The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-19
ghe qus ay Eaeie Ihursas Morung, goueuhsr 1e 1896

Guiding Madagascar, up to 1881 .Us. or
five times the area possessed in 1854
Including France itself. the total area
ruled from Paris is 3.595.00O square
miles, or four times the area of 1884.
Great Britain began in 1854 with an
empire of S,53O.770 square miles, and
by 1895 had added 2,599,O9O square
miles, bringing her total, including the
home country, TO 11,129,S60 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
situated for production and trade. with
the result that while the continental
powers of Europe were busy at home
watching and warning with each other,
her citizens occupied the lands most
worth having. She thus gained vast
areas in the temperate zones, such as
Canada and Australia, suited to Euro
pean immigrants, or densely populated
countries, like India, which enriched
her commerce. Wherever, in any part
of the globe, port was needed, or a
coasng station. she acquired it, having,
as a rule, no competitor, by reason OF
the fact that France, Russia, Germany,
Austria, etc, were preoccupied with in
ternal questions or in struggles for pre-
dominance in Europe. Thus, in 1881
Great Britain held in Europe 40 square
miles, in Asia 1,414.1 100, in Africa 3OO,-
coo. in America 100000, in Australia
3,0S5,540. Since then she has added, IN
Africa, the Niger territories, East AZ
RIGA, Rhodesia, Uganda. etc., In all
about 100000 square miles. In Asia,
Upper Burmah, certain small territories
on the northwestern frontier Of India,
certain Malay states. North Borneo,
Brunei and Sarawak have been added.
and to Australasia part OF New
Guinea has been joined. The list now
runs: Europe 40 square miles. Asia
1920 ego, Africa 100000, America
3,614, 900, Australasia. 3, $4,000. OF the
recent acquisitions, the Niger, Uganda,
Rurmah, the Malay states and Borneo
are well peopled and valuable for COM
MERGE AS all countries held by Eng
land are open to American imports free
Of duty, whereas those held by Germany
France, ETC.. are INSTRUCTED by protect
i've tariffs, it has been assumed by some
writer's to be to the interest of the
United States that the LAND grabbing
Of the latter should be on the smallest
possible scale.
Germany in 1884 possessed not one
square mile of territory beyond her own
shores. She now has in Africa 20.92O
square miles, in the Pacific, 1921
square miles; total, 1,023,o7o square
miles. The whole domain Of William IL
including Germany itself - NS,61O
square miles--in 1896, Is 1,231, 14o
square miles, or six times what it was in
1884. The Germans, however. are not
content with their colonial empire.
which is mostly in the tropics and does
not bay. Germans emigrate to other
regions, SO that after twelve years there
are in the Cameroons, for instance, but
go white people, including soldiers. In
East Africa there are $50 white men,
inclding German soldiers. OF the 2,Ao
white men in Southwest Africa 1000
are soldiers There is growth Of agri-
culture and trade. but not enough to
meet expectations. The total trade OF
the German colonists is about 30,W0,O0C
marks, but only fraction Of this goes
to Germany Accustomed TO bureau
cratic administration at home, the Ger
man official in Africa gets ON badly
with the natives. Upon the whole, Ger
mans envy the luck and experience of
England, which. as Mr.. Curzon said II
recent speech, was 1.-THE early bird' III
colonizing long ago, and got the best
that was to be had.
Belgium acquired in the Congo region
an area Of over 100000 square miles,
or 50 times its own area Italy acquired
500. 600 square miles in East Africa, OF
5ln times its own area. Russia has add
ed largely TO her area in recent years
By grabbing, at the expense OF Asian
neighbors. All the larger powers OF
Europe, except Austria, live, II appears
in "glass houses" as respects ''land-grah
bling" All are sinners, and, naturally
sinners that have been least successful
| assume yirtuous airs.