The Washington herald., 1908-03-12
SLAVES OF PORTUGAL
Gen. Joubert Tells Mothers
of Afri can Horrors.
CONGRESS HEARS ADDRESSES
Negroes in Bondage on Islands of
Principe iind st. ThOme, Says Boer
War Hero Treated with Great In
humanity- -LOndon's Delegate, Mrs.
Whftworth Tells OF work.

The second public meeting of the In
ternational Cor igress Of Mothers was held
last night in he Metropolitan Memorial
Church Flags and pennants of all na-
tions were drap ID around the pillars and
balcony of the church, while the audi
t0rium was filled TO its capacity with an
appreclative audi ance.
Addresses occE oied this session of the
congress. Follou ing the meeting, there
was a general reception held in the
church. Delegates, and visitors were given
opportunity to me ct delegates from dis
tant lands.
charge that abs olute slavery is prac-
ticed upon native n, groes under the Por-
tuguese rule in Afril a was made by Gen.
Francois Joubert Pbenear, hero of the
Boer war, who ma lde the principal ad-
dress
Addresses were a lsp made by Mrs. Allen
whitworth. OF 10 ncon. England. and by
Philip Rottenbiller IL D.. delegate from
Hungary.
Rev Wallace R adcliTe. pastor OF the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
opened the proceed 'ings with "A prayer
Slavery in Poi -tuguese Islands.
Gen. Joubert no Of Anglia. Africa.
spoke on the then le. Slavery on the
Islands of Principe nd st. Thome." Por-
tuguese possessions, Off the mainland Of
Africa He said
"The plantations Il the islands are
worked by slave lab0 :. These slaves die
by the thousands eacl I year from fever,
and are replaced with fresh slaves cap
tured from the manlaf d.
''The Portugese COVE rnment calls the
system indentured Ian IT. 1t is nothing
more than rank 81 az cry When the
planter wants slave N . deals with the
slave trader, who in tu n diekers with
some chief in the nterL Or. The chief.
taking his warriors raids weaker chiefs.
exterminates the triI ,e, tai ling the men,
women, children, antl catthe. The cattle
he keeps for himself The women he dis
tributes among his yFa-rionI The chill
dren he sells TO the ,,ol onists. The men
he hands over to the sla We trader.
slaves Beaten {, , Death.
Children are torn from the breasts Of
their mothers and sold al slaves. Slaves
in the employ Of task mas ters are beaten
10 death. Men. women, al d children are
mutilated.
'Often after a native has been done to
death. ne is Quartered. and the different
portions Of his body are hu 1g upon the
trees to terrorize the other n atives-
There is no effective law f the coun-
try Things happen which / he outside
world hear nothing of. I could tell you or
cruelUeS. which it would be d ficult for
you 20 believe.
Il am in a position to prove VIII at 1 say.
I have organized a society and l have
agents who report TO me and the society
just what occurs in these islanda every
day.
Il was born and raised on the main
land. and fought against the Engk sh in
the Boer war. know the condition =
Mrs. Whitwcrths subject was Z hill
dren in Great Britain" She said the
Mothers Union in Great Britain gas
working among the English wives A nd
mothers. not only in England. but in III
parts Of the world.
The principal work Of the society 9
TO awaken in mothers Of all classes a
sense Of their great responsibility in the
training OF boys and girls-the future
fathers and mothers OF the nation
The society also endeavors 10 organize |
~ every place a band Of mothers who |
will unite in prayer. and seek by their |
own example to lead their families IN |
purity and holiness Of life.
LOOseness of Marriage Tie.
Mrs. Whitworth spoke Of the sanctity
OF marriage.
She said:
1T Is evident TO all thinking people
Christian and non-Christian alke-that
the tie Of marriage is becoming loose. !
Divorce IS on the increase to a startling I
degree. and is a disaster 70 the welfare 4
Of the nation"
the delegate from England also spoke I
or the time when divorces were rare in I
that country. also of the time when it /
was a difficult matter 10 obtain divorce !
