The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-10-14
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WEEK in MONROVIA SHOWS
ELECTION FEVER HIGH.

MONROFfA, Liberia, Oct. 12-Liberia
at present is representing the Scene of
a Program The feelings of Liberians
are running high against the accep-
lance of the American Loan which
Is being forced on unwilling Liberia.
Under the guise of Moral Obligation
Big America is setting forth herself
upon imperialistic ventures which have
become to her of much sinister sig
nificance in her present day policies
No one has heretofore doubted the
disinterestedness of American action
in Liberia essential interesGs-today
her sinister engagements and adven-
lures cannot but be conditioned by
the concrete material demands of the
dreams of her Great African Empire
when we are pointed to Cuba, Haiti,
the Philippines, Panama, and Mica
ragua as shining examples of Ameri-
can Moral Obligation In small coun-
tries unable to defend themselves her
Calousness and political Cynicism.
The American Five Million Dollar
caring such suspicious and revolu-
tionary suggestions to the Lpberian
People is causing sudden FEAR OF
the Liberian People. of a Moral OplP-
gated Friend who brings such gifts.
1t is true indeed that Liberians are
forced to take with open eyes a
Gold coated pill of American Political
dominance and we are forced to make
political concessions which II VIII De
impossible to rescind. The Loan
Agreement has no fixed date of ter.
mination and the only right reserved
to the Liberian Government Is to pay
off the Loan. When Liberia will be able
to PAY off the Loan" when bnrdened
with high sariaried officials drawing
within Five years Five Million Dol
lars in wages. God only knows.
There arrived here today under Mil
RaEgA.
gans. Green, Harris. Kicks. who are
said to form the "Order of the Ring
at Grand Bassa and concerned in the
burning of a British Traders Resi-
degce the killing E Of e Psnt sSon man
President called Cabinet meeting to-
day. After leaving Cabinet. Attor-
ney General Crimes looked very de-
pressed. 1t was learned later that II
becomes his important duty, to un-
earth the Grand Bassa Conspiracy.
The Government in paying off the
Salaries of hero officials retained six
per cent TO aid in the reelection OF
President King. Certain Government
officials. the clerk in the Department
of War, the jailer. and clerks of the
Printing Department threatened to
virginia Brass Band with retinue
of citizens called at the Executive
Mansion and assured President King
OF MS Ie-eleCtiOh.
Dutch Steamer outward arrived
here bringing a very large cargo.
Today was passed off by Confen-
ence at the Executive Mansion in
which the citizens % 2reweryllle
were up against the citizens Of Yir-
PIMA on a Boundary question. This
matter is of a long standing nature
and has greatly hampered the Guilt
vation Of coffee of Brewerville Plan
ters. No definite decision was arrived
at and the President has taken the
matter under advisement.
One Dutch and one American steam
err arrived from the Leeward today.
His Excellency the President had
the five persons recently arrested and
brought from Grand Bassa, who are
said to be concerned in the looting
and burning of stores and the killing
of Fantee man, before himself and
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