RUTHLESS SLAUGHTER
ATROCITIES IN LIBERIA. ADMISSIONS AT GENEVA. forty-four villages burned. United Press Assn. — -Elec. Jel. Copyright. (Received May 19, 12.30 p.m.) GENEVA, May 18. The killing and burning alive of men, women and children, and setting Are 'to 44 villages . are among the charges against the Liberian authorities and admitted by the Liberian delegation, which asserted that the measures were necessary to maintain order. ' , Eighteen men, 49 women and 2J children are known to have been massacred. Many are believed to have been burned. The committee dealing with Liberian affairs, resolved to urgently recomment the Council to send representatives to the Kru Coast. to assist in the pacification of the country and to encourage tribes to return to their Milages under conditions of security.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19320519.2.68.1
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18640, 19 May 1932, Page 8
Word Count
125RUTHLESS SLAUGHTER Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18640, 19 May 1932, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in