| Show THU CONGO Last April a D memorial in rte to 10 conditions condition In the Congo Coneo Free Freo state slate was wall presented to Congress s by a con conference conference ference Terence of ot missionary societies In that thul state The rho memorIal presented alleged facts and raised Is BUOB BUCS which were thought to be of ot grav International Import staled the tho allegations wore won that tho tiro government of ot tIle the Congo Frei l re had been bon ono OliO of or cruelly cruel that the natives tied had been bc h n tor lor lured mutilated anti and murdered In greni grea numbers for tailing falling to produce th Iles the amount of ot labor required by the U task sk lert All the cru of ot the middle ages by the early explorers ers era of or America have been repeated li It I was WIS charged by b the Invaders of oC th tin the darkest Africa and amI the tho Belgian kIng wee held hUI responsible for tor the alleged allege outrages The allegations allegation however how ver have hae beer been denied In behalf be hAlt of ot the Belgian ruler It has been sail Raid that the Congo Fro Frol i slate Mate Is III being attacked by b a group a ol ot merchant and mla I Jealous of Its Ita success The Congo Fre Frer state we are told lold has hae been working with n success that accounts for tor all nil this hatred and jealousy toward Introducing lag ing Into territories formerly abandoned i ito to barbarism civilization and and towards Improving tho the material mn and moat moal conditions of ot existence of ot the nil 1108 tl oe This Thle however howe Is ie I hardly hurdly nn an answer to the th spools specific charges made It It Is stated staled tar for Instance that It Is customary custom cry ary a to 10 tako taku native women woman with Infanta ot lit the breast brt and tie them together by b the neck or ankle end guard then them by b armed sentries When naked the thO talOn reason of ot the hit detention the explanation U that this win U a measure of ot tiers Ion the chief of ot the neighboring Euro Uuro Finn factory adopted to Insure that each weeks or fortnights supply of ot Indus India rubber due by b the tho hUsban s of ot those these the o women should bo be up to the mark The reform Interested In title matter Iu gt that It be referred to 10 the Hague tribunal nut Hut that gun fan an clearly not be done until It becomes b om an lt Issue ue b tw n two or mom morn power Pot For that tribunal doon not take IAk cognisance jin sance II of ot tiny quarrel between a n private society and a government The powers however who have hlo guaranteed guar the Independence of ot the tho Congo Conso Fr o state should look Into the tha matter If It they find that Hut have been committed committe a n friendly note cote to the Bel Belgian lid stun gian government no doubt l bring tin the desired dl result There Them should be a It WilY way to tn prevent pret hirelings from rota com cent milting outrages In lit the th brood broad daylight of ot |
