishment are be-
ing carried out with grand delibera-
ton. The Congo Free State is all
the time Strengthening its frontiers
to the west. The English and Ger
mans are about TO put we'll armed
gunboats on the great lakes Tan
ganyiki and Nyassa. The natives
will be taught to know the white
mans intentions, and they will
readily enlist in a crusade undertaken
for their deliverance The journeys
OF Stanley and Livingstone and the
other explorers who have revealed
to the world the blood-stained his
tory of Africa mark the beginning of
noble work.
Those tiny trails penned on the
chart marking the journeys of those
brave souls who have heroically
faced the dangers of the savage land
are being worn to broad roads by
whole armies, who are gradually
closing in on the Arab plunderers.
Only a few years must now elapse
before the two cross swords, and
with but one possible result. The
Arabs, cut off from their coast sup
plies OF ammunition and barred
from northern support, will be
crushed by the well armed forces of
civilization and regiments of reso-
lutte natives. II necessary they will
be aunihilated, and their power thus
DESTROYED forever Z. !. Glave in
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