Arizona republican., 1902-05-19
FnENGh COLONIES
 NOT SATISFACTORY
Small Areas and 6radt Distance
 From Franco
Reasons Why Experiments in the West Indies Have Nct Been Sue cessful Tao Subject Revived by
 the Awful Disaster in Martinique.

Washington. May lS-T.e French l colonial experiments in the island If Aiattiniau", the scene oI tnc rc. cut A>y- iul di5astr.. h...a not ..,cc"rdiue to th l,u.!:calio: cf inc treasury hurc"u Dl statistics. '','olouidi Administration" been altogether satisf2ct sIl. White u.tl.y of the French ccionies have been succs s$i1l and urospcrous- those CT ta" West Indies. by reason ut eiT small ...l and distance from tLt mother country. have proved not onlE bur Cea financially. but someH hat Uns3t- isfactory in the demands which their representatives have made and .0u- tint" to make uIon llo inother conn : siy. France h.s tried the experiment. as did .',l:.in. ol siling representation .o certain oi her colonies iu the lc...s- lstiva body e. the home soyornm .., as.d. a,,,I,liH. to a uu9tltt9n in:a. ln ,.c uUreiu af statistics publication from Nj. Leroy Ee3ulieu hat eZpel.i- ..."u, has h en uu&atisf rtory Nna rc-l colonies iu America. as is .eIl 3-la..n. consist of .I#ltiai,.ue and t.Ul- .. !Ju!e with their adjacent islands laru.ins 8 IaIt of tine cn1ia o1 small islands which stretches iH :; seDIi-,Ii'- c." of small islands leastE"r'.lr. ir,.i fuito Itieo aluas. te tl-. coast ,t -Dut4 America. Cu tn. .naiaI.ud of $.Gt. .Ninriicj. near tae southern tyr- ..iuUs oi this s-H!i-circIr of islands iast t ,,'r. .ier,l. is al.1thar cal"ul oi Fran-,. ] liaach nuiana, while further u.r,h just of tl.' coast of N@H rou9diJnl .= ,.e relnsiaIrr o1 French colonial i America, the islands uf St. Pierre IId .Iinuripn.
 ,:..;ini'uc has an area of 2Sl aqalr..
 
 aHich humber ahou, 5,sat are la5o.ors brought from india, anj over 5,H)l la- Ja.c.s from Ar.i@ -,isu about tjs Chinese in-mi.5 sts. Tho rcrs@lpd-r Of .,. population is lar:s-i.- native H.- ..ia.a .;h- vhi. reputation l..,he.t., Fl all dooGt InrHn. /, large share u
 .Aa intciior "i ;l- island h.- u-.-. T been nrpr=ht an4er "u!riVat:on. ai- -auaG- ii has h.-u ", -,:.i"i hr -r,- :e" ,.i...@. ,~.:.. iaH z. sif.,- !r .r i,....., .i -.o .,...r... tl. ..., .t...-. ,.- ton f French ,tn,r,l being h.. ,...+o.f is... }.. ln .@a- When ta, .-!auJ ~.. h"lI @ q! ,cit.s.. c.2N..: -zI-t..i. urln s@.>. When i. N.-- aa'iish.t iu t.:it :t N,4l -.- .-!-e. .'.-.-r.. colonies. ->5,- ..,a.st....ii,2 the i:.t th;t ,, i,.-.. part ut it's interior has never u.,n r-a-'ts5 caivr cultivation. tEc i+lana j. aa=,r:a-' Ii. t,a-lus d.. "5..e n- ;l- .r-.t -'A-,l R.. Hl+taI -44-,+ oa ,h. :cioU.. oI ta :,Tll lsu3S I3l. il-.
 cl.. "s rio--i, .- ii such iufustri.tj ''tt-a " i--.n. hire, lIauisl.- ,.
