Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-03
SLAVE TRAFFIC..

Some of our contemporaries strong
~ criticize those who exploit the Con-
70 Free State. because Of the unciVll-
lied methods there employed by the
alleged agents Of civilization, II Is
claimed that the country has been d.
yided among great monopolies, the
land has been given over to corpora
lions and legitimate trade has all been
sacrificed TO rapaclous exploiters, who
whip the natives into involuntary sew
ituae. Women are sold into slavery
the price Of one of them being 10
pieces Of ducklng, yards long, worth
about s..
King Leopold Of Belgium Is very
much blamed for the conditions exist
Ing there, and some cranks go so far
rs to demand that his majesty be re-
fused admission to the st. Louis Fair,
II he signifies his intention Of coming
there next year.
Bul lHt NoHbV IitN HNdN' ~ NV NV
orly place In Africa where slavery is
said 10 exist. In South Africa, under
the British flag, the Kafilrs are said
to be compelled to go into seryitude,
A writer in London paper freely ad-
mits the facts. lie argues that the
Kaliirs are too lazy TO work. They
I've IN indolent luxury. They have
been made free and prosperous by
English protection, and take adyant-
age OF it only TO SOW their grain and
Craze their cattle. becoming increas-
ingly rich Under our protection he
continues, the Kafflr is an irresponsi-
BILE happy sensual creature" That
is TO say he does not have to work in
the mines, and does not want to- there
fore he must be compelled TO do so.
What is that but slavery?
such conditions are freely criticized
In this country. But sad to say, even
under the Stars and Stripes, there are
slaves in spite OF the war aud the
Constitutional amendment.
In Alabama, an investigation is go
ing on into the alleged enforced slay.
cry of negroes In that state. It has
brought to light one death from IN
treatment Witnesses before the fed
eral grard jury testified that death
resulted from the punishment accord
ed a negro woman sold into seryitude
on a farm, The woman was accused OF
being rebelllous. Because she could
not pile FOR burning the brush cut
by twelve axemon, she was laid across
o log aud given 100 lashes. Still show
ing rebelious spirit her hands were
tied and the rope thrown over the
limb OF a tree and pulled up 50 as to
leave Il barely possible Tor her to
reach the ground The woman died
two days later. We cannot afford to
too strongly other nations
that perhaps make less professions Of
love for personal liberty.
How the slave trade is being carried
IN under our Own nag. is a curious
story For instance, a negro, It Is al.
legged, borrowed a dollar from a White
NOR and neglected to pay il back The
white man had MIN arrested and fined
So for obtaining money under false
rreterscs. He was sold for the
amount OF his fine TO another white
nan. who woi ked MIN for a year aud
resold him to another white
man Tor $40"
But we need not go TO any one sec.
ton OF the country for examples OF
slavery, In an The larger centers Of
there are sweatshops,
company stores, child labor, dnd. in
seine places. that unspeakably shock
Ing white slave traffic" which has
been the subject Of discussion at in.
tCrnational congresses. 1t is well to
cry out against abuses, but II is also
wen TO remember that only he who is
without sin, can throw the stone with
any moral force.