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Bitter, Opposition ' in ' Bel-
. gium to Rylerls New
Scheme for Congo.
GREAT BRITAIN JS .
URGED TO TAKE HAND
Blockage of Month of Hirer Is 8ug
festal- 'King's More I rianned
So That lie May Realize AU the
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LEOPOLD'S TRICK
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(Bpeolal Cable to the Journal)
London, Sept 27. It has beep' aald
of the present' king of tha Belgians
that If ha had not been born to tha tur
pi ha would bava rlaen to eminence aa
a financier, an Implication, by tha ; way, i
that la not very flattering to ftnanolers
generally. For ways, that are not al-
waya illuminated ad trlcka that' have
not often been yaia King Leopold haa
attained unenviable- notoriety; but ha
appears to bava eaten; hlsown record
by he new schema b haa sprung upon
hli aubjecta la regard to the , Congo
Free State.
Announcement waa made in the Bul
letin Official of the Congo Free State a
rew aaya ago or a transaction wnicn
haa been described aa "dlatlnotly Leo
poldlan." and which not only haa
aroused bitter opposition In Belgium,
but haa given rise to the suggestion
that a British blockading squadron be
sent to tne mouth or the Congo to bring
uis majesty 10 nia aensea.
Kept rrofousd eorat.
By a decree, dated July 11, but kept
a profound secret until a few days ago.
King LiCOC
Uon wlthf
of a company to exploit for an unllmit-
ed period the terrltorlea comprising tha
"Crown Domain of the Congo, the
said-company being empowered to ralea
loanl, while the persona to whom the
concession is given have tne right to
iranarer ineir property to tnira parties.
The concessionaries are Baron Oof
flneL ateward of the civil list, and sev
eral others of King Leopold's moat Inti
mate confidential public aervanta and
In addition the "Fonda t Ion de la Cou-
ronne," which atands for the king him
self. In other words. Leopold transfers
from his tight hand to his left hand
the domain which he haa exploited aa
his private property.
The Belgian press of all shades Of
opinion in up in arms aawtMT this new
mexnod or ronning Peter to pay Paul.
One paper pointa out that the new ar
rangement creates contract rights-and
vested rights with which in 'uture It
will be almost impossible to interfere.
Besides, according to another Belgian
paper, King IeopoM, himself declared!
mat tne revenues of the "Domalne de
la Couronne" were Indispensable if
Belgium was to rule the Congo with
out Involving herself In debt, and yet
he deliberately deprives his aubjeota of
these essential revenues. i
To rrevent Annexation.
The object, which, -It Is taken for
granted, the king has In view, la of '
course to prevent the annexation by
Belgium of the Congo Free State, such
annexation being now almost ensured,
subject to a satisfactory financial ar- I
rangement. The king cannot openly !
oppose annexation because of his pro- i
fesHorrs that - he has throughout been 1
actuated- by humanitarian motives and I
disinterested solicitude for the Interest I
or nis people; but annexation would
mean the loss of the private proflta he
has; draw out of the enterprise.
It is now well known, though for
yeara the fact waa kept secret, that one
of the main resources of King Leopold's
wealth la the "Domalne de la Cou
ronne" of the Congo Free State. This
Is a commercial territorial concession
resembling those granted by the state
to concessionaire companies, except
that In this- Instance the concessionaire
Is the state Itself. Exactly what Its
proflta amount to la not known offi
cially, but in 1908 Professrfr Cattier
estimated that in less than 10 years
they had amounted to lis nnn nnn n
behalf of the king It waa declared that
mesa proms wen
financing of the
King Leopold's nrenent ifham, !
signed to keep theae profits in his own
hands ahould tha annexation of tha
Congo Free State by Belgium be de
emed upon by parliament. In other
words, while the king la still ruler of
the Free State and before he transfers
the powers he has tn that capacity, he
usea those powers to transfer the prof
lta of the State to himself in another
capacity, for Baron Gofflnet and the
straw concM"lonlre" merely men of
Xaa Salted Away Millions.
