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kind of evil device and repeats them without end. He is anxious to complete his number and close his responsibility. For this reason he conceives in his heart a plan for kidnapping. He is driven to it by the force of circumstances.
2.
Very often the head coolie, or "coolie catcher", is a bad man originally. Supposing he has entered into an agreement with a foreigner, and has undertaken to supply a certain number of coolies, he immediately gets the foreigner to make him an advance adequate to the expenses of his journey on all sides in search of coolies. When he has got the money in his possession he goes and indulges in gambling and other riotous living until his money is all spent. He is then indebted to the foreigner for the amount and has no means of making up the deficiency. If he does not kidnap men, the foreigner will lay hold of him for his money, in which case a coolie catcher is driven to kidnapping.
3.
Country clowns are asked again and again by the Portuguese officer if they are willing or not. This to outsiders seems a salutary regulation which cannot fail. How is it that these country clowns cannot make themselves understood before the officers? Because in many cases the people who appear before the officer have assumed false names.
The persons who have been kidnapped never appear at the office at the time of examination. When the time comes to go on board, the real coolies are put to the ship. Perhaps the officer goes on board the ship to examine the people. When this is the case they do not change the real coolies for...
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