The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-03-27
sTUDYINt5 OTTON. |.
sA German L.euteaant Sent Here BY
tho Berlin Komite. S,
HE IS p PLEASED w1THTHE SOUTH
Tho Mexican w yccvil is Injuring the
Texas Crops Very Seriously.
. Views Of the Negro In

Texas Crops Very Seriously,
q Views OF the Negro In
Dor Question,
Lieut.. 9. l.. A. Weydig. All officer
in the German army and an Official Of
the Agricultural Komite Of Berlin, Is
registered at Wright's hotel. lie is
sllere for tile purpose Of Investigating
the cotton industry iii this country.
and comes with a strong letter Of re-
ference from the secretary Of agricul
ture at Washington, commencing him
sstothe courtesy Of the planters and
& manufacturers in the south.
Like many of the officers in the Ger
man army Lieut.. Weydig is Il distin-
guished looking fellow, being more
than six feet In hcighta and as sstraight
as an Indian. Ills life has been one
Of adventure and he seems to have
formed passionate attachment for
southerners. He intended to leave
the city yesterday. but was persuaded
not to Go SO by the city editor Of The
State in order that he might visit the
Olympia mill lie is at present locat-
ed at SAM Bay, East Africa, and has
charge Of the experiments that the
German government is making in that
country in cotton growing. For the
past five months Lieut.. Wcydig has
been travelling in the south inycstiga-
ing cotton conditions, and the result.
of these obscrva tiuns are more thai
ordinarily interesting.
THE South,' said the lieutenant,
need never have any fear that any
country in the world can grow cotton
that will in any way hurt her inter
ests. 1t is perhaps supcriluous for me
to say that her sea island cotton is
the finest in the world and she has
lands enough To grow millions Of more
bales when she has mastered the labor
question"
Your laborcr in Africa is nearly
all negroes, is it not?" was asked
Yes. NiggcrS, niggcrS: we have
them everywhere. | only wish we
could send you Il few million Of them. y
The German government, us is well
known, has no such sentiment about
the negro as that which brought on
the war between the north and south.
In German East Africa there are some
100000 negroes and about 800 white
mc,i. The negroes arc nevertheless
under absolute subsection and for the
smallest infraction OF tho laws Of the
colonies arc most severely punished
They arc frcemcn by courtesy and arc
paid small sums for their labors, but it
is doubtful il any slave masters cycl
handled negroes ilS do the German Of
iicialS. For all that it is exceedingly
difficult to make thclc work, anC
Lieut.. Wcydig said that the sontl
had his sympathy in its labor battles
Il have,'' said the lieutenant
Travelled more than 900 miles il
Africa without seeing Il single Whit
man, and | know Lhc niggcr."
The negro in South Africa would ,,
absolutely uncohtrolling if il were no
for what is called by courtesy tn,
law. AS matter OF fact the law is ;
few Gatling guns that now and thel
NOW them down like sheep If They
don't make cotton.
But that is neither here nor there
and it was not u matter that Lieut.
Weydig cared to discuss for ObviOn.
reasons. lie only smiled knowingly
when the subject was broachcd and
said that they were frccmcn, but
were made to work. 10 the south
ern negro Of today this will perhaps
be IL novel idea OF freedom. Lieut.
Wcydig had recently visited Booker
Washington at TuSkccgcc, and he
said he thought he was line man.
He did not explain why he visited the
negro educator and The writer did not
press the subject, but lie gathered
that it was Il matter Of curiosity to
see an educated negro more than any
thing else, us IL has not been reported
that the German government proposes
to attempt to educate The millions Of
negroes she now has under her rule
! t is not that sort 0! d government.
The German idea is that the negro
needs work.
Lieut.. Wcydig was greatly inter
estcd In his recent visit to Texas.
"Thc Mexican wccvil is the most
serious thing that mcnaccs tie south 2
said the lieutenant. lit is making
great inrOadS in Texas and il is only a
short time when il will work up in
Tennessee and in other parts OF the
south, ! fear. Tie Texas State gov
crnmcnt has already offered $4,000
for a remedy for this evil, and thins
in time something will be found that
will do away with the pest. 1t is
certainly II very serious matter. In
the State Of Texas alone l find that
1T caused a loss Of Sll,G00,0O0 last
year. 1t is Il fine State and a great
pity ohat it should he handicapped by
the pest
Mr.. w. Is. Smith-Whalcy extended
the courtesics of the mammoth Olym-
pia mill Friday afternoon and great
was the admiration OF the German Of
ticial not only for the big institution
itself but for the tirelcsS energy which
has enabled Mr.. Whalcy to build Is
COTTON mills, among them, this one,
the largest in llic world more than
the great German government has
even contemplated building
Where is the largest cotton mill in
Germany" the lieutenant was asked
In Salcsia."
what is its capacity?"
Forty thousand spindlcs.'