New-York tribune., 1904-10-08

decreased birth rate sickness, poverty ana nOPetSo
the true picture proved beyond the possibility OF
doubt which the uprolling OF the Congo curtain
In appealing to you or behalf Of the millions Of
primarily-and Of course Observation-Disclosures the
chains around them & 6 II Is IL c sTsat srey Is
also clear. The African slave trade has been re-
ask you to help us root it up and fing it out Of
Africa, and Just as have no doubt OF the great
and loftiness Of your ideals so have no DOUBT
Of what your answer will be.
VIGOROUS REPLY FROM MR.. HEAD.
Mr.. Morers speech provoked a vigorous reply
from George Head, of Cambridge. England, in
defence of King Leopold. Mr.. Head said in part:
It has been suggested to you that the whole Of
England is behind the Congo Reform ASSoclaffloni;
Ina sGlgs S ana & Is E ne I fbs tbera
is any commercial motive in the mind OF England
with IN england. members OF the Congo heIorm
Association and says that therefore 1t has moth
every speech, in every document that have ever
seen coming from this Congo Reform Association.
commercialism. These questions in all their
pamphlets are indisSolubly connected.
1t is perfectly plain that in every colony in its
early days there difficulties which are met
H With tRFe f Is ST The 70 position we @ take IS
this That country has taken over this enormous
Iays we had not got Complete control Of ali the
far-oh posts. and those acts Of cruelty wnlch nave
but in spite of the government as government; L
The Congo Free state is doing all IndJ ~ II dDe
do to prevent acts Of cruelty to the naueSs tn
the early days some Of the government oHtI,l tts
collected. 1t was found that that resulted in acts
of cruelty. TO the natives. and that mas Dee"
Furthermore. the difficulty with which the state state
is face to &Se II the Ego66 sga6Pn is ths That the
majority Of the charges are vague and indeHnlIe. @
count The Congo Free State government desires
investigation and is not AFRAID OK H. aif -
tion the government undertakes that It VIII snow;
that II the facts are already in its possession tnat
@ other man hand nat the facts have not been known TO
them the government win make e an
In America the idea Is largely prevalent tnat a
Congo In return for the millions he has turned
into the State. there IS large p4rtioH fie TI are
entirely administered by free men in BrqSseS 5 4ps
not farthing Of that money goes into M Ine % nt in
Belgium and public works in Congo OUT not
farthins is retained
Other speakers were DR.. Yamei Kin. OF
China, and President c. Stanley Hall OF Clark
University.
MEETING IN OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE
AT the Old South Meeting House this after
noon there was largely attended meeting de-
voted to "the progress of the peace movement
In Europe" at which addresses were given OE
William Randall Cremer NJ. p. founder of the
Interparliamentary Union; ]. G. Alexander. OF
London: @, II. Perris of London, secretary OF
the Golden Club; Alphonse Jouet. of Paris. ana
Professor Wuarin. of Geneva All OF the speak
ers attested that the peace movement had made
remarkable advances In Europe in the last dec
ade, and that II was daily receiving recruits.
Mr.. Perris said that he had made recent
tour of Russia in the interests of peace and
learned that the people OF Russia were as
anxious as those Of any other nation TO have
peace. He severely criticised Joseph Chamber
lain for his propaganda of empire" and char
acterized him as the arch-enemy OF peace in