Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-03-30

lace, who is a vice president of the organ
%ization, have contributed most of the funds
toward fitting out the expedition, though
each of the colonists pays $3.50 for his pas
sage and outfit.
Each man is armed with a Mannlicher
rife and a full supply of cartridges, though
it is not expected they will have to do any
fighting with the natives, as they take
along a large supply of barter goods with
which to conciliate the blacks and pay for
any provisions needed on the journey.
They have a small stern wheel river steam
er. with which they will ascend the Tara
river as far as Hargazo, the head of naviga-
BILE water, where it is intended to estab-
fish a river station.
1t is but fair to let the colonists explain
for themselves what they hope to accom-
plish and how they hope to do it, and for
that purpose no better summary can be
made than the following extract from their
prospectus:
A number of men from all parts of the civi.
Hzed world have united for the purpose of maxi
Ing a practical attempt to solve the social
problem. They seek this solution in the estab-
m of a community on the basis of per-
feet liberty and economic justice that is, of a
community which, while it preserves the I'M
qualified right Of every individual to control
Ao W uSuAOlSs cCCu1C6 W ctcIy WOIh0T Juo
full and uncurtailed enjoyment of the fruits
of his labor.
For the site of such a community a large
tract of land shall be procured in a territory
at present unappropriated, but fertile and well
adapted for colonization.
The Free society shall recognize no exclusive
right of property in the land occupied by them,
either on the part of an individual or of the
collective community. For the cultivation of
the land as well as for productive purposes
generally self governing associations shall be
formed, each of which shall share its profits
among Its members in proportion to their sew
eral contributions to the common labor of the
association. Any one shall have the right to
belong to any association and to leave it when
he pleases.
The capital for production shall be furnished
to the producers without interest out of the
revenue of the community, but it must be re-
mbursed by the producers.
All persons who are incapable of labor and
women shall have a right to a competent al
loWance for maintenance out of the revenue
of the community. The public revenue neces-
sary for these purposes as well as for other
public expenses shall be provided by a tag lev
led upon the net income of the total produce
ton.
Freeland will be located in British terri
tory, and the colonists will fly the British
nag, claim British protection and talk the
English language. They have no desire to
establish any free state except in the eco
nomic sense and will have nothing to do
with politics or government outside the
confines of their own territory.
Chief Wilhelm had an interview with the
authorities of the British foreign office
about a'year ago to make arrangements for
the establishment of the colony and re-
ceived satisfactory assurances from Sir
Philip Currie that the colonists should
have perfect freedom to regulate their in
ternal affairs OF a socialistic basis, though
they must be subject to general laws which
the English government may impose.
DR.. Wilhelm says it is impossible that
such an experiment in colonization should
be carried out anywhere else than in British
territory, for while the English government
Is In no way interested in the Freeland
movement it always regards favorably any
scheme Of settlement in its various colonies.
Machakoland has an elevation Of between
COCO and 1900 feet above the level of the
sea, and from it the Tana descends to the
lowlands in q series Of falls, Of which some
are 100 feet In height. The district the
between 10000 and $1,000 square miles and
is believed to be one of the most suitable in
the world for experimenting upon. The
land can produce two crops yearly, and
grain and maize are said to be 20 times as
productive as In Europe.
The natives are reported to be exception
ally intelligent and friendly, and cattle and
grain are plentiful. The land is said to be
a veritable hunters paradise, Astounding in
all sorts Of big African game, including
the elephant, rhinoceros, lion, giraffe, an
telope and other kinds Of beasts, and the
F~reelanders will be the first large party of