The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-29
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100000 SLAVES.
Victoria's Sixtieth Anniversary to
Be Celebrated by Freeing African
Captives.

Be Celebrated by Freeing African
Captives.
1t has been announced in London that
the anniversary of the completion of the
Goth year of the reign of Queen Victoria
VIII be marked by the liberation of all
the slaves in the British possessions in
Africa. The decree has already been dis
serrinated through many sections of the
dark continent, but it will take some
thing more forceful than the mere pub
lication of the announcement to make the
order effective.
In all of Africa the most trustworthy
statistics show that there are $4,000, 600
slaves In the British possessions there
are at least 20, 600 900 slaves, or more than
one-quarter of the total population of the
United States. It has been estimated mat
the keeping alive of the slave trade costs
the lives of 100000 natives annually.
1t can be seen from this that it will
be no empty task to carry out the wishes
of the queen and wipe out slavery. The
slave dealers are powerful set, and
the petty kings of the different sections
ere all great slave owners. The most
powerful and famous of the private slave
owners is Tippoo lib, the willy trader who
vas the friend ana guide of Henry NJ.
Stanley in his early explorations
TiDpo lib accompanied Stanley on his
second expedition TO Africa from Nyan-
give to the banks of the Lualaba. In 1857
Stanley appointed him governor of Stan-
ley Falls Station, and guaranteed him
large salary. Tippoo also assisted Stan
ley in his search for Emin Bey in 1887
HAS 10000 SLAVES.
For these reasons. Tippoo has many
friends in England but he viii be the
hecv!est sufferer by the decree just is
sued by the English queen. He is the !arg-
est slave owner in Africa, his human
chattels numbering 10000. Every few
months his followers make raids into the
interior carrying away hundreds of the
natives after each raid and killing scores
in making the captures.
TipDoo furnishes slaves to nearly all OF
the smaller Arab dealers, and to the slav-
e-S of Morocco. His best customers are
the owners of the great African planta-
tons in Portuguese, French, German and
British Africa. These plantations are
owned by Europeans, and there is small
doubt that the condition of he slave on
some of these farms is SUI - Or to that
of the native in the forest. I -ey are well
fed, and are clothed after fashion; they
are properly housed, and in a small way
acquire some of the rudimentS of civili-
cation. OF course it is to the interest of
the owners to keep them healthy and
strong, and doctor them when they are
i'll, but these few advantages do not COM
penSate for the many abuses heaped upon
them.
THE NEW YORK ABOLITIONISTS.
In New York the Philafrican Liberators
League, composed of many of the veal
thiest philanthropists of the city, has,
during the past year made elaborate ar
rangements for a crusade against the
sla-e traffic of Africa, and the active
work was TO begin next month The re-
cent edict of the queen will not interfere
with the work mapped out, as it is the
intention OF the league TO penetrate lie inc
African possessions of Germany, France
and Portugal, where slavery IS more rte
in proportion to the population than III
British Africa.
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Elements IN the different slave sections,
each settlement to consist OF SIX per-
sons, a physician, farmer, a mechanic
and q teacher. ct least two OF these 10
be married and to be accompanied by
their wives The first object of the mem
bers of the settlement Will be 10 learn
the language OF the natives ana tnen
gain their confidence. They will be taught
to farm according to civilized methods
and to build proper houses. BY imoroV-
ing them in this and other ways, and by
of stations across the continent, it is be-
iieved that raids of the slaves Will be
gradually brought. TO an end.
Paul Du Challiu and He'll Chatelaln,
two experienced African explorers. are
members of the league, and Will have
charge of the first settlements Mr.
Chatelain has visited the headquarters
of several of the anti-slaVery orSanlza-
lions of British and continental cities,
and all of them are now banded harrno-
niously TO heal what is termed The open
sore OF the world
In the British Drotectorate of Zanzi-
bar, which is governed by English offic-
ers out of = total population of 200 600
over $4,000 are Slaves. 1t is estimated
that 1900 new captives are brought into
this territory each year, and this means
the slaughter of at least $1,000 natives, as
they make a tremendous fight before CIV
ing in to the traders. Then they are !
harshly treated while on the march. fully
20 per cent of them dying on the way.
In the Zanzibar protectorate the slaves
are treated most cruelty. the slightest
infringement of the iron-bound rules
being punished by death. 1t has been
shown that the average life in captivity
in that country is but seven wears
Time and again Great Britain has as
serted its intention TO put a stop to the
slave traffic in Zanzibar. but nothing has
ever come of il, and those familiar with !
these failures do not place much tatth |
in the efficacy of the recent decree The /
one great reason of these failures is that !
the revenue of Zanzibar is derived almost |
wholly from slave labor, and stoppage |
Of one means 4 great financial loss TO the |
Golfers of Great Britain. Tippoo lid Is /
the chief SLAYER of Zanzibar.
The same condition OF affairs exists IN |
the other African protectorates of Great |
Britain also among the Beers of the i
Transvaal, who. while Boosting OF their !
love of liberty, are generally credited |
with being the most cruel slave owners |
in Africa. as they work their black cap |
lives TO death in 4 few years.