Deseret Evening News | 1902-01-03 | Page 3 | Congo Free State Methods

CONGO Jm They he Aro A IU n a 1 l to Modem 21 01 tv Cli 1 II h lt lUl London Jon Jan 2 Guy Quy who hues bus ha just retired from the this employ of or the hue Congo Con o True Free State Stale government utter after six years yer service declares d lar In itt an tilt Interview today tOllay with wih u a I of ot the Ito Press that tho tIm con comi conditions prevailing In iii II the this Congo Conlo Free I FreeState 1 State are a n 11 ICO to and all far tar worse than over Oer before He lie Io atrocities of Jt the lie most horrible Perpetrated t cit n the natives by h and whiles who had hind concessions of or rubber land lall AH As M a Q typical typical cal Instance of or the lie moan means outplayed employed by bytho tho hue Free government Capt rows cows corroborated the til lie statement tot lont of ot American missionaries to lo thu tho effect that the tl employed 60 00 cannibals to whom they Issued who methods had hind rebelled belt against their brutal I 1 Intro havo sworn testimony soul said Hur rows of ot tho the Belgians hand handing I UK ov over oer r natives to cannibal tribes for tor tho ho ex ox press purpose of ot icing eaten Forced Foroe labor prevails everywhere nod lie t I shotgun rule U is I the lie truest description of ot this the Administration The th companies cOI deriving wealth from remit this the thi collection ot or rubber are a r nil all more mor or Gr hess state enterprises as 1 u a I third or halt half haltof of ut the Its shares In II them are Invariably held by b the tile government latterly KI life and situ the lie have mailo name coins show of 01 notion nt against the th agents of or semite name lole of or he Upper Coo CODI companies I nit but hil only tumor minor officials are ever touched lOU hell und and In the thus d reforms reform nr are merely to throw limit dust In tho Ito ayes oye of or the him public whose Indignation inn tion ton lies has ha been beau bee II aroused by hy the stories lories of ot this thin role reign re I K n of o terror While huhe the lie present system for the lie collection of ot rubber and the recruit I merit meat of natives the Congo 1 State Plato will wi remain A disgrace to toha I the ha tulLe mans inane lans work worle In tn Africa