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~THE VALUR OF THE
GERMAN COLONIES"
activity at overy turn by Government. The export statisties give, of course, only regulations which were rather adapted to a foeble indication of the possibilities of the the limited natural resources of Germany, German Colonies. They show that the After the war the Herman Colonies will and to the decility of the German population, exports of East Africa consist chiefly, of than-to-the-vast-expanses and the bracing rubber, sisal hom, copra, hides and skins, ivory, and raw catton The exports decreased slightly to moderately throughout-theresambly change hands. A futuro Pencatmosphere of the colonios. Moreover, Cameroon consist chiefly of rubber, palu
Congress will settle their fate. Meantime, it the Reichstag was dissatisfied that the of
eens worth while, to consider briefly their colonies were run at a loss, and clamoured kernels and palin oil, cocoa, ivory, and -value and their future possibilities
that the colonies, not the motherland, timber. Those of Togo consist cloudy of Hve look at the amp the Serman Colonies should find the 'money necessary for palm kernels and pulm oil, rubber, V
Those appear to be snall, and they are certainly their development, Endeavouring to make cotton, and cocon. of German South small in size if compared with the gigante the colonies self-supporting, unduly high West Africa consist chiefly of diamonds colonies of Great Britain. However, mizois'a taxes cic imposed in order to provide copper, load, and hides and skius. Thase of relative term. If we compare the area of the roomy towna, magnificent Governmerit offices, New Guinea consist chiefly of copra. German Colonies, which look so small on the broad high-roads, milways, schools, and a
During the last few years the developinens - with that of the United Kingdom or of numerous body of officials. The consequence of the German Colonies has progresso very Germany, wo find that they are by no means was that those who inteiled to settle in the remarkably. Between 1907 and 10te the nu as unimportant as is generally believed. Corman Colonies found their activities cir- ber of cattle in South-West Africa has increas The German Colony of East Africa is, eumscribed at every step by well intentioned ed from 30,000 to 172,000, that of
sheep from more than three times as large as the but unsuitable Government regulations, and 103,000 to 485,000, while goats have increased whole of the United Kingdom. The second at the snad time they were grossly overtased. from 103,000 to 489,000, hortes from 2,000 to largest German colony, South-West Africa, is Men who went out to exploit the agricultural 18,000, asses und mules from 8,000 to 12,000, acarly three times as large as the United King or mineral wealth of the German Colonies and pigs from 1,000 to 7,000. During the dom. Cameroon is almost exactly two-and-a-had to wait months and often years for last few years a number of ostrich farms. half times aslargo as the United Kingdom.permission to work. Intensive exploita have been started. In the other colonies Gertuan New Guinea is somewhat larger than four was inade impossible by the Govern very large numbers of palmis, banana-trees, England, Wales, and Sandgemont policy of preserving the natura cocna-trees, coffee trees, gun-trees, etc., havo somewhat larger thai Ireland. The total resources of the country unimpaired, and been planted, and es most of these have been ance of the Gorman Colonies is considerably frequently the tax collectors demanded planted only during the last few years they more than eight times as large as that of the high taxes from men who had invested as only beginning, to yield. During the United ingdom, more than ten times as their whole capital, who derived no income next few years the production of the Germau large as the Transvaal, two-and-a-half times from their investment, and who were willing Colonies should increase very greatly. is large as all the States of the South African for returns. Moreover, the development of
The value of colonics depends not only on Union, 50 per cent. larger than Mexico, and the German Colonies was hampered by a slightly larger than the whole of Argentina high-handed policy towards the natives. their productivity, on their soil and their These comparisons show that the German Serious revolts broke out, and prevental climate, but also on their position. A glance Colonies, far from being small in extent, are pesocful-work Lastly, the settlers are at the map of Africa shows that the German relatively large and important possessione disappointed with the social conditions pre-Colonies occupy, commercially and strate The widely held belief that the German vailing
Germany has been able to hamper the very important positions. Hitherto, Colones are small is croche Chering
erroneous.
