Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

Truths Of Naked People," etc. and Sir
Harry of THE Uganda Protectorate."
The former represents centra! Africa un-
der the Khedive Ismail and Gordon; the
cupation-tWO regimes which are sepa-
rated by time and interest, and this fact
may account for certain errors which
have crept into Sir Harry's publications.
Chaille-Long first complained of these
errors. which he deemed injurious to his
reputation, to the geographical section of
"L'Association Franchise pour fAvance-
ment des Sciences" Congress de Paris,
1900, under the title of "Une Page d His
toire Africaine"; then to the congress OF
geographical societies which met at Rou-
en- in August, 1903: then to the geograph-
ical congress at Washington in Septem-
Der. 1904; then to the president of the
Royal Geographical Society of London.
and finally to his majesty King Edward
VII as patron Of that society.
King Edward Interested.
The king, who would not suffer the
wrong which had been set forth in de-
tail in the bulletins of the American Geo
graphical Society of New York for Janu-
airy and June. 1904. and for January,
1905, referred the subject and documents
to the British foreign office with the re-
suit that the council of the Royal Geo.
graphical Society declared that the name
Long, should be restored to it's place on
the map of Africa, with the view of the
recognition of the business OF the claim
and priority of its discovery. The inn
portance of this result to the American
officer is set forth in a letter from Gen.
Gordon, dated Massawah, December O.
1879.
Those who care to study the success
sive steps which built up the map of the
course of the Nile will know that to
Spoke Is due the discovery of one por-
ton, to Baker that of another and to Col.
Chaille-Long that of another portion, and
Of the lake alluded to-
July l. 1908, Mr.. Wagner. counsel for
the complainant, addressed a commurica-
tion to Messrs. Hutchinson & Co.. the
London publishers of Sir Henry john
ston's book. complaining of certain mis-
statements therein and demanding that
these false, fraudulent and misleading
statements be removed from all future
editions of the book. and that suitable
steps be taken at once to correct the mis-
leading Impressions which they have
caused.
Sir Harry Johnstons publishers sent
him Mr.. Wagner's letter and Sir Harry
wrote Mr.. Wagner as follows:
Sir Harry Johnston's Letter.
ST Johns Priory.
Polling, Arundel. England,
September II. 1908.
0,
addressed to Messrs Lawrence and Bullen
(who did not publish my Uganda book,
was forwarded on by them to Messrs
Hutchinson (who did. and has been by
this firm handed to me yesterday.
Perhaps, as 1 wish to be explicit. you
will allow me to say that the contentious
advanced in your letter are not worthy OF
serious discussion The statements to
| alt tel,
in my Uganda book are mere matters OF
opinion. and are not intended to refer to
or TO reflect your client. Col. Charles
Chaiile-Long, in any degree.
SO much for the legal aspect of the mat
ter.
will now venture to address you, not
as a counselor at-law but as a friend OF
Col. Charles Chaille-IOng.
j am aware that for the past five wears
Col. Chaille-Long has considered himself
asgrieved by myself and by other Eng
lish geographers. | think he has put me
in the forefront of his supposed detract-
ors-most unfairly. so far as l am con-
cerned. because my only references to this
distinguished explorer are contained in
my book the mile Quest" In this work
(p 2iS-D ] give a hrief-but not unfair
description of Col. Chaile-Longs achieve
ments in the region of the equatorial
Nile. I say. among other things.
"Chaille- Long added little to our kuoWl-
edge of the Victoria Nile and gave a more
detailed report of Lake Kioga than had
been previously CLEANED from the unscien-
tihc journey of Piaggia. (These remarks
were based on the reports of the Societe
khediviale he Geographic. Cairo) He
named this lake 1brahim' -Chaiile-
Long $ one practical contribution to Nile
exploration was the definite discovery of
Lake kiOga. which had been only hesitat-
ingly reported by the uniearned Piaggia' y
In the same passages take Col
Chaille-Long to task for his spelling of
native names. I dare say il he has a
hobby i'm connection with Africa which he
has closely studied and which / have not,
he will find passages in my own books TO