Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-08
GERMAN COLONY
IN EAST AF RIGA
IS NOW ISOLATED
Bitter Struggle Being Waged
for Kaiser S Last and Great
est Foreign Possession;
Province Is Hemmed In,

Associated Press correspondence
London. March ~ The war be-
tween Germany and Portugal has Gen.
tered attention on the struggle for
Gormany's last and greatest colony
German Fast Africa. now hemmed in
on four sides-by Portugals African
colony on the south the BELGIAN Con
40 Oh the west Britain OH the north
and southwest. and British ships along
the east-with no communication be-
tween the German colony and the
home country
This Is the chief significance of this
new war, II there Is no chance Of al
clash OF Germany and Portugal hi
Europe. with Germany occupied mi
more important fields. And besides
the stake OF Africa Itself for these
shifts If colonies are gradually de-
termining the fturc Of whole CON
tinent, second only 10 Asia greater
than North or South America, and
three times the siz- OF Europe.
IOgoland, the Germna garden spot
in Africa. was the first 10 fall. then
the kameruns; and then German
West Africa Each was a promising
colony but Togoland has been the
only one that really paid for the inn
mense effort Of development The
losses OF these colonies were trifling
moves In the far more important
conquest OF Africa as a
'untinent-and the struggle for Ger
man East Africa Is the last stage in
this greater game.
England and France are ALREADY
strongly entrenched ia Africa Eng
land from Cape Colony northward !
and from EgNDt s0uthward and
France in her great African empire
If the rthwest-Algiers. Tunis and Z
Morocco The vast French area, in |
Guiding Sahara. was at first derided /
and Lord Salisbury tc;errcd to the i
French possessions as the second /
greatest in Afrlca--chiefly sand" But /
With the eolonizing of Algiers and ,
much of the adjacent country UNI /
known riches have been developed
ana an African empire really worthy I
" the name has gradually developed.
seeing this. Italy has more recently
gained a foothold in Tripol thus /
the European occupation |
If the Mediterranean fringe of Africa .
rom the French ON the west 10 the /
British i'm The east incidentally
90. this European occupation of the /
Mediterranean fringe, gives Euro I
pean circuit of the whole Mediter- /
ranean, with Britain posted at It's /
wo gateways, Gibraltar and Suez and Z
midway at Malta.
Wall \erOSs Continent
East Africa, from Egypt In the /
north to cape Colony in the south. (
has been the main field for British /
Development Bbt all the time one I
great obstacle has lain across the ,
path of this Development German
East Africa stretches like a wall right /
tcross the middle Of the continent q
solid German political barrier be-
wecn the English advance southwnrd
rom Egypt and northward from The
ape Cairo to the Cape has long
pecn dream of British statesman
ihip-a real connection between the
'ich British possession in the north,
rom the Suez southwark. and the
great British stretch from cape COL
my up through Rhodesia.
But right In the middle Of this
hahn. Germany has held one Ink
herman East Africa--and without
his link the British chain was brok-
n into two detached parts each
mall empire but not together a vast
British African empire. like The
french African empire of the north
vest That Is what gives a meaning
o Portugals entrance in the war, rs
fastening the fate of German East
africa, the one link to the British
hain from Egypt to the cape.
Ahead, British Development has
cached down from the north and up
rom the south, close TO the edge of /
his last link. There is a travel route
ow. but not always ON British ter
itory. for midway the chain breaks.
ne one must go either bv the long
Under lakes. Tanganyika and Nyas
a. or across The Belgian congo on il.
be west. OF the great stretch of Ger
IAN colony Wing straight across east
I'm Africa from the ocean to the
entral lakes once this stretch pass
4 to the allies OF To Britain. and the
ointment of Africa will have her inn
erial domains pretty well establish
d-~-England in the east from Egypt
. Cape colony and Franee in the
est from hte Atlantic TO The Nile.
18th spots OF territory here ana there
italian Belgian. Portneuese--bul
Il allied
campaigning Just Opened.
The British military campaign has
ist opened against German East
frica, with General Smuts the Old
Der leader In chief command His
,rce is striking from British East
frica, living Just north Of the big
ermau colony His early move
tents have been back Of Mombassa,
here colonel Roosevelt landed for
is African trim. He has pressed in
} the German territory. taking VIII
ges and some strategic hills and
ports the German forces falling back
} the railway. one of the German
developments was a little spur of rail-
ay across the northeast section Of
lis colony. not far from MombaSsa,
nd from the interior 10 the sea.
The Belgians have meantime de-
Hoped their military campaign on
lie western flank Of the German coli
~. PROSTATE as Belgium proper Is, /
trough German occupation Of most 1
the home country, the Belgian coli
ny j. very much alive. with great
numerical progress al Soma. Eliz-
,ethVlle and other ccnters where
ere Is "A complete administrative sys-
IN. A considerable army Is now
ronglN reinforced by Belgian forces II
ON the Flanders front. where the
ritish and French are considered s
Efficient % permit the Relgians TO
ok after their colonial Interests ana
rlke a blow at Germany where she y