The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-29

an amusement than sacred feeling. lie
further said that the Catholic Church
In France had expended over one hun
dred million francs In religious work in
Hayti In addition to what was collected
there, and yet. the religion Of most Of
the people was q species OF Voodooism.
They attended the churches and took
part in the services and at the same time
consulted about men and charm doctors
and attended their hellish orgies and
ceremonies. Nj
In regard to the fighting qualities, the
mulattocs are the best fighters with fire
arms. The negroes among themselves
are dangerous fihgters with razor, pistol
knife or machete, and fight very we'll
when 1t is black against black In war
fare. But they do far better when under
white officers, and when fighting against
white troops 1t is absolutely necessary to
have them. White officers hold them to
their work and set an example OF bravery
to them, therefore the loss OF officers In
colored regiments In action Is much
heavier in proportion than In white rcgi-
fments. Thus In General Wheeler's cav
airy command in the Spanish war the
percentage OF killed and wounded In the
white regiments was: Officers. 20 per
cent; men, 16 per cent. Colored regi-
ments: Officers. AZ per cent; men, IS
per cent as dangerous to be an
officer in a coored regiment. In the
Tenth United States Cavalry (colored)
which received great credit. the percent
age Of killed and wounded was: Officers,
IS men, II. The officers have to expose
themselves to lead and animate their
men.
The average peasant in 'Tiayti. who does
not work on q government. plantation
tIo,, ~ ~, t<t hnr ~.
8ernment, can make his living off his
+ caravan and cone patch. with Wild
and tame fruits, Hut when no wants to
buy clothing, sc, he obtains a permit
and goes into the woods and cuts logwood
fustic, mahogany or Whatever Is wanted.
He then, with the help Of his family and
6neighbors gets it down to some little
bay or inlet on the coast. He next goes
to the nearest seaboard village and tells
what he has got, and the storekeeper
will send golata to- get his stuff, which
his living so easy, and has no circuses
or camp meetings to employ his mind,
he Is dying of ennui most OF the time
and halls n revolution as n godsend to
furnish amusement. lie gets out his gun
and tries to 60 with the party which
promises success or will pay tho best.
Trollope says: II do not think that
heQuCaLlO1 mas as StltuOUeT IlluCU LOT tIlo
black man IN the western world. He can
always observe and often read, but cnn
seldom reason. ] do not mean to as
sert that he is absolutely without men,
tai power as the calf Is He does draw
conclusions, but lie carries them only
In short way. think that l,a seldom un-
derstands the purpose OF industry, the
object of truth or tho results of honesty
He Is not always IDLE perhaps not al
ways false and certainly not always a
thief, but his motives are tho fear OF
Immediate punishment or hopes Of im-
mediate reward, He fears that and hopes
that only" And this was after the So
called phanthropists had expended
large sums on educating these negroes
as they are now doing iin the United
states. which will also prove failure
Hazard says. "Do1the phllanthroplsts
know that military disposition exists In
Hayti. That passes are required. for the
country people TO come to town, that the
police are soldiers and that not year
goes BY that there Is not revolution
and bloodshed Do they know that there
are no means of communication except
by roads ut only for animals, most Of
which were made in the time OF the
Irrench;s- that bridges going 10. decay
are not repaired, that there rs no gen'