THE MASAI 



knowledge of the inhabitants, their peculiar nature and 

 institutions. Know in ore ler to govern, and govern wisely. 



So alone can unnecessary friction and conflicts be 

 avoided which may lead to bloody and costly wars, 

 costly in treasure and human life. It is a mistake to 

 simply transplant European methods of administration 

 to Africa. One of the most objectionable features is 

 the constant change of officials from station to station. 

 On the contrary, they should stay and familiarize them- 

 selves with local conditions, especially the character of 

 the native tribes near the station. 



East Africa will hardly ever be developed by im- 

 migration from Europe. The country is unhealthy, 

 and will always be so for the men from higher latitudes. 

 It can only be developed by raising the native tribes 

 to a higher level of civilization, as we understand it. 

 But this demands time and patience, close study of all 

 the conditions and of the means to improve them. 

 Force will destroy the natives, and with them the 

 future of the country. We must educate them along 

 the lines of least resistance by trying to cultivate the 

 faculties they possess, in order to achieve our own 

 ends. This is a noble aim. Let us strive for it. 



The remotest regions of the earth are opening slowly 

 but surely to the explorer. The advance of prog- 

 ress and civilization is steady and irresistible. Not 

 very long ago the English battered down the wall that 

 had surrounded Tibet and had made it the least known 



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