Show LIBERIA WANTS PROTECTION Asks Auks America to Ite the Greedy Greed European Powers loser Pittsburg Oct 17 Bishop Bishop Joseph 0 O. Hartzell of of the Methodist Episcopal church whose bishopric is in Africa and who is attending the meeting in inthis inthis inthis this city of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity fraternity fra stat d last night that he had been commissioned by the negro republic lic lie of Liberia to go to Washington and ask sk that the republic be taken under the sheltering wing of the United States Threatened inroads upon its territory by the Germans French and English have prompted the government government govern govern- overn- overn ment to seek the shadow of the stars and aDd stripes I am on my way to see Secretary Hay said he as the special representative representative representative of the republic of Liberia to secure a protectorate either q quasi asi or actual What they want America to todo todo todo do is to say to the E European powers in Africa Wo have an interest in Liberia this country belongs to us Whether an actual protectorate can be bo established or 01 not will depend upon how bow far the tho Liberian government is willing wilting to go a assuming that the United Unite J States answers favorable |