The western recorder., 1898-06-30
AFRICA's FUTURE.
BISHOP HAaTzsLL DlscussEslr
unised States rrstsc, raberi.-rossi-
biiities of The Little Rerebi.c.

Bishop Hartzeli OF the Methodist
Church. who has charge OF missions
in Africa. has been spending n few
days In Washington. and has received
n great deal OF attention from Presi-
dent Mckinley and other high off,
cials. whom he has been trying to in
terest in the development OF the dark
continent. Since the 9th OF Decem-
Der. 1896, Bishop Hartzell has trav-
cled more than 10000 miles in his do
cesc. 1000 being on the African cont
nent. He spent two and a half months
in Liberia, where he stationed eighty
hye missionaries: month in Sierrc
Leone, and then followed the entire
coast around as far as Zambecg and
umtali, In eastern Rhodesia. which Is
the terminus of the railway system on
the east coast.
Bishop Hnrtzell speaks with great
enthusiasm of the energy and zeal
with which the English are developing
Africn, and said;
THE conflict between the Dutch and
English In South Africa is irrcpressi-
Bile. The South African or Transvanl
republic has only $1,000 Beers, while
there are 10000 English and 1000
90 natives. The Boer voters number
only 1000. and although the Euro
peans or Jltlanders pay into the
treasury over S25.OOO.OOD year taxes
In various ways, chiefly on mining in
drstrles, they are not allowed to vote.
There are three burning questions In
the republic-thc furnishing of dyna-
mite. which Krueger has put into the
hands OF n Jewish syndicate; Transport
.ation. which Is controlled by n Meth
erlands railway company. aud the ma
EItst tlaft Ia
one in name only. being absolutely
dominated by Kruger and a few Of
his non-progressive party.
Il expect In few years to make the
trip of G,000 miles from Cape Town to
Cairo by rail and steamboat, all un-
der the British nag. My plans include
the development OF n large industrial
missionary station near tmtnli
have already been given concessions
OF money. land and buildings by the
British chartered company, the lead
Ing men OF which both In Africa and
London have assured me of their earn
est desire 10 have America unite with
England in developing Anglo-Saxon
civilization in Rhodesu. where for
thousands OF years the people have
been submerged In barbarism.'
The bishop is greatly Interested In
Liberia and believes America fhould
renew her interest In that republic
President Coleman said the bish-
op. has come to realize fully that a
few great nations are 10 control the
world. and that this is especially true
OF Africa. His desire IL that the
United States and England should es-
tablish some sort of n protectorate
over the republic and insure Its au-
tonomy and the exploration and de-
velopment of its domain. Secretary of
State Gibson OF Liberia viii soon visit
the United States and with friends of
Liberia will bring the matter more
prominently before this country"
Bishop Hartzell IL said to represent
the Republic OF Liberia and Is author
| lied II is claimed. to ask Great Brit
ain and the United States to establish
" joint protectornte over Liberia. He
has already laid the matter before the
! President and Secretary Day. lf
Great Britain and the United States do
not consent to n joint protector.i'e
neither country viii be asked to do
so. The aggressions of the French.
Germans and Belgians are said to be
worrying the little republic.
Bishop Hartzell feels grentiy en-
couraged by his reception at the
I
state. and will return again TO Wnsh-
ington when Mr.. Gibson. the Liberinn
minister OF foreign affairs. arrives in
this country. He dcplores the emigra-
tion of negroes from America TO Ii
bera. He says there is no room for
them over there unless they go with
capital sufficient to engage In com
mercial or Industrial enterprises.
There is n great field offered In Ii
IBERIA for American enterprise In the
development OF the mineral. agricnl-
tural and other resources OF that re-
public, because the people there have
no money. no experience and lack the
energy and intelligence necessary to
utilize the opportunities that are Of
fered them. The emigration of labor
from the United States TO Liberia
simply increases the difficulties that
exist there and make II harder for the
natives of that country TO get living.
A few Of the emigrants who have
gone from the United States are doing
well, but the most of them have by no
means improved their condltion.--Chl-
cago Record.