Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-07
CONGRESS OF OPPRESSED
SEEKS WORLD FREEDOM
C-Ses Universal Alliance OF Nations
Vested With Authority OF
Arbitration
NO MORE SECRET CONVENTIONS
Peace for Which Democracies Arc
Longing ObtainnabIe Only IL EN-
listing Cnbearablc Domination OF
One Nation Is Brought to End.

BERNIE. September 6.-The words,
Long live Wilson" and Long live
the Entente" were written on the walls
Of the meeting place of the Congress
Of Oppressed Nations which recently
;ret at Prague. Although the police
FASTENED to remove them, they reap
peared as IL by magic
The extent to which the revolution
airy ferment has increased in Austria
resolutions adopted by the Congress,
copies OF which have been received
mere. 1t il in the form OF a proclama :
tlon., and is said 10 be the first joint
revolutionary proclamation ever issued
In . the dual monarchy. 1t says in part
The assembled representatives unan-
imousiy declare that better future
rably assured on the firm basis Of
world democracy. real and sovereign
government by the people and a uni
Versal alliance OF nations vested with
me authority of arbitration.
they reject most emphatically all
treaties not sanctioned by the sover-
eien viii OF nations. They are con-
ana all democracies of the world are
longing can be righteous and durable
oniy IL the world puts an end to the
existing unbearable domination of one
M ton over the other, and If the world
makes II possible for nations to or
ganize their relations to each other on
the basis Of equal rights and free con-
ventions in order that they may defend
themselves against the evils Of impe-
rialism.
SACRIFICE EVERYTHING
TO FREE HUMANITY
They are resolved to sacrifice overy-
tons critical days: that they are aid
ifs civilization in the effort to free hu {.
lanity once and for all from tho ever
tasting international violence and muir
Nv Ia
unprecedented war, and are helping to-
ward the new era of dependence on
international law, the fraternity Of ma .
ions. equal rights and human iiber,v"
The. gathering was one Of the most
notable in the history Of Prague. com
pr!sins large delegations from ali the
Hungary. The. Slovaks Of Hungary
sent party OF twenty-five with the
great Slovak poet. Eviezdeslav. Tie
Polish delegation numbered s!xtv. three
from Silesia, one from Prussian Poland,
and the rest from Galicia, Including
eN-MinIster Gloinbinski and five depu-
u ,n" me Croats and Serbs numbered
5o9 with nine deputies: Among the
"up Jugo-Slavs were sixty Slovcnes.
seven Corinthians. sixty Styrians and
100 Carniolans, with four deputies.
ALL OPPRESSED ELEMENTS
OF COUNTRY UEPRESENTT.D
The Italian delegation of seventeen
included Deputy Comet, irredentist dep
uty In the Austrian Parliament. There
were besides Rouinanians from Tran
s!lrania and the Bukov!nn, four BAL
matians and three Bosnians. Among
the notable figures were Tctmaicr dean
OF the Socialists OF Poland. Rybar, ex-
Mayor or leibach, and krista, chief of
the Democratic party. 1t was a strange
medley OF racial fractions, and only
such a gathering as could be found
among the oppressed elements crowded
within Austria Hungary.
Practically nothing concerning the
gathering was allowed to appear in
the press, and the papers appeared with
great white columns disclosing how
the censors had suppressed all refer
ences TO the meeting. They announced
however that thirty-five arrests had
been made: also that the crowds had
succeeded in breaking the police cor
dons thrown around the gathering. and
the measures finally adopted to dispense
the meeting. y continuous struggle
was carried on between the population
and the police. Unknown hands decor
ated the linden trees with emblcms Of
S!av fraternity.