New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-28
SWITZERLAND,

VICTOR HUGoS LETTER TO THE PEACE CONGRESS.
The honorary Presidency of the Peace Congress
which assembled at Lausanne on the l4th inst, hay
ing been conferred on Victor Hugo he sent the fol-
lowing letter.
citizens Of the Tinted States OF Europe: Permit
public is founded rights, and in the meantime IA
founded in fact You exist therefore lle exist. iol
The commencement Of the grand fugre You confer on
Ts tho sSgycnsd GG at
Your Congress is more than an assembly OF n.
eeci Il y sSTt OF 5 1 o SGSIee q e
is multitude You are this elite. From the presea' You
signify by law that war Is wrong; that mhraeI even
blood precious that life is sacred 1L. last va
Will De necessary am ass'.Giy no' % tccS r s'V
~ n'Srbs chief right; his first aL.v-S .,ty Civur
zlon tends invncbly to unity Of # money. Of
measures, aud the fusion OF ua,irrs O.. humanity
which IS the supreme unity. Conc,.. has a
Observation-Disclosures wealth ind Ia have a
MISREPRESENTATION. The first Of the serFu IS Is the
frontier. Who says frontier says hgtl, ~t' ne lga
ture eiaCe tho frontier, remove TIE ca IONS officer
the soldier IN other words be frce peace follows
Thenceforth there VIII BE- profound peace ace made
once for ALI inyolable peace the normal 81 OF labor
Of exchange of supply and demand proG gtion aud Of
consumption, Of vast effort IN e9mmOL OF attraction
OF the Industries Of the 10 and come Oi IDEAS OF the
WHO has an interest in frontcrsi The ngs divide to
govern frontier indicates a sentry OK sontryDoX
implies a soldier mo one can la,S' Is the pass
word Of all privileges. prohibiio. judgments and
from this soldier, all human calamity proceeds: The
king being the exception requires the soldier to defend
him. the soldier in his tuIn, must murder IN order To
live Kings must have armies; armies must have war
Otherwise their rdlSOH a. eTe yanishes. strange thing
thar man should consent TO kill man without knowing
why The OF the despots is to divide the people ana
the army one half Expresses the other wars nave al
kinds Of proeXts. but they have never but one cause.-the
army DO away with the army and you do away
with war. But how suppress the army BY the
suppression of despOtlsms How all supports Itself!
Abolish the parasites In their different fOrmscvH NSts
paid iders salaried clergy penslOned magistrates arls
tocrac siuecures gratuties to public edtee staining
armies. Make this sweep and You endoW Europe Win
50 100000 per Here by stroke OF the pen,
is tho problem OF misery smpted The thrones do not
wish this slmpicatiOn They prefer forests OF bay
ouets The kings only understand one pOnt-per-
petuate war IL is believed that they arc qaIrelng,
but not entirely. They assisting each other Inc
soldier must, repeat have his reason Tor existence
Perpetuatc the army: pepctuae despotlsm excellent
ferocous logic The kings exhaust their patient the peO
pie by boodshed There list savage fraternity OF swords,
from which results the ensayemeut OF man. Therefore,
10 proceed TO your object. which have called some
where the reabsOrp0n Of the soldier IN the citizen Tue
day when this repOsSessou will take pacethe day Wheh
the people will not have outside them the man or war;
that innlcal brother, they Will again hnd themselves
united loving, doubled In power, and IN soul, ana CIVIL
zation Will herself Harmony and Labor ana peace
Will make itselfa light does by The simple ascension OF
star The star Is liberty RAISE, therefore, the cry
Dcyerance which contains the solution OF all. Cltl,
zenS brothers, send you my warmest THANKS ana
my cordial adhesion. VICTOR HUGO