The daily sentinel., 1912-02-27
Breezy News of European Cities

Associated Press.
London, Feb. PA petition,
signed by 200 notable people, has
been issued by the international Ar
bitration League protesting against
the use of aerial vessels in war. The
signatories appeal to all govern
ments to foster an international un-
derstanding which shall preserve the
world from "a new hideousness OF
warfare and deprecate the sugges-
ton that aerial warfare, by reason
of its horror, must brighten men from
war, and that the art of flying viii.
never reach full development without
the stimulus of war.
A stranger coming suddenly into
the district near Creditor. Devon
shire, this month would have thought
that the vanguard OF an invading
army was diminishing with the de
tenders of London. But it was only
4 900 farmers engaged in the exter-
mination of the wood pigeon bird
which had become a notorious pest
in that county. 1t is estimated that
the first days shooting resulted in
a bag of 10000 birds. The district
selected for the hunt comprises 10
square miles of wooded hills and
dales The birds have long selected
this spot as their favorite resting
place and comparatively few of them
attempted to escape from its bound
aries when the slaughter was on.
The New England Company, one
of the oldest missionary organiza-
lions in the world, will celebrate its
250th anniversary this month. 1t is
an interesting coincidence that Rob
ert Boyle, one of the contributors to
the Harvard University foundation
and founder of the Royal Society.
which celebrates it's 250th anniver-
sary next July, should have been
prominently connected with the mis-
sionary society of the same age. Like
the Royal Society, the New England
Company existed for some years in
a different form before its actual in
corporation by royal charter in Feb
ruary, 1862.
Edward Winslow, governor OF
Massachusetts. came to England in
1649 and besought parliament TO
pass an act for the establishment OF
a society for the propagation of the
gospel among the Indians of New
England. The act was passed and
the society was formed with l6 cit
liens OF London to further the work.
Commissioners were appointed in
New England to keep the home So
ciety informed of what was done.
AT the time of the Restoration some
anxiety was expressed for the future
OF the society, but Charles ii gave
favorable consideration to proposal
to incorporate it by royal charter.
A change of territory was necessi-
tated by the American Revolution,
and it was decided to move the scene
of the socisty's operations to New
Brunswick The work has been car
ried on ever since among the Indians
of Canada and for some time also in
the West Indies. 1t has been pro-
posed that, in lieu of more formal
celebration of the 250th anniversary,
a complete history of the operations
of the venerable company be pub
lished.
1t is said that the censorship on
the press in Russia has been revived
with all of its former severity, and
| one of the first sufferers was an
American newspaper which had a
| cartoon which it had copied from a
humorous publication blotted out of
| the copies mailed. to Russian sub
| scribers. But the greatest volume of
complaint against the operations of
the censor comes from British writ
ers and publishers, who are deprived
OF an excellent market by his activ-
files. One of these writers has COM
| planned to the public in letter in
which he asserts that. while techni-
cally the censorship has been abol-
| ished, practically the publisher and
press are more than ever worried by