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Show SLAVES SATISFIED WITH LOT. Under Mohammedan Matter Condi tlont Are Not Severe. "In Zanzibar and I'c-mba fdnveit art very Blow to take ndvaatnKP of the rtgulntiona that give them tho right to claim lliclr freedom," ay a trav clrr. "They realize that so long they are well lined thi-lr poult lot) It mi per lor to that of the man whopc freedom In his sole aiisct. I have found the name attitude In North Africa. From Morocco to Tripoli one rcen moat of tho kIbvcr well content and flourishing. The famine, the locusts, tho drought and tbo tax col lector have no terror for them; work keeps them health)', they have etiougb to eat and drink and the future has no meaning at nil. There Is promotion; there are confidential inlnslonR to governors and friends that elevato n slnve. If only In the eyes of his fel lows, and there Is always a chance ol tnnnumlKlnn when the owner dies and wishes to have some good deeds recorded In the books of Islam's recording re-cording ungels. The sorry truth ol the matter Is that slaves under Mohammedan Mo-hammedan rule an- much better off than they ccr were under the rulo of white men In America and elsewhere." |