Knowledge of the real issues at stake, my labour will In thinking out the underlying motives in theĬampaign against the Congo, and bring them to a Should this book in any way assist my countrymen Sometimes display in extending their borders and The courage and daring which small countries It can hardly fail to interest the reader who admires Undertaking founded upon modern social science. That this story is true, I have satisfied myself inĮvery particular. King of the Belgians disapprove of the straightforward I regard myself as absolved from blame should the History of the Congo was made quite clear to both, To the Congo officials, nor to his Majesty, andĪs my original intention of writing an independent Hospitality of his country during a long and interesting The royal host who had extended to me the I should, ofĬourse, regret exceedingly to learn that I had displeased For all I know, his Majesty mayĮntirely disapprove of this history. His Majesty, with the Congo Free State, or with theīelgian Government, neither have I in any wayĬommunicated with his Majesty in reference to what Not submitted the manuscript or proofs to any personĬonnected, either directly or indirectly, with Work upon The Story of the Congo Free State. Of memoranda and documents and at once began to When I leftīrussels, I again indicated to his Majesty’s ministers,Īnd to his Majesty himself, that I should write the Had already been translated into English, I adopted Was admitted into the offices of the Congo AdministrationĪnd spent many weeks there searching for, The Congo, would appreciate, as he did, that theĬongolese civilisation movement is the greatestĬolonising success in the history of the world. His Majesty added that he had no fear but that theĪmerican people, when informed of the truth about The nature of my introduction, in due course informedĪdministration Office were open to my inspection. His Majesty, having considered my credentials and Write the story of his enterprise in my own way,Ībsolutely without interference or suggestion fromĪny of his ministers or himself, I would undertake History of the affairs of the Congo written by anĪmerican, and that if his Majesty would grant meĪccess to the archives of the Administration of theĬongo Free State in Brussels, and leave me free to The American people would much esteem the true The Belgians, I informed his Majesty that I believed Having obtained an introduction to the King of Time when interested partisans were endeavouring Self-imposed task could not fail to be of value at a The American people a complete statement of theĪctual facts of the Congo Free State, and that my Mid-African affairs might enable me to place before Regard the phenomenon with a merely passive interest. Of calumny against the Congo Free State was beingĮxtended to the United States, I could not longer Within the past year, I perceived that the campaign Were being used to further the selfish aims of a To criticise the way in which her religious organisations It was not myĬoncern, while enjoying the hospitality of England, In deluding, the great British nation so completelyĪs to obtain general credence for its stories ofĬruelty and oppression alleged against King Leopold’s Subtle means seek to delude or should even succeed Public, interested in the rubber trade, should by There of an organised campaign against the Congoįree State. Kingdom, I could not fail to observe the growth Present, it is necessary that I should explain the circumstancesĭuring a residence of several years in the United The government of the Congo Free State as the My duty to lay before my countrymen the true andĬomplete story of the conception, formation, andĪt a period of such bitter controversy concerning Progress toward complete civilisation nowīeing made in that part of the world, I have felt it Seven years, and a close observer of the rapid As a student of Mid-African affairs for the past
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