New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15

| time.
1t looks rather significant to see the little Neither
| lands represented by both plenipotentiary and
delegate; the former being His Excelency NJ
GcriclSe de Herwynen. and NJ de la Fontaine
Verwey, the Dutch consul at Banana on the Congo
River The English have been crowding into the
Dutch possessions in South Africa until the Dutch
have almost been placed in a minority. In an
editorial referring to the granting of charter
TO the "South African Company" az the head
of which the Earl of AbeIcorn and the Duke
of Fife. leading London paper was frank enough
10 tell the Dutch that they had never done any
good in Africa. and that their way 20 the SOUTH
ward was forever ehec;ually checked BY Brt'Sh
claims and enterprise.
Thus it may be inferred that the Dutch delegates
| TO the Conference will watch the actions OF 'n'
English delegates with suspicion and critical co"-
Germ
Russia has two plcnipotentares and one uele-
gate the former being ills EXcehency frin''
Ourassotf and NJ de Martens and the a'''r
Capitaine Rimsky- korsalloh, the naval "'''''"'
| at the Russian Embassy in Paris. .
| Italy is represented by two plenpo'eh''''i''
Baron de Renzis the Italian Minister 10 si's wy
and NJ Catalani the Charge dAn'IreS ~ ~,
| don. Italy has African territory along 'n' ~,
Sea and can render invaluable ser''oo =" "
| suppression OF the save-trade' ,oui
Persia and Turkey have each SEM
! potentiary TO the Conference aithoush po'n 'o'N
| ,rios tolerate domestic slavery. Thus iar turkey
| = ',,,,, country reprcsented in the Conference
a manifest the courage Of its absolute cohNic'lon
.ta, sIo,orv is a state of blcsSedness to the I'M
,an,rnoto African: and It's plenipotentiary, CARA
| ,toodor Enendi. has armed himself with eX parte
| doto and spccal map TO convince the Conference
| IT, elovorv is a noble eleemoSynary INSTITUTION
| hr which stolen Africans are made tine gra'eiuI
| recipients of Turkish hospitality. -,
| u,s Cxcellency Nazare Aga the Persian piehl-
notontiorv has not as yet intimated what MS
| instructions are lie seems to be looK'hg vi wiz,
ioto1Iicant interest and will doubtless be hearu
! from before many days ,.,
| Ars,ro-IIuncarv. Denmark Spain and Sweden anu
Norway are represented by their MINISTERS " =,
cium There are sixteen States represented III '"'
C,,roro,ce with thirty-nine delegates constituting
| mo If the most interesting and Significant eon-
vacations of sovereign and independent SUM-
| in the history of the world, ancient OF nio"''"'
| Christan or pagan. .... cha s;c.
II would be difficult TO oNer-cSuh"'e '",
riGcapce of this ant-s'avcry Conference ~
Do. Of Europc Both the Conference ana inc
Mace of meeting are pregnant WIN ~, ro
ToI,irm in former times the cockpit oil hurol1
|
| h,e bonorcd herself by causing 10 dc coh' '"''
| ~ ber c,pital the accredited represenlaiIIaa1"S
! e. sixteen States TO oeNIAc tr a
t,rouic and remedial measures 1i,n ooa
POOR. uncivilized people wi'm nno Of NJ who
| = government or flag. hoSe VI dirJomncv
, 11onilar with the history Of European uiTIh, ,n
since The DAYS Of Grotlds kiow ,i w Enr0ne IN
Isls ever happened on the IohlIcD1 VI rested
HaI in snblnitv and in ncrnalon1l disiil' IN
l ,''I ~ The Conference Of BrusScN sum
uoned by that Incompatible Christian rulV'' INV
| pold III OF the BelgIanS. e.oa g. slavery. the
In n former letter | referred 10 sI",Sy,,,ng
lovr trldc and domestic scrrltnde as cousvi'";;'"7
three distinct and separate subjects ol LII Srcin
indulge the hope that the Conference -.
