Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-02-26

No Room for Butchsrs Over Here.
All Africa pays tribute to European
powers, says the New York Journal
Look At the map Of it Scarcely q part
Of It L. free from the dominion Of the
greedy foreigners. Dependence and
tyranny reign In Africa. All South
America II free. Look at its map. Its
Dhaded portions, which mark the places
where European governments have
found . foothold, are insignincant In
dependence and liberty reign In South
America.
These two maps graphically Illus
rate the existing necessity for the en-
brcement Of the Monroe doctrine. The
United States does not propose to let
Iouth America become another Africa
another scene Of bloody conquest and
lorrid outrage.
E- J. Glane. who studied African out
hges carefully. thus estimated: 1.-THE
mbJugation Of Africa has left q mark
u blood across the history Of these
hmeA More than 100000 persons
have been slain directly or indirectly
Ay the explorers who have blazed the
way with CORY marks, and the follow
ng conQuerors might almost have
walked to victory over q corduroy road
u corpses."
Therefore, 1t Is not surprising that
resident Monroe declared his now cele-
brated doctrine. Certainly 1t IL enough
mat ono continent should suffer 20.
We can only pity Africa, but we can
protect South America. OF all that
Iast continent only two spots-one tiny
Liberia, the other barbarous Morocco
D-day remain Independent Of European
sOntrol. and 1t Is mostly within the
past ten years that the great European
powers have thus parcelled out Africa.
The nation and sovereign who subju-
Iated these lands did not consult the
natives, they merely killed them when
'ver they resisted. They are still kill
ng them. Great Britain, France, Ger
many, and Italy have all had q share
n the spolation, and the troops Of those
nations are still engaged in hunting the
Africans like wild beasts in order to
compel them to acknowledge their new
masters. or course. the chief among
The spoilers Is England, which has an
nexed Egypt and its dependencies un-
Ter the cover Of temporary occupation,
and Is now preparing to send an expe-
lition against Ashantee on the pre-
ence that the king Of that Independent
African state has violated a treaty, but
'eally to prevent the country from be
ng seized by the French.
The English, French, Germans and
italians are not In actual possession Of
Ill the territories In Africa over which
they claim sovereignty. and In some in
stances the natives are conducting q
successful resistance to the Invaders.
England has given up for the present
Ter attempts to subdue the Egyptian
soudan, Italy has met repulse in Abys-
Iiania, and In the French Soudan q
gallant warfare is being carried on by
resolute in the determina-
Hon not to accept the yoke of the
Itranger. So far, however, as diplo-
matte agreement between the powers
" Western Europe can accomplish the
result intended, Africa independence
has been extinguished, save for the
.eeble flicker Of liberty's torch at Mon
have not yet been able to agree upon
/ division Of Morocco.
The so-called Congo Free State Is
marked as Belgian" because 1t Is
imply a Belgian military station and
post, under the Individual
Overeignity Of Leopold, King Of the
Belgians. who has bequeathed to Bel
,ium by will all his sovereign rights
n the State. The question at issue re-
Iarding the Congo Free State is not
rhat Belgium will do to develop 1t,
'ut whether France or England will
ucceed in annexing It The chances
.ppear to favor the addition of the
jOngo Free State, with its 100000
quare miles Of territory. to England's
lreadv enormous possessions in Africa