In the New Berlins in Africa ai deewhere development of the British African Colonies The German Colonics are frequently they found to their great satisfaction, the hypolicy of obstruction. When Get- described as poor or as worthless. They are German tocco and the German beer to man East Africa is no longer Germant, certainly not a paying proposition. Hitherto which they were accustomed; but they also Cecil Rhodes
dream the Germann Colonies have cost, the Mother found the paternalism, the bureaucratic from Cape Town to Cairo can become a of a railway From the point of view of the shopkeeper
and the Congo State will abquire a or of the average investor they are certainly worthless. Of course it is a mistake to apply the ordinary standards-of-value to land, and especially to land possessed not by short-free men, but they soon discovered that in lived men but by a nation which hopes to the colonies also men were considered not only the African West Coast. In course of time according to their real worth but by their live for ever. The ordinary investor expects acro, official position, and title. The wife of to have, earlier or later, a return for his
Government official, even if the husband outlay. He cannot afford to buy property filled only a very minor position, asserted which entails a considerable logs and which her superiority over the wife of an able mer- may not yield any return for generating chant Who did not rejoles in the possession The State must apply different
of a uniform Men who left Germany in in insesting in land. The population of order to free themselves from eternal the world has been increasing a restraint found that if they wished to lead a precedented speed during the last hundred free life they had to go to English Colonies. years and it will presumpoly continue for All these circumstances combined Butel as ort long time to increase at a similar rate very serious restraint to the development of Steam and steel have opened up continents Garrosty's seen potsessions. However, and islands which formerly seemed almost uninhabitable by white men Year by year #dence, the German Colonies developed notwithstanding all these hampering in- the population of the world increases, and the available land becomes relatively less rapidly because they possess vast possibili- and therefore increases in value. Landa ties.
have spoken with many planters formerly were considered to be worth- ve become precious. In the tune of who have come back from, Cameroon esar, Germany areat Britain West Afrion, and have received from German East Africa, and German South- apped to Tuossess auch a rigorous and then most enthusiastic accounts. The Ger(MR. THOMAS ATKINS SOLILOQUISES). osant climia that they were considered countries suitable only for avages, but Boil, but rast mineral and timber resources, man Colonies possess not only an excellent
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land far more than they have brought-in absolutism, and the social shackles from reality outlet towards the Indian Ocean.
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which they had hoped to escape in leaving colonies wished to lead there a free life as Cermany Gormans who went to their
Not very long
West Africa has prevented the British- Hitherto, Germany's possession of South- Colonies obtaining a much-needed outlet on Walüsch Ray may become a very important harbour, perhaps & second Durban.
As soon as the German Colonies are freed from the blight of German bureaucracy which has atided them with red tape, they will be self-supporting: The number of settlers will rapidly be increased when the countless vexatious regulations have been abolished. Production and trade will advance by leaps and bounds, and before long the German Colonies may prove exceedingly valuable to their new owners J. Euris BARKER in United Empire.
MY BROTHER ON THE CLYDE.
By mea BichÁNDB. ·
fed up with the business, I am: I'm fairly done.
not for cultured Romans.
(as "yet have remained practically ago Canada and all South Africa were believed to be
most worth-
exploitation of tropical and sub- I're chucked away me bag'nit an' I'm loss, to Eu
When Praca ceded Europese les
tropical Canada to England Voltaire. Sangering native workers, There are plenty of natives
calonios, depends largely on the slingin' down me gun. referred to the Great Dominion in the words in the German Colonies. Their native
quelquesTM
arponts de neige." The low population comes in all to about 14,000,000. I've tried to work it out all right, so help acres of snow contain at present about About 9,000,000 live in East Africa, more me Gowd I've tried; 8,000,000 white men. In a few decades their than 3,000,000 in Cameroon, more than Wot's put the kibosh on it is my brother on populatior may exceed that of France. In a
the Clyde. (1,000,000 in Togo, and nearly a million in century Canada may be one of the world's New Guinea. On the other hand, the Great Powers, and, compared with that Dominion, France may be an unimportant population of South-West Africa, the most.E's workin' in a fact'ry an' gits ten bob
country.
raluable Gorman colony, is extremely small.
