La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-07-02
AFRICA's FUTURE.
BISHOP HARrzsLLD,s D,scussEs,r 1T
Cnited states Protect I,beria-Pos.i-
baiitics of the Little Republic.

Bishop Hartzell of the Methodist
Church. who has charge of missions
In Africa. has been spending n few
days In Washington. and has received
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-
ber, 1896, Bishop Hartzell has trav-
eled more than 10000 miles in his do
cese, 1000 being on the African conti-
nent. He spent two and n half months
In Liberla. where he stationed eighty
tive missionaries; n month in Sierre
Leone, and then followed the entire
coast around MS far as Zambeeg and
Umfali, in eastern Rhodesin, which Is
the terminus OF the railway system on
the east coast
Bishop Hartzell speaks with great
enthusiasm of the energy and zeal
with which the English are developing
Africa, and said:
"The conflict between the Dutch and
English in South Africa is irrepressi-
Bile. The South African or Transvnal
republic has only $4,000 Beers, while
there are 10000 English and 1,OOO,-
OvO natives. The Boer voters number
| only 2ic1O, and although the Euro
peans or Uitlanders pay into the
treasury over S25,000,0OO n year taxes
In various ways, chiefly on mining in
dustries, they are not allowed to vote.
There are three burning questions in
the republic-the furnishing of dyna-
mite, which Kruger has put into the
hands OF Jewish syndicate: transpor-
tation. which Is controlled by Meth
| erlands railway company. and the ma
tive labor question. The republic is
| one In name only, being absolutely
dominated by Kruger and few of
his non-progrcssive party.
II expect in few years to make the
trip of 6,Oo0 miles from Cape Town to
Cairo by rail and steamboat. all I'M
der the British flag. My plans include
I the development of n large Industrial
| missionary station near Umtali.
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 TO have America unite with
England in developing Anglo-SnNon
civilization in Rhodesia, where for
thousands of years the people have
been submerged in barbarism."
] The bishop is greatly interested in
/ Liberia and believes America should
renew her interest in that republic.
president Coleman" said the blsh-
op, has come to realize fully that
| 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-
tablish some sort of protectornte
over the republic and insure its au-
/, tonomy and the exploration and de-
! velopment Of Its domain. Secretary of
/ State Gibson OF Liberia will soon visit
the, United States and with friends of
| Liberia will bring the matter more
prominently before this country"
Bishop Hartzell is said to represent
i the Republic OF Liberia and is author
iZed, 1t is claimed, to ask Great Brit
ain and the United States to establish
Joint protectorate over Liberia. He
has already laid the matter before the
I President and Secretary Day. IL
not consent to joint protectorate
neither country will be asked to do
so. The aggresslOns of the French,
4 Germans and Belgians are said to be
worrying the little republic.
! Bishop Hartzell feels greatly en-
couraged by his reception Mt the
White House and Department OF
State. and will return again to Wash
| ington when Mr.. Gibson, the Liberlnn
| minister of foreign affairs, arrives in
this country. He deplores the amigra-
| ton Of negroes from America to Ii
| IBERIA. 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 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 it 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 condtiOn.-Chi-
| cago Record.