Cottage Grove sentinel., January 30, 1913, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

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$1000
W ould Restore Canteen
Congo Atrocities Duplicated
Net Profit
Major-General Wood Recommend. Return to Old
System. Abolished Eleven Years A Ko
Putumayo Indians on Upper Amazon Enslaved by Rubber Companies and Subjected
to Tortures and Cruelties That Overshadow Those of African Districts
Ma tor General Leonard Wood lies
I cerne out in lev or of a restoration of
' tht army canteen, an institution that
conditions that exist today as revealed
Several rears ago »be world was! the world. Then civilization found
di.nl by act of c o n g r e s s ... H*H »ml
shocked by revelations of terrible! new slavery, and under the guise of b . the late report.
Some time ago an American engineer. 1 has been the suhje. t of .....ch dis.-..»
atrocities perpetrated upon natives of commercialism corporations kept ttu
the (,'ongo region in Africa by the' Jer subjectiou helpless tribes in places \V. K. Brandenburg, reported conditions ! sion pro and con ....... that »>"•- At
Belgians under King Leopold. Devel- far distant front a disturbing public in the Amazon country and the IV the tone ol its passing " " " h hl***r"
opments and investigations into con sentiment. The man who buy» his rub- rtiviatt government made pretenses at
i neae was engendered Iwtwoen its ene
ditions in this district proved that lu-rs in the heart of the great'eity, correcting the abuses. Their efforts
1 mies and its exponent», so high did
were
mere
sham,
however,
for
rondi
the king was actually res(xmsible for surrounded by every comfort and ne­
and shared in the profits of these cessity, knows nothing of the toll of tiona there today are more revolting ! feeling run as to the effect its re
cruelties. The toll exacted front the humau life that has been exacted to than those of the Congo years ago. I nioval would have u|a» 'he army.
enslaved natives for the production of bring the finished product to his use. Sir Roger Casement, who was sent bv Prom time to tuue since ISK'l the ad
rubber was found to be never less than The evils of our body politic, the the foreign office to make a personal I visabUit; of re establishing the can
perpetual slavery, and often the life sweat shop, the poor wage of the investigation, attested to many of the lt.cn us an army institution has lieen
o f the slave. The natives were held manufacturer's employe fade into in revelations of the Hardenburg expose 1 loought before the American people in
in a subjection so complete that fail significance beside the awful story of ii. his testimony before the board of í ene ferm or another and the old lire
ure to produce the stipulated amount cruelty administered upon the de­ inquiry. One incident is related in Ì of opposition is kindled «new. These
of rubber each week meant flogging, fenseless back of the savage, who which a small colony of Indians was I outbursts in favor of a reestablish
torture, the loss of a finger, a limb cannot return the blow. With crude, discovered by scouts and the older ment are prompted by reports that
or a life.
The entire world was primeval weapons that cannot cope members of the family barely had while the number of applicants for
aroused by the recitation of these with the modern firearms of the time to e»oa|>e. They left lx children I the army is increasing, the uuiiiber of
atrocities and pressure was brought whites, his tribe reduced to but a behind in the huts, thinking the} i desertions, court-martials and guard
fraction of its former strength, am­ might be passed by and would later ! house sentences is increasing ill great
upon Belgium to put a stop to them.
But the lesson taught in this in­ bition killed, strength wasted and be recovered. The scouts, however, up er pro|Kirtion. It is doubtful if the
stance has not stopped the practice, courage all fagged out. he can but on finding the children without the canteen as a government institution
for there still exist isolated sections bow meekly to the subjugation o f his adults, brained the entire number by I will ever lie rc estai lished, for the
where innocent natives are subjected master and toil the harder to stave seizing them by the legs and swinging j growth of prohibition sentiment makes
to the cruel and inhuman rule of eiv- o ff starvation.
their heads against trees. The testi its chances yearly more remoto» It
il'zed masters for the enrichment of
It is no crime to kill an Indian in monv showed that old and useless 'is well, however, to consider seriously
the latter. Latest of these is the tale the Putumayo district. In habits very natives were ruthlessly murdered, as the conditions that have arisen since
o f the Putumayo abuses in Peru, the little above the jungle beast, of in­ were also children too young to tic of the canteen went out of existence, to
“ British Congo,’ ’ which for dire cruel telligence cultivated only
to the service. They have been tortured with th. end that abuses attendant upon
tv and malicious tyranny surpass and meager necessities of his uneventful fire nml water and iu some eases cruc­
the life of the young soldier may be
overshadow those of the Congo. The life, wearing no clothing and prepar­ ified with their heads downward. The
lessened through the medium of an
truth about conditions in these dis- ing food only for the present, he pre- women have been subjected to outrages
aroused public sentiment.
