The New York herald., 1922-12-26
GERMAN COLONIAL
DREAM REFLECTED
Evidenced at dwelling of
Won Wiszmann Statue
in Hamburg.
TO REGAIN EAST AFRICA
Incomplete Inscription Shows
Aim to Get place in
SUM- Again.

HAMBURG, Dec. 25.-"Stood in Dar-es-
Salaam 1s0S-1s1S; stood, reerected, in
Hamburg, 1922 to -"
The above inscription appears on the
bronze statue of Hermann Won Wisz-
mann, one time Governor of German
East Africa, whose memorial was re-
Gently unveiled here after being trans
ferred from its original site in that for
nler German colony.
The blank date line speaks volumes.
1t embodies Germanys dream of one
day regaining her lost prestige as a
colonizing power 1t signifies the conf
dence born of determination, that she
will some time recover the colonies
swept away from her in the interna-
tional adjustments following the world
war The Germans hope some day to
fill this blank with date, but only
such date as marks the return of East
Africa to the fold of the Fatherland,
when Won Wiszmann's monument can
go back to the shores of the Indian
Ocean.
Speakers at the unveiling ceremonies
urged renewal of the vows to carry on
In Germany's political fight for the re-
turn of her war lost possessions over
seas. They said Won Wiszmann, as per-
sonified in the statue, was merely In
Notable Gathering.
A notable gathering attended, includ-
ing Won Wiszmann's widow, his son and
three daughters. local officials and COM
mercial representatives, and several eX-
Governors of the possessions Germany
formerly held in Africa. Among the
last mentioned were Duke Adolf Fried
rich zu Meckenberg. Baron yon Rech-
enberg and DR.. Theodor Seitz.
DIR. Seitz is president of the German
Colonial Society, whose representations
through the Federal Minister for Recon-
struction were responsible for bringing
the monument back to Germany
1t was decided that here, at Germany's
gateway to the world the memorial
could serve a mission by inspiring trav-
elers with the colonial glory that was
Germanys and by proclaiming her de-
termination to regain that place in the
sun" The University of Hamburg do
mated the choicest spot on its campus for
the purpose The day chosen for the
celebration was an anniversary OF Won
Wiszmann's suppression of an uprising
at Tanga.
Won Wiszmann was born September 4,
1853, and died June Is, 1905. AS an in
fantry lieutenant in 1874 he made the
acquaintance of Karl Pogge, who became
one of Germany's illustrious explorers
Pogge aroused Won Wiszmann's interest
in Africa, and together they set out from
Germany in 1879 for an expedition across
that continent.
Explorations I'm Africa.
They started from the Angola district
in western Africa and explored together
the Kassai River, the falls of which bear
Won Wiszmann's name. After they
reached Nyangwe on the Lualaba River
Won wiszmann proceeded alone to Fan
zabar by way OF Tanganyika Lake, Ia
bora and Sadani. On the Congo he had
his first experience at suppre ssing an
Arab rebellion. and further in the jour-
ney he made the acquaintance of the re-
nowned Arabian leader, Tippo Tipp. the
monarch of Uganda. From 1883 to 1885
Won Wiszmann made further explora-
tions on the kassai. and in 1861 ac-
complished his second transcontinental
expedition in that section of the coun-
try.
AS first imperial German commits
sioner for East Africa ii fell to Won
Wiszmann to deal with the great Arab
ian uprising under Buschiri and Bana
Herr in 1889. which he quelled within a
year. Through the organization of de-
Tense troops he made a safe passage
for caravans through Tabora to the
Tanganyika and TO Kilmanjaro noun
tain II is said that this was accom-
pished in the face OF severe opposition
from the English. II won for him the
title of nobleman of the German en-
pre and appointment as governor of
German East Africa. in which capacity
he served during 1895 and 1896.
In that office Won Wiszmann became
the sworn enemy of the slave traders,
whose widespread traffic he worked
energetically to wipe out. His shrewd-
ness led the natives to call him "the
man with a dozen heads" He is noted
also in Germany's African progress for
having established the first steamer
service on the Tanganyika. Won Wisz-
mann was forced to retire shortly after
assuming the governorship because of
Illness. and he met his death nine years
later through injuries sustained in a
fall while hunting.
The statue re-erected here is in life
size. standing on a red granite base
more than three meters high. A bronze
lion lies at the base and beside II is the
bronze figure OF a native African SOL
dier on guard with spear in hand. The
piece is referred to not merely as the
Wszmann memorial, but as monu-
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