Show DEFENSE OP OF KINO KING LEOPOLD Cardinal Gibbons Says S y Stories Stores Re Be Regarding Regarding garding Congo Co go Free Iree Fee State Are Pire Exaggerated Baltimore B Dec IE Cardinal Gib Gibbons Gb bons bors replying to a p p declaration made by b bRe mae Rev Re H U Grattan of pf London England yesterday that the tha cardinal cardnal Is the tlC power that has prevented joint ac no tion ton by England and ant the States looking to tho the of or alleged atrocities in the Congro Con Free Fl e state made the tha following f statement tonight x I J have observed in the time papers pavers that an aim emissary of the Congo Reform asso association elation has Imas made a personal attack atack on me nic m for tor my ray attitude in defending def King Leopolds LEOpolds Congo administration against unjustifiable attacks a tack My ly position on the matter has haa always alwan been lec very clear I have naturally means of t keeping li in Inc close c touch with wih the situation through our missionaries but timer thara has been a great geat amount of f exaggeration in those thos stories stores of or m The Time king ig is i a wise as well wel as a humane ruler and we wo hear through missionary sources that eases casts of cruelty have havo occurred oc as such ucb things t wilt will wi oc occur 01 ocCur cur ur under every humane government the tho king has been prompt to redress such abuses and to punish the time offend offenders ers ersI I fear this agitation against King Kins Leopolds Leopold administration Is animated partly party by jealousy and arid partly by commercial rivalry It I is to b be hoped that tho time individuals who wh are carrying it on will wH not no be bo successful in n their ef et efforts forts to induce the great geat powers pw rs of or or tho tio tw earth to interfere in the th affairs in a asmal small smal nation naton In defending tile t e Belgian administration of ot the Congo COn O I am m ac actuated actuated actuated ploy play phI by a J sense sen of M justice and fair fairplay |