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Show I V , r ' A v. t SLAVES SATISFIED WITH LOT. Under Mohammedan Master Conditions Condi-tions Aro Not Severe. "In Zanzibar and Pomba slaves aro very slow to tako advantnge of tho regulations that give thorn tho right to claim their freedom," says a traveler. trav-eler. "Thoy renllzo that so long as thoy aro well used their position la Buporlor to that of thq many whoso freedom Is his solo nsset. ,.1 havq found tho samo attltudo fn North Africa. From Morocco to Tripoli one sees most of tho slaves Well content and flourishing. Tho famine, tho locusts, tho drought nnd the tax collector col-lector havo no terror for them; work keeps them healthy, they hnvo enough torcat and drink and the future haB no meaning at all, , There la promotion; there arc confidential missions to governors nnd friends that elovato a slave, If only" in tho eyes of his follows, fol-lows, and thoro Is nlways a chance of manumission when tho owner dies and wishes to havo somo good deeds recordod In tho books of Islam's recording re-cording angels., Tho sorry truth of the matter is that slaves under Mohammedan Mo-hammedan rule aro much better off than thoy over wero under tho rulo of whlto men In America and elsewhere." |