How many million dollars King Leo
pold haa salted away out of the Congo
domain la a matter ct n.n.i ....... i.
H0LitAh7e..'8 documentary evidence
to show that the "Domalne de la Cou
KSl?. ha." PVrchM?d real estate In
Bv.f lu.m . to l,he. vlu of 3.750.000,
while It la well known that hia majes
ty's first negotiations for hla handsome
and extensive properties on the Rivi
era, at Cape Ferrat, between Vllle
franche and Beaulleu, were conducted
In the name of the "Domalne de la
Couronne," and that .as the French
government declined to recognlas this
civil personality, the purchaser eventu
ally substituted was hla majesty's med
ical attendant. Dr. Thlrlatl In whose
name other property In the same nirh
borhood was purchased quite recently
Kln. VeflSold, ,B be,n" roundly de-
i.uu4iwru in r.iinmnu tot wnat is termed
"one of the most astonishing and lm-
puunm actions oi tnis company-promoting
monarch'a career," and it la ar
gued that hla continued disregard of
jusiuics extreme meat-
theae profits were indispensable for tha
ins; or me ar
colonisation of the Free State.
government and the
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The Burden Bearer.
"Tha late Senator Pettua," said a Sel
ma man, "came to view with a little
alarm, in hts latter years, the Immense
and unrestricted Immigration to our
snorea. i
'Walking one evening with him.
pointed to a foreigner marching along
Hi me iicua oi nis lamuy. Tne man
was tall, erect, robust, a superbly
liniiunuiiic icuuw.
"There,' I said, Is a fine figure of an
immigra.ni. eei now ne carries him'
elf.'
"Senator Pettua laughed bltterlv.
' 'Yes, he said, 'and see how he lata
nis wire carry everytning else. "
Serving 2 years in the nulnit with.
out a penny In the way of salary la
luo i rn:uii vi viuiur nuKU wcdo, reo
tor of Trinity Episcopal church of Mnn.
mouth, Illinois. In addition to being the
head and mainstay of the church. Mr.
Webb may be said to be the leading"
Ing little olty of Monmouth, with lt
ln.iioo innaDitants. ,
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nONSTAfJT WORRY
Leicester Scene of Very Ex
traordinaiy Gathering
of Men and Women.
By Lady Henry Somaraet
(Special Cabla to The Journal Prom lhe
Hearst News Service.)
London, Sept. 28. The bustling little
city of Leicester haa "been the scepe of
a very extraordinary gathering during
these last few days. The British asso
ciation met there and collected all those
men and women who have given them
selves to the study of the great "why
ana wherefore of the world." There la
nm.thin tn mK strajicelv Dathetic
about the Infinite patience with which
these great men are contented to plow
alowly through the stupendous mass of
difficulty which exact scientific re
search presents. The presidential ad
rtroM delivered bv Sir David GUI. the
distinguished astronomer, gave a picture
nf th needs of tha scientific: mind.
which was in Itself a great sermon. He
showed how selfless and bow humble
must .
man.
uat be who. by following In
lated -labors are hla treasure-house, sets
the wake of tha progress made by those
who preoeded nim ana wnosa accumu
himself to dlsoover even ono little patch
of unknown ground and la contented
with his own contribution to science.
He nresented a wonderful picture to his
audience, which waa an inspiration to
those who neara it or me great recent
results nt astronomical raaearch. bv .d
tlent And long-continued labor, in the
anting or numerical results.
A discovery naa been -made tnat a
great part of space la occupied by two
maleatlo atreama -of -atars traveling In
opposite directions. Accurate -and- mi
nute measurement aa to the distance of
hese atara and -ie eryptograms of their
ectra nave produced uie amaaing trutn
at tha atara in both atreama are Alike
In deal an. alike In chemical eonatruetloa
and alike In tha yrocesa of davclopmant.
but whence theae two great processions
have come and whither they go none
knows. "However vast the system to
which they belong," said this great
scientist, "that system la but a speck
in illimitable apace. May it not be but
one of millions of such systems that
pervade the Infinite? Canst thou by
searching find out GodT Canst thou
rind out the Almighty unto perfection?"
