The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-20

- events in the Dark
Continent give this
particular time
linesl and importance. Concerning the
partltloning Of the continent. Mr.. Stan
ley says.
Until the Berlin conference 40 Euro
pean nation appeared 10 take any spe-
cial interest In the fate OF the Dark
Continent; but the three-months sit
ting under the auspices Of Bismarck
was a splendid school for Europe. The
daily kilograms and editorial comments
on the sayingsand doings OF many celeb
rifles regarding river-ba. ms and de-
limitations. and the products and pos
sibillties Of Africa. were just what was
wanted 70 instruct and start into energy
ihe slumbering ambitions OF nations as
well a. Of individuals What King Leo
pcld, De Brazza. and the writer had
dcne, others could do; aad the scramble
for Africa was tho consequence. with
an rs iealousies. spites. newspaper ban
ter and menace. Thoughts OF the
period VI from 1885 to 1880 remind me
o. The way my black followers used TO
rush with cleaning knives for slaught-
cred game during our travela Foremost
among the countries whose lust for
territory was awakened by the Berlin
conference were Germany. France and
Italy. do not blame them at an. on the
contrary, ! think II admirable. neccs-
sary and inevitable. The starving
white man mus, be satisfied or he will
become ugly. Before these nations was
revealed a huge continent with many
millions OF square miles undeyeloped.
In possession we're several millions Of
black men. divided into minute frag-
ments Of tribes, each OF which was
Isolated on lis ten-square-mile plot. up
holding with tooth. spear and arrow lis
Singular African Monroe doctrine
ugogo for the Wagogo. Uganda for the
Waganda. Uguhha for the waguhha.
unyon for the Wanyor0. and 80
throughout all the thousands OF ten
sQuare-mile sections Of Equatorial AZ
rica And a fine mess those tribal
fragments had made OF themselves and
their lands after some ilfty centuries or
ihereabouts OF occupation! Murder In
every conceivable shape rloted through
out their territories. Naked and bestial
they had lived from prehistoric time.
Il was death to any unarmed stranger
10 come among them, and death 10 any
member Of their communities who
showed the least sign OF capacity or
genius. From the Hottentot 10 the
shilluk. the Nasal 10 the Bakongo. they
were an alike: and 80 long as they ex-
oluded outside influences they would
continue TO deterlorate morally and
physically. until they would become as
degraded as the Pygmies and the Bush
men.
Therefore q was not harm. but the
highest good. that was coming 10 the
savage African BY the advent Of civiliz-
Ing white men among them lie was
- be protected from the black haired.
yellow-faced Arab. who was incapa.
bic OF pity lie would be saved from
self. than whom there was nothing
mere deadly lie was to be taught how
TO BE- human, aud how In time he would
become the equal OF the white. Talk
about the emancipation OF the Amerl-
can negroes and Russian serfsl They
were mere commonplace compared q
The emancipation Of Africa from her.
self that dates from 1885. England was
tie last European power to engage In
the rush for African territory. Her
efforts for some years after the Der.
TN conference had been confined 70 NJ.
serving spheres OF influence. rather
thar to violent annexation. and "a
moderating the passion for African
land manifested by Germany. France
and Italy.
II any power had the moral right q
interfere with this fierce lust for an.
nexation, Il must be admitted that
after policing the African coasts foi
j 49, ttftHH - N'NhNANH NANANAAtAA AMN III
terror, and establishing Christian mis-.
sions IN East Africa. Nyassa Land. and
Uganda, England was fairly entitled q
a. Between 1856 and 1880 Engllshmef
began to stir and succeeded In forming
The famous South African Company
,Ao African Lakes Company, the I. b
. r 4. Company. The Royal Niger
Company had obtained a charter In
1856, and in October 1889. a somewhat
similar one was granted TO the South
African. with administrative power
J over 10000 square milea. In 1891 q
absorbed the African Lakes Company
and thus British Central Africa, with
100000 square miles. was formed. II
the British East African Company wal
given authority over 100000 squar,
miles.
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