The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13
Christians ARE BARRED.
MISSIONARIES WILL RE EXCLUDED
FROM THE seuDAN.
Instifutioas of Conquered Races Are
10 Be Respeeted-New British Poll
icy Which May he q Coed Exam
PIE for America In Philippines.

/ ing tnas yast aepenaercv q Great Britain
| ard q Egypt % missionary taTpyassss for
some time 70 csme. Both he Roman CaiF3-
/ ole and the Protestant missionary soe3eSieg
/ had made preparations 10 TesZue without
/ delay their operations IN that portion u
i central Afrie4 whica they we're forced 20
/ abandon scraa htteea years ago by the der
j WISH resurrection.
Bat Lord Kitchener has row announced
| that A@ c4naat for the present permit any
/ missionary werk u tae Sou5an. and VA,
/ he Is determined 10 have tine 20 organize
/ the administration o. hts vast ssrrary upon
| sols4 basis before allowing missionaries
/ 70 re-erter the country.
/ Not only has his acton II the matter re-
/ csiyea ina EGU approval of the English gov
/ eTnn4eat. says Az ex-attache n The CAscs 80
! Tines Herald. but the latter has lke wise.
| through tie agency Of Lord Ccouer. lis
/ plt T.lpotentaTy IL Egypt. assured the native
/ cAtsts and sheiks a. ondgruan. at Berber.
! ard al other important cities On the Upper
/ Nile, that these Will he no interference by
| IA Eng itsh with ;heir MotaIrnedan faith
/ and religious customs. which, VIII b. strictly
/ respected. Lord Cr0nsr even weLt 50 far
a. 90 promise the people u the SouGau that
/ iAsse pledges. which re was making 10
I taeEn 81 tbs aAEne Of Queen Victoria. whom
! he Justly described as ruling over larger
/ number Of MosIefa subjects than any o{her
J monarch In the world. comprised the april
+ cation of Mohamme8an sacred law. ard as
/ q guarantee Of Englan3's good faith IN the
, matter. informed them THAI the money
which the British people. from the queen
/ downwa ard, had contributed toward the
| foundation and endowment q the great
/ college which Is 10 constitute me most APP
/ pF0pTlate and worthy memorial of Gen.
I Gordon at kbaT:oum. had been subscribed
/ on the express understanding taat il would
/ be devoted exclusively 10 the technical eda-
Of : !,
| he noting In the course OF its instruction
i that might be calculated 70 wean them
| from the faith OF their fathers.
/ In one word, England, having undertaken
i The gigantic task of evolving law. order
and prosperity out Of the chaos and bloody
1 anarchy mat have devastated the s0udan
/ for the last fifteen years has resolved 10
! set ID in that portion OF central Africa
/ which IL wateFed by the Nile. not a Chris
! tan form Of government. bur Moham-
! snedau one. as being hest suited 10 meet
! the requirements ot the situation and 10
| restore peace and happiness to that great
/ territory which has been so rightly de-
/ scribed as The Sad Soudan''
This may he said - indicate an entirely
/ Few departure in The policy Of Great Brit
ain. Il Is the inevitable outcome ard re-
suit OF nearly three centuries OF sxpe-
Renee on the part OF England in dealing
with tie Asane AMI African races and
t iUasmueh as John Bull is admittedly pre-
/ eminent and a past master In the most dir
ncult art OF governing non Christian coun-
/ tries, since of ali the Oriental and African
j colonies OF the other European bowers his
alone are prosperous. fiourishing. and con-
/ tented. Il IS a step which must commend
Ifesalf with quite particular interest to the
! people of the United States at the moment
when they are aSout 20 undertake the task
% administering the government Of the
! Philippine Islands Inhabited for the great j..
