The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-16


one must not forget the territory of
Obock on the coast of Somalis, in
the Gulf of Alden. Djibouti, the port
of this territory, is the only out
let of Ethiopia, ancient foyer of the
Khouschite civilization-of prehis-
toric fame.
Wrongly attributed to Africa,
Madagascar, revealed to the Occi-
dent under the name of "Madeigas-
car" by Marco Polo, was visited
about 1900 by Norman and Brittany,
sailors, adventurous traders, who
called the island "Insulinde." In
1912 Richelieu accorded to the
Dieppe Capt. Rigault the authori-
cation to found a colony there, but
it was only in 1895 that France be-
came definitively mistress of NADIA
sascar and that pacification and ad-
ministration were commenced and
accomplished by Gen. Galieni, one
of the noble figures among French
colonizing soldiers.
This island, having an area big
ger than France by 10000 squire
kilometers, possesses great mineral,
vegetable and animal wealth. The
Mlgaches, while accepting the pro-
ducts of civilization, resist, neverthe-
less, the benefits of 1t.
France Carries Her Civilization
To Many South Seas Possessions
To the South Seas also France
has carried her civilization, and her
possessions there are numerous. One
of the most important is New Ca
ledonia. This archipelago has since
| 1854 belonged to France. In the be-
ginning it was annexed to her other
possessions in the South Seas, the
centre of which was Tahiti, but
soon New Caledonia was declared
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portation. The climate is salubrious,
and the natives, formerly cannibals,
are nav farmers and valuable auXili-
aries of the Europeans.
France possess numerous other
archipelagos near New Caledonia,
but the ensemble of her South Sea
possessions would be incomplete,
closed, blockaded, if she did not
add her other natural dependency,
the New Hebridees.
This question is of particular in
terest to France, who hopes to OBJ
tain soon the recognition of her
sovereignty, for the preserving eff
forts of the Minister of the Colonies
to have the annexation of the New
Hebridges decided will certainly be
successful, as the Prime Minister of
Australasia is completely in favor
of this solution.
If the New Hebrides should be &C
corded to another nation, Frances
South Sea possessions would be iso-
lated and even New Caledonia would
be separated from Tahiti.
Will France again make the mis-
IKE of permitting barriers to be
erected between herself and her pos
session Indo-China by terrifying the
maritime passages, as she let the
British do? Would she want to
lessen her prestige and forego her
rights in the Pacific by listening to
certain fantastic suggestions recent
ly put forth, suggestions that would
favor japanese penetration into New
Caledonia, giving Japan certain
rights to the port of Noumea?
Would she not be obliged to con-
slider the attitude of Australia and
of the United States? Why should
France consent to make any such
concessions to the Japanese, against
the peaceful invasion of whom she
has already to defend herself in
| IndO- CHA,
mdo-China Offers Many Striking
Examples of French Enterprise
IndO-China! If there is coun-
try or an ensemble of countries
that shows striking proofs of French
activity in the Far East it is GER
tainly Indo-Chia, Cochin-C China, An
nam. Tonking, Cambodia and Laosm
what wonderful visions and emo
tions they conjure up; CULTS bathed
in dazzling sunlight; joyous land
scapes half hidden in verdure;, IN
ceasing activity of junks and SAM
pans on rivers and arrayos; forest
splendors; undreamed of grandeur
and present dynasties; strange and
to past civilizations; loyal palaces
and sacred precincts; tombs of past
and present dynasties; stronge and
impressive superpositions of the in
fluences of Buddha and Confucius
Since French occupation of Indo-
China an era of property has be-
gun for these countries, Commerce
industry, education, science and art
are Furnishing. The Union Indo-
Chinoise has her medical schools
schools of pharmacy, of law, of ag-
riculture, veterinary schools, insti-
tutes of technology and applied
sciences. The student bodies of
these schools are composed of ma
tives as well as Chinese and Japa-
nese who wish to benefit by French
culture.
Ports such as Saigon, vast mart
time arsenal; Haiphong, transit
port; Tourane and others are i'm.
proved day by day for the greater
profit of Far Eastern France"
This short outline, though sum
mary and therefore necessarily in
complete, will open new horizons to
the reader on the importance and
wealth of the French colonial en-
pire. There are big things to be
done in the French colonies and
protectorates. To make them give
forth their riches for the good of
all mankind they have to be equip
ped with all the necessary utilities.
! The colonial programme of Albert
Sarraut, ne energetic Minister of
the Colonies, aims at the realization
of this The execution of the pro-
gramme takes money, much money.
1t is entirely an affair of capital.
Franco-American cooperation
would give interesting results. have
already quoted the opinions of two
eminent American financiers on this
subject, and l conclude by saying
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