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The Story Of the Congo Free State

The Story Of the Congo Free State

by Henry Wellington Wack

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Author
Wack, Henry Wellington, 1869-1954
Title
The story of the Congo Free State : Social, political, and economic aspects of the Belgian system of government in Central Africa
Original Publication
United States: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1905.
Credits
Bob Taylor, Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa
Subject
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- To 1908
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 70280
Release Date
March 13, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.The Story of the Congo Free State
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.PREFACE
  5. 5.CONTENTS
  6. 6.Untitled
  7. 7.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — MAPS.
  8. 8.CHAPTER I GENESIS OF MID-AFRICAN CIVILISATION
  9. 9.CHAPTER II STANLEY, AND KING LEOPOLD II.’S CONCEPTION OF THE CONGO FREE STATE
  10. 10.CHAPTER III FOUNDING OF THE CONGO FREE STATE
  11. 11.CHAPTER IV EARLY BELGIAN EXPEDITIONS
  12. 12.CHAPTER V THE WATERWAYS OF THE CONGO
  13. 13.CHAPTER VI THE STATE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW — FOOTNOTES:
  14. 14.CHAPTER VII HORRORS OF THE ARAB SLAVE TRADE
  15. 15.CHAPTER VIII THE BERLIN CONFERENCE — FOOTNOTES:
  16. 16.CHAPTER IX THE ECONOMIC RÉGIME OF THE BERLIN ACT — FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17.CHAPTER X AN APPEAL TO BELGIUM TO SUPPRESS THE SLAVE TRADE — FOOTNOTES:
  18. 18.CHAPTER XI THE SECOND BRUSSELS CONFERENCE — FOOTNOTES:
  19. 19.CHAPTER XII THE CONGO BEQUEATHED TO BELGIUM
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIII TRIBES OF THE CONGO STATE
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIV THE CONGO PUBLIC FORCE
  22. 22.CHAPTER XV BELGIAN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST THE ARABS — FOOTNOTES:
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVI BELGIAN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST THE ARABS ( Concluded ) — FOOTNOTES:
  24. 24.CHAPTER XVII THE SUPPRESSION OF SLAVERY
  25. 25.CHAPTER XVIII FRONTIERS AND DIPLOMATIC SETTLEMENTS
  26. 26.CHAPTER XIX THE BAHR-EL-GHAZAL AND THE NILE
  27. 27.CHAPTER XX MUTINIES OF THE BATETELA TRIBE
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXI DISPLACEMENT OF THE POPULATION
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXII THE STATE’S ADMINISTRATION — JUSTICE—NATIVE CHIEFTAINCIES — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE — NATIVE CHIEFTAINCIES — FOOTNOTES:
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXIII THE POSTAL, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE SERVICE — POSTAL SERVICE — TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE SERVICE — FOOTNOTES:
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIV NAVIGATION, RAILWAYS, ROADS — FOOTNOTES:
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXV SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, CIVILISING MEASURES — FOOTNOTES:
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXVI TRADE, REVENUE, AND TAXES — FOOTNOTES:
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXVII MISSIONS AND SCHOOLS — FOOTNOTES:
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXVIII STATE LANDS AND CONCESSIONS — FOOTNOTES:
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXIX THE NEMESIS OF LIBEL
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXX THE CONGO CAMPAIGN IN ENGLAND — FOOTNOTES:
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXI THE CONGO CAMPAIGN IN AMERICA — FOOTNOTES:
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXII TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIII TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS ( Continued )
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIV TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS ( Continued )
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXV TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS ( Concluded ) — FOOTNOTES:
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVI THE ATTITUDE OF EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES — FOOTNOTES:
  44. 44.CHAPTER XXXVII SUMMARY, RETROSPECT, AND PROPHECY
  45. 45.APPENDIX
  46. 46.Untitled
  47. 47.TREATY OF VIVI
  48. 48.TREATY OF MANYANGA
  49. 49.TREATY OF LEOPOLDVILLE
  50. 50.TREATY WITH THE KING OF NIADI STEPHANIEVILLE
  51. 51.IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  52. 52.THE FREE NAVIGATION OF THE CONGO — FOOTNOTES:
  53. 53.ARGUMENT OF PROFESSOR ÉGIDE ARNTZ — I — II — OTHER AUTHORITIES CITED — ANOTHER MANNER OF ACQUIRING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF A FREE COUNTRY — FOOTNOTES:
  54. 54.GENERAL ACT OF THE BERLIN CONFERENCE
  55. 55.DECLARATION OF THE GENERAL ACT OF THE BRUSSELS CONFERENCE, JULY 2, 1890
  56. 56.TREATY OF AMITY, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION — FOOTNOTES:
  57. 57.OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE CONGO FREE STATE AND GREAT BRITAIN — FOOTNOTES:
  58. 58.Memorandum
  59. 59.CONCESSIONAIRES, PRIVATE FIRMS, AND COMMERCIAL TRADING COMPANIES IN THE CONGO FREE STATE
  60. 60.PRINCIPAL CONGO OFFICIALS IN BRUSSELS, CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
  61. 61.INDEX — Transcriber’s Notes

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