The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-07-30
OVERLOAD or LAW.
litigation Called Curse Of God
Coast Natives.
No f,aseGss sssrss rsp gwn'.l 10 %
Tskse let. ceart-oaae~ess Aseees
Petty -cAisfs~ Provide Fai
Fees fas NassW ts~ysra

TIE Gold Cusss. sa ,hs wvsE cc&a
81 Afrscs. Il a paradise u sasysra
cay ExhsA and 0aar LssieFtdee, sE~~
eszi eurrs~pynaeass II shs LeaAea
Daily TsestmtA TRsy write
A Esslni wHhicA nast b. HAAeAe ~
cnHnesfson both ~ish Ashanti and 10
northern territories 10 thar these adj
minissrattasss are tnaesshisns u the
Cole Coass proper. sxfsp, IL ~ far
- tssy srkno~leslse Q ecesusS0 gov
sFDcr who rvssass N AFvra, Trwy aFs
also snelaaed IN the faaseasl esIl'
haAtrs 81 the cSlaay "a a shale. and
reevlSe military aid " Il n Fesaircd
OF cCerse. they wess thrysagh the SEQ.
rvtarsst. which h the shannes ~ eSsa.
man'catien 60 ths Eoseguer. hssvad
this they arv free ftass have thvtr
swn cusrts their eSh r0lAcv. their
ewn rae,htSss NJ administering iasstre
ssd their ewB Internal le~gisisttssA
Nos, this may ssvsa q small matseE,
but IL all truth, II Is pregnant sith
Importance for the fntarv II this ci
tay. The mSuer IN d nutstaell IL this
sSnple fact hat he ctNrss If AsaRHh
aud TIE northern ivvvis@stsAs aiil poa
permit the s~n33eyrens 81 native az
European harrislrrs under ans cir
cunasIaEceS.
They prefer and cutie Rightly 80
10 Zeal with the native population.
be they chiefs or lsbasNrs
Naw lhe curse ~ the Geld Coast
l. Mitigation. Whatever may he esia
shout the total poruistsaa u the eot
any. tsere srv szsouPh l-~rers In the
three toWns o. Sckouds, Cape Csast
and Accra 10 make d good sias-i Ens
fish cS,an;Ys village They fairly tusa'
HE ever sne another, Yet they arv ati
prosperous, they sil have ihelr motors
and send thelr daughters 10 places
IKE ~C1seiienhaw 10 te ,-iatatesi.
How cn earth can Il be doeei ia
the natural query, The ausser Is
tina, the suid wlne they are topping
IL TIE u%atloual chiefs. IN this yyn'
necil.rn u must t* r,,fbc,nhssr~i that
ei,h syry fes exceptions tie ~ari
chief" as here ehrlotpd usny neSa
little isore ,tau the hc~ diuah ~ Il
village Forever arr ,tesr petty des'
pets qnSrrellns over land qpesiions
fh. deltmststiors ~ their boundaries
ard NJ forth,
In Ashanti questions ~ this nature
can he pleasantly swiftly and sati~
factof&y settled sithln an hour ~
,uA perhaps a, practically no sr
t~nse io anShs~iy
NJ, az uls,H the Geld Coast. The
"cocoa standard bhs sst the rSces'
Al these ilttle gsoI,le has. rnsefae,.
and rs soten MS they coset their neigh
bors' land they ~ 10 q native las ysr.
or a native lawyer, even more prob
ably, flies to them. and lhs iuiefWin.
ahle gsme 81 itigRtion starts. II ntsy
la1 thrrr months or u may last three
ysars~the latter IL The lawyers think
II worth while.
Counsel are employed NJ altogether
disprnporIlouaie feps ever the meet
ve~'tifugaing matters, and ~ II go~s
on until tile rival claimants shake
hands ever having at least enc thing
In cotnmon--the5 Ew In bankruptcy.
This il no e~,agrr-attrn.
In on~ case u, Adsiah, the time &C
cupls-i over settling q little Dispute
was a fortnight. and the defending
coun ssl. no lnst The case fer his cil
ens. received a. q fee the am 81 81
GO. Another a ruling chief ~ho shall
te nsmcirss since he occupies . very
Important gnsition. hiss the doahifui
pleasure ~ an overjrsft Of $4,000
N hts bank. every penny Of which bas
he.n frttiered away over lawyers.