! er part BY some o. the most fanatioal Of
/ Moslesns
! BROADLY speaking there are two methods
/ Of dealing with dependencies. either colon
{ i&l Or vassal. that are populated bg Asfa.fe
3 o. African races. The ore is nv means Of
/ the imposition q the purely Western laws
/ 81 me imperial power, when have "a their
] basis Occidental civilization and the Chris
/ tan faith, ard thai involve the r1nre or
{ iesS compulsory conversion Of the natives
( - Christianity the alternative IS Ia en-
/ d@aFor 70 rule The people by means Il their
own LAWS. ecclesiastical as wen az civil.
fnAIifesting respect and consideration for
thelr relIeious beliefs and pr.judIces. care
: folly avoiding ali attempts - inraIr their
regard either FOR ther own laws or for
their owR faith. ana trusting % time ana "a
ASSOCIATION win the white Fares ultimately
( "a hrinz, AA0ut tae necessary degree az an
lish'enTnent IN enable them % distin~z,Jxn
4 hefweeu She respective merits Of CHRISTIAN
its a"d The fash Ia which they NAV hava
happened go have heen reared 10 h. Rus
aaist- Aoo2mglo3an. Shlntolst BrahmIn
/ or C0ufucian.
/ /, is he hfst az these two methods tina,
! has constituted for the last 40 yea~e .ss
keynote q the colonial policy OF the Latin
/ races. They enieaVoref &, force ,ynon
Asiatic ana African races that ropllste5
! their tFaospcntine dependencies ChrlstIar-
tiy as well as laws ard customs whIrh
Nete entirely foreign 20 the traditions -
the people and that showed no csoas,5era-
ton "i'Aer Tor ;he principles in which they
hsa been reared or even for climate rar6i-
tt0rs- The resiIi; Is thar today Soafn has
i3@t every vestl&e u her onr,, iy4r,Araa
colonial empire while the colonies - per-
fgEal. "f France. OF Germany ana ~ fsslv
are Is soGire % expense instead OF revenue
= ta@ mother country and are II no rassi-
/ b.o ntnetit - th@ i8tter's Industry or trade
/ Ia ore word. they are not colonies has
/ rather military stations which IRE he,5
/ of3-F ~ means * costly t~slte~ a sroors
whose presence - inaiSssar sa 03a in order -
suppress fn% almost cont tnts5lls ~evr1te IN
Inc part ~ the natives. Thus. In The fsns}.
ibFtITs mere hss Tet t0cG Il year in she
h3fs'!r'S3s i1sf tae .slan3s have oer1 IN pos
session - the S9srtj2rse q here sEhsfra has
not been going cn a~a3tst the iAft4r. ara
ta* same f1ay oe sa!5 = PertuEaps .9er,so.
aeffries 81 the eastern ana western coasts
ef Africa- Z may therefore. safely y. "a.
s3ne1 shat ire Latla s0afhods ~ ,laaltng
(" tFsen-zls ars = la-nene abe failure.
AL }i'A' TIE eaiv po..-y fer The I-nf.fa
S.*tf& 20 s3o9t IN connection WITH tha
philippines ts that q Grrsg britain
f-1sta7s3's ways and means are ia OK
g 'a9 e 3arsr exacytsnrs. tAos.rs ols~sarxlv
s@a9sa e 3s orsy lately that rne BRITISH
teeE.e themselves hsve rad efse~ ewes
o9f0ea 81 tie methods erursrvef ky ,hst~
cf21trEneu - tc3ja. FL .se s.~af.s sett3a-
fstn'@ a@3 In oteer Asta;tc ara African g.
pHrtooe5es- THIS "a DE- - th@ gscj tAaf
tae s1t1ofs'jes ash a. ht.rsa al abroad
Rave ae<a Cd g eeTtstn So .ert terro~szrf hv
~ft Tas k1atSn II E.7gt1sh r@vernras~t
e.s ~ Exeter bal" vh.-A hss4 % Re
sac 30 ss5e'sA<fers c. the extreme eva7.xei-
81 si t.ez1e1', sd that clement uh{cA
ir~#rt~@ t,e .ts~Gst Sa3nrattas - az thcse
$40 81, 0at ee.a@ - t&e C1r@..aa f4ltN.
ea@ Nas are caay rce5 sha- .t n ar .neser-