Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-20

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 a 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. land has a
population of 100000, of which only
LOCO are Europeans. The country is
very productive and rich In mineral
wealth. l 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 road, If built, will be
Of immense value for 1t will make
possible the control Of trade between
Lake Nyassa and Lake Tanganicka.
Land is given to prospective set
tiers in German East Africa under
the most favorable Conditions. 1t is
| interesting to note in this connection,
| that q 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
Kilimagaro. Il twenty days journey
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 form
erly engaged in the traffic have b.
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 i'm
portant shipping center. 1t has the
best harbor on the African cost, and
is equipped with a dry dock.
| THE climate is very enervatng. but
no worse than that of India and Cey-
Ion. In the highlands of the interior
a delightful subtropical GOODNESS pre-
walls. We are now planning to es-
tablish in the Usambara mountains.
where the coed coffee is raised, hill
station, In which to spend the warm
season. patterned after similar ones
in India. We shall also establish q
biological experiment station, similar
to the famous one at Buiten Zorg, on
the Island Of Java
Count Won GoetZen's rule of East
Africa has met the entire approval of
the German government. He was sent
to Africa not merely as military man
but as one who by travel and numel-
Gus explorations had become thorough
| ly acquainted with African life and
conditions His methods have been
unbureaucratic, and In every possible
way he has given active support to
the merchants and planters living in
the colony. He frequently holds meet
| ings at 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 financial basis that it shall
be self-sustaining and financially in
dependent of the home government.
Gov. Won GoetZen is popular with
the natives. whom he has endeav or-
ed to treat humanely and fairly. He
hopes to establish native council,
somewhat on the same principle as
that adopted by the British in India.