Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-04

colonial empire, says the Berlin
correspondent of the New York Times
A similar position is also held by the
Countess Won GOetzen, who is now in
Berlin with her husband Count Won
Goetzen, the governor of German East
Africa.
The count. while In Berlin on re-
cent leave Of absence, talked in an
interesting manner of the country of
which he Is governor.
German East Africa is double the
size of Germany" he said, ''and has a
population of GO0O,000, Of which only
1000 are Europeans The country is
very productive and rich in mineral
wealth. ] am now seeking capital for
the purpose of building "A railroad to
connect Kiwa, in the neighbOrhood
Of our capital, Daaresaalam with Lake
Nyassa, This roud. If built, will be
of immense value. for it Will make
possible the control of trade between
Lake Nyaasa ana Lake Tanganicka,
Land IL given to prospective set
tiers. in German East Africa under
the most favorable conditions. 1t is
interesting to note, In this connection.
that large number of Beers have set
tied In our colony. German East
Africa's mineral wealth has been only
partly exploited. At Tramba. in the
from the coast, gold mines exist. Ger
man East Africa has an abundance Of
cattle. which are exported. Game also
abOunds.
Slavery in East Africa is gradually
becoming thing Of the past, slave
dealers seing severely punished. The
result has been that many Arabs fol m
erly engaged in the traffic have be-
come very poor. We are still permit
ting the So.called house slavery which
can be abolished only by gradual pro
cesSes.
"Daaresaalam the capital, is increas-
ing in size and is becoming an im-
portant shipping center, 1t has the
best harbor on the African cost and
is equipped with dry dock.
ht NtiAiidtt IN very tiitENhtlHR, uul
no worse than that of India and Cey-
lon, In the highlands Of the interior
delightful subtropical GOODNESS pre-
walls. We are now planning TO es-
| tablish in the Usambara mountains
where the good coffee Is raised n hill
station. In which to spend the warm
| season, patterned after similar ones
in India We shall also establish a
biological experiment station, similar
TO the famous one at Buten Zorg, on
the Island OF Java"
Count Won Goetzeu's rule of East
| Africa has met the entire approval of
the German government. He was sent
| to Africa not merely as Il military man
but as one who by travel and numer-
| Gus explorations had become thorough
| ly acquainted with African life and
| conditions His methods have been
| nhureaucratic, and in every possible
| way he has given active support To
the merchants and planters living In
the colony. He frequently holds meet
| ings ut which these elements are pres
ent and hears from them their griev-
anceS He has solved the difficult
| problem of how To obtain men To
| work on the plantations by bringing
! natives from districts in the interior.
1t is his aim to put the colony ON
such Il financial basis that Il shall
he sclf-sustainiug and financially in
dependent OF the home government
Gov Won Goetzen is popular with
the natives, whom he has endeavor-
ed to treat humauely and fairly. He
hopes to establish native council,
somewhat on the same principle as
that adopted by the British in India.