4
A day,
wants a bit more paya
All the German Colonies, South-West In this territory, which is nearly three Au Dow 'o's downed 'is tools, 's says, " Africa alone excepted, are situated in the there are less than 100,000 natives and times as large as the United Kingdom, Tropics. At present the value of tropigal
the country is almost desert. By, a land is extremely small if compared with high-handed and brutal policy the Germans land situated in the moderate tone.
How-
over, its value is rapidly increasing. Year brought about a revolt of the natives a few years ago. Its suppression was effected the densely populated countries by year situated in the moderate zone have to in by exterminating the rebel tribes in a cam- crease their
from the boundless paign which lasted several
Years
So
writes an' says these busy times is jist
is bloomin' chanco
4.
I've downed tools these busy times-
Maomérére out or in France."
~I~BaKOMSTUs, reduced to 32_dogrees Fabresball-ropics. The utilisation of the Tropics has cost Germany £20,000,000. And which Tuppence more each bloomin, hour is wat a
hundredths.
Fahrenbels.com lu
a ByMmmer, in peromiage of maturation, the bamidity of air maturated with moisture being 100,
■ DrBSCTION or Warn, tai kas ppélindar
incompetence of
of
says 'e'll git;
time to quit.
wide
the folly of
An me on ano-an-two a day-Wot o' ItS the officials who had been sent to that colony, nations draw from the Tropics only certain ITERFERATURE, in the shas, in degress produce for special purposes, such as rubber, the fatally insufficient number of native it's jist the opportoonity, so can't I be as
workers was this very greatly reduced. vegetable oils, timber, spices,, etc. Before
The Gennan population in the German As 'im wot wrote this letter ere, my brother very long Europe may have to depend on the Colonies is small In German East Afrien on the Clydo?.. Tropics very largely for its food and cloth.
people, ing, and perhaps for its minerala and timber there were in 1912 4,668 white As well. The deadly climate of the Tropics whom 3,579 were Germans. In Cameroon there were in that year 1,537 white people, becomes from year to year less deadly, of whom 1,359 were Germans. It Togo there exactly as the terribly severe climate of Ger- many and Britain, about which Julius Caesar were 345 whites, of whom 316 were Germans,
In South-West were wrote, is no longer terrible. Year by year in South West Africa here Cermans. the Tropies are becoming more accessible by In New Guinea there were 822 whites, the advance and the cheapening of transport. of whom ces were Germans. In the A few centuries ago, when trusport was colonies enumerated there were together only very primitive and expensive, only light and
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Busy times e talks about!
mate, it's funny!!
So help mo,
'E'd stop the guns from barkin' for a bit
lousy money.
It's busy times a'd'ave all right if undo to
lets us down"
A-liggin' out 'is family from the rains
of is town.
relatively precious wares could stand the 17,003 Germans. Of these nearly 9,000 were
me bay'uit an' I'm high cost of carriage. The Dutch and English white soldiers, and nearly 700 were white I've chucked away trades of former centeries were chiefly occu-Derman officials, German schoolmasters, Two can play that bloomin' game-an' in
slingin' down me gun. police. There were besides a large body of pied in fetching thence specious stones, goto missionaries, ofte by plantors, traders, Then down shuts all the fact'ries an' work-
The Tropical Colonies are comos Mister Bun silk, etc. To the old Batavian or Bristol serchants it would have secred inconceivable principally
shops for an' wide,
that a day might come when England and and their workers. In German South-West Holland would largely depend upon South Africa, on the other hand, there is a consider
And meat; thatable body of farmers,
Although the white population of the Ger-
America and India for especially in pepperman Colonies is quite insignificant, they
the trade in spices, and which was formerly & most valuable and machi-enried monopoly, would be can paratively worthless and unimportant.
