The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-31
TO GOBBLE AFRICA.
That Is the Big Scheme Eng
land Has on Foot.
LIGHT ON TIE RHODES ploT.


Tag rze next few ysa-s TIE zzzresszt.
sx-r q Greats tze-s sE6ozetez12y Azzxx ~
81 the 1ssz@ u t5e e5rsa1z .ow rzxzg n
s.ss csazzry e@fzeea Aozor zae pres.-<e-
TIA. Issue has AZ last ss~a made Clear ara
tezrzs= ~ Freshest E-1xe-'x p1nsiezzioa
xAsca rr=eesseS TIE Jameson rzsd We
have 70 frank Jerome K Ie-e-zs sa- :
remarkably clear snt frank exposition e
the E-.flsh policy that might makes
right vaieh In rcw being zssvcczrsd 81
srarc-sy 1i<w ulse1 language sroz he Lon-
con Tsnss Down 10 fhe Ioxesr organ o.
nn@crzpasozs British 5ingolsn- Jerome
says
An empire beyond TIE seas = an aAsc-
late necessity ~ an appeasaxs &c Ire Brit
t-h Isles We had 70 stsal Ane--rz ard
rzra cut TIE sr1x4nzI redskins from their
property We Esd 10 seine Australia IN
tire sane way. ard % eo-susr India. We
are row engaged IN the necessary BUT ets-
Sc1st operation % annexsng ARIA TIE
rzassrtsy O. Erxl1shzea al the bottom 81
their hearts approve tie scheme They So
rs sweet rs7scaassessss ard its Inevitable
ness We aaSs already secEred 4 fairly
good slice OF that continent. and have get
20 he length Of 1zsss1x the original ova-
ers 'rehsss-' For ny<es<. profess 70 no
ssnri-nsntzsity On Tire point I sse great
benefit 70 trs weysc a Whale IN England
declaring herself master u S-st one AMI
then another Of the African ksrxacs.s ard
killing szch Of the ElE-adxased bat brave
n2t1ses who artsn9t to defend Their proes-
srty- Some civilized narl5n WILL have to
take Africa Ia hard. and Of al nations 7
consider Great Britain the rrnz- entitled
and the most capatie. But would = not De
better for as 10 acknowledge the psass fat
aE1 90 10 ~c-S N : besineSssske manner
v-t.ozt any farther hypocrisy.
Whether Mr.. Jerome sn-znzs< 70 se 50 Or
-3f- th1s brutaliy plain statement az TIE
case fairy represents fsse opinion az the
fzperlai2ss section Of the British pzb-
y. M jerome. 70 Be sure. goes On 20
c-ttscsse severely the administrator Of the
British soc-h Africa Company. sEd de-
rnzr1s that government sy chartered com
rznies IN al parts OF the empire shaa
cease The struggle TOW Il ss.A force
ever the fate OF the British Soz.a Area
Company Is IN itsel< matter OF great n
teresz- ], "a a Pecuf1ar fact. whtea have
several times pointed out In dispatches i,
tie San- that the sfimpe-szilxt's press or
sznz- from TIE Times down, hold briefs for
TIE chartered company, and for Cecil
Rhodes, which they defend with even
greater energy than they Co TIE sasa 81
the ersa1sion OF the British empire IN A.
RIGA
The newspaper eaioxy Of M Rhodes
ana OF the British South Africa COMPANY
: 50 fGlsone and ;ndiscrininzsinx that
II . worth While 10 point out tew sim
ple facts In the history Of the man sna
the company. There IS q 81, Of secret -
tory IN connection with the birth Of are
eeArterea Company which Is interesting.
In i&s. the wesi-knonw 1hEsanthreois-
merchant and shs2owner, SIP William
Achtnnon- Of Liverpool obtained from
tse sultan OF Zanzibar certain raaxniss-
eens concessions OF territory which we-s
subsequently, acquired by the Imperial
British Ees, Africa Corpany. Asso rhar-
tered This board Of directors az this c,rr,-
psny was made as arisfocrasic as r,oszs-
Die. and included the Marquis Of ro~ns.
scn-iu-iaw OF the queen At about tbs
tine the Fart Of Fife. having married
the Prince Of Wales daughter and Be-
come duke. was also seeking sources
OF increased income. and wanted To al,
the board Sir William McKirncn- thir--
ing tnat one royal son-ia-iax among his
friends was quite sufficient. and perhans
Tor other reasons. refused 70 find room "a.
