Sugar House Bulletin | 1943-08-27 | Page 7 | Protege of U.S.

Protege of U. S. Uncle Sam has long been Lib-Iria's Lib-Iria's best customer and biggest supplier. Traditionally a protege'of the United States, Liberia was colonized by freed American slaves in 1822. Independence was established estab-lished in 1847. Government and constitution con-stitution were based on the forms adopted by the United States. The capital, Monrovia, was named for James Monroe, fifth President of the United States. English is the official language. Beyond the coast towns primitive jungle life is characteristic, char-acteristic, with tribal dialects the rule.