CONGO CRUELTIES.
■ ;;CHRISTMNENGLAND'S PROTEST.. V; ATTACK;ON?KING LEOPOLD. • :r • "accosed ;6j? ;rapAcity, :and ; : •■■ : ;:^v;; : :';";'■-BRUTALITY.;.;-;..;;m: ,-; : ]■~■ .(By Tulcßraph.—Press Associatlon.-OopyrlEllt.): ,' ■-,'••"; '.5'.5.1pim.),-'; ''■ _■■';•; '■' I '■;'; ' ;':?i-.:'■■ "■•':;■■':i;-;'London, .November 20.-;: • A;great demonstration rWas; held in. the Al-: bort; Hall :• to , express Christian; England's pro- i .test' against; the cruelties' in. the .Congo.;. The hall was crowded, many bishops, peers, members, of the. Hoiise of Commons,.and;clergymen of all. denominations being present. ; .v- V ." :; : The?Awtbißhop-./of : .,Ctt'h^rb'nVr.(Prv: : .Dnyid. eon) presided.. Ho .emphasised Britain's sharo in tho ,, responsibility. of ,'■ tho■ Fred. ■State.;^'::;/.'' ::; ;-'- ■[■';'■■ 'v", ; ';-' : ; :-;-;^ : ;,:Dr. Clifford, in moving;a. resoiutipn:'.which; ■wasi;{ 'carried amid' enthusjasm'. in .'favour',of complete. : :reform.,of the administration :in .the Cprigoi strongly attacked King Leopold whoi". he. accused'of rnpacityahd.'.brutality/ v :■'.'■' '•',■': Other .speakers exonerated -the' Belgian,nation jand -.threw-.thb;blame, for the abuses.on (■■V\r- '■■ ,'■'-.'■ .:;■ ;■'-'■:,■■'.■'■ '/-'■' :■■:■_ The; 'RW."; Silvester. -Horne -spoke of people being.done to,death.in order that'."l!urbp'ean financie.rsiiay..flc : nrish and a. millionaire libertineitnpon'a throne give rein to his passions."-
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 670, 22 November 1909, Page 7
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143CONGO CRUELTIES. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 670, 22 November 1909, Page 7
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