Congo Atrocities.
ANNEXATION. KING LEOPOLD'S INFLUENCE. By Telegraph.—Association.—Copyright. (Rec. Oct. 8, 11.33 p.m.) Brussels, October 8. The Belgian Parliamentary Commission, doaling with the Congo -Free Stato, decided that' King Leopold, and' not Parliament, should settle the budgot. ' London, October 8.
The "Tribune" declares that the Powors, as a last resort, as trustcos of tho Congo Freo" State, will not tolerato an act of annexation such as is
hciw proposed,
The British Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey, stated some time ago tlint Britain was waiting to' soo tlio conditions on which Belgium would annex I or tnko over tlio Congo Free Stato from King Leopold's private control. If Belgium took oyer tho territory with real responsibility, abuses, .he said, ought to ond. Since then Mr. i Jtorcl, Secretary of the Congo Defence Asisociation, speaking at Liverpool, dcclui'cd that unless Great Britain supported the Association the Inborn- of years would bo wasted, because King Leopold was so pulling jthe strings as to rotain financial control of tlio Congo. Tlio above cablegram supports the Secretary's (statement. The danger is a merely nominal transfer.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 12, 9 October 1907, Page 5
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182Congo Atrocities. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 12, 9 October 1907, Page 5
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