tricts is just coming to light, follow- gents to the unscrupulous overseer lit- unspeakable ami the men dare not rise
The army canteen, as originally es
ing investigations by a special com - 1 tlt. more than the subservient pack up in their defense. Many have lieen tnblished, was no canteen at all. it
mittee appointed by the British House animal. Satisfied with a few beads sold into slavery at prices ranging was simply a sort of clubhouse where
of Commons, and the world stands at first in return for the gourd o f ruh- from $100 to $300. To kill an Indian the soldiers could gather and puss the
aghast
~~
~ — at the revelations of
* this com ber, knowing nothing of the value of is not murder, for he has no human idle hours.’ in playing games and par­
mittee.
h;s toil, the price paid for each d a y’s or civil rights. One Indian exhibited taking of refreshment*, all liquors be
The Putumayo district is located labor is lessened and the number of a flask of powder, a few fishhooks and ing barred.
Later |iermimion was
on the upper waters of the Amazon hours he must work increased.
For some strings of beads as his remuner­ granted to serve beer and wine under
ation
for
three
years’
work.
And
dur­
River in Peru. Far from the incur­ the control of the overseer is complete.
the restrictions and supervision of the
sions o f civilization, in forest so dense Gradually, as the system grew, the ing all this time he had been sup­ post officers. Gradually the institution
plied
with
barely
sufficient
food
for
as to defy the advance of the for­ poor native found it impossible to
degenerated into a drinking saloon,
eigner unused to traversing the wilds secure the required amount of rub­ his wants. In the Congo troubles it was with all its attendant evils, well reg
of an Amazon jungle, the native In­ ber, and his p iv was withheld until shown that natives were supplied with
ulated in some (Mists, but grossly neg­
dians lived very much to themselves, he should bring in the sti|>end. So a fair remuneration and with food
lected in others. The debauchery at­
caring little for the warpath and only he found it impossible to sustain life for long journeys. In Putumayo in­
tendant upon the worst of these places
fighting when their home was threat­ without putting in the greater part stances are related where Indians
became the subject of severe denun
ened. For the Putumayo Indian is of the 24 hours of each day. If he made journeys of 60 miles with no
cintimi, and a cry for the atxilitinn
remuneration
and
no
food
for
the
averse to bloodshed and peaceable by failed to furnish the stipulated amount
of the nuisance, as it w s s helieved to
nature. Perhaps this fact made their he was flogged, sometimes until the journey.
be, went up from all over the country.
conquest the more easy, for the en­ bones were bared, given but a crust of
Much opposition is found against Some cried for regulation ns the rem­
slavement of these tribes began early. bread and kicked out into the forest the cause of foreign missions, the ar
edy, ami these numbered many of the
Even in 1706 the story of inroads into to make up the shortage. If he tried gument being advanced that there is
this district by Spanish slavers was to escape into the forest to take up work enough at home. But, eliminat­ most prominent and reputable men of
brought to the world, and the busi­ again his free life, the hunting party ing entirely the religious element in th. country. But the demand for ab
ness of enslaving South American In­ sought him out and brought him back, the missionary movement, we can find olition was so strong that congress
dians received quite a stimulus. Dur­ to sacrifice a finger or a hand for his justification for it in the publicity
ing the years following Spanish sol­ insubordination. Often the thing that given such abuses as these and the i
diers were stationed at points of van­ kept him at work was the captivity of resultant removal of them. For the
tage along the Amazon to .prevent the his wife or daughter to serve the lusts world is interested in the promotion
incursions of Portuguese slavers into of the company’s employes. Family o f the welfare of its people and civ­
this “ rich” country. Because of their ties brought him back again and again ilization owes its advance to that
peaceful dispositions the Indians were to camp when he might perhaps have element in it which has made it look
easy prey, and the country was re­ effected his escape. Still finding it im­ to the interests o f those less favor
ported by a prominent official as “ the possible to bring in the required ably situat$ad. The civilized world will
most favorable district for catching amount of rubber each day or week, rise up and remonstrate against these
Indians.”
the youngest members of his family abuses on the Amazon and those re
Until a world sentiment against the were brought into service and eventu­ sponsible for them will be made to
enslaving of humanity, regardless of ally he found that the work of the feel the pressure of a greater pow-pr.
color, became so intense that civilized entire family would barely sustain life. Steps are already being taken to rec
nations dared not practice it openly, All this was made possible by a com tify conditions among the Putumayo!
the districts o f the upper Amazon plete system off private military patrol I Indians and the abuses will be
furnished their share of the slaves of and intimidation. And these are the stopiied.
I
yicldcl and the institution Went out
of existence
During all th" h. al.d .1 lee lierions
r.lative to tins importimi matter, Gen
, ol Nelson \ Mil.’» stood uncqulVO
, :l||v for »I olitimi
lie supported hi*
i .intention with fart» regarding drunk
nmol' „• sold er* liefere and a f­
ter and laid «tress particularly upon
the decrease n court martial« after
I lo- Cantel li was destre' ed. Hut con-
. lions are different today, heneo the
r. vivai of tins question.
As soon a« the anteen us an army
institution di«rtppe»*re.|, a new «vil lle­
gan to appear in the shape of a Ii
■ i used saloon at the border of tbo
romp. The liquor interests were quick
to see the opportunity, nati iti fact,
many suspected that the large liquor
interest» hai I...... strongest among
the Opponent* of the i anteen. For, it
V ¡.s pointed out. the canteen could
dispense only beer mid wine, while a
licenaed «»limn, close enough to the
post to command it» patronage, could
sell anything at all, and there would
be no limit to the amount a »»Idler
could drink, sto the licensed saloon
her a me a reality and along with it
came the brothel and the Joint, The
result is that today the soldlef Duda
these institution* at hi* very door and
no officer is there to call n halt when
he has iinlut>ed too much.
Frequent
fights and disorderly scenes, a guard
house sentence and sometime* a eourt
martial follow,
Abundant testimony t»| the*« eon
ditiona is gìVen in the reports of Her
retarv of War Stinson and Major
General Wood. Secretary Stimami says
he has visit«*! personally forty nine
of the military posts of the country
and in rverv instance found a fortnid
able row of saloons and joints at th«
very gat.*« of the barracks. He tea
tides to the spread iff certain diseases
among the soldiers, which he attrib­
utes to the habits and »«»ocíate» of
the (Mist saloon. He makes a plea for
regulation of the evil through n res
turatimi of the canteen.
On the other hand, those who know
the canteen as it was in its last days
are loud In remonstrance against its
reestablishment. tt is reported that,
far from being regulated as it« e*|M>
n.-nta would have it. the canteen was
the arene of mauv a debauching epi.
»ode. Soldiers received credit at the
Per Acre
Pfwi
Would VIII, | ‘ lkï
«vre. of th„
fon t bind nli
Lake Valiev, j „ ,
Wenatchee,
th# heart of ik.
apple g. .wing rr<
uuly $ I ini an acf,
*.
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"
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y
term., o „ r hi**,*
grow ers ........ .
profit Semi foi If,
*>"P‘ M , Halle« li­
n k * Ht. Heattle.
armv saloon l(l,d .lr»W
k~tu!
before II wa» re, en*^
day c a r n e , ti ................J
bv thè aule of (he p»»m*,t,
imi U i i i n " ag uaet ife
Mauy of thè soldi*r«
thrir amali «agrs irli eke_i
bill liad beni .i4ti.il,-.| \|,0
»av that drunkennesa
bui that a sympathetie
nlwava on band t» a,,,«
limai« aoldler tu his hg*k
li I«Il off. u la situi that |k)
had thetf separile rlu!,..» ^ ,
thè eanteeu where ih»
111,1101» wa» noi •> ti fi ti i -4 (,
aud tight refrr«hmenti alUag
gov efameiit. Othcr in. i teti,
II.Idi to prov e thè el ||* gc
on III« eantoen, ami »hong
ter collie up liefore -"hjffea!
wtll he as bitter a» fonaefly
Il Is well kiinsn thai li*
o t th« ranteen s o ’‘fn«|k
largely through th.- >ff»rug(
f *,
T.
il.
W buse
o b o-c$ »»* a
fruiti th« gov erntnrht d
o f a partnership m ih» L
nesa. The»« fnr. e s wi’l li** si
agama! thè canteri, >h ,ug
»<•«• lit to undert .he ita
nirnt, W he! Iter thè outpa*
would go nhen Die .astoni
iqx-li.'-l would h»Ve tn-iek uh:
seniiiiu-nl In regard tu ii.
In his annuiti riporr Viije!
W ihm I soma tip hi» own j-otsa
sulijeet a» follnw» " Th» pm
Jorit.T o f offii-rr» of tke kiw
of thè opinion fhal thè ree
meiit of thè i-anteeti under
pervision would temi to
beatth. discipline and •■flbiMrt
servire through dr<-rra»ia|
aure and immnrality. I cose
opinion. ”
Quality IS
Econom y
Third Im peachm ent in History of United States
For the third time in the history of
the United States a judge has been
stripped of his office and forbidden
forever to hold office under the Fed­
eral government. Robert W. Arch­
bald has been adjudged guilty of us­
ing the power of his office to fur­
ther his own interests and those of
his friends while judge of the com­
merce court. The particular offense
related to intrigue with officials of the
Erie railroad for certain coal lands
in Pennsylvania, thirteen counts be­
ing found against him, on five of
which he was acquitted. The trial was
a long one, having started last sum­
mer. The trial is the ninth since
the declaration of independence, six
of which involved judges, one a sen­
ator, one a secretary of war and one
a president, Johnson. The convictions
have all been in the case of judges,
President Johnson having fallen one
short of the necessary two-thirds in
the senate.
