Show founder of german east africa at an international geographical congress meeting dr joachim grat von atell un klein ellguth a noted german explorer stated that he and two companions while traveling in east africa in 1884 seized all that territory in tha narna ot germany they had borrowed 10 to finance the enterprise struck across danzl bar to the african coast signing treaties ot cession with the native chiefs as they went along and when they reached the coast the doctors companions went to germany to leaving him alone the only white man within 1000 miles to await their return the proposition submitted by his companions wag eagerly accepted by the german gov warships were sent to the scene the region equal to germany in area was seized and thus accord ing to the story german east africa came being |