Chapter III: Act 104

X.—AN APPEAL TO BELGIUM TO SUPPRESS THE
SLAVE TRADE 126

XI.—THE SECOND BRUSSELS CONFERENCE 134

XII.—THE CONGO BEQUEATHED TO BELGIUM 145

XIII.—TRIBES OF THE CONGO STATE 151

XIV.—THE CONGO PUBLIC FORCE 164

XV.—BELGIAN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST THE ARABS 177

XVI.—BELGIAN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST THE ARABS—(_Concluded_) 189

XVII.—THE SUPPRESSION OF SLAVERY 197

XVIII.—FRONTIERS AND DIPLOMATIC SETTLEMENTS 206

XIX.—THE BAHR-EL-GHAZAL AND THE NILE 211

XX.—MUTINIES OF THE BATETELA TRIBE 216

XXI.—DISPLACEMENT OF THE POPULATION 223

XXII.—THE STATE’S ADMINISTRATION: 228
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 231
NATIVE CHIEFTAINCIES 239

XXIII.—THE POSTAL, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE
SERVICE 243

XXIV.—NAVIGATION, RAILWAYS, ROADS 248

XXV.—SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, CIVILISING MEASURES 264

XXVI.—TRADE, REVENUE, AND TAXES 274

XXVII.—MISSIONS AND SCHOOLS 298

XXVIII.—STATE LANDS AND CONCESSIONS 308

XXIX.—THE NEMESIS OF LIBEL 340

XXX.—THE CONGO CAMPAIGN IN ENGLAND 366

XXXI.—THE CONGO CAMPAIGN IN AMERICA 385

XXXII.—TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS 397

XXXIII.—TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS—(_Continued_) 411

XXXIV.—TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS—(_Continued_) 418

XXXV.—TESTIMONY OF TRAVELLERS AND THINKERS—(_Concluded_) 424

XXXVI.—THE ATTITUDE OF EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES 446

XXXVII.—SUMMARY, RETROSPECT, AND PROPHECY 472