 The government nc 5Iortinique coa- .=,s ec iav:.l lc":ela;ire bo5y con.- i.a:sd uI natives which has ,nc p.. <p p:-.s !...' applicable (" the ozerc,.e "i f.vi.ji"8l riEhe+ .tn. regulation n. .Htr"rtS. uuatt~r~ relating tr ,,iu.. .'si.'-.'- ana $urr"SS.st.S. th,. i;.~;ilu,,.'i. If iui:r.. criminal lr"c.-uur- r.-,.raiii.3-: fo. nrfai a.d ..iuta.v forces. .ud .rI.- r.,tho .s u. ,Iecjin- local o.lics.r. il .n. ei,i,- and towns. T.4,. sovefuar .iid a,n,t v.'icidiS ar- au,nin,..l by ice French government (which also makes tho tH.jf laws ur tG- island as i= lt.c r-.~a fith IT,; ether vclanier. This ..:.G lhe other American c.losi,.s Of France h"vr. as already fnlir@t"d a much l.,.- ser shJ.- uf French "oNe-meu, th49 ,H. "ti,f uf her op.Gnirs .;tud are each ,t'D,ose.tj"! bl a senator and two dep- ltios in the French legislative bod! ."nll,si'ou jiu.s tD the congress oG .f..
 United States. Th.s. lars" powers e.. self "o.cialEcut and at participation iu
 national legislation are the au3ject ct "rra criticism b. French economic
 writer's Leroy !i-.uii-u, perhaps iA- most djsti!auis,.y.l of French wIi tors :'i the present day upon ccuuonni.- sIi,- /, lcste. in his "Noiaris;,ti.l cl... ir+ '.u-
 r!es A!oIyiles'' s:iva: As regards .,al-
 jjics NC have Introduced French li5a:-
 's into oUI colonies; vs 2iNc :h,in ,i.-
 il governors. admit their rcp~cs .ut!-
 i.H,5 into .-I- l,.lri..,ue,.t. and t-nil. ,lI
 ;hes" reforms ar" excellent il them
 selves. 1t is uufor,unat-,y to pr fna4od
 th2t they will iu practice r-e1t io
 atascs. and that unless tI.. not!.or country is Very Metehlfi those .--.
 bowers which sh. has gr.u,.l to r.r colonies >ia hecoul. ro.ye,s of op.,e--
 ~iap Thc d-pftjcs uhuIa 1I-rtiui4;e
 send ta our ua:'ial.tHt serve only Js represent the malice, ignorance and
 pr2jGGi,c of tho blacks. The W"a k yE-
 "cUtive. Power iu France allows itself t3 b. irtjiuiuut,.i by these de3uti..; md
 sends out ta ;he C,laujes cuNar!ly :ud
 incapabI. 2ufrrrala whose iHJroj-I5u of character f..sit tho more cr L'es
 barn3rrus hopes d' th" native loau'l-
 lien u' ,h. island"
 Sir Charles p;llr, the Well known . British legislator and writer upon ;oI- ! pnial 2.v.ruu., 1t does .ot join in taa : Iceainststic v!aU5 which the French
 writers e=utc-s re~u.,iiEs e%pe-i..." s.tz . which tH, French have na,lr iH ;.io ,ii- . couraeon.e,t Gf self government ia : ;hcm West Indian colonies. Tn lis { Problem oi Gre.t"r Ulit:ia" h., says. '5ona ,.Ip tli.. the negro uuH,lod . fer $. l. 2a.eran-nt point ;o iiayti. @ut : they might re.'t.t that in the l'raa,h 4 lsi@nGs., ,r Martinique and Guadoleu.e : rou,c3 is in ,he hands of the ,c.o"aI : people whi.e the islands prosper. The experience indeed. of these islands," t in which he negroes and c3icnr"'' : people h2ve been entrusted Wilh . lal@e share in ranlent, and the use / which they make Gt. representative in stitutjons. seems to show that their de- < tractors are in the wrong. The friends of the negro are now able to point to the progress effected by the West In-