Conditions I'm Hungary.
DR.. Rottenbiller. the Hungarian dele |
gate. addressed the Congress on "Chil- /
dren in Hungary" DR.. Rottenblller told
OF the invaluable aid given by the Ma
tional Congress Of Mothers 90 the Hun
garian government two years ago.
He went into detail showing the meth !
DDS OF conducting schools and asylums in |
lis country. and of the early life Of the |
child. He spoke particularly of the or
phan and the Abandoned children.
Or. ROttenbiller paid a tribute TO the |
American mother.
There will be reports Of delegates and |
the reading OF several papers at the ses-
sion to-day: also a trip to Mount Vernon /
in the afternoon.
The following young ladies of Calvary /
Methodist Church acted as ushers: Alice /
+. PLACER, Dorcas n. Weifensau, Julia |
Pemberton. Ethel Harris. Ethel Lacy. |
Alice b Hill. Ruth Z. Hit, and Eglan- I
tine L. Moore.
Delegates Newly Arrived.
The following delegates arrived yester-
day:
Mrs. Robert Bddle. New Jersey; Mrs. James
Edgertou. New Jersey; Mrs. J. Lawrence Iippineott
New Jersey Mrs. T. Mackey New Jersey. Mrs lin /
ton SaiieIthwait, New Jersey; Mrs T. H. Reliiuq /
New Jersey: Mrs. ". A. Randall Nassacbpsetts.
Mrs. Josiah HOlliGs New Jersey: Mrs Daniel n /
Scranton. New Jersey; Mrs A. = Steele Tennessee:
Miss Lillian Dikeman, Connecticut; Mrs Frank
De Garmo. Louisiana; Mrs Charles T. Reardsley 1
Connecticut; Mrs Julius T. Cahen New York CITY. 4
Mrs Nintie +. Chatheld Connecticut: Alrs August
Eckel. New York CITY, Mss Anna e. Dunburn /
New Jersey; Mrs Theresa Goodkind New YORK
tiS; Mn William Flanagan. New York: Mrs. /
Gcoree y Trindlater. New York; Mrs. s. A. /
PoUrhan, Minnesota; Miss Mary Lea Ware Boston
Mrs. A. NJ. Gregg. Pennsylvania: NIrs Surtees At /
lantic City; Mrs. David Todd. Pennsylvania: Mrs /
Pierre NJ. Bealer, Georgia; Mrs. Charles j. Mcisr-
ner. Pennsylvania: Mrs. Charles T. Lower PbiladeI
phia; Afrs. Edward NJ Reilly New Jersey Mrs \
Charles II. Clifford. Boston Mrs. Charles 4 Sfaren-
son. New Jersey; Miss Lucy Sutton. Baltimore: Mrs
Berry r. Nhiteear. New Jersey Airs. W T. Linden /
Ohio; Mrs. J. Ii. AmmOn Ohio: Mrs. Samuel T. /
Leeds. New Jersey; Mrs Louis Pfugstag New Ter /
sey; Mrs. Sarah " Leeds, Atlantic City; Mrs WI |
liam W. Speatman. PENNSYLVANIA; Mrs jeSSe II /
Holmes Pennsylvania. Mrs. Fra1cis w lee Afassa- l
chusetts: Mrs. Oscar Dikeman. Connecticut Mrs /
Arthur ]. Collins New Jersey; Mrs. II. v Thomp- /
son. New jersey; Mrs. Josephine Carroll, Nebraska:
Mrs J. s Frelton. Baltimore Mrs Iva II Haurh- 4
ton. Baltimore; Mrs. David OVlears. New York; |
Mrs ]. Barclay Jones. Pennsylvania: Mrs Joseph
Howell, Utah; Mrs. ]. W. Nicholson New Jersey: /
Mrs Mary Emlen Stokes. New Jersey; Mrs. Frank
{. Roberts, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Marriott &. Morris /
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