The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-17
A TRAVELLER FROM AFRICA.
LIEUE FEsTMARK rs NO FRIEND
or STANLEY.


Brnzli-work that Has H,en Aeeo--
pished by Eins Leopold snd Missionaries.
"Theodor westmark. AfricareIsender. Stock
holm" is evidence on the register OF the Bel
vedere that an African traveller is in the city.
lie is a very well-known traveller. too. not
| only in Africa but throughout Europe. where
| he has lectured in the principal cities. His
FIRST visit to America will include both pleas
ure and business, since he will lecture during
the coming four months. Then he will return
| 20 Europe and prepare for another expedition
into the heart OF Africa. The fact that he lived
six years in the Dark Continent" three
years In the service OF Stanley and the other
| half OF the time in charge OF an expedition
| sent by King Leopold OF Belgium would lndi-
| cate that this young xplorer knows his busi-
| ness.
| Liout westmark explained these and many
| other things to q Sun reporter yesterday alter
noon. He is 30 years Of age. tall. we'll built
and OF nervous TEN permanent He lie active
| in speech as well as In mind and body. He
con 'esses that on other matters than Africa he
is not so we'll informed. since he has made
| African civilization his life study. When stan
| ley's name is mentioned his blue eyes flash
| with anger and his hands wave In the air. The
| reporter was made to understand Lieut. West
| marks opinion OF Stanley In few vigorous
remarks. He said:
In 1893. When King Leopold invited the
several Governments Of Europe to send on
GERS with Stanley's expedition into Africa, 1
was a Lieutenant in the army OF Sweden.
Leave Of absence was granted to mo and for
| three years lived with Stanley and at several
| stations established on his route. Let me say
now that the whole truth has not been told
| concerning this mans character. To say that
he is not a gentleman is a light criticism In
view OF his acts. His insUlence. profanity. and
selnshness were at times almost unbearable
and caused the most Indignant protests from
all officers in the expedition"
Here Lieut.. Westmark showed q picture. IL
! was that Of black man lashed to tree with
his head downward. stanley In his familiar
dress was standing near. with whip raised
! over the mans body.
Il nude that sketch on the spot" continued
the Lieutenant. The native was punished
for stealing. Stanley himself gave the first
lashes. and turned over the whip to a native.
| Two hundred lashes were given and the man
died few hours afterwsrd. This is but one
OF many instances OF similar cruelty while
Stanley was at BanRala on the upper Congo.
There was one good Joke on Stanley. From
Stanley Pool he sent orders that q case Of
champagne should be sent to him. baron Won
son stan.y Pao
were and sash was aS
seai. but S only the emDty bottle. reached stan.
lev. The champagne disappeared as the sta:
sent T' baron Bo p Won Dankel man back to Europe
with message saying: will show. you what
Us ar sad Hn as h.e WheP Was Siam
ley Pool. Stanley refused to send any wine to
"I can assure you from the best Information
that he will never again be sent into Africa by
nH ndeq iSe kings Sas Mr. ssnnlsS
will have to look to other sources Tor his sup.
Know his is plans. or whether he cares to return
again; He has made great dest 9t money
While say ssd that he is Sruo sSd
insolent. do not intend to detract from the
q his n X
openng the way for eiviliz2a.ion In Africa, y,
bssSs that Few val q Special
Will be made; The work hsncsiorth must Ss
country The climate which Is very bad ii,
the Interior. will become healthier as the land
which are pushed ahead as rapidly as means
. T pSfr% pUn Sisnsy Soo IN S
i've men, all natives. except Capt. c0auiihar'
From Stanley Pool we went by the way Of
the river oubangi thirty days travel to East
EFT we there sh'
months. The station Is a series Of buildings
cleared away, aud an effort in made at aRricul-
ture. We built other stations at Auruinii. on
the the cOns0 seven e days naHe neriS
the pool PSsn s. as .%e y we wsse s
In the name OF the King OF belgium but We
! made really no new di,coveries Ia the expedi'
red o oa i 81 fns 1f and Essian msrehsn.s
the larger steamers and extends as far mort b
as. Auruinii Ivory and palm nuts are the
, take colored bottles in exchang for anything
empty Vinegar ss bottle Save trading contipue.
. in all PARTS OF Central Africa. though It 1,
and Portugal merchants who ship the slave.
down to Zanzibar. Efforts to stop this traffiC
, only because the natives have learned thai
, Stanley and other white explorers DO not ap'
S %isSiu al feS s years.. King Leopold Is MAKING
all Efforts to stop 1t. and 1t s not as profitable
II found cannibals in all places where the
stations were built. except around Stanle,
Pool. The natives there arc Batekes, and dine I
workers capnlhal viii work. 4 he does ca,
the flesh Of his 6Eotse5 i Is fact h however
, They have super tition against It. and sH,
thatit much tougher and more unpalatss .9
trouble with these people during our stay IL
Africa. and found them very useful
prIsins. i wish some OF the Americans coult
visi. stanley Pool ana observe the great worl
, done by the American missionaries at thai
, | point. There Is no greater civilizlng forct
than the patient and unselfish work OF thes'
agents Of the different churches They haV,
converted many natives to the Christian
religion. and have done more than any one I!
} | stop cannibalism in that region OF Africa A
result Just AS satisfactory to my mind Gomez
from teaching these people different indus
tries in a small way. IL viii not be long befor,
, they will be as civilized as natives In coun
, tries where missionaries have been workinl
TT is difficult to outline African explora
: ton for the next few years. The work for
| long time has been carried on under the direc
; | lion OF King Leopold and an association o
. which he is the head. You might almost sal
, | that he is the association. He has furnished
the greater part Of the funds from his private
income. The Belgian Government has RiveT
| very little encouragement. Stanley has teeI
well paid for his work. Besides u large salaTl
AMI almost unlimited resources he has re
celved presents Of many thousand francs iron
p the King In return he has treated Belgian
t officers 80 badly that they say ne ma
: white man. sui, think he coult