Abstract

The International Congress of Peace and Liberty

During the present week, the so-called Congress of Peace and Liberty has been holding its third annual session at Lausanne, Switzerland. The proclaimed objects of the Congress are such that Switzerland is the only country in Europe in which it can be allowed to hold its meetings. Two years ago it met at Geneva, Switzerland, last year at Berne, New York, and next year it will probably meet at Bale or Neuchatel, Switzerland. The Congress this year had a special interest from the fact that author Victor Hugo had been chosen for its honorary president, and had promised to be present at its deliberations. The object of the Congress, or rather of the league of which it is the voice, is, as the circular of its central committee declares, the formation of a republican federation of the peoples of Europe. Its means of action are the press, speech, public meetings, and popular assemblies.