Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
ACTING IN UNISON
England and United States to
Stop Atrocities in Peru.
HORRORS IN RUBBER FIELD
Agents of Q British Collecting Com.
pany Charged With Perse-
cution Of Natives.

The correspondence that has taken place
between the State Department and the
British government regarding the sup
preston OF the atrocities practiced upon
the natives in the Putumayo rubber coun-
try. in Peru. by tho agents of a British
corporation indicates clearly that not only
feet accord as TO the necessity OF ter
minating the conditions described in the
Easement" report, but that the United
States has proceeded on its account TO
act.
1t has only recently received cable
gram from Stuart ]. Fuller. It's special
agent. announcing his arrival at lquitos.
the head Of deep water navigation on the
Amazon. and of his purpose to establish
base there and proceed up the river
to the Putumayo valley. He Is not ex-
pectsd to make an original investigation.
for the state Department has accepted
the British report as quite efficient to
establish the facts.
Demands That Promise Be Kept.
The Peruvian government having I'M
dertaken to reach out and bring to JUS
tice the guilty parties, Mr.. Fuller Is
charged to see to 1t that that promise Is
redeemed and that the intolerable con-
ditions in the rubber country are termi-
mated.
AS the Peruvian government has pro-
mulgated several DEGREES calculated to
have that effect. and is expressing its in
tention Of doing everything In Its power
to break Up the torture Of the Indians. II
is assumed by the State Department that
the matters OF complaint have already
disappeared. Owing to the difficulty oil
access to the Putumayo country, how
ever, 1t will necessarily be many days be-
fore the State Department can get re-
port from Mr.. Fuller.
Atrocities Without Parallel.
LONDON, July 19-The atrocities com.
mitted in the Putumayo rubber district OF
Peru, which universally have been char
acterized here as SURPRISING in horror
anything charged to the rubber collectors
Of the kongo. apparently will be kept In
the limelight until something is done to
punish the perpetrators and to bring
about the assurance that there VIII De nc
repetition of the outrages.
A sheaf of questions was launched al
the British foreign Office in the house oi
commons this afternoon and from the re-
plies given 1t was apparent that the
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nate place to the State Department at
Washington in bringing Peru to book.
1T is clear, l think" said Francis ID.
Acland, parliamentary secretary for for
eign affairs, that the United States has
a better opportunity OF getting Things
done than any other government inter
ested."
Mr.. Acland also referred to the question
raised by the United States government
as to whether Peru Is a suitable state to
have control Of q district like the Putu-
mayo. or whether that government should
not be forcibly dispossessed Of 1t, and he
win do anything 1t possibly can to help
any action the United States may take. !"
Object of the Publication.
One of the objects, the under secre-
tary added. Of the British foreign Office
in publishing the blue book on the sub
ject was to influence public opinion in
the United States, and he thought 1t
would no doubt produce that effect.
On being asked what steps the govern
ment intended to take against the d.
speaker answered: This is a horrible
company"
Mr.. Acland stated that the company
was now in Liquidation. but that the gov
eminent would be delighted If any Of its
directors could be made amenable to
English law. The government intended
to Investigate how far they were liable
and to bring them to justice. II pos
sible. The speaker added that none OF
the perpetrators Of the outrages was an
Englishman.