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Show DO REPORTS 01 ATROCITIES Conditions in Peru Rubber Rub-ber District Worse Than in Congo. London, July 19 Tho atrocities committee In ' tho Putumayo rubber district in Peru, which universally have beon characterized here as surpassing sur-passing in horror any charged to the rubber collector of the Congo, apparently appar-ently will be kept in the limelight until un-til something Is dono to punish tho perpetrators and to bring about the assurances that there will be no repetition. rep-etition. Questions were launched at the Drltlsh foreign office In tho house of commons today and from tho replies It was apparent the foreign office expects ex-pects to take a subordinate place to tho state department nt Washington In bringing Peru to book. "It is clear. I think," said Francis D. Acklandr parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs, "that the United Stntos has a better opportunity of getting things done than any other government Interested." Mr. Ackland nlso referred to the question raised by the United States government as to whether Peru Is a suitable state to have control of a district like tho Putumayo, or whether wheth-er that government should not be forcibly for-cibly dispossessed of It; and he promised prom-ised that -1118 majesty's government will do anything It bosBlbly can to help any action tho United States mav take." One of the objects, the secretary addod, of the British foreign office, in publishing the blue book on the subject, sub-ject, was to influence public opinion In the United States and he thought It would produco that effect. On being be-ing asked what steps the government Intended to tako against tho directors of the rubber company, the speaker answered: "This Is a horrible company. Mr. Ackland said the company was now In liquidation, but that the gov-renment gov-renment would be delighted if any of its directors could be made amenable to English law. The government intended in-tended to investigate how far they wero liable and to bring thorn to jus-tlce jus-tlce if possible. Tho speaker added that nono of the perpetrators of the outrages was an Englishman |