The career of Judge Archbald is
an interesting one. In 1885 he was a
partner in the Amity Coal Company,
which was charged by the supreme
eourt of Pennsylvania with so con­
ducting business that it was “ an
evasion of the law and a fraud upon
the public.” Archbald lost all he had
in this suit, but continued to rise
through the influence of Quay and
Penrose. The same year the Amity
Coal Company failed he was ap­
pointed judge of the Pennsylvania
court of common pleas and six years
later was made district judge. In
1910 he was named by Taft for a
place on the commerce court, but did
not take his seat until the following
year.
In the Varnish World the
Murphy name is a Guarantee
Murphy Varnish Company,” on the can nr oil the label of
any Finishing Material, settles the question o f Value.
It means that the Varnish, Color, Stain, Enamel, Konkreto,
or whatever else, is the Most Reliable Product of the kind.
This Reputation has been Secured at Great Cost, throligk
many years of persistence in the realizing of an Ideal.
^ ou needn t be at all afraid that the Murphy Standard will
ever be lowered. It is worth all it has cost.
This Quality Reputation must, be lived up to. Anv Ques­
tioning of it would sacrifice the Biggest Asset in the Murphy
Business.
Murphy Varnish Company
FRANKUN MURPHY. President
Associated with Dou.sU V s ^ . k C ^ p s o , .
Montreal, Cs..*da
CHICAGO. ILLS.
*
NEWARK. N. J.
The Varnish that Lasts L on gest
Robert W . Archbald, Latch) Shorn o f H is Judicial Honors
Make the Farm Pay More Money
As Soon as Possible.
Theodore Roberts, the actor, says
The city of Northampton, Mass.,
he can not afford to pay alimony. has inaugurated a new experiment in
Paddy Dolan bought a watch from
Therefore, he goes to jail.
American life— a theater owned by
the local jeweler with a guarantee
the municipality and operated under
to keep it in order for 12 months.
For a badly beaten ruler, the Sul­ its control.
About siJt months later Paddy took
tan o f Turkey is making a pretty
it back because it had stopped.
lively fight. Perhaps he is only tak­
Postoffice officials all over the
“ You seem to have had an acci­
ing a breathing spell.
country are having their inning-, now.
dent with it,” said the jeweler
It will take time for the Parcels
“A small one, shure enough, sor.
$1,100.000 is a pretty stiff bail to Post to adjust itself completely to
About two months ago I was feeding
the pig and it fell into the trough.” be taxed against 33 men. President a perfect conformity with the per­
“But you should have brought it Ryan seems to be the most favored, plexities of our national life.
J& ST
rm on a business basis and it win —... *.!_
more profitable.
hu>‘ *"■' i> »in w bt,
° rk M to ,,,ak* 7 ™
.ti'3£ii^ . 3.:r
which cost i* too great for wl
yields— monthly and yearly gain
owe and others owe von, ete.^et"
»“«■■ B~.b
farm
.u s
'" T
'M ,~ how murh
with $70,000 against him.
before.”
Now the Southern Pacific stands
“Shure, Mike. I brought it as soon
Secretary W ilson’ s 16 years o f ser­ a good show of losing several million
as I could. W e killed the pig only
dollars of oil lands in California.
vice have been fruitful ones.
yesterday.”— Country Gentleman.
Breeder, Dairy ard Poultry Man T. iL F,rrn'‘r, «took
will be worth hundreds of dollars J V o n 'e * bknt ,iMI* #nd
Mr. E. J. Novak, First National Bank
io.k
a ,arm
Houth, wrot
, ' HH2: “ Some time ago | purchased oi
cr « Hi in pies Record* ain] consider that
meet I have
er made. 1 d on 't see h
get along without it .”
As an owner o f my Simple* Record *y
I " "* nf,,'n »« yon wish about the Kei pln
»twines* problems which confront you.
,nf .* W|11 ff've you the benefit of vear-
solving of the Farmers’ business dlffiru
Write mo today. Yon obligate vonrsell
I will K, ve you Information that will b<
to yon.
—
A. 0. REICH, Dept I. 8., BlTtrdsle,
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