The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-13
Wolves of Europe Have
:, arly Devoured Africa.
iRY FOR SOUTH AMERICA.
le Doctrine Stands I'm the Way
Baffied Plunderers Yeip In
the Fury of Defeat.
New York sun.


better gained her ends by war, chicanevy.
She haE and all kinds OF subterfuges. She
fooleryy rthrown native governments and
has oy{ heir rulers: she has utterly disre-
killed II the rights Of the people whom she
gardeH she has taken their property,
subduA them from their lands and COM
drivenV hem TO submit 10 her authority.
PEELED n ne king Of Dahomey refused TO ac-
When 81 her demands a few months ago she
cede "a Il military and naval force 10 re-
fitted q N to obedience; and We suppose
duce Al country win be among England's
that ons when the English expedition
possess& we completed its work, and that
shall Al 4, of Dahomey, VIII suffer Iato
Premp4 which Lobengula, Of Matahele-
like tn Tered two years ago.
land, 81 lsiness OF the powers in Africa IS
The I'M ompleted The body OF that vast
nearly & ulous continent is in their hands.
and poy working it for all Il is WORTH
They ~ a thing for which England has
That "a aptitude than any other European
greater{ She has had more OF the expert
power II eded for success than all the other
ience a Of Europe put together. Belgium
powerst lrred a heavy expense on account
has ind ,ongo state; France has had
Of the ii me in the French Congo as tar
rough L a as Timbuctoo; Germany's pos
westwaH in Eastern and Western Africa
sess.onN rden to her; Portugal has trouble
are n III ands on both sides of the continent,
in her II y is waging a sangu,nary and cost
and It5 20 retain her foothold IN Aoyssina
~ warn id alone, among all the European
EngIH has a record OF full success in
poyersE where her possessions extend from
African of Good Hope northward to where
the CAL ave not yet been set. though Cecil
limits II would have carried them up to me
RhodeA hort time ago If France had not
Nile II BON England to halt.
called ID the African continent Is n the
Thus the powers Of Europe.
hands III TO the exploitation OF Africa, a
Priorv ri of the Asiatic continent had be-
large p& Q prey OF European governments.
come tf holds the Indies, vast wealthy
Englanl lulous; France holds Anam, and
and POI w territory IN sam ana IN SOUTH
seeks IN China; Russla's As.atic domains
westerH nded northward by the Arctic
are boN while Spain, France, the Neither
ocean: ii nd other European countries hold
lands II off the Aslatic coast in the Indian
islandsy .idc seas. The ancient empire OF
and PA It stands, but it tremoles in fear OF
China III France and Russia, not 10 men
FnglanE an. How long China VIII retain
ton jan Dendence no man can form trus-
her ind} n. but it is not improbable that the
tv oDiniS pire will yet be partitoned among
giant Ell ropean powers which already hold
those Et a part of Asia.
so largM 5 not at this time favorable Cp-
ThereS for the further ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
portuniH Il the powers OF Europe on the
of any II ointment.
Asiatic n then, and where next?
What.E $ vet another continent. vast in
There n nd possessed Of richer resources
extent. II lea or Asia, with a population
than Af aller than that OF Africa, and oniy
much srG e-tenth as great as that OF Asia.
about N portion of its people belong to the
A largeN ! stock. and are far below the
aborigirV IN civilization; indeed, they are
AsIaticsY d. Upon the continent spoken OF
unc!yllH numerous feeble governments
there a II often involved in war with each
which Al j often rent by civil strife Not
other. ~ EN- could by itself, Withstand the
one OF ~ England, or OF any other first
might ~ 7er. All Of them are open to IN
class 90 avishment and conquest. HOW
vasion, III IS that continent-we mean South
temptin4 to those grasping European pow
AmericaU have already mastered Asia and
ers whicN What profit there would be in the
Africa on of South America, If the
exnloitatS of that continent had no defense
countriel 1 that of their own unsubstant.al
other Nh III lr H. let US say, they had not
armies: III inst foreign lust IN the Monroe
shield an Ii is wholly apart from national
doctrine III at we here express the opinion
conceit II FOR the living force Of this great
that butt the flags OF European powers
doctrine n fore our day, have foated from
would. III gstaff IN the lands between Pa,a-
MANY a III Panama. 1t was the doctrine
gonia AN the name of Monroe that caused
known "A evacuate one Spanish-Amer!can
France II renty-eight years ago; It was the
country III strine that protected Brazil
same al fleets OF five European powers
againt al years ago; it is the same doc
only threb Is now invoked in defense OF
trine tha{ nc Of Venezuela.
the reuu i be easy at any time for any one
n womb four European powers TO stir up
oe three.oN with any country Of South Amer
a oiiarrelE Juld be easiest of all for Eng
ica Il N wants the Brazilian island OF
land So she wants better assurance OF
Trinidad good faith toward British In
Argentin3 le wants the main mouth OF the
,estors: n Venezuela: and her relations
Orinoco d al other countries Of the CONT
with seveI unsatisfactory. France. too, has
nent are III p dispute, though Il Is not yet Il
a bounda& q, with Brazil Italy also, and
serious oN and Spain, as We have seen IN
Germany have sought TO interfere in the
our time Il )ne or another Of the countries
affairs Oh America Even Spanish ships
Of South III foreign fleets which threatened
Joined theV Giro during the civil war in Bra
Pto de JaE g brought 10 an end last year.
I'll that N the European powers which,
Nearly al times. have taken part IL the
AZ sl1udrvV OF Africa and the seizure Of
Dart5tiorlir} often looked askauce. or gl8ved
Asia. haveN on the Inviting territory OF
directly, ica-
south AmV re said. Il IS about an that IS
As - II Is more cntlcing than any
let TO thc~V ave ever gained. Suppose they
thing they among themselves these le-
could 6fy5 III asureless wealth. as they have
c.ons Of N ca or could take them. IS
divided ~ a. the Philippines and other
India Ary have been taken, does any
narts Of II Al they would refrain from do
one think n that pleas o. humanity ana
ing so "a hold them backf
honor Won plulon. which Is fully sustained
II IS our NJ history numerous experiences
nv rnoderrl occurrences. that South Amer
ana recentE gain become what All Of L was
i~a voull III part OF this ninetcenth con-
In the ear& r0perty OF European govern
sEs IN lfafrg red nv them. as Il
mems 10 III are d.straired.
ard Afr.-aE szuela 70 the straits OF 3lagel-
E,~1-l Vel america les open 10 a powerful
Ian south n omb.nat!ou OF enemies, as lsy
enemy. or II the Cape 70 the Me, or Iu1.a
Afr+ea - ~ 10 the Hsm8layas. or Anam
from aFalaN dia 10 TonQsin.
from Carlv -ecdy governments az Europe
ara tina N the<Y sNoIs2 Never VII
s.,-fatra-g n e more SPOTS are within their
49,, he - p while = patca oC the world
~.a-b N ZEN 20 seize. Never tn the
IS lefc FOR N est drives taem ag4.as1 walls
fts+ ~ cor n "a impreEuable.
49,. arc IN .r1ent maintains no protector
o. - ' country Of South America
90 o,-.- III that Involved IN the Monroe
,,.~4hsr II "a limits the power OF eEe~y
g-..-s-e III yeru uslt upon tbs side OF the
European 8 n
1tG.r+.~ ~ n steady and courageous en-
- - - tbs doctrine against all = 20
s----~-..,s n that there IS safety for The
challenge lo-les' VII - 1.ae s .--s o.