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The Congo Slave State; A Protest Against the New African Slavery and an Appeal to the Public of Great Britain, of the United States, and of the Continent of Europe

The Congo Slave State; A Protest Against the New African Slavery and an Appeal to the Public of Great Britain, of the United States, and of the Continent of Europe


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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1903. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI The Commercial Statistics of the Congo State for 1902. The "Bulletin Officiel" Examined--The Truth About The Trade Of The Congo State. "The system of the State, at the same time that it hastens the economic development of the country, has given rise to A CONSIDERABLE COMMERCIAL MOVEMENT."--Bulletin de VEtat Inddpendant du Congo, Juin, 1903. WE have always contended that the Congo State's own Decrees, and the Congo State's own published documents, are at once the most informing and the most revealing material which we have to go upon in studying both its policy and its methods. The root of the problem--the axis upon which all else revolves--is there, in the official publications issued from the head-quarters in Brussels of that gigantic Trust which calls itself an Institution for the " moral and material regeneration" of the races of Equatorial Africa. There lies before us at the present moment a copy of the Bulletin Officieljle I'Etat Independant du Congo, No. 4 (April, 1903), giving the statistics of its " trade " for 1902. It begins thus: "Report To The Sovereign King. "Sire, --I have the honour to place before the eyes of Your Majesty the Commercial Statistics of the Congo State for the year 1902," and it ends thus: "I am, with the greatest respect, Sire, of Your Majesty, the very humble, very obedient and very faithful servant and subject, "In the name of the Secretary of State: "The General Secretary of the Finance Department, "H. DROOGMANS." M. Droogmans might have added, "and the President of the Comite Special du Katanga, the Trust which Your Majesty has graciously condescended to form for the purpose of elevating the natives of the Katanga region of Your Majesty's Dominion." But, as another issue of the Bulletin Officiel contains the ...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781151371584
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 38
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1151371580
  • Publisher Date: 07 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 86 gr


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