me duke. who vas much piaued and dis
appointed
II was Just al this time that Cersi
Rhodes VAS seeking support in innusx.-
tisl quarters In LONDON for his s~he---
for the organization Of the British sou-a
Africa Company. After being srobh-.I
y sr William Mckinnon the DSke Of
Fife enthusiastically to5red Mr. Rhos;es
N the latter scheme. Having secured rye
duke, Mr. Rhodes soon gained the szsn-ss--
OF another. and Sutfzisnt Political mas
erce was obtained TO secure from ~. GOV
eminent the charter which Mr phnssas
had previously sought in vaia-
The terms OF that charter. IS .x~-v-
BODY KNOWS, conveyed royal a-a urse-
tieaAAly !lIstiesz power Their began rhp
dssgracefal neSctistiors. so-esfis,s ha-
tsesn the various chiefs ara Kings n -
vast southern ha1 OF the continent 4,
a tine when the selling OF firearms ara
liquor TO African natives z-ss being A.
no1ocesi All over Europe. the aK4rrs Of
Nh Rhodes made treaty MIR r,ss..,,-
Esi2 Tor he transfer Of large porsfo-,
OF bis heritage for the sum cf y "a 80
lssN Azrtioi-Hsn-y rifles. OF cs,urSa 49,
giving e TIE rifles WIS oniy raz-1 e. SO
de- plaid plot Lotenguiz- feeling him
ssls stro.g 70 modern weapons and being
tsSt1ioas4y hzrass@d into reh~issa- -
British agents. soush. 10 rs,ara - - -
ritory-. This OF course gave rise - Ire
AAtzee2s war and furnished the ssaxs-sss
opportunity for stealing the rest ot re
Kingdom
Such Is \ far sample Of The Chartered
SeiaT azy's methods CT arSs;1fsttf ara a.
Tsizss;ra-sen- The a1aacal history II he
&C rcerl Is likewise interesting T-Ne ,rsv
50 HIDE Id tAe Investing p,,e,ic .hsrk -
ne enterprise tszr the market price -
ne shares soon feil 20 - per cent. hesow
par TIE stock exchange -nara~~-,..-.
g the cc1csrn. soweyer has he4r er~-eAs
Ugly elsVer. for 4 raised the nrsee %
SHARES al orr tine as high Is .. Z form
iaE he Chartered Co-rDary .-sss AZ.
ard devoted -nsperAiis-s'' as the -s,,,-s
calls them. reserved certain s5,s-s.r-s,
SsA-es fsr themselves TAssse sh=1- 80
verss1 THO l.eon.a c ordinary shares vhf~A
they ISSUED % themselves -s.hnsr. s-v
cash payment tbs was ~ a Tire xsas-,
he o-zss1a-y shares CT the co-u9arv vvs-.
aseie1 a. 2 eacA- 50 hat he a-sle sarr
Thacn tse promoters pockete4 vvlrhos.-
ces< % themselves has a r-1a-s-- x,.,-,s -
So ea ~ -
Mr. I-Shcaehers ooeuly focuses rs.s.
s3ye2tu-s-s Of --EginE the srock -ya-sas
a2tH SAYS. an that. too. IN coz ,s.~t,--,
VIII TIE 1a-sescu -as5 M Eas.sseaere
says- - f4- IS : OF 7e-ossvz tNs
sa1zn ess~ct q ihe rali VA tAze lane
se1 s1s'lll- advance - Jcas -7s.sAu--s-
zua t5er tAat a r5ch r.inE-v siS-rs~r -
ne sTsrzsy7Rad shogid ~ annexed q r.
seSA But J. ess oAyse1s hat e. ~.
E-st HeNs % ths rssa she shares q -.
Chartered Cnc-~a-y ar - ssa -sa~sv-
eesn7S-tes % re TTansyAz, Se~e Igxsiv
- fan Vow arr prepared 20 g,r,gs. tssa.
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fcTrsssas. tnesr5lrsx iaszsirx ssr~urso~ - -.
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tie yarpese % making lz-Ss bar sas@S
81 t1sse cc-zD7rIes ~ LasEasa Tnzs a.-ss
rar-1E has been s1w=. - ss-ssrsrsr =.
cn'z rress ~ the s---assfafs IAN - 80
sn2r~s All an ultirszte pros. ~ h-sxzr--
tse7. hack NJ he rass na5 proved sa~-
s<-L z>s a ri>h sitco q ne T-z-svaa.
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