▁Fe il berg ▁out lined ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁deeper ▁feelings ▁in ▁an ▁editor ial ▁printed ▁in ▁the ▁Queensland er ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁saying ▁amongst ▁other ▁things ▁that ▁the ▁ ▁... comp la cent ▁blind ness ▁which ▁indu ces ▁the ▁n atives ▁of ▁Europe ▁to ▁regard ▁their ▁own ▁custom s ▁and ▁institutions ▁as ▁excellent ▁above ▁compare , ▁and ▁their ▁ad option ▁as ▁a ▁certain ▁rem edy ▁and ▁advantage ous ▁substitute ▁for ▁all ▁other ▁man ners ▁of ▁living , ▁even ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁simple ▁and ▁Arc ad ian , ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁exc use ▁for ▁enorm ities ▁at ▁the ▁cont empl ation ▁of ▁which ▁human ity ▁revol ts ... ▁ ▁His ▁opening ▁lines ▁to ▁the ▁campaign ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland er ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁in ▁his ▁best ▁known ▁and ▁most ▁frequently ▁c ited ▁editor ial ▁head ed ▁The ▁Way ▁We ▁Civil ise , ▁it ▁fam ously ▁out lined ▁Queensland ' s ▁policy ▁towards ▁Ab original ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁manner : ▁ ▁This , ▁in ▁plain ▁language , ▁is ▁how ▁we ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁ab orig ines : ▁On ▁occup ying ▁new ▁territory ▁the ▁ab original ▁inhabitants ▁are ▁treated ▁exactly ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁the ▁wild ▁be asts ▁or ▁birds ▁the ▁sett lers ▁may ▁find ▁there . ▁Their ▁lives ▁and ▁their ▁property , ▁the ▁n ets , ▁can o es , ▁and ▁weapons ▁which ▁represent ▁as ▁much ▁labour ▁to ▁them ▁as ▁the ▁stock ▁and ▁buildings ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁sett ler