The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
A CHAMPION FIEND.
EX-ChanCelIOr Lest, Of CAMERON, to
Be Tried for Revolving CrueltiGS.

The Emperor Orders the Trial-Dying
Prisoners dubbed to Death, and
Women Beaten With Whips of Hide
Before Their Husbands.
From the New York World
The details have just been published in
Berlin of a series of abominable and re-
voting cruelties practiced by ex-Chan-
cellor Lest, of the colony of CAMERON,
upon the natives Of that place. They are
unsurpassed in the history of modern
colonization, and constituted disgrace
to the German colonial service. Leist
is to be tried next week by a court of
inquiry, which the emperor himself has
ordered.
Here is the story Of these atrocities,
and how they came 10 light is told here:
At the close of last December brief re-
port by cable reached Europe and this
country OF mutiny among the native
soldiers in the German colony Of Cam
Groom, on the west coast of Africa For
a time the native soldiers beat back their
German masters and odcers, who were
for ed TO take refuge on the German war
ships thea OF the coast. Bat win re en-
forcements of men and artillery from the
shiDs, the Germans defeated the muffin
Gus blacks with great slaughter.
Further dispatches in the English and
American newspapers brought the news
that the revolt was due to the cruelty and
oppressive acts of Chan, elor Lest, the
chief represent ative Of Germany in Came
room. But kilograms from that part of
the world are costly, and they were too
brief to convey any idea OF the extent and
abominable character of thecruelty prac-
| ticed by Leist
AS news began to arrive by mail from
CAMERON better idea was gained OF the
nature of the revolt The German gov
eminent at first declared that the reports
were exaggerated, but they aroused pop
ular feeling in Germany. The radical
press and radical members of the Reich
stag declared that the things alleged were
a disgrace to German clVilizatio and
that the full truth should be made known.
The French newspapers were filled with
glee when the repor,s reached them.
They commented on the conduct OF the
German ncials in the severosJ manner,
for the French, being frequently reproved
for Improperly by other nations, are
happy TO be able to get back al their
critics.
The upshot of the newspaper agita-
ton was that the German go yernment
ordered an inquiry into the fair Com
silor nose, of The foreign o lice, 10 Berlin,
was sent out to make an inyesti cation in
April last.
The report which he presented proved
that LeisJ and his suborlinates had been
guilty of inhuman and disgusting bar
DariJies toward the natives OF the colony
and the surrounding country. Many OF
the things in the report would be unfit 70
print here. The acts proved against
Leist included wanton slaugh YER and every
kind OF oppression which'a man ia power
could exercise over a helpless and ignorant
people.
one Of the first results Of the report
was the recall of Chancellor Lest to Ger
many. His principal subordinate, Web
Ian, was at first reno ed from CAMERON
and employed IN a go eminent depart
ment in Berlin, but has since been ais
missed
The Emperor William, who interferes
in as many things as u is humaniy posi-
bic TO do. read the evidence taken by
Herr Rose and ordered that the lnvesti-
ga ion should be carried oaC thoroughly.
In the Reiehstag Eugen Richter, the
radical leader, and Beoel, the socialist,