The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-03-11
TN CASE on NtI,itt \.
ne practical termination oi
German rule IN Africa scrNos'
tu emphasize again IN" fact

't'l'flin lAl' III NllN' ~ f'
tu emphasize again IN" fact
that the Dark Continent ~ the great
osi region Of colonial exploitation 800
the world The area Of Africa IS ~
1GL.0 600 square miles. exclusive Of ia
island. Il VIII be- seen nom 'r
thp. .. .s nearly tour time. I. lars.
us .H nit,d states. II has a pupu-
laiiu1 at i.- 0O0,"O
And set :hyrc are only 'wr small
countries IN the ontlr, ..Iutry that
are Observation-Disclosures and Nbys-
siuIa. Liberia has an area thou tn.
.igc COZ Virginia ana a population
equal to that oi the citS ui phiiad,.-
pima Abyss,nin's area is q little more
than twice 49, great az that of France
or Gc"many nod .ts population equals
thai Of PENNSYLVANIA.
England controls u territory m
Africa larger man that o' IN. outit"
q uitrd States including Alaska Tn
,iricau population under English do
mi rterS~ ON. Nrrr ~ g,cnt ~ nv r,N'
tire population ul m" United stats.
! France. Jt the outset II the war. had
an African territory "lu'l IN area u"
| that ct the United states and all Of
hor pus-es,' n and Mexico Tn"
| popunuou OF fr,u.h Air.,nn t"rI.-
tories equals that of Brazil
Portuguese holdings iu Africa are
~ idrp. as Mckee. with a pupult ION
about t.It as lens. Belgian hold
inE- ur, uuo-'hird ana thus" Of l'1iE
uu.-nuh as lars, a. tine territory %.
uutinrnlal United States
D. .s an interesting fact that Gr"a
! Er.t,n's holdings il, -trI,a are nI-
most exactly equal tu those ~ Norih
Nrcr.oa They are thitty-ny" time,
CAS- nrg, a. the United Kingdom N-
self. tpd have e population llr-"
cuourf .o replace that oi the United
Kingdom with enough lo populut, a
new London 20 spar"
TU, African holdings of France ace
TWENTY-FIVE times as large bon area 90
th, home country Itself. while th'
pupuIttIuu s nearly iWo-third- god
great. Belgian holdings arc eight
1.-TWO times as great IN area as Belgium
herself while the population h. more
SOB. 600 square miles Of African terri
tory. winch j. rs. times AS much ~.
h'r European area
Thcs' figures were prepared hy tr'
National Geographic society ~ .
statement whi,h continue
The monu. ~ which the nation.
OF Europe has" appurtloucd the ac..
uud largest continent OF the world
4uong thomsolyca forms one oi tn
mo~l uuIlu, chapters 90 rno hi-t"'.
= political %so"praphs
before 1850 AirI,a vts allowed O.
drir along almost uudi-lurbod by 'N'
politics Of The outside world II j
true that scientific ana commercial
activities from Europe had invade.
the ointment hut thcro had newell
been luy apporronrcu' OF tcrritor,
having the sanction OF ,~ntornationa
Agreements.
'lu 1854 King Leopold OF Belgium
succeeded in having a 'oniorene'
Oiilcd To determine IN, status Of M,
Congo Territory. held ia trust iur r..
IINttIuu. 1y the Atr,lu Iutornatiout.
association, The result of this ON.
!, r,r,c was the setting up of tu,
Congo Free state with the king 81
Belgium nt 49, head In additi".
thereto the conference defined 'h'
]rcncrai spnrro Of Influence Of th'
power iu A'ri,l
"Iu 1890. following out the plans o
the conference Grout Britain nogc
riatrd e treaty eigucd IA Berlin
winch CAV" hcr Uganda and thus
lwartcd % dream the Germans ha.
long held of J through railroad drIos.
lAfrica outiroi, ON German soil. az
the other hand hy gaining possession
OF the territory ia southeast AfriD'
to the Belgian congo, Germany o.
l.nectuuily prevented the consirnc,io.