Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08

meeting to be held during the after
noon, by Z. II. Morel of England repre-
! scnting the Congo Reform Association.
| Secretary Trueblood announced that
the evening meeting was in no way UNI
der the auspices of the congress.
After 4 brief discussion the peace
making by states" resolutions were
| adopted unanimously, with the provi-
| sion inserted in the resolutions that the
congress merely called attention of the
| powers to the treaty suggested in the
memorial as one model for adoption by
all.
special committee appointed to
consider the Armenian question report
ed resolutions setting forth that the
situation in Armenia is growing worse
and worse and that the reforms stipu-
lated by the powers in Macedonia had
not been sufficient to establish peace
and appealing to the President of the
United states to make use of the best
means to put a stop to the terrible
| sufferings of the various peoples of the
| Turkish empire" The resolutions also
suggested an International conference
| intended to devise steps to control the
authority of the Sultan of Turkey.
DR.. Melikoff, the sole Armenian dele
| gate in The congress, made an earnest
appeal that the atrocities committed
| i'll his country should be brought to
| an end.
A vehement denunciation OF Turkey
| Russia and Great Britain came from
delegate Herbert Burrows Of England,
speaking to the Armenian resolutions,
He condemned Turkey for alleged Ar
menian atrocities, bitterly assailed
Russia for its treatment of the Jews
and attacked his own country for it's
policy in Thibet. If anything he de-
| clared. the kishinoff massacre was
worse than anything that had hap
pened in Armenia.
Other delegates engaged in q similar
discussion. whereupon the Chair urged
| the congress to refrain from remarks
! of a controversial character. In the end
I it was voted almost unanimously to
refer the resolutions to the general
/ committee on questions of the day for
further consideration and re-arrange-
ment.
/ The committee on propaganda in its
report row offered had vas: lumber
of recommendations to make The
committee proposed to esta blish In all
leading cities of the world branches of
the Berne Peace Bureau: to appeal to
the world for 81, 600, 900, the price Of one
! frst-class battleshp. to be spent for
literature and lectures: to refer to a
later congress the proposal for univeI-
sal alphabet and language: ana that
universal peace prayer be formulated
by all religious denominations that
God will enable the nations Of the
earth to settle peaceably their dis
puates.'
The final recommendation was one
choosing Lucerne as the place for the
peace congress of 1905
The report was adopted in full and
unanimously The next congress there
fore will be held at Lucerne Switzer-
land. Adjournment was then taken
until tomorrow.
In brief after dinner speech, de-
iivered before the International Peace
Congress in horticultural hail. this
evening, Booker T. Washington ar
raigned the Belgian government for the
alleged outrages in the Congo Free
State, and declared that he had evil
dence of abuse and cruelty, and said
that state Of affairs existed that was
a blot upon modern civilization.
Il have testimony, direct" said he.
from DIR. Shepard and from the lips
of DR.. Morrison, sovereign man. two
men, who have gone into the Congo
Free State, to work among their own
people, whose story and sacrifice Is one
of the dramatic incidents of history.
The influence of the civilized world
should be felt and should free them
from the bartarties they are now suf-
fering.
And these atrocities are committed
for the sake of wealth and self ag-
Grlndizcment. Europe should set
better example to my people in Africa.
tHear, -hear0 ] speak for them; yes.
as ! speak for the black of Africa, 80
do i speak for the white Of Europe.
for no man can abuse the one without
thereby lowering all humanity"
Mr.. Washington closed by pledging
to the cause of peace the efforts OF his
people. He was loudly cheered and
many Of the delegates crowded about
him to shake mis- hand.
The otEer speakers were Baroness
Won Suttner. Rev. Charles Wagner.
Mrs. ". p. Byles Of Manchester, Eng
land Miss Jane Adams Of Chicago.
bliss Perry Of Boston, and Prof VIII
liam James of Harvard.