The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10

4 Ernest Nelson and Floyd Robinsoi
OF Leadwood We're visitors here Sun
day "
| Hardy Cunningham spent Sunda,
with his mother in Desloge.
Try Sal Vermi Stock Remedies, a
Laakman's Drug Store.
n. M. Davis is very i'll at present
but it is hoped by his many friend,
that he will soon recover.
tinent is the greatest region OF cor-H
onial exploitation in the world. Inc
area of Africa is 11,262,0OO square
miles. exclusive of its islands. 1t viii
be seen from this that it is nearly
four times as large as the United
States. 1t has population OF l27'-
100000. ~
"And vet there are only two small
countries in the entire country that
are ependent-Liberia and Abys-
sinia. Liberia has an area about the
: size of Virginia end population
: equal to that of the City of Philadel-
/, mia. Abyssinia's area is little more
d, than twice as great as that or France
!, or Germany. and it's population equals
}, that of Pennsylvania. -.
England controls territory IN
: Africa larger than that of the United
+ States. including Alaska. The Al
: rican population under English domin-
i ion is one-half as great as the entire
e nopulation of the United States:
: France, at the outset of the war, had
= an African territory equal in area
h to that of the United States and all
IS of her possessions and Mexico. The
Ie nonulation of French African terri
If tories equals that of Brazil.
lie "Portnguese holdings in Africa are
he as large as Mexico, with ptopulatloI
al about half as dense. Belgian hold
g ings are. one-third, and those OF ltal!
one-ffth as large as the area OIL con
RI tinental United States.
i'll at is an interesting fact that Urea
ne Britain's holdings in Africa are al
it most exactly equal to those IN Mort
It's America. They are thirty-five time
Ga as large as the United Kingdom ii
In self. and have population larg
a enough to replace that of the Unite
in Kingdom, with enough to populate
nd. new London to spare.
DIV "The African holdings of Franc
at are twenty-five times as large in are
,as as the home country itself, while II
in nonulation is nearly two-thirds
it great. Belgian holdings are eight
ri's two times as great in area as Belglu
Dis, herself, while the population is mo
sh- than twice as great. Italy contro
in 593 900 square miles of African te
put ritory which is five times as much
the her European area"
These figures were prepared by, I
in National Geographic Society, VINO
and Headquarters are in Washington, a
ntil which now has the largest membt
wed shin of any scientific institution III
1ril, world. The statement which conta
me, them then proceeds
for "The manner in which the natit
part Of Europe have apportioned the 6
"A ond largest continent of the wo
zone among themselves forms unlt
age chapter in the history OF polltl
is a geography.
the "Before 1880 Africa was allowed
: at drift along almost undisturoed by
). politics of the outside world. II
. true that scientific and commercial
! Of tivities from Europe had invaded,
Nv q continent, but there had never b
,II+;i- any apportionment of territory h
roh ing the sanction Of internatlt
more agreements.
'''i an 1884 King Leopold of Belg
succeeded in having contere
called to determine the status Oh
Congo territory, held in trust
civilization by the African lntel
YOU tional Association. The result OF
conference was the setting up of
Congo Free State, with the Kini
Belgium at its head. In add
thereto the conference defined
King general sphere of influence of
MING Powers in Africa.
ing "In 1890, following out the plar
the conference, Great Britain n
tiated treaty, signed in Berlin, W
~ gave her Aganda and thus thwart
dream the Germans mad long hel
g. a through railroad across Africa
tirely on German soil. On the
,atlns hand, by gaining possession OIL
ing; territory in Southeast Africa to
Belgian Congo, Germany as eff
patch. S Sny t to2 Cniro railway under 81
eyed. 'ot "a month later the English
Tab French signed an agreement r
everal n;zin0 q British protectorate
Zanzibar anu q z
ID dis torate over Madagascar, and +,
rlain's sphere of influence from Al
spells southward to a point between
homas town of Say and Lake Chad.
ole .ev,- later England and Portugal car
(Adv.) an agreement defining the deli
-. tions of their respective terrific
an later years came the Boer
and thereafter another general $
Bile for influence in Africa, in
Great Britain secured control oy'
Orange Free State and the Tran
Belgium formally annexed the
go Free State, Italy seized Tripo
France finally extended protec
4 over Morocco.
IL "Germany's holdings in Afr
the outbreak of the war amour
nearly a million square miles, az
population of about 100000