New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
DETERMINED ON REFORMS.

A few futile efforts resulted only in his
absolute determination to put stop TO
usages and abusages-if one may coin
word-that were paralyzing the hopes
entertained in the fatherand of ever
possessing what the French call well
organized colonies" the west coast OF
Africa attracting his especial attention
and interest.
Indeed, so enthusiastic has he become
since those German possessions nave
been enlarged by the recent Franco
German treaty that he asked the Kaiser
10 appoint him governor general there so
that he may be enabled TO alter what is
particularly Objectionable and personally
TO improve and forward the latent
wealth he knows to exist within this
coveted domain
The first thing TO which he intends TO
direct his attention is the disastrous ef-
feet Of all alcoholic drinks in the tropics.
He observed long before that to-day
both the black and white races suffer al
most equally from intemperance, and
that alone those who know the ropes
In that matter are able to stand the
perils of equatorial climes.
The new governor holds such strong
views about this subject that one may
be sure he will consider it one of his
principal official and personal duties TO
suppress the liquor habit among the
German colonials and the barter and
Of oil ~ ma
As a matter of fact that burning"
question was the subject of debate in
the Berlin Reichstag the other day,
Duke Adolph Frederick being present.
The first vice-president of the Imperial
Parliament, DR.. Paasche, himself well
known African explorer, declared during
the course of this seance that our off,
Gals still continue to spend half of their
emoluments in various and varied liquor
Gus refreshments" Refreshments"
must surely in this case have been
meant as joke. But let that pass. He
further explained that every little ami
yersary, every small occasion for fete,
or a "bombance," was joyfully greeted
by these thoroughly bored and enervated
jewellers in a country not suitable for
them, and that long, deep and heavy
drinking was working great havoc
among them.
other members with more or less ex-
perience Of the tropics instantly rose TO
express similar opinions, deploring fact
which appeared 10 have no remedy, so
far as they could see.
DUKE ADolPH FREDERICK SMILES
Duke Adolph Frederick was observed
10 smile while listening to this, and also
the most clever of his co-listeners actu-
ally saw that the smile was grim and
that the eyes had no corresponding
mirth He did not need TO put in a word
to show that he knew without The
shadow of a doubt that 80 per ce,it
al least Of the deaths of Europeans in
Africa were due not TO climate perilous
as IL NAV be. but TO overmuch indul-
Rence in that comforter and solace
known in English as "pick-me-up
otherwise b. and s.--the fayorlte throat
Nash Of the white inhabitants OF the
srient.
II / remember rightly / believe thai
ymewhere about 1890 the Anglican
yishop of Equatorial Africa nearly faced
Agal proceedings for having published in
The London Times" very courteous
and pleasant letter concerning thu.
question.
His protest was mildly and very DO
Of tah al I'M
ply that he did not intend to mention
actual Drunkenness horrid word that
finds no place IN the Church, II goes
without saying-but merely drinking
which is quite another affair notwith-
standing ats really meaning tipplins-an