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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, TUESDAY, JUNE ! 1, XS20..
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T.iiH!il SLAVERY
Spial Cable to The Jmrnil ud the Chlcece
bally New.
(Copjricht. 120. by Chicago Daily !r Co.)
By Taai Scott Mowrer
Geneva, Switzerland, June l.r A.
new ..International antl - slavery
league, which probably will be called
either the Black Cross or the Gold
Cross, has just been organized here
, for the purpose of defending the
rights of natives or subject peoples
before the League of Nations and the
court of public opinion. Among the
founders are John R. Harris of Ihe
British Anti-Slavery society and
Rene Claparede, a Swiss, who a few
years ago was Instrumental in expos
ing the horrors in Belgian Congo; ;
. It is contended that the League of
Nations, as constituted, gives no voice
to the subject peoples who comprise
a large part of the world's population.
The new Anti-Slavery league proposes
to protect the natives against abuse by
white conqueTors, using the Swiss or
JOuteh representatives in the League
of Nations as attorney a The need of
action along this line is declared to
be urgent. It is believed that slavery,
both actual and disguised. Increased
considerably during the war while pub
lic, attention' was focused elsewhere.
NATIVES FORCED OUT
. Information will be fathered as rap-
: idly as possible regarding peonage in
South and Central America, the coolie
system In Asia and forced-labor and
expropriation of the native in Africa.
Questions which were about ' to be
studied by the anti-slavery leaders just
before the war were the' alleged mal
treatment of the natives on the banks
of the Putumayo river in"Peru, slavery
in .-the New Hebrides and the alleged
sale of Armenian girls in the Constan
tinople slave markets. . . ' -
Harris has Just published a senna
tional volume in which he attacks the
British South Africa company's admin
istratlon of Southern Rhodesia. ' He de
clares that the company has -illegally
-expropriated the natives from 72,000,
000 acres of tilled land and pasturage
and divided the natives' cattle among
- the agents of the company. He estu
- mates the natives' Just claims against
the British government at $40,000000.
The natives, it is said, have been
obliged to pay heavy fines ..for permis
: sion to remain in their own' homes.
MUST BE VIGILANT
The theory of the anti-slavery lead
ers is that government action is abor
tive and that only private vigilance can
keep down slavery v which . tends ' con
tinually to crop out In new forms ; as,
for example, that of 'forced labor5,
which Sir Edward Grey called "slav
ery under another name." It Is re
called that following; the antl -slavery
agitation in 1885-1888 the project for
an open congress fell through because
oriMLin auia ' vrtsriiicuiy. wore men u-
gaged in bringing pressure to bear on
the : sultan of Zanzibar. Germany
"-wanted his continental possessions and
Britain . wanted him to recognize - a
; British protectorate. Negotiations were,
, ' moreover, - in progress by which Ger
. many, In return for recognising the
extension of British influence to ' in
clude Uganda, received the. island of
.'.Heligoland.- ,i
- The. congress which the governments
finally -Called were .secret- After eight
months' negotiations the governments
agreed to found a bureau In Brus
sels, under ' the auspices of the Bel-
gian foreign ministry, to collect infor-'
mauon , regaroing slavery, aim anouier
bureau - in Zanzibar to which - Britain,
Germany, France, . Italy and Portugal
sent delegates to Institute a maritime
anti-slavery police in the Indian "ocean.
HOPE AMERICA WILL JOIN ...
1 -. 1 The British consular service reported
. in 1914 that slavery ' had practically
disappeared, from the shores of the In
dian ocean, but that inland the situa
tion was apparently different. - The
Brussels bureau had -hardly been found
ed when King Leopold inaugurated his
famous Congo regime and the govern
. ments concerned have never sent in the
- reports demanded.
. The League of Nations principle that
natives constitute a "sacred trust", ap
parently applies .onlj to! the colonies
taken from Germany. "The new antl
slavery' league Intends to expose - all in
justice to natives without discrimina
tion. The British; French, German.
Swiss, ' Italian, Peruvian, Australian,
Portuguese and Bolivian anti-slavery
organisational have joined the league.
It is hoped' that tha United States
i possibly through an organisation of
churches, will also join. . -
Jamaica Oil Land
May Be Opened Up
By K. W. Thompaon
Ppeeial Cahla to The Journal and the Chicago
- lJaily N wh. .
fTnriyrteht. 1920. by Chicaao Daily Nrw Co.)
Kingston, Jamaica, June 1. The gov
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NTRUSTING .THE
DIRECTION OF A
FUNERAL SERV ICE,
TO EDWARD HOL- .
MAN & SON INSURES
AN' ATTENTIVE AND
CAREFUL MANAGE
MENT OF EVERY DE
TAIL. .
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y;vrj i:zyj;i kvo so:;
Funeral Directors
emment has granted permission to a
representallT of th Glob Oilfields.
Ltd., to hav access to tta crow a lands
for the purpoa of making a soloslcal
examination regarding tho presence of
olL From investigation It la learned that
there U a prospect of oil fields bains;
opened her and run on commercial
basis.
