Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-24
WOULD. PLACE AFRICAN
# STATE UNDER CONTROL
british Lawyer Points Out That
World Sees Great Wealth
of Land.
NATIVES HAVE THEIR RIGHTS
White Residents Grant People Lib
erty and Object to Payment OF
Grown Notwithstanding Planted
American Flag m -.cgion.
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American Flag N -.cgion.
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,9Ih. lawyer and prebabiy The Ereatss, au:
;he African NATIVE races. lie ~ a brother.
: sef Of dc IS Ss
70 preSen, their cas-: 10 the recently de-
naSsa @are A"%s liz "
two whole years to the preparation OF this
LONDON. Fob. 2o.--When war broke
gut In August. 1914. the action OF
Great Britain was largely influenced
6y several events whose cumulative
force compelled her to join France.
These events were:
4. The. German attitude towards
British disarmament proposals at The
hague conference o. 1907.
2. The German attitude during the
Austrian annexation of Bosnia.
g.; The German refusal OF Lord Grey's
trality. which Germany had guaranteed.
Yet. We know tina, II Germany had
Sustained from breaking faith with
Belgium, England would have re-
manned neutral, for Mr.. Asquith. even
with the promised support of Bonar
have gone TO war in face OF Lloyd
Georges threat to lead tho pacihs,s
against him; for even small party
can prevent a democracy from waginS
war.
Il, was. therefore: mainly on behalf
Of the saneti,y Of an international
armament treaties effective that Br.t-
ain. entered the arena, and il will DC
Victorious parties. She loses Sight OF
the main issues while dividing the
loot.
Now, world conference is sitting
and The Hague treaties, the Belgian
guarantee, and all other international
laws viii once more DC in the melting
pot
EYES OF WORLD OPEN
. TO WEALTH OF AFRICA
What will happen TO Africa: The
eyes OF the commercial world are al
ready open TO the possibilities of its
occupied lands. its mineral wealth. lis
timber resources. the opportunities for
development OF transport on its Won
oerful rivers. It's cheap labor its virgin
soil. and it's romance and its cha rms
have many ,devotces.
In 1855 the kongo conference CON
sidered all this. and even then fore
saw that Africa might prove danger
20 the world. SO ihat the Berlin act
Brussels act. whereby free trade, free
labor and neutrality were prescribed
as international law in Central ART
ca. and the liquor and munition traffic
Was restricted.
-, since that time Egyp,. Eashoda. the
Tiran1svaai T., M9roeeo and TFipoii have
1 ~ med me fears or the signatorics
care. the list Of African names con-
notinE wars or runors OF war VIII
Nows every one admits that the white
races are under great obligations TO
the natives: These are fully rccog-
nized by all the best white settlers
and were admirably expressed 0.- the
majority OF the South African native
a a. isss co aar in their report
The native People are At present liz
occupation OF he ancestral land hell
OF this ancestral land has been re-
st.icted. and several Q: the tribes oc-
cupy CONSIDERABLY less than the cX-
tent OF The country formerly held by
them. In The main the natives ha We
distinc. rights which should b. re-
sarded as rights OF ownership. and
sumption that they ought TO he re-
Sardcd as in occupation merely AS
tenants At Viii OF the crown and sub
Tor the use aad enjoyment OF the land
RENTALS WOULD BE
UNJUST TO NATIVES
These tribes came under European
government In most cases by peaceful
that the transfer of sovereign rights TO
the crown involved the surrender or
forfeiture OF land ownership. There
and on the assnmplien on ,ba aaha ~, values me
tives have been provided with land
and should pay rent for it. would be
them" $40 ~ SA'uea so 'S
These. are not the words OF cranks.
eut OF highly qualified white men in
Now. fortunately for England, she
has, an ally in Presiden; Wilson. who
viii support this humane South Afri-
American influence In Africa Is not
recent; II dates from the establishment
OF the Lioerian republic by a committee
since that date America has regarded
Christian mission work.
This enabled IL NJ. Stanley to fl
out his various expeditions in Africa.
where he few the Stars and Stripes
first acts of the International ASSOC
alton Of the kongo. which he helped
TO- 70 f1 our was to apply 10 Washington
making this application the associa-
ton formally declared that by treaties
with the legitimate native sovereigns
for tho use and beneit of free ,er ststes
which were being established under its
care and supervision. to which cesson
the free states would OF right sue
I coed.
ANNOUNCED PLANS
For NEW COUNTRY
The association announced its reso-
luton to levy no customs upon i'm
n1r,s i and The ple csizd, itself never to
any advantage without Immediately
extending the Same 10 the citizens Of
all other nations, and to do all in
their power TO prevent the slave
traffic.
The President and Senate of tho
United States in reply announced its
approval OF the humane and bcneyo-
lent purposes Of the association, and
agreed. to recognize the flag as that
of Il friendly government This ac-
ton, says Stanley. was the birth TO
new life of the association. and lie
ascribes 1t to American interest in
Livingstone and himself. When how
lever, the Senate got wind Of the fact
that the international association was
being transformed into European
sovereign state. and that the treaties
with native chiefs were somewhat
doubtful, there was what 1 may de-
scribe in. our terse vernacular as, a
row" MT. kasson. the American dele
gatc at the konEo conference then
hitting at Berlin. was thrown over. and
-mcrica refused TO ratify the Berlin
act, although II was MIR. Kasson who