The account of the troubles in Italy, and the great prosperity resulting
from Leiter's success here, simply demonstrate what has been called
attention to before--that what affects one part of the world has its
influence upon the rest. A contribution from the prospered wheat farmers
(and Leiter) to the suffering poor in Italy would not be amiss under the
circumstances.
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In our recent numbers we mentioned the trouble in the Sierra Leone
Protectorate. This trouble has been ascribed to the hut tax; this tax is
practically the only tax levied upon the natives, and it is for the
purpose of raising sufficient revenue to prevent slave-trading. The
trouble in this colony has arisen indirectly, not directly, as a result
of this tax, as the slave-traders have used it as a pretext for stirring
up the rebellion among the natives. England for many years has been
doing her best to suppress slave-trading, and the slave-traders make use
of any grievance, imaginary or otherwise, in their attempts to overthrow
the power of the white men, in order that their barbarous man-hunting
may not be interfered with. Several men-of-war have been sent by England
to Sierra Leone, and are to be reinforced by others; troops have also
been sent to the assistance of the missionaries and others whose lives
are endangered by the uprising of the natives.
Day by day news from this district becomes more alarming; all of this
part of Africa is at the present time in a state of great excitement,
and it is expected that great difficulty will be experienced in
suppressing the revolt.
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