Bulgarian Premier
Called to London oh
Troubles in Balkans
By CoBstaatla StephasoT
Special Cable te Tha Journal sad we Caleafo
.. iJafljr News.
(Copyright. 1020, by Chieacoi Dafly Men
Forasa Nwa Bui !..) .
Sofia, Bulgaria, June 1. Premier
Stamboullskl will soon leave for London,
having been asked to go there to discuss
questions of great import. ' The sobranje
(legislature) will be closed during bis
absence. It Is understood that unsettled
conditions in Jugo-Slavla and the Bal
kan in general and particularly the
Thracian question, will be discussed. Tt
oently the efforts of French diplomacy
have been directed toward consolidation
of the J u go-Slav kingdom on a federated
pattern, with a view to Including Bul
garia in the anion.
Jugo-Slavla, strong and united, is in
dispensable to European peace, but it is
plain to all that it will be a failure If
the Belgrade policy of imperialism' con
tinues to - oppress Montenegro, Crotia,
Slovanla and Macedonia. Premier Stam
boullskl, who is a pioneer in the move
ment for a Jugo-Slav federation on the
Swiss plan has. since coming Into power,
been doing everything - possible towards
such an end. The general - strike in
Jugo-Slavla, the anarchy In Albania and
Thrace, not to mention Boumania's in
ternal troubles, do not augur good for the
Balkans, and the . future looks threat
ening. - ' , . .
Unless the Balkan states come to their
senses or the entente devises a rational
means of settling the Balkan situation,
the sacrifices of the World war will have
been in vain and a new and bloody con
flict will take place in the not distant
I
f
ruture. Stambouliski's visit to England
will be watched with profound interest.
Holland's Peat ' in
Great Demand; Coal
Is Short in Europe
By W. J. L. Klehl
Special Cable to Tha Journal and the Chicago
(Copyright. 1620, by Chicago Daily Kewa Co.)
The Hague, Holland, June L Owing
to the coal shortage in Europe there is
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an Immense demand; for Holland's peat.
Germany was first in the field and was
followed by , France. - Now : Italy and.
Switserland are clamoring for the prod
uct. Besides the large quantities of peat
carried from the peat fields by the hun
dreds of barges and boats, more than
2000 truck loads are sent each day from
one station alone. The peat Is dug prin
cipally In the provinces of Drenther and
OverysseU although many other prov
inces produce it on a smaller scale.
Just to "top-Off "
a pleasant evening, aft
ter the theatie, lecture
or meetirig drop into
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Ye Oregon Grill
and enjoy a dainty
liinch or a iiearty eve
ning meal. r '
' ,Youyill find the cuis
ine excellent, the choice
of food and refresh-
' ments , most tempting
and the service prompt
r and efficient.
. Whether you dance or
merely; enjoy listening'
to the music and
watching the dancers
you will want to
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come
again.
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Behold Our Amazement
; We Received an
. See the Three Window
Display ot These
Gorgeous Skirts
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NOTE well the wonderful silken fabrics" of which
the Skirts are made, as follows:
; ,Kumsi Kumsa
: - " l Fan-Ta Si V; ' - , "
Dew Kist
Baronet Satin t
Newport Cord
Every" Skirt jerfect in every respect cut' gener
ously; full and i made according to ; fashion's latest
dictates. " .
At This , Unheard of Price Every Sale Must Be
Final, and Th f re Will Positively Be '
No Reservations '
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Third Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
, We Are Offering Unrestricted Choice of
Our Elntire Stock
Aft
v , Beaded Georgette
Crepe de Chine
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$332
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-The styles are the very smartest
mendous. - Vi
the savings are .tre-
balance of all oar Silk Dresses
All Evening Gowns Half Price
Third Floor, Lipman, Wolfa A Co.
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SKETCHED FROM GARMENTS IN THE
and Surprise When Out of a "Clear Sky
Express Shipment of More Than
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telegraphic instructions from our
to sell them in a Super-Sale at
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Inasmuch as most of thfese
Skirts were made of
r the world-f amd silks 'of
MALLINSON and J. A. MIGEL
1 we wired for confirmation of the sale price. : ,t
hardlv seems possible
hundred and fifty of the
duplicates or tne tinest pieces in our own regular stock, but at
Half and Less Than Half the1
hkve never in outi entire retailing
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choice $20.
SALE.
but - it is nevertheless a fact. Here thev are! Two
most wonderful skirts we
experience announced as important a sale of fine silk Skirts.
Third Floor,' Lipman. Wolf Sl Co. j I
- You May Now Choose From Our Entire Stock of , i
FINE SERING COATS
In Three Deeply Under-priced Groups as
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All the more remarkable because this is but the beginning
of the month of June. . JBfc
COATS of the rarest imported arid domestic fabrics in
-a splendid 'assortment of styles -ach mode reflecting indi
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5 Splendid Coats from America's very best makers choice
in three lots. ' " . j J
all evening coats and capes
Also all leather coats
AT HALF PRICE j - . ;
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