University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-09-29

market with inexpensive and fantastic
limitations.
They Carry Arms.
Besides the spears carried by eV-
cry boy and man, the number OF guns
in -Snyders, Martins, an oc-
casional old Remington, and the usual
gaspipe muzzle-loading 10 bores-was
a revelation. In the hands OF natives
who shoot from ambush those arms
are far more effective than long-range
precision guns whose intricacies they
have not fathomed.
During the days spent in little
Muno's village the tents were sur
rounded by hundreds Of blacks, many
of whom had never seen white man
and who looked upon pipes and cigars
as a new development of the cigarette.
When a chief arrived chair had to
be offered to him. 1t is said that
a friendly tribe was once alienated
through it's chief having been forced to
sit on a mat when he visited the gov
|ernment house.
while the Angoche are Mohamme-
dams, the Macuas as rule are not,
and on such chief being presented
the formula, This king is not of our
religion was used, which meant we
could offer him a drink. In no case
was the dignity of those blacks bet
ter illustrated. There was no grasp
ing for the profferet glass. 1t was
quietly handed to the court faster,
who, gladly taking the risk Of poison
promptly drained it, whereupon the
chief took the bottle. The favorite
beverage among the Mucuas was
schnapps.'
Fear An Uprising.
Warm discussions carried on in Con-
gress over the adjustment of Santo
Domingo's debt and the asphalt trusts
operations in Venezuela, it is said, will
be substantially repeated next winter
on the question of the relation of high
finance to Central American revolu-
| tions.
Stories told by men who drift in to
Washington from the little republics
are to the effect that rarely, If ever,
do political or patriotic motives enter
into the contest. The underlying
cause of the commotion is given as
either the greed of local money leaders
and holders of special privileges or
foreign capitalists with an itching for
extraordinary profits.
Revolutions are costly and the lead
ers are men without money but the
possessors of ambition for government,
tai power because of the opportunity
| it offers for graft. The armies are
supported by supplies taken from
plantations and tribute exacted from
rich men.
In other cases money lenders, hav-
ing no influence with the existing
government, have. quietly supported
the reyolutionists and taken the chance
of liberal repayment in the event of
victory.
While no proof was ever made pub
lie report was circulated that in the
recent Nicaraguan affair, money was
advanced to Estrada by a New York
concern. Now it is said that Extrada,
installed as president, proposed to fund
the public debt which means that
new set of creditors will be given a
share of the revenues of the country.
An uprising is reported as being
iminent in Honduras on account of
an arrangement by President Davila
with ]. P. Morgan & Co., of New York,
whereby the banking firm could make
loan to clear up old debts. Before
the agreement had been signed the
people were aroused to the point of
riot and they threatened to depose
Davila if he executed the contract.
Powerful interests in Honduras on the
other hand threatened to remove him
| if he failed to perfect the, Morgan
agreement.
6led by Money Lenders.
There is an element in Congress
opposed to this government mixing up
in the financial affairs of the efferyes.
cent republics, as may happen if the
creditors are Americans, and a protest
is expected against support being CIV
en- the money leaders.
Santo Domingo was bled to the point
OF bankruptcy by the money lenders.
For time there was a rapid success
sion Of presidents in the island repub.
lie. No term was so brief, however,
that the president could not negotiate
big loans at an extravagaRt rate of
interest before he was driven back to
the woods. Little of the money was