The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-07-22
By cHAs. W. ARLINGTON.

In our last article we spoke of the
slave trade in connection with the
Dutch occupation because of the
lively impetus their advent produced
in tie capture and deportation OF hui
mentioned in a cursory way something
of this awful sin, but / now pause
In our brief survey of the conduct Of
the nations who have made themselves
the masters of the Dark Continent,
to give emphasized attention to this
diabolical institution that has so grip
ped the country that it continues to
persistantly assert Itself in many
parts of that dark land until this
day. This is true. depite the fact that
have levelled the full weight of their
Influence against II. We all know that
slavery as such, has existed from re-
hottest times-long before the dawn
of written history the idea dawned
on the victors in battle to subject
their captors to bondage instead OF
numbering and In many cases eating
them. was discussing the cannibal
with workers while in Africa, who
said that tribes given to this horrible
depravity say. to kill and eat their
enemies show that they have conn
their friend. he becomes part OF
them ana will continue to exist as
long as they existed. The converse.
ton arose when / was told that the
Government had just caused twenty
two persons to be shot for canniba1-
ism in the determined effort that Is
being mads to crush out the pracl
tice. A form of slavery finds sane
tion in ne Old Testament Scriptures,
but as 1t related to- members of
the Jewish race IL was robbed of
its horrors by special Divine safe
guards-while the Jew was exhorted
to treat kindly the bound men, re-
Numbering that they were bound men
in Egypt Slavery Wong people of
the same race, unless they are savages,
need excite no special pity--but slav-
cry in all of its horrible Aspects as
serts itself when races in shaved are
entirely different in blood religion
and cutoms from that of their own
in most cases all such slavery has
beer attended BIZ the greatest brutali-
ty, \ VI only do many of the tribes
continue this practice in Africa to lay.
but oeher people of foreign origi.L' 1t
seems that the Negro more than any
other branch of the human race has
been marked by mai.y of his physical
charat teristics as the servant of 9TH
er races--in most cases he has tamely
submitted to slavery. There are remark
able exceptions, however among many
of the African tribes. There are tribes
like the Krus of the West Coast, the
NlduAl6Othr the t1OApI, the LAliuS anu
others who have always shown them
selves so rebelious to slavery that
they have generally been left alone.
while those tribes who HAVE a mix
ture of the blood OF more forward
races--such as the Fula, Gala and
5amalie have an uncomfortable love
of freedom. A very able writer on
this subject says--sThe Negro in his
primitive state Is a born slave. He is
Of great physical strength,
docility. cheerful of disposition, a.
short memory fer sorrows and cruelty,
aGliy aroused to gratitude for Just
dealings ans kindness. He does not
SITTER from Inconsistencies to an overt
whelming extent that afflfct other
peoples torn from their homes, and,
provided he is welt fed ne Is easily
made happy. Above all he can toll
hard in the hot sun and in the un-
healthy climates of the torrid zone
He has little or no race fellowship
thgt is to say he has no sympathy
with other Negroes; nc recognizes.
follows and initiates his master indie
pendently Of any race affinities. and
as he Is usually a strong man aud
good fighter, he comes into request
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