Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-07

one of these some little while back.
when his book was examined by an
officer on the west coast, was found
to have been in khartoum during the
siege, his pass bearing the signature
of the Inflated British leader ..-e-
Further information suggests that
the actually affiliated members OF
Senussi-ism number over ten millions,
and that would be but fraction OF
the total force available ii Senusst
proclaimed the Jehad. Secure in tho
heart of the vast Saharan wilderness
he has, it is KNOWN; large stores and
munitions of war. He possesses an
armory, and, there Is good reason to
believe, an extensive factory for the
manufacture of arms and ammunition.
while much more is continually being
transported thither from at least three
different parts of Africa. Thither al
so come offerings to the prophet OF
costly gifts, together with frequent
dispatches from his many secret serv-
ice agents not only In Africa, but
Europe as Well 81. !. ~-'.' 49,
The extraordinary persistence OF
Senussi-ism is carrying it far and wide
through Central Africa southwark to-
wards the Zambesi and the swarm1ns
millions of Pagan races who are
causing us no little anxiety In South
Africa today. 1t is drawing into q
vast community OF native feeling all
the fierce races who find in its mill
tant creed far greater attraction
than in Christianity, with its higher
moral standards. especially as it holds
out the promise 1t coming day when
a deadly blow VIII be struck at tho
hated white aggreEsor.
The missionaries at Islam are beat
ing those OF Christianity In Africa.
and, wherever they go, there tho
Senussi brotherhood establishes itself
for beacon. as it were. on the n1ll-
tops, waiting for the master-hand to
apply the torch. In that day the Euro
pean will find himself confronted by
overwhelming masses, and by an or
ganization, efficiency and armament
superior to any yet encountered in A.
RIGA. Moreover, thousands have been.
methods of warfare by British, French
and German instructors of colonial
regiments. .--.
Senussi Is an astute statesman, ana
will only move when everything II
favorable for an appeal to greater
unity Of Mohammedan feeling and &C
ton than has been witnessed for many
ages. Should, however, the italians
ever attempt to push their outposts
southwark, they will experience the
fighting weight of the most powerful
Islamic organization In Africa. Wheth-
er Senussi possesses light artillery
of any sort has never been ascertain
but the extraordinary mobility of his
following, their powers of endurance.
their intimate knowledge of the vast
bowling wastes of desert, into which
they can always retreat and defy pur-
suit, are advantages with which the
Italian forces could never hope to cope
successfully.
Certain it Is that amidst the fast
nesses of the Sahara a keen eye Is
watching the growing dissenslons OF
the great powers in Europe and else
where. Senussites themselves 1ro
forced to own that the time for tho
expulsion Of the white race from Al
RIGA Is not yet But they tell one
with equal frankness that 1t may be-
if God wills-one day when the Chris
tians are cutting one anothezs
threats. 1t is in this that they look
for their grand opportunity, and 1t u
of a great European struggle might
be the signal for q mighty contlagr0r
ton In Africa.