The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
review. In 1884 Frances foreign EN-.
pire had Sos, 900 square miles, Of which
nraa 60Q0 000 SQUARE milee Were in AZ,

review. In 1884 Frances foreign en-.
pire had e65, 900 square miles, Of which
area 1000 square miles were in At
rica, embracing Algeria, Tunis. Sene-
gambia, the Upper Niger, the Congo TO
gion and certain patches on the Guiana
coast. In Asia France held Tonkingi
Cochin China, Cambodia, and other
smaller areas, aggregating $4,000 square
miles. New Caledonia and other pos
sessions in Oceanica made up the total
credited to France in 1884. Since that
time she has added 2,726, 900 square
miles in Africa and Asia, bringing her
aggregate, including Madagascar, up to
1891 900, or five times the area pos
sessed in 1884. Including France it.
self, the total area ruled from Paris ID
3.595,0O square miles, or four times the
area Of 1884.
Great Britain began in 1884 with an
empire Of s,530,770 square miles, and
by 1896 had added 2,5s9, 900 square
miles, bringing her total, including the
homo country, to 11,12s,s6o square
miles, or one-third more than she had
at the earlier date. For centuries be-
fore 1884 commerce had familiarized
her with the various countries best sit
uated for production and trade, will,
the result that while the continental
powers Of Europe were busy at
homo watching and warning with
each other, her citizens occupied
the lands most worth having.
She thus gained vast areas with
in the temperate zone, such as
Canada and Australia, suited to Eu-
rcpean immigrants, or densely popu-
lated countries like India, which ems
rich her commerce. Wherever in any
part Of tho globe port was needed,
Or a coaling station, she acquired it,
having, a. q rule, no competitor, by
reason OF the fact that France, Russia,
Germany; Austria, ETC., were preoccu'
pied with internal questions or in strug-
giles for predominance in Europe. Thus.
IN 1884 Great Britain held in Europe
I20 square miles, In Asia, 1,414,130; in
Africa, 1000; in America, $4,000;
IN Australasia, 3,0s5,540. Since then
she has added in Africa. the Niger ter
ritories, East Africa, Rhodesia, Uganda,
etc.-in all about 2,oOo. 900 square miles.
In Asia. Upper Burmah, certain small
territories on the northwestern from.
tier of India, certain Malay states,
North Borneo, Brunei and Sarawak
have been added, and to Australia a
part of New Guiana has been joined.
The list now runs: Europe, 120 square
miles; Asia, 1,92o, 500; Africa, 2,300. 900;
America, 3,614.o00; Australasia, 3,174.-
600. OF tho recent acquisitions, the
Niger. Uganda, Burmah, the Malay
states, the Borneo are well peopled and
valuable for commerce.
Germany in 1884 possessed not one
square mile of territory beyond her
own shores. She now has in Africa 92o..
o2O square miles; in the Pacific, 1o2, ,151
square miles; total, 1,o23,O square
miles. The whole domain Of William
H.. including Germany itself-2os,e7
square miles-in 1895, is 1,231,740
square miles, or six times what it was in
1884. The Germans, however, are not
eontent with their colonial empire,
which Il mostly in the tropics, and
doesn't pay. Germans emigrate TO
ether regions, so that after IL years
there are in, the Cameroons, for in
stance, but 230 white men, including
soldiers. In East Africa there are 500
white men, including German soldiers.
OF the 2,o25 white men in Southwest
Africa, 1000 are soldiers. There is a
growth Of agriculture and trade, but
not enough to meet expectations. The
total trade of the German colonies is
about 10000 900 marks, but only frac-
ton Of that goes to Germany. Accus-
toned to a bureaucratic administra-
tion OF severe type at home. the Ger
man official in Africa gets on badly
with natives. Upon the whole. Ger
mans envy the luck and experience Of
England. which, as Mr.. Curzon said in
recent speech, was the "early bird"
in colonizing long ago. and got the best
that was to be had.
Belgium acquired IN the Congo re-
gion an area of !. .o0o. 900 square miles. or
so times its own area. Italy acquired
500, 900 square miles in East Africa.
or 5k times its Own area Russia
has added largely TO her area in re-
cent years by grabbing at the ex-
pense of Asian neighbors. All the
larger powers Of Europe, except Aus
tria. live. it appears. "in glass houses"
a. rrsnects "land grabbing" All are
sinners. and naturally sinners that
have been less successful assume vir-
ruous airs-Balfimore Sun