Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-24
Old New England Company
Celebrates 25Oth
Anniversary
Censorship p on the Press 10
Russia Has Been Re.
Vived

LONDON, Feb. PA petition
signed by 200 notable people has been
issued by the International Arbitra
ton league protesting against the
use of aerial vessels In war. The
appeal to all governments
to foster an international understand
ing which shall preserve the world
from "a new hideousness OF war.
fare" and deprecate the suggestion
that aerial warfare, by reason OF its
horror, must frighten men from war,
and that the art of flying will 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 ~
my was skirmishing with the defend.
ers of London. But It was only
1000 farmers engaged In the extermi'
nation of the wood pidgeon. a bird
which had become a notorious crop
pest in that county. It is estimated
that the first days shooting resulted
in bag of $4,000 birds. The u4s.-
rict selected for the hunt comprises
ten 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 boun.
daries when the slaughter was on.
The New England company, one of
the oldest missionary organizations
in the world, will celebrate its 250tA
this month. It is an in
teresting coincidence that Robert
Boyle, one Of the contributors to the
Harvard University foundation and
of the Royal Society which
celebrates its 250th anniversary next
July should have been prominently
with the missionary socie-
ty of the same age. Like the Royal
Society, the New England Company
existed for some years In q different
form before its actual Incorporation
by royal charter in February, 1862.
Edward Winslow, governor Of Mas.
achusetts, came to England in 1919
and hesought parliament to pass an
act for the establishment Of Society
for the Propagation Of the Gospel
among the Indians Of New England.
The act was passed and the society
was formed with sixteen citizens Of
London to further te work. Commits
were appointed in New Eng
land to keep the home society in
formed of what was done. At tho
time Of the Restoration come. anxiety
was expressed for the future Of the
society, but Charles II gave favorable
to q proposal to incof-
'orate It by royal charter.
A change Of territory was necessi-
;ated by the American Revolution
md It was decided to move the scene
If the society's operations to New
The work has been car
led on ever since among the In
lians of Canada and for some time
llso in the West Indies. It has been
that in lieu Of more for
nal celebration Of the 260th alnl-
a complete history Of the
operations OF the venerable company
,e published.
It is said that the censorship on
he press in Russia has been revived
With all of its former severity and
me Of the first sufferers was an
American newspaper which had O.
:artoon which It had copied from a.
humorous publication blotted out Of
he copies mailed to Russian sub
But the greatest volume Of
complaint against the operations of
he censor comes from British writ
~ and publishers, who are deprived
( an excellent market by his activ-
ties. One Of these writer's has com.
'lained to the public In letter in |
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