New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-26
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THE BRUSSELS ANTY-sLAVERY ACT.
RIGHT OF SEARCH DEBATED IN THE FRENCH
CHAMBER-THE BILL REFERRED RACE

RIGHT OF SEARCH DEBATED IN THE FRENCH
cHAMBER-THE BILL REFERRED BACK.
Paris, June 26.-The debate the Brussels Anti.
Slavery Act was resumed In the Chamber OF Deuut,ss
to-day. N. Charmes stated that the right Of search
did not apply TO France which permitted only Tn
verifying Of ships papers These being found correct
the duty OF foreign officers visiting French ves.es
ceased.
NJ Pou maintained that the French pIenipotentar,..
at the Brussels Congress virtually acceded 10 the re,
OF search, thus violating the glorious tradition a
France. Great Britain, he said, had got everything
she askedthe partition Of Africa, the conversion a
the Egyptian debt and the possession Of Zanzibar
The Chamber ought not to permit the FrcEch Govern
ment 10 cast themselves at the feet Of Great Britain
and Germany. (Cheers)
NJ Ribot Minister OF Foreign Affairs, replied that
France had acted in spirit Of disinerestedness The
Brussels Congress had dealt with a work Of humanity.
The AntsIavery Act In nowse sanctioned the right a
search. The Law of Nations allowed the verifying Of
ships nag and the AntiSavery Act added nothing
TO that power but merely fixed the zone In which yes
sells might be visited to ascertain whether not hel,
papers were in order. Every nation had given In
adhesion to the act, the simple ground that vss
a. work OF civilization. II the Chamber rejected Ia
convention, 1t would not be without diplomatic eonss
quences. .,s...... -, -,
existed In regard to the Interpretation OF the causcA
NJ Rbot suggested that the bill be referred back a
the Government this was agreed TO BY vote Of 40
10 104.
France having always been known as strongly op-
posed to the slave trade II may surprise many peopn
to learn that the French Chamber seems to base IL
dislike Of the Congo treaty upon techncstes relative
TO the means employed for the suppression Of that In
famous traffic in the Congo region. The real maivs
OF the opposition Of the French Deputies must be found
somewhere else; and, IL 1t not expressed openly,
that was in order not to wound the feelings Of Bel
Qium to which France Is friendly.
Recent information In regard TO the Congo treaty.
which is to be put into operation next month"; accord
ing 10 the General Act of Brussels has been published
In "LIndependance Beige" and derives some plaus-
bilty from the fact that 1t is printed In that paper
the most important organ in Belgium NJ. Heryieu.
a member Of the Parliamentary Committee Of the
French Chamber has explained TO representa-
tive of Undergraduate Beige" the reasons why
France should not sign the General Act He said
why France should not sign the General Act. He said
that the Congo state had not the right to establish
custom house frontier along the line of the neghbor
ing French possessions in Africa; but that 1t would
be done, after the verifcation of the treaty More
over it Is objected that the Belgian Parliament when
ID voted an appropriation OF s., 100000 for the Congo
State to be paid 81 oOO,o 900 Immediately, and $780,
600 annually for ten years, declared also that on the
expiration Of those ten years, Belgium may annex
to itself the Independent State Of Congo. with all The
rights and privileges attached TO the sovereignty Of
that State" such they have been fixed by the
General Act of Berlin, 1855, the General Act Of
Brussels and the declaration of February .. 1890 This
Is AN important point; for the Congo state, which 10
now independent and Belgian only because Of its
relations with the Belgian King would become Belgian
In an absolute manner, and be a mere annex 70 Bel
GUM itself That explains the hesitation actusy ex
by the French Chamber