New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-07
FOREIGN NEVIS BY MAIL.
SWITZERLAND.
VICTOR HUGO's SPEECH CLOSING THE
SWITZERLAND,

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VICTOR HUGo's SPEECH CLOSING THE PEACE
| CONGRESS.
| The following il the text OF Victor Hugo,s
speech closing the Peace Congress which SAID " nave
| raised quite storm OF enthusiasm a.,
Cizens 1t is my duty to close this Congress by hnal
| word will try TO DO cordial help me. You are tho
Congress Peace that Is TO say OF civilization On that
| point allow remembrance. Twenty years ago, 10
the ah OF Augusta bloody date The anniversary OF
the saint Bartholomew! Two priests, representing the
Coquerc and the Abb6 Deguerry. The Chairman OF the
Congessthe who has the honor OF addressing you
evoked the nefaTious souvenir OF 1874 and addressing
the two ministers he told them. Kiss each other
In presence OF that sinister date 10 the
joined lips To-day, only few hours separate Us from
famous We nigh to the 2ld Of September II was on
that day that the French Republic was opnded ana II
ib72 said their last word. eXterminaonon the ga OF
September. 7o2 democracy sent forth It's nrst cry &
recalls TO my memory those two religions represented by
two priests who gave each other the kiss OF peace ana
notng to be forgotten ask for the embrace OF the
Republic and socialism Ihunders OF APPLAUSE c our
enemies say "If necessary, socialism would accept
the Empire" II IS not true Our enemies say Inc
republic ignores socialism Is not Ssvo I iust
rec allied while II expresses the whole epuDc also OK
presses whole Socialism AT the side Of liberty wSn
Implies property, there Is equality, which implies inc
rskt OF worE-a lofty formula Of lSs and there also
fraternity which implies solidarity paeGeior Srayas
Citizens am not myself Republican OF the eve; Dut
dates from 1898 therefore have tho right to speak OF
f. socialism is vast and not narrow 1t embraces all
human problems the social conception In us eDtrey
While t eyOkes the important question OF "0Ik anu
wages IL proclaims the nytolabnty OF nuhn ING, Io
nboi OF war; the abolition OF the galows Tue aOoI
tlon OF murder under all s forms the substitution OF
instruction for penalty. hpplanse'I ~ Ps9oams .no
gratuitous and obligatory education; II pOcalus woman
equal TO man bravo II procaims the right OF the chu
aud tho responsibility OF man lastly u proc .ne
Individual sovereignty, which Is identical with lDery'
What IA All that It Is socialism IL IA also republican,
ISM Citizens socialism Is the affirmation OF NE repuD
lcansm Ia the affirmation OF right The one raises uP
a a ind to
the TO the dignity OF Citizen IL thero an No.
more perfectt Yes; all agree. We DO not want
Cesar. defend socialism, which Is caluInhlateu. ou
the day when the question Is put between slavery anu
webeing-p1nen Il circenses on the one hand anu no
ery with poverty the other. no one amongst the ne
publicans and the Socialists Will hesate ana ALL de
clare II, affirm It, answer for itai VIII prefer TO the
white bread OF serytude the black bread or hberty
Enthusiastic brayos Therefore, we must not let sh,ne
onism appear aud terminate Therefore, my socialist
brethren my republican bretbren let us STAND close anu
serried justice and TRUTH let us face the enemy
Who the enemyi The enemy Is more and less than
on the verdi and which devours IT, It's monster Win
q thousand claws, although with but one headi inc
enemy 1t that sinister incarnation OF tho od mill
ary and crime vino STILES and spoliaes US;
who put his hand mouths and In our pockets ges,
yes; true, true who has the Millions the budgets, the
priests tho Wallets the civil lists, the palaces Gil tue ar
miles, and not single people. lApplause.l The enemy
IL who regns governs and Organizes at the present
moment. lThunders OF applause Citizens: let us be
be only soul to fight him lot US have only ono
heart 10 love each other Citizens let cry Fraternity
Let us look at the future think OF the day certain,
inevitable at hand perhaps when the whole OF E
rope viii DO cultivated like that noble swiss country
which welcomes at this moment. That little people
has It's grandeur 10 has couRtry which 10 called Re-
public, 10 has mountain which Is called tno virgin:
Like Switzerland, lot have Republic Tor citadel ana
lung frau virgin In full light salute the future
revolution I'VE all greet 1t with you'll Bravo bravo