The German Tropical Colonies may appear worthless, or almost worthless, to the present generation; but a time may come, and probably will come when they will be exceedingly precious
contain a remarkably large number of post and telegraph offices, schools, etc. In 1911 East Africa had 76 post and telegraph offices; Cameroon had 52, Togo 32, Bouth-West Africa 143, New Guinea 12. East Africa had 1,301 schools Cameroon 4, Tago 3 South-West Africa 20, New Guinea 574. In
An' out o' work goes millions-an' my
brother on the Clyde...
don't mind all the fightin', or the trenches, or the mud,
Or the bitter cold at night-time, wot seems
;
ter freeze yet blood. Wet's made me sick an' tired, though, ia
makin all this fusi
Fer tuppence more an hour, them--an' met
Drag fer us!
wonder if them chaps at 'ome could ever
-even-dream-
It is quite true that Germany has run her Togo the number of schools was actually colonies at a loss, but this is largely due to greater than the number of white settlers, is obvious that the small number of the fact that she has not tried to run them Germana dwelling in the German Colonies. lins not looked to immediate profit. She has Power.. There will not be a large body of for gain. In her colonial polies Germans will facilitate their development by another Of wot things really are like 'ere, an' ant managed her colonies for the benefit of future German irreconcilables, who, in course of Wen you reads 'em in the
just wot they seem generations, regardless of immediate returns, time, may become a danger to the new yerself with pride.
e papers an' puffa and she has done so with excellent inten tions, but with very little skill. The owners.
Although the German Colonies have been I'd like to send a dream to 'im-my brother
on the Clyde. Germans are generally colored the quot-belly-musicanaged, they have gone ahead business men.
have spent in very fast because of their magnificent latent
sources Between the years 1903 and 1913 The guns are three mile back of us: we've the taxes provided by East Africa have They're ant a bloomin' bit o good; they're
gob advance position: increased from £180,000 to £890,000, those provided by Cameroon from £100,000 to. The Germans knows it right enough, an £110,000 to 2700,000, etc. The exports an
those of South-West Africa from
sand the
colonies about £100,000,000. That enormous capital has been sunk in them in the expects tion that it would fructify in a more or less vervote future. The colonies were bail out regardless of expense. The German Govern- er endeavoured not only to create model ment colonies, but to found a New Germany across the
sea Where an English Government railway takings show a similar progress. Pe tween 1006 and 1911 the exports of East Africa would have been satisfied with a straggling have increased from £550,000 to vilinge
and a shanty, the Germans built up a those
and a Governor's painte by a park. In its colonial polley Government pursued twofold
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Bloomin' gun. £1,120,000, Cameroon from £500,000 to They're comin' on in thousands an' down
we go like dogs. 00, those of Togo from £210,000 to
those of South West Africa from An' them guns at the back of us jist useless
Of £19,000 to £1,430,000. course the
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w'ich our 'ands is tied! 47
Jarishly. At the same time it strove to that South-West Africa, which contains only I think 'e'd wake up, then, 'e would-my 7 m2 350 37 prevent speculators from exploiting the
5:42 a 0 3 colonies to their own advantage and to the few thousand natives, has the largest ex
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brother on the Clyde.
I've picked me ole gun up again; me
bit
of iron, too:
ses it through.
I'm jist a common soldier, so I've got to
straight avenues and substantial permanent The tax on diamonds is so high-it caine to buildings, they strove to prevent the 0.266.87.19 1412 exploitation of the people and the waste of 330,000 in 1913, the only year for which An if they lets us down at 'ome; and if
figures can be given that a very large por. I
e reads I died, the colonial resources by the most minate tion, perhaps the larger portion of the out Wille know eelped to kill me my poden apudfire regulations. Traders, planters prospectors,
brother on the Clydo? and industrialists were restrained in their Fut, is suggled out of that colony.
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