PUTUMAYO ENQUIRY.
(Received 10.5 a.m.) London, April 15. At the Putumayo enquiry Hardenbnrg denied the allegations of forgery and blackmail, and added that he did not See the actual atrocities, but saw the emaciated natives who were bearing sore marks of ill-treatment. (Received noon.) At the Putumayo enquiry, Whiffen, Foreign Office official, gave evidence that he was aware of the horrible atrocities. On his second visit to Putumayo- he visited Senor Arana, who seemed horrified, and promised to make a clean sweep of the company’s personnel. He ratet Arana afterwards in .London, and lAfrana asked him what was a fair price for a report to the Peruvian Government. Witness replied that as bis expenses had been £I4OO be Avould be willing to accept some such sum. (Received 12.30 p.m.) London, April 15. Captain- Whiffen denied that he offered to suppress the Foreign Office report for a monetary consideration.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 84, 16 April 1913, Page 6
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148PUTUMAYO ENQUIRY. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 84, 16 April 1913, Page 6
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