Nothing puzzles the commonplace
folk more than the fact that light haa
been let' in upon the condition of the
Congo, and yet nothing la dona. Europe
haa faced the altuation, and w believed
that it vfan almost Impossible for such
a situation to be known to exist without
a strong and practical protest which
would put an end to the evil. The case
has been proved, none has been found to
deny It. It has been put before England
and it haa been put before America. The
evidence la clear, and yet everything
goes on Just aa It did before. Tha de
tails are so abominable that thev can
hardly be spoken of, and the reading of
mem is line cutting a wound in ones
own heart. What is- wrong? The whole
system that can allow any people to
go to a aunject race, to force from them
their rights Of citizenship, the posses
sion of their homes, tha possession of
their own beings. It la a great theft of
which civilization is guilty. We that
la to say the natlona of Europe go to
a country as maraudera, take from the
people what is theirs, In order to bring
money back to Europe, which la never
spent again upon tha country. Thera
is no trade, there la no exchange. There
is nothing but a system of open rob
bery, incompatible with Christianity, in
compatible with civilization. It is a
fiendish defiance of the moral standards
which have been unanimously get up.
If countries are to annex distant re
gions, and hold the people in subjuga
tion, it must ba proved to all that It la
for the benefit of those races, for tha
benefit Of tha land, and (or tha better
ment of their condition, and not for
their destruction and their degradation.
Of conferences and aathttrlnn there
is no end. Cambridge has been tha
scene of the Esperanto congress. At
this time or tne year usually the beau
tiful city is deserted and tha streets
are silent for the undergraduate has
rorsaKen tne coueee nauada. and tha
beautiful buildings lie wrapped in
Hence and slumber,- But ihousnnd
Knperun tints arrived, and even' an Es
peranto vegetarian reitaurant haa been
established. It is difficult to know why
Esrterantlsts are usually vegetarian,
antl-vacclnatlonlata and" wear rational
clothes, ft Seems to roe eoually diffi
cult to helleve whv, tf one wants tn say
tt It," ia English, "Bava Qiat abouU
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10 electrio light dynamos.
8 water wheels.
Large centrifugal pump.
60 tons barbed wire that is as
good as new.
SO tons smooth wire, all sites.
160 tons rails, good for con
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60 tons wedges and sledges that
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stood by people o( ajl nations. Indeed,
in our country. In which tha latter word
Is only toO common; It might be greatly
misunderstood even in teetotal oircles.
An Esperanto aervice was held in tha
Church of Great 8t. Marv'a and aep.
mom have been preached In Esperanto.
Uta con-
On of Um strUting future eX
ference was the singing of th hymn.
"Now Thank We All" Our God," but it
occurs to me that when we coma, to the
first veras it would ba better to have It
tn Latin, aa I cannot help thinking lb
would be really more v universally un
derstood, r In Esperanto it runs, "Nun
estu dl' laudata, . par manoj, vocoj,
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100 tons of relaying rail.
6,000 picks and mattocks.
1,000 blacksmiths' and maeht
lats' vises.
160 tona of corrugated Iron, all
gauges of Iron, painted and gal
vanised. Carload poultry netting.
Rope, any slse and quantity.
Belting, pulleys, boxes, shafting
and miscellaneous machinery.
Cable Why, cable to string from Tiere to New York.
Pipe Why, that is where we live, we have more pipe than all the
pikers on the pike. We have it in any sixe and also do all other
kinds of pipe work, especially threading and cutting.
Do not buy second-hand material from any one unless you try
before you buy. Every second-hand man is called a buccaneer until
he proves to the contrary. ,
We do the right thing at the right time at the right place. Your
money back if you do not like it (if we get it).
We sell goods on time, installments, cash Or its equivalent II yO '
are a good talker, we will take it out in conversation, , 1
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