The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-03

her now, may appeal to England or
France. The former is DESTROYS of get
ting a political foothOld in the country.
Coming in as a financial hacker, it is
said, would constitute cause enough for
England to claim possession of the
country before many years.
England and France have been after
Liberia for years. The United States
was continuously fighting diplomatic
battles with those countries from 1880 to
1890 I'm settling boundary disputes
Great Britain, however, in recent years
has not been so hostile. She has been
DESTROYS of posing as Liberals best
friend by Ousting the United States and,
it is said, in furtherance of her policy
in 1897 entered into an agreement with
the United states, which declared the
intention of both countries to prevent
any other nation from encroaching on
Libcrian territory.
Affairs of the black republic hive
many times been before the Congress
of the United States. In 1S43 a COM
mittee of the House of Representatives
recommended that the United States
take over Liberia as a colony. but the
cry of Imperialism that was raised
when the subject was preached was too
much for the legislators, and the colony
war this government maintained a
squadron on the west coast of Africa to
suppress the slave trade. The naval
officers lent their aid and assistance to
the LibeTians in their troubles with the
hostile natives.
In 1886 Congress directed the secre-
tary of the navy to give a gUnbOat to
the Liherians, in order that they could
man il and maintain order on their own
coast, but for some reason the order of
Congress was not carried out.
Originated With Jefferson.
The idea of colonizing with slaves of
this country, who had regained their
freedom, was originated early in the
eighteenth century. Thomas Jefferson,
in 1761, advocated the abolition of slav-
cry by a gradual policy of deportation
and colonization. Maryland and Nir-
ginia entered heartily into the scheme
for sending free slaves to Africa. Henry
Clay was also an early advocate of the
proposition. He endorsed it, because he
believed freed slaves were dangerous to
society, and that with no free slaves
the value of negroes still in slavery
would be enhanced.
The plan did not materialize until
1916. when a COLOMBIA ton society was
to-Africa" movement could only be
brought to a definite shape through
philanthropy. Several attempts were
made to start colonies, but misfortune
overlook the free slaves and the pro-
motors. In 1921 Liberia. then known
as MOntsOradO. was purchased as the
site of the permanent colony from
African natives. Lieutenant Stocton
of the United States navy, on behalf of
the colonization company, made the
purchase, giving for the land, 100 miles
long and forty miles broad, a misce-
laneOus assortment of trading goods,
muskets. powder. tobacco, umbrellas,
hats soap. calico and other things, of
course, rum.
The United States has never taken a
strenuous hand in the management of
the countTys affairs. The colonization
societies and philanthropists have been
the backbone of the movement. The
struggle for life of the Liberians has
always been one of great effort They
have never been able to establish their
authority except along the coast the
hostile natives doing as they pleased in
the interior.
Liberals condition, after a century. is
critical. The United States must come
to her aid or she will have to appeal to
one of the European powers. 1t is the
belief of the officials of the state de-
partment that this government is the
only one that will extend aid and in
doing so viii not seek to gain possession
of Liberian territory.