The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-19

south of the canal has coded to
Germany three ports. This would
mean trouble.
The fault is with us, we don't
know these people. Germany and
France sell them goods and we pat
them on the back and help Europe
collect their bills They don't like
to be treated with contempt as We
too often do and as they have so
many revolutions. the policy Of pat
ting the right fellow on the back,
which our government seems to pur-
sue, is a most complicated one, as
the right fellow in power today is Of
ten the wrong fellow tomorrow.
The Mexican situation and our at
titude toward it is of tremendous in
terest to these fellows
The negroes in Belize are both ar
rogant and insoent; the enclosed is
an example of their erudition and
was published during the coronation
| celebration OF the present King of
| England, George " Now, they call
themselves, the Rising Race; their
knowledge of history is badly mixed.
| Belize is a British colony. Utilla was
once British; the people are English
/ speaking quite a few whites among
them, all nice and kindly, very relig-
ious, most of them Methodsts, and
all strictly temperate. No liquor is
! used or can be bought on the Island
excepting the stuff the Indians drink.
Mr. Morgan, who is the leading cit
iZen here and who has taken me I'M
der his wing and has been more than
kind told me of terrible tragedy
which wiped out three of his family
and nearly cost the life of his other
daughter / will tell it as it serves
to show what people have to contend
with here. Mr. Morgan owns a lot
OF trading schooners which bring in
coeoanuts from the outlying islands
and plantations, and some seven
| years ago sent his son-in-law with
wife and baby and another daughter
unmarried on one of these schooners
with a crew of five men and the cap
tain to Belize negro, native born,
had concealed himself in the boat,
rihed the cabin. taken the captains
/ revolver and Winchester and the
money he knew was on board some
| $500 in gold, and, when the vessel
was in deep water suddenly appeared
| on deck, shot the mate without warn
| ing The captain dashed into the
cabin where Mr. Morgan's married
daughter was, the negro followed and
! shot them both dead, then he pur-
sued the son-in-law, wounded him and
then went forward and killed the
whole crew, the sonin-law was dying
and the unmarried daughter who
knew her end had come, was tending
him and praying over him He shot
! her and shattered her elbow, he made
her help heaye the body overheard
and then took the baby by the arms
and tossed it overheard The girl
! jumped overheard and he struck her
/ thinking he had killed her She
swan for three miles and finally
| landed on the island where she was
found nearly dead four days after
wards. The negro scuttled the ship
and appeared as usual in the town
thinking no one survived He fed to
the mainland and the President of
/ Honduras delivered him TO the people
here. Suffice to say they lynched
him.
will finish this letter in Belize
knew that you would like to hear
from me so | am giving you my spare
time ! wish the schooner would
come in to take me back as I have
been very busy getting business into
shape so as to commence active oper-
atoms before ! leave.
Belize, Sunday morning, oath
Left Uulla Saturday and made the
run over here In a small schooner in
IL hours. Fierce weather and yours
truly was seasick again but not bad
enough to miss meals. remain here
until Friday when leave for New
Orleans and this letter will reach you
few days before | get to New York.
! have been successful in my trip and
by hard work and quick action got
what ! was after enclose my photo
in the only way one can go about in
this hot climate Hope to see you
soon Don't read my tale OF woe m-
less YOU really want to.
Yours,
o. r. Reimer
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