its driherationS by dealing WIN the slt -
tInS advancing from the greater TO tIe cs ~
evils connected with this whole suplect; - Win
shall be done it VIII DE orr VIZ l. Markets
~ Produce: where and how the slaves are pro-
cured 3 Lines of Transit now ,ne Sod sl,,,
are driven to market, and the treatment % ,b
| uuon them g. Markets OF Delivery; WhcI' wy
slaves are taken upon the African COhtiheh'' anu
| TO what countries they are shlpPeu "A I'm. ono
TO these points there is need 10 auu D'V o .i
other 10 make the inquiry complete, VIZ tne
riaht OF search The only dihcqIly ~ W WinnS
tins effective Is offered Dy Ine ltrnnnonslv 10
| which has thus far objected most strenuousNp ~
the search of vessels flying the French nag. ~ buI
am lad 70 be permitted TO make the stml-olIcaI
! announcement that within the last twcntyIiour
| Lnnrs thp French and English delegates nave
| reached a practical understanding on TINS POINT
| The understanding as have 1t, is that frahce
| will hermit vessel HOdllng Hcr h"S =" ~
stopped then if the proper papers are Pfoauc ecu
| The search is not to be prosecuted: but the
absence of proper lnpers may DE- ,go ' sGin
| is engaged in the slave trade and the search
| Shall 90 on Great Britain has concluded treaties
| in which the Right Of search ina; mas
hoen Granted with the following countries
Abvssinia Argentine Confederation, Austrln; BEL
| cium Bolivia Bornco. Chilli, Gomoro Islands
Denmark Dominican Republic LsyR' HadaGoS
| car Mexico Muscat Netherlands, New Grenada
Persia. Seryia, several Persian Gulf tribes, PorCu'
gal, Russia. Shuhr. Spain, sweden ana NoT way
! Turkey United States OF America, Uruguay, Nrhe
! zucla, several West African tribes, ana HalZin1r
| have referred 10 the theme ana scope oil !hc
| Conference, and now beg leave to can atlrhu3n
to the practical methods of dealing with ne
| slavc-trade NJ. Van Eedvcdc and Sap-
| fainc Coqulhat of the CONGO SUE
Government, have recently, lald before 'h9
sovereign Of 'he State Leopold ii. an account Oh
| tie political and military measures cmWoyeu ny
| the State upon its territory IN The 'aHeY Oh inv
| Congo Capitaine Coquilhat recommends th1''
| since the Congo State Is already engaged III u"
work OF suppressing the savc-trade ,-wMch j.
work cntahng the expenditure OF NaSt sums Vi
mOney.-the Conference should not 0DN approve
of it's work but recommend TO their governments
lie granting of subsidy sufficiently large a. 10
enable the Congo State Government to ponce, not
only the COMO River and ltS aliucntN, Dut aIso
tie lakes Of East Central Africa These reports
Lave been printed in The Official Buliciln OF
he Congo State, and distributed among the ace
gates 10 tie Conference, and from What ! en-
learn from these discreet delegates the report has
made a good impression upon all that have read It,
II makes good showing for the Congo State. ana
proves that the King, during a dozen years OF
philanthropic and civililing work in The Congo
has meyer lost sight of one of his earliest res lu
tionS 10 cXpcl the Slave-trlde from the Valley OF
the Congo and the seed of Christian civiliA-
ton among It's teeming millions Of savage people.
TO say the least, the Congo State makes most
fascinating and practical proposition 10 tie Con
ference
In addition 10 The deecales there are several
dor r-nfionS prp~ pnf in brussels reDFpsPntlng the
British Anti-SlaVery Society, the Aborgncs Ma
tive Pace Protection Society. Tenn erance Society
etc Some of these gentlemen have succeeded in
gottinp their views before some of the delegates
and are carrying on quite campaign in the col
unns of the British newspapers.
On Tuesday evening the King gave brilliant
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