New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-14
CONNTNISM ~ AFRIC1.
VDNEI EXPERIMENT IN COLONIZATION.

\ NOVEL EXPERIMENT IN COLONIZATION.
Many kinds Of government have been tried In
Africa TN, Pc have been Iespot. 'n.s -ivalng that
~ the Russian car And thev have been anar-
ch.s rlvlllng the most .urid VISIONS OF Most
and Pcntocost. But It has b"'n reserved Tor the
present year to seq in that dark continent an rN-
u.rim.nt Of what may be termed CIVILIZED COM
,upnisu. th. communism OF european doctrihalreS'
that i4 as distinguished from the older and simpler
communism OF Eorrioboola- Cha. This experiment
COMPRISES the founding OF large colony IN british
East Africa, cosmopolitan in character Germany,
Eni.land the United states and otter nations con-
tributirg To the ranks of the pioneers
The basis On which this colony Is to be orSahizeu
and conducted IS the same as that laid Gown by
nr rbe,lor Ilertzka. III. weknown Austrian
or.rouist IN his book "Freilinl, from when 'he
district viii take lis name. In hccoruah'r VIII" NC
,rinciples laid down by the Austrian professor the
land will from the outset be the property hei'he'
of individuals nor Of the community. but VIII be Tree
10 the u.s.. of all without payment OF rent Every
Ll,l of industry agricultural otherwise. VIII De
conducted bv voluntary groups or associations Oh
snlr-coyarnins men. who Will be me owners Oh an
they can produce but will have no exclusive r'sh'
=, IN. land The first batch Of oConists VIII iea'e
for their new home early III the year. IL VIII NUM-
h.r about twenty and Will include among us mum
hrs uersons Of all natiorates. Including several
rnrllshmrn and Americans. They viii sail from
HAMBURG probably by the German East Atr'an
,, -, s,a,,uers 10 IAlnu. forty miles north OF
,h IAN, River where they will land As part
- ,bair eoulpmcnt. they will take on the deck OF
IN. ocean steamer n small stern-vheel river boat Oh
about fortv-horse power. which Will be USED 10 Tow
,,o LIGHTERS containing the expedition and It's I'M
neIiuenta The colonsts will go up the river as lar
a. the. first falls at IlargaZo point ABOUT ~ "i,'o
from the sea. where the mountainous country w
Gins The steamer will subsequently be USED az
u r,,,,,, between the station to be built at Har-
ryn and The. settlement at Nitu. at the river mouth
Sb. will also serve 10 convey bltches OF an
VIII ' ,i th. actual work OF colonization begins.
y s"cconI marty of forty Will leave Hamburg d Few
weeks later than the pioneers; ,h, ,a,darsbin OF
nr Iuiius Wilhelm who will have as MS n-utrnahe
Herr Clemens Denhardt German uluer az an
,vhn has extensive relations with the HtiNes ,,i
~ III, ~ the Tana and Is well acquainted WIN
The language and customs or the peVp.e ne ne, n
petition will include several iheH'0a, nv ~ So,o 4.
nu hsrheI - Nv each man SO Of which will be ex-
nrnded I'm the ocean passage. leaving paI'.0 T.,
$75 per head available tor ghnnsard dollars has
hon subscribed by the pubic >eVerai cN"'''N
nersonarrs have contributed ..,.,on,
~. Ii. ~ the new colony VIII be Machakoianu,
q, rnuntrv about $50 miles from the river station
q, UargaZo and a hundred miles south or Noun.
Kcnia the great mountain. lsfo teet mSh' ann;
TI c,,nn M IIargazo will be supplied from TINS
district and a young Englishman VIII leave , Eng ,
land shortly In advance OF tns po"e Wachako and
,hrnc ~ Hargazo The object OF his journey IS
~ purchase cattle and hire native porters u!
Machako Az soon as the r p.o", w Ss dspatchei
~ The KenIa district to choose the actuai SITES 10,
The. settlements This Is not expected 20 p,o Tr
Ii,ucnlt :, Ak as between Machako ana tne lana,
" na q, y wide valley some eight miles broad ana
fnrty miles long. with stream running thIousm VI,
centre where the soil Is rlch auVlu,n anu MIN
could probably be found In any part by s'hh'"s