New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-16
on COLONIAL ADMINISTRATIONS.
ALLEYNE IRELAND TREATS OF THE PROB
LENS OF GOVERNMENT AS NET
BY GREAT BRITAIN.

iarea aud,encA listened with interest last even
ing at Cooper Union 10 the second in the course
of six lectures on colonization delivered oy Aheyhe
ireland His subject was THE General Problem OF
Colonial Administration and his presentauon OF
IL. interspersed with anecdotes was frequently
applauded.
The speaker said that the colonies OF Great
Britain outside the tropics were self-governlng.
Each has q legislature. an upper and lower
house elected by the people. so there Is no Prooem
of administration to solve. They manage them-
selves Mr. Ireland wanted TO get at the human
factor in the problem for the question Of colonial
ton is a human question, and considered the dlf-
ference between the tropical and the non-tropical
man. Most Of those things which we look upon as
the backbone of our civilization such as ruthfui-
ness the binding force OF statements under oath
and similar characteristics have uttIe slBhmcaHce
TO the jewellers In the tropics.
Every race in the tropics, said the speaker has
it's Unborn peculiariues. The tropical negro has no
caste no fanaticsm no stoicism Is a great coward
and in a crowd will commit any outrage In his
seven years stay IN the West Indies Mr.. ireland
observed that the negros religion fitted him ike
a glove and like glove. could be used on sun
days or other days for any purpose they liked
The name Of God was invoked on all occasions ana
II caught in a theft and asked what he thought
would be done 10 him. negro would reply All
left TO God" Regarding troubles in some OF her
colonies the speaker said: Great Britain stopped
the noise first and found out later what the trouble
was about" statement that warmly ap-
plauded In the tropics the only thing that mas
saved England from rebellion is that she has acted
promptly and nipped the trouble in the bud
Mr. Ireland was in British Guiana in 1897 at the
time Of the Queens diamond jubilee. and when her
message invoking Gods blessing on her people
which was sent simultaneously wherever the
English flag hoated read by the Governor
the 10000 people surrounding him made such an
enthusiastic uproar that for two hours a cannon
could hardly have been heard for the cheering
What made thousands OF people all over the
British colonies who had never seen England so
laval? One reason was that they have been used
10 impartial justice. They have never seen negro
lvnched nor have they see white man commit
env outrage that was not punished. he con-
tinued:
After all. constitutions were made for men ana
not men for constitutions. The hrst thlhs wlicF
tronicaI colonization is not to examine ana search
into our new civilization but TO go 10 the man WIN
MS ha hits enter into mis- life understand ms
superstitions, rejoice with him, mourn VIII NM M
heal his sick. respect mis- dead stana py "A s ben
in play or in work, in peace or In war aho Wh en-
YOU have done this for many years What WIZ De
your reward? Nothing. And yet as time passes
your work will become a uadluon Dy wniom 80 az
e ti,,sS a-u measure every new man and by whlch
every new man will measure his WORK NhSSh ~ 80
have taught native that you v care him from his
gods TO Cypress him and III use nm anu me Iort
has taught you TO uhdersIanq .ne itS she ever
nresent conflict within him of strong passions ahS
a weak will you will reap thaI rs"d h VIII, mn1Tr
cannot he measured by any standard, inc hho"I-
edge that as men you have gone out into the waste
places and done mems WORK
At the close OF the lecture Mr.. Ireland received
hearty round Of applause His subject next
Wednesday evening will be THE Colonial system
Of Great Britain"