The Portland daily press., 1899-11-30

administration In Africa that 10 PARTON
.ru cbiretionsbl. 4, ths patiye ~ ths
burst OF TEN per. The African thinks thai
o quick temper 10 IN attribpts Of woman.
Yer one who shows 10 be can have No
respect. 1his 10 q Weakness In beth the
German and french colonial officsrs.
Englishmen are just the opposite. and
ing vita the native African. for this
reason their empire IL highly thought OF
among these savages. A negro und or
British suzersinty will resent abuse BY q
contractor or employer. "You fios mer'
one will eften hesr him say. "No, SIR,
ne are Englishmsn." They stand ~ tns
right ne sianchly ~ st. Paul claimed
pioiet ton IS Roman oitizsn.
You rever hear q negro boast OF bsinz
German or Frenchman.
With the natives OF the Haussa district
Mcdonald was held In Alteration. lie
was the drst governor who did not make
an Mt emrt to sbolish NOLAN
tie followers Of which nre numerous on
the west coast. The Haussa natives were
allowed to build X osques and not re-
quired TO drill In tbs early morning and
evening, the best time Of day for work
In that country. This gave opportunity
for the prayers, and Sir Claude's thought
fulness was 80 much appreciated that the
Hausss troops be came the best ana most
loyal ON the coast.
he did not interfere with polyRamy
either, and with wItobcraft only when
asked to Mitchcraft Is prnoticed all
through Central and South Africa, and
the person accused Of being witch Is re.
quired to go through some ordeal TO ois-
prove It, such rs holding the hand In
boiling water, drinking robson and icing
thrown in the river with the hands tied:
Ofteutimts the accused one demanded
such trial and then cir Claude did not
Interfere. IL appealed to he gave protso'
ton.
10 ell his administration his aim was
to give tho negro civilization only 90 fast
se he could digest It, He did not aboiisi
slavery ut swsop. but made laws where
~ those In bondage could gradually buy
their freedom, lie imposed no oustume
duties on the natives to hamper trade,
until they de nanded them. He made
them obferve no sanitary laws until the
negroes took example from the cleanli-
ness Of the whites aud began to follow It.
tie did not believe in missionaries spend
ing thousands of dollars 10 establish
schools, but waited for the native to
gradually develop them himself as hs
saw their advantage In the whites.
After Sir Claude had been at Old
Cslobar while, general tidyinR up
among the natives became evident. They
SAW this man get Up early every morn
dack and appear a. immaculate as
though just out Of band box. as the
saying Is. The example told and had Its
effect In many native tribs.
Only one person that saw coul not
appreciates Its result. remarked the mar
rating surgeon, and this man, by the
way. WIS the only perscn ! ever SAW
whom Sir Claude could not quite under
stand. Tbe governor was leaving Old
CaIobar and had mounted the deck of q
royal mail steamship. While standing
there he spoke harshly to servant for
not polishing his boots more brightly.
An American who had not long had
his citizen papeIs thereupon made 80 i'm
pudent and unoalled for remark and some
one called him down.
"Do you know who that isf" he in
quired.
why, it's Sir Claude Mcdonald, gov.
ernor of West Africa
"well," said the other in a loud voice,
"what do care II he is q sir, or n lord,
or duke. I'm an American and In
orr couutry we recognize no titles. Eve
nv one is equal in America. Every onsis
q king"
Mcdonald lock I'd at the man In won
dsrment fer awhile and then lighting
a cigar walked away seemingly mystiiisd.