The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-27
SCHEME.
Jules Desfontaines Again
in the Field.
The New Guinea Explorer Blossoms
Forth With PanaCea for Uni
VerSai Peace.

There passed through San Francisco last
year young Frenchman who attracted
considerable attention TO his personality.
In the first place he had accomplished the
difficult financial feat of travelling for forty
months on 100 francs a month. 1t was all
that the family of Jules Desfortaines, for
that was his name, would allow him. Not
that they could not afford more. Their
idea was not to foster his vagabond dis
position, but TO discourage it if possible.
In that they were unsuccessful. He had a
vocation, and it was not 10 be thwarted.
So young Desfontalnes visited Tunis and
the Soudan. Palestine and Nubia, the
Indian Ocean, Australia and the Polynesiar
Islands. Then he returned home and PUB
lished book. This gave the young man q
start, and he ventured forth to traverse
new LANDS. He visited Cuba, Florida, the
other Gulf States and at length arrived in
San Francisco.
Here Mr. Dpsfon' aines developed a new
idea which made him rara avis for thu
newspaper reporters. He announced his
intention or organizing an expedition for
the exploration OF New Guinea. 1t was
not to be an ordinary expedition. 1t was
to be headed by a representative American
woman and paid for by American dollars.
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into full lie at the opening of the exhibit
ton at Chicago. 1t was all very amusing,
but the Yankee woman and the Yankee
dollars were slow in responding to the ro-
mantle appeals of the adventurous French
man. He appears to have let the matter
drop.
Mr.. Desfontaines has, however again
been heard from. He has issued an APP
peal TO all of the nations of the world for
the formation of a Universal League.
whose objects shall be social peace. The
call is addressed, in particular, to all
workers and all capitalists, to the presi-
dents or unions, leagues, clubs and asso-
Citations of Europe and America.
He warns them that they must act at
once, for the end of this century is fated
u witness the most extraordinary events.
To accompii sh the evolution of the peoples
without boodshed. Mr.. Desfontaines
maintains that numbers and money are
necessary. lie declares that the league
will be the central power Of the world.
imposing It's laws, dictated by its millions
OF adopts. 1t is 10 be composed OF regional
and national congresses ana of an inter-
national council, and among its general
objects are the solution OF social questions,
the establishment of tribunal of nations
AID ceEsTa! disarmament, or rather the
transformation of the destructive military
forces into pacific, productive armies to be
employed by governments in works of
general utility.
To the American mind this is all yarv
utoplan, but Mr.. DesfoDtaines has secured
an American sponsor for his scheme in the
person of the "celebra ed' William 0.
MacDowell of Lincoln Park, Newark. n
j., organizer of the Human Freedom
League. In conclusion Mr.. Desfontaines
announced that this year the pan-republi.
can congress would meet in Chicago.
The telegraph is slill silent as to the pro.
ceedings Of the central power of the
world"