True to her humanitarian ideals, France has produced a modern Wilberforce in the shape of an ex-purser of the mercantile marine, Mf. Rostaing. He leaves Paris' in October for Central Africa with the films and collecting concerning slavery, in the hope that the civilized Powers may some day make an effort stop the practice altogether. The testimony of explorers eaves no doubt that slavery is openly carried on in the African territories of all the European Powers. General Baraticr, in his book "Vers lo Nil! describes Dongo (Ubang! important market where ever abounds except meat. Sheep very carefully herded, to be exchanged for slaves, who are fatten-and eaten, human flesh being considered the best of all. He also says that in the Upper Ubanghi olaves count for loss than hens, and when one of them dies nobody pays the slightest attention. Slavery appears to be due to different causes in different regions, Dut the general motive is the most primitive of all—hunger. Tribe raids tribe to have food, and the simple savage sees nothing extra ordinary in converting one of his own kind into steaks and joints. M, Rostaing and his supporters, one of whom is the Duchesse d'Uzes, cannot approve of this conception of life, and they think that somethin ought to be done to rescue its, victims. Professor Verneau, of the Academy of Colonial Science, points out that it serves no purpose to freedom to slaves unless they are i mediately provided with some means of livelihood. Food depots will nave to be established in various parts of, equatorial Africa so that the liberated slaves can be kept alive! until they are transferred to more! civilized districts. It is a noble ambition, but in these days of strikes taxes and debt and continually: expenses the French public can hardly be expected to develop much enthusiasm for an anti-slavery crusade in Central Africa, TociNe tink Esctist ce WAS Cucnen, WHERE THIS
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