New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
STEERAGE EVIL EXPOSE
ZULU TELLS OF ABUSES.
Bible TrdnsIator's Descriptions Vera-
fled by Missionary.

The Rev Cetywayo C7oba a native Zulu came TO
this country recently aid in the preparation Of
a new Zulu Bible. He was accompanied from
Europe a modern steamship by the Rev. W. c
wilcox. a missionary and they took third class
passage. After the steamship reached New York
Mr. Goba wrote a letter to his wife describing his
experience in the steeraEe. As translated by MI
Wilcox. portions Of the letter read as follows:
tainted for Joy when I saw that ship. have
otter the skilfuliy made things that our mis-
slonaries have which came from America, and
Thought II must be very nice here. We found
the third class packed full But we went up and
found the people standing We were told to take
on On our rats. ara we were examined They felt
oI Us ana pulled cur hair and turned our eyes
wrongside out and they did 20 the women, only
Is around on ie 2tfeT SIDE ana examined olF
tickets All this time standing and hold
20 in. and we Vent down into pit aDd it was
like going down 10 death Hau! Babashane! Ny
ibeiT We shall a., w c5n 1eyer
.T so siaaii III i.e ~, "a, iTIg
lcesspooll- When the women and girls came by
places where we We're to sleep. II they had only
let have mats to sleep the deck that would
white sack ami a soldier blanket There were no
rooms. no doors. no place 10 hang anything up:
1.-THE missionary said. There is your bed Then
oo SAT or d0H b 96 oo lookeq s &s IKE ike if9 tee
place where the calves and goats are tied up in
II vas said Dinner IS ready" looked around
and said Where is it?' saw plank nailed to
fb Is TIb Wooden o paddies with which
made OF lead. and they were not clean. some
and they said We must eat it with the spoons,
-wahlueka unfundisi" lit was too much toT my
missionary But have seen him eating izlnoh.Io zinc .
bu' TgroGnd beansI out of a Kaflr pot It was @ zee
much for me- too There was as no pl@Ss s 10 was asa big
man like me 10 dor And it was muddy everywhere,
down below and up in the cOwpaths a6oTe- we we
one pointed out, far away and up above our
''BaboT' Five dishes and two towels Tor hGn5e @ IN
men, and there was no bathroom AZ al aL ~ the
came snd tossed in a chunks Of SOAP ouI ~!
ne&l mex e tlt1e We go i bey needed II bad enough
But did not the company furnish thenl any
the only way We could have soap was 10 Deg
piece from fellow passengers. A., -.,er
where they could sit down. and most OF 'I ,Iasbaj
20 sir on the dirty floor. and they were sPias-eU
with water. Then they began 10 ger slch' mas not
eno2g{ of that kind Much of it was bad and we
could not ,@ 9at 5sd u we f6uT drink il could not
drink IL The ''abafana' IsteWarGsI j. VIC VIZ ,aSss
st = fhe e table SO each had to grab one Sometimes
we got IT, and sometimes others g31L5 g3t ~ ne nm
20, look the nlace Of one who had finisle9 Ie
faIa l~a-ee57I 7 Then they did not tell US when
thai was and when came we "oulu IN - .
too late, and he would say; No i'i0i
So II was TIL some 'IzinhIongendhlebe. nt 1n9Iet et
luulsI kicked row at hlEi:t anu or,e end nil
US sieeP fl he 5RdiSiS [gUarGlanI vas indignant
rFern that they SnoUlG HVti '4l--
f[t +Ta[ only laughed and Knocked MN. me- 80, ~
-e-,or+ed them to inspector DE Cdlie .e7s a.,
20 +9ok . look at things, and he said Ihls Is
beIl But he made them stop ..s 7
With Us black people old man is respecteI IL
ss, tran before the Word OF God came 10 Us S ~
r1s7 was venerated. II ne said Ta. lhlsLI @ -, -
--o1, v-cTl1d "tua" Even though he sent you IA
ssz,sv Won would 60 though Il "ele To- - -.
fs.17er and would ask anything even loL d @ IHu
5a,-s- io7Troey And while you were on Ihe way
-, zv0u1d rejoice because you were a Hles
- r-eat one Everybody knows TINS alo e.Sl1
= l,o,- willing obeys an Old man But WhEh - -
..,-nf, nf,,-,5isi'' reb1ked those "ahafania tNts
.sH-I,i.5 hin, and they belong 70 the 'IHgIl-
s 80 So n appears that obedience and rev.
e-eT1ca do not come from education alone 90 No -
condemn education. I like II very rIlucii- Lotl
seeTs 10 make some think they should onlF rtPe
their own fathers But according 10 out a4I'iVii'
c11e+o-7s ali the old men we're VeneTateG. Ia
We we're like animals IN a cage. me! Nouu
,o- Ie+ rs come I'd anywhere 10 get the -Ies an
sxca-- in tho muddy cowpaths and arounQ lile out
saSe Of those places there was a rope lslhohqa,
fsr-ee-l-T suppose to keen the afflicted people
from humping overheard into the sea -. 49, l..
Tf a1I-ondy thinks telling what is not 50 let
him come and see
- had heard Of the horrors Of a storage
massage Nj Wilcox said yesterday. but sup
posed they had passed away with the old ships OF
former days Mr.. Goba let me read his letter 10
his wife II seems to he has expressed about
the substance Of the 1acts according TO own eX-
perience and observation and as have translated
fhe letter from the Zulu into English. his uncon-
ventfonal style may be more effective than any