The silver star., 1898-06-30
AFRICA's FUTURE.
(sHoP HAarzeLL DISCUSSES 1T

SHOP HARTZELL DISCUSSES 1T
Wants to Have Great Brltain and the
United States Protect Liberla-Pos>i-
biiities of the Little Republic.
Il BIshop Hartzell of the Methodist
'9hurch who has charge of missions
Afrlca, has been spending few
~ ys In washington, and has received
~ great deal of attention from Presi-
ent Mckinley and other high Off
H Rls, whom he has been trying to In
rest In the development Of the dark
ntinent. Since the 9th of Decem-
: j, 1896 Bishop Hartzell has trav-
ID more than 10000 miles In his do
u he, 1000 being on the African cOnti-
mt. He spent two and n half months
IN Liberia, where he stationed eighty
II re missionaries; month in Sierre
F3 zone, and then followed the entire
&Qast around MS far as Zambeeg and
& Umtali, in eastern Rhodesia, which is
K De terminus of the railway system on
ne east coast.
'1 Bishop Hartzell speaks with great
pthusiasm of the energy and zeal
Nth which the English are developing
A{rica, and said:
eThe conflict between the Dutch and
Unglish in South Africa is irrepressi-
y ~. The South African or Transvaal
Epublic has only 10000 Beers, while
ere are 10000 English and 1,OOO,-
- natives. The BOer voters number
10ly 24,OOO. and although the Euro
leans or Uitlanders pay into the
f<easury over $25.OOO,OO0 year taxes
- various ways, chiefly on mining in
1at ri all
xhere nre three burning questions in
ne republic-the furnishing of dyna-
Ulte, which Kruger has put into the
z Nands of n Jewish syndicate; transpor-
nti0n. which is controlled by Meth
orlands railway company, and the M
,sfye labor question. The republic is
ne In name only, being absolutely
0Qminated by Krucger and n few of
~ nOn-progressive party.
II expect In n few years to make the
trip of 5000 miles from Cape Town to
C41ro by rail and steamboat. all I'm
81 the British flag. My plans include
tne development of n large industrial
visionary station near Umtali.
4 h4ye already been given concessions
- money, land and buildings by the
4gitish chartered company. the lead
- men of which both in Africa and
L1ndon have assured me of their earn
~ desire to have America unite with
gland in developing Anglo-Saxon
<y1lizatiOn In Rhodesia, where for
k1ousands of years the people have
len submerged in barbarism.'
The bishop is greatly Interested in
liberia and believes America should
r11ew her interest in that republic.
president Coleman" said the bish-
op, has come to realize fully that a
few great nations are to control the
world, and that this is especially true
of Africa. His desire is that the
United States and England should es-
iG8blish some sort of prOtectOrate
gver the republic and insure Its au-
0cnomy and the exploration and de-
y11Opment Of its domain. Secretary of
o{nte Gibson of Liberia will soon visit
Ue United States and with friends of
LAberia will bring the matter more
p1pminently before this country"
Bishop Hartzell is said to represent
IL Republic of Liberia and Is author
l1od, It is claimed. to ask Great Brit
oln and the United States to establish
= 5oint protectorate over Liberia. He
4 los already laid the matter before the
PRESIDENT and Secretary Day. IL
Great Britain and the United States do
u1other country will be asked to do
~ The aggressiOns of the French,
Germans and BelgIans are said to be
vorying the little republic.
bishop Hartzell feels greatly en-
0Draged by his reception at the
lite House and Department Of
tie, and will return again to Wash
ton when Mr.. Gibson. the Liberian
ulster Of foreign affairs, arrives In
- country. He deplOres the emigra-
ID of negroes from Americn to IL
ria. He says there Is no room for
t1em over there unless they go with
oopital sufficient to engage In com
mercial or Industrial enterprises
Ihere is a great field offered in Li-
eeRia for American enterprise In the
0evelOpment Of the mineral. agricul-
tuIal and other resources Of that re-
DubIic, because the people there have
- money, no experience and lack the
energy and intelligence necessary to
us1lize the opportunities that are Of
1-red them. The emigration Of labor
fEom the United States to Liberia
simply increases the difficulties that
exist there and make 1t harder for the
( natives Of that country to get living.
a few Of the cmIgrnnts who have
!. zone from the United States are doIng
B yell. but the most OF them have by no
neans improved their condIti0n.-Chi-
pgo Record.