New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-10-14
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
., THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE LEAGUE.

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| TRiNR or wOMANs RIGHTS ADVOCATED
fYaoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
LAUSANNE, Sept, 25.-The fifth annual Con-
sress OF thu League of Peace and Liberty
! opened this afternoon OF this place. Before 'ns ~
account Of the sttings Of tho Congress- may - wei
remind your readers very briefly Of the proYipus n'
of the Lossue Il was founded In 1851 and 10 nfst oon
eress wa, bslisve, held In Genevs. Az tno ec0o"s
Congress held In the same town, Garioaim h''oi' -
msde a spoech In which no declared tkat was noooe
| sarv In have a general European war, IN oraer !"
| destroy the rule of kngs and priess ana echer
| ally TO cot matters on proper ioouns M
meetines of the League have been held In 1~tseris
for the sirnple reason that horo no wy
Continent except that OF tho Bviss hepuoho' Wni0n
woud tolerate tho proclamation Of the ultra Hepnohoah
opinions which tho League openly professes In cons
dstnotion 70 the Poace Society" In England ana 'ne
I4ou, de In Pair presided by N. Pasy In Paris'
tho International League docs not profess
IN poos but prides itself on Its Republican prinopos
"A ts members regard the establishment OF the repup
can form OF government In Europe as essential TO the
of peace between the natona The following
evtract from the letter OF invitation sent to the
Fends OF Peace and Liberty" sets forth the aims OF
the Ieag the extraordinary situation OF Europe
IL Ia hardly necessary to call attention TO the In
portance of this More than year ago events
proved that peoples Europe could only resist des
potsm by uniting their efforts, and that they could only
avoid the horrors of war by adopting institutions which
would make them their own masters. 1t Is therefore
with confidence that convoke Iyou to this meeting
which is to continue the work begun hye years
ago and roughly interrupted by the guilty enter-
prses in which two great nations have been made the
tools dynastic ambition The object OF our League
as we stated in ia TO form Republican Coniedera-
ton Of the peoples Of Europe Our means OF action are
the Press speeches and public meetings. To transform
standing armies into national militia to separate church
from State obtain the rights Of women neglected by
nearly all egsaton; to resolve social problems by the
development Of the principle Of private property based
individual cooperative labor; 10 epecihi
education and instruction; to strengthen Tree
dom of association, and to found equality OF
all citizens, the bases OF right and Justice
such the questions which the League has hitherto
discussed and TO which 1t will continue to devote Its
efforts" The following La the programme of the present
Congress l. Report of the Central Committee on the
situation Of the League and the means of extending Its
action 2. The social questions means OF doing away
with social enmity between citizens education free
trade Report on the Eastern Question. and on that
of Poland. Political and international law decentral-
izaton federation, annexation and conquest-question
OF Alsaoe and Lorraine This is pretty extensive pro-
eramme and suspect we shall have lively discus
| sions.
On arriving at Lausanne yesterday made my way at
once TO the Casino the Lectureha Of which the Con-
gress is held This Of very modest dimensions
being capable at the very utmost, OF containing 900
people, which number would certainly crowd IL greatly
The hall was, however, very far from being crowded
yesterday 1t not more than thrceparts fu ana
do not think there can have than 800 people
present. The was gaily decorated Win
the flags OF all European nations. l say all
European nations because, strangely enough, the
Stars and Stripes only conspicuous by
their absence. As the League pridos Itself on ts epuo-
lican principles, would have imagined that place
Of honor would have given the banner Of the
1 N. f,kh .. naf0 tha
chair was of desk for the peakes and in front Of
II was the motto, encrcled In laurel garlands Pair 81
LibertG." From the windows Jhere was splendid view
| Of Lake Leman and the Alps. OF which not few
| Of the audience profted when there was tiresome
| speaker. The Congress had just commenced as I
entered the lecture hail. and President engaged
In reading letters OF from various members Of the
League who unable to attend the Congress- In
person. As letter after letter from the most eminent Re-
publicans IN Europe read 1t became more and more
evident that for other the Congress OF 1871
was likely to be well attended, and that II the speeches
were TO be of interest, they would not be likely to
derive extra weight from the eminence OF the speakers
should leave little for anything else II were to
transcrbe duly the chief Of the letters OF excuse In full
and therefore content myself with brief mention Of
those from the best known writer's Mchelet the emil
nent French historian, wrote to that his state OF
health alone prevented him from attending the Congress-
reminded the members Of the League that he had
been OF the first to protest against the recent waf
as being brought In order TO favor dynasc ambits
Edgar Ouinet who lived Switzerland during the SEQ
ond Empire, and who is deputy in the French As
sembly wrote say that his political duties prevented
| his attendance at Lausanne. He heartily approves
the objects OF tho Congress The next letter was
curious one from Mazzni. The we-known italian agi-
tator told the members Of the League his mind very
plainly He frankly stated that his great regret he
could hope that Europe would become either pacific
OF Republican without at least great European
Such war; he convinced, absolutely necessary,
II only to settle the question Of the Savonc The
map Of Europe must be recast. AS European conflict
| WAS inevitable, 1t better. in his opinion.
that it should at once, and that the
| present period Of transition should terminate.
Letters from numerous other members Of the League
were read and in conclusion Louis Blanc In
which the celebrated French Socialist gave confess
sion Of his political and social faith As it is Identical
with that Of the League itself, need not repeat It,
Louis Blanc's letter was received without applause
| The opening address read by Herr Gagg, a Ger
man. 1t having been decided by the Committee that tho
French language should possible used at the
Congress- Herr Gagg did not address In his native
tongue but In language which he was pleased TO call
French He told that the late had been terrible
blow for Democracy In Europe that 1t had by stirring
up vain national passions caused hatred between France
and Germany the nations which, instead OF destroy
| ing one another to please the ambition OF Kings
| and Kaisers, ought to march hand-inhand to the
conquest Of liberty. In addition to foreign France
had known all the horrors Of civil This latter, lie
was convinced might have been avoided, and was only
caused by the folly OF the National Assembly. Loud
Appause But the cries Of thousands of widows and
orphans In Germany would deaden the hurrahs Of
soldiers and Generals intoxicated by victory. German
Democrats thoroughly convinced that German blood
has been shed to satisfy the ambition Of Bismarck and
his master Some German Republicans, alas, had lost
their heads and carried away by the triumph Of the
tons arms had demanded the annexation Of Asace and