WHO IS THE TYRANT?

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ty It is one of the axioms of history that conquered

rts peoples who are dissatisfied with their rulers, are the

ire natural allies of the foreign enemies of their oppressors,

res A despot who has been attacked from without has always

good reason to fear the dagger thrust in his back.

From many sources — among them the reports of Mr. Norman King, British Vice«consul in Dar-es-Salaam, a gentleman stationed there since 1912 in order to gather various bits of useful information about German Fast Africa for his government in the event of war — from many such sources — we know with what certainty the British Government reckoned with the breaking out of serious native disturbances in our protectorate soon after the commencement of hostilities.

Obviously these speculations were based upon ana« lagous questions which lay close to hand — such as, what would happen were a powerful foe to attack the English possessions — India, Egypt, South Africa, Rhodesia, Nigeria? What would happen if such a foe invaded Ireland? No Briton would venture to dispute that in such a case serious uprisings would follow as a matter of course.

Had the English calculation been correct — had there been enough explosive matter garnered up in German East Africa to provoke a revolt, — our situation would

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