The Washington herald., 1907-12-11

They think that since Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory were allowed 20
come into the Union. they have the same
right
Although most Arizonians would pre-
fer that tarir State como into tho Union
alone, I the only way En- which it can be-
admitted Is by the making OF one state
of both New Mexico and Arizgl8 they
VIII stand for that. Arizona. you know.
IS much larger than most Eastern 1eO-
nle understand IL 20 be- There are more
people there. too. than IS understood m
ibis part of the country There are sew
earl large towns in the Territory which
aye growing rapidly and which are pros
porous
Col T0mlinson Fort. a well-known at
torney Of Chattanooga. Tenn. and mem
ber OF the Rivers and Harbors Congress.
IS OF the firm belief that this country
is on the downward path. and IS doomed
10 the "demniGon how-wows- lie claims
that we are following the path trodden
by The old Romans just before The fau
Of the mighty empire startled the other
nations out OF their senses
1t IS Un-American that fortunes Of
millions and millions can be- pied I'D
without proper measures being taken 10
prevent the accumulation of So much
wealth and power IN the hands of a few.
we should have one punishment for
ail There should De no discrimination
between the rich and the poor. Instead
OF dHias tar STANDARD OIL SD many m-l-
lions Of dollars, The court should have
sentenced Rockefeller and ali the officers
ana agents Of the trust 90 the peulteL-
uary and should have sent them there
A fine is nothing more nor less than
"A license % commit crime. The crime is
/ committed. the iaw-5reaker IS taken be-
fore q court and jury. is tried and uned-
In other words. tl- amount OF the license
fer the crime which has been PerpC-rated
is measured as be- IS tried The rich
man pays his license and goes free The
pocr man goes T. jail That's uI-Are-l-
-au. that's wrOlg. That's the way tie
Romans started 0u their way % ruin. and
that's the way were S0ing-
Carnegie is the shreHGes Of them all.
after all Ambitious men have always
been anxious that their names and mem
ory De- HANGED down % p9sterity. and
that monuments be erected 70 them tv
an ever grateful public Vow. q man
has 70 DO something mighty big before
grateful people viii remember him in
bronze and marble Andrew Carnegie saw
a,i that and he started out and built
monuments for himself in the shape Of
libraries all over the country. 40 every
crCss-road and hamlet Poste-Ity VIII al
ways remember Carnegie. lie was
shreWd enough 10 remember bis post
mortem fame while among she living.
Prohibition IS a species of insanity.
and il seems it has taken q hold Of many
parts oC She country You eaa-t Irs.sItte
what ID man should drink OF ca-- but. of
course, measures can Zee passed prevent
ius the use Of anything tIat has a bad
influence 0n the individual or the COM
munity---
n Martin. missionary of the Ameri-
can Presbyterian Congo Mission. who
has recently arrived from his aelds Of
labor in the Dark Continent for a vaca-
tion. Is az the Ebhirt-
Mr.. Martin has many interesting stories
Of his experiences in the rubber land or
the Congo Free state He is rlu Of
enthusiasm OF his work among the na-
tives. and unlike most OF the mission
aries who have had their days IN Africa
in the mission field. be is anxious % get
back again 90 his flock in the forests and
bush o. The Congo territory. Nr Martin
brought with him 4 collection OF articles
Of native handiwOrk. bone whistles bas-
kets. and other specimens Of the his1
qualifications OF the natives Is artisans.
Mr.. Martin said he would rather work
among the Congo natives than anywhere
else The natives are very bright and
learn quickly. said Dir. Martin. and
Jhey have p chiIdlike confidence ana re-
spect for those placed in authority over
them Whenever fights occur between
rival village chiefs, We step In between
them. tell them To stop inS1anter. and
they obey. We ask them 10 listen %
reason. and then we explain to them the
folly ~ hghting. Finally they promise %
be good. and. shaking hands. the two
chiefs go their respective WAYS recon
ciled. They regard the white man as
incalculably above themseIv something
ike "a demigod. Anything NE tell them
they are quite willing 10 do.
The work Of the missionary in Chris
tianizing the Congo makes giant strides.
I'VE have revival az our village every
day. And we have one or two or three
religious services every day-not only on
Sundays. as is the practice in civilized
countries. There is instruction in cate
chism every day. 20 be followed by
school. in reading. writing. and arithmetic.
Many OF the men and women educated AZ
our missions carry the work into the in
terror, and every once in q while We re-
ceive reports from a mission about a
thousand miles away OF the progress OF
the native missionaries among their own
people
we are strict before we permit ua-
tives 70 do missionary work In fact.
before We admit them 20 baptism into the
Christian community. they must bring
PROOF that they are IN earnest and mean
20 stand by their new allegiance. They
must throw away every suparstitious be-
lief and fctiches. ard. pcivgamy being
quite common. we make them give 10
their wives. which are always provided
for in some manner. Some Of these are
sent back 20 their families while others
are given 20 those who feel Inclined TO
enter the matrimonial state
II only the United States government
could unite with the British government
and bring about q betternent in the cor-
citicn OF the natives so far as their
work az the rubber forests Of King
Leopold are concerned, The conditions
under which they are required 70 bring
in certain amount IF rubber are cruel
IN the extreme. and the Christian powers
should band together and demand thst
the laws OF humanity be observed. TIE
forests are being denUded and ~befOre
many years the rubber surD.y viii De- en-
tirely exhausted The consequence VIII
be that. nothing being there io gain
wealth from. no foreign power or nation
VIII b. bothered with the natives who
thus viii have been driver to a state OF
utter poverty and destitution"