Deutsches Kolonialblatt.: Deutsches Kolonialblatt. XXVII. Jahrgang, 1916.

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Title:: Deutsches Kolonialblatt.

Place of publication:: Berlin

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Collection:: German Empire

Year of publication.:: 1890; 1921

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Persistent identifier:: kbl_1916

Title:: Deutsches Kolonialblatt. XXVII. Jahrgang, 1916.

Buchgattung:: Gesetzsammlung (amtlich)

Keyword:: Kolonialblatt

Volume count:: 27

Publishing house:: Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn

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Collection:: German Empire

Year of publication.:: 1916

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Copyright:: Ewiger Bund

Language:: German

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Title:: Aus den Archiven des belgischen Kolonialministeriums.

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G 117 20 Anlage I. . Siehren TeeceAugust 23rd 1895. My dear Count. Sir Ashmed Barttlett I was told was going to ask a qduestion in the House of Commons about the execution of Stokes — and fearing Popular excitement outside in the press rising abut of the bald question I drew up one which 1 intended to ask to countdèract the eflect. It was too long however, and the speaker would not let me finish it. But I have spoken to at least 60 members, and they quite under- stand how the rash and misguided fellom met his fate. The general opinion is that he deserved it, though people would have Preferred to hear that some other punishment had been given him. ours faithfully (s.) Henry M. Stanley. To Mons. le Comte Borchgrave etc. etc. Question. May I1 ask the Rti Honourable Gentleman before he replies to the question whether he is aware that this Stokes said to have been executed by Major Lothaire is the well known Charlie Stokes who since 1879 has been a trader in East Central Africa, that he was a Protestant Irishman from the North of Ireland, that he first went out to Africa as a missionary in the service of the Church Missionary Soeiety, that he afkfterwards distinguished himself by his trading enter- Pbrise and vast influence he exereised among the natives, that he was the man established Uwanga on the thronc of Uganda, and that despite friendly advice and warning he slipped between the British and German Protectorates into the Congo State, and there contrary to the acts and regulations of the Brussels Conference proceeded to dispose of arms and ammunition to the notorious slave raider Kibonge and while vending these arms he was arrested with Kibonge, and after trial- by court martial was cxeeutell. Anlage II. 2. Richmond Terracc, Whitechall, S. W. Sire, I write this letter to Fou cover to Comt Van der Steen7). August 29th 1895. direct under *) Privatsekretär des Königs. I havc seen Sir Clement Hill of the Foreign Office and I gathered from him about as friendly a view of the Stokes affair as you could wish. But outside of the officials and Parliament there is great dissatisfaction, and the trouble appears to be growing. One newspaper after another is joining in the line and ery, Radicals as well as Unionists, and unless Lothaire has a strong case, 1 fear things will become decidedl) unpleasant. If the courtmartial found Stokes guilty of violence besides trading in arms and munitions with Kibonge, and others à majority of the people here will rest satisfied that Stokes received only his deserts, but unless it can be proved that he did something more than merely trade, 1 fear that the Congo State will have to pay handsomely) to the family of Stokes, besides suffer humiliation. Dr. Michaux's evidence of the last scenes is to be specially dreaded. He has in his power to blow the now scumming indignation into a flame. I hope he will not be so unpatriotic as to drawm more evils on Belgium and the Congo State bPF intensifying this affair which he can ensily do. There is no doubt that the Dr. Michaux has some other animus against Lothaire than horror at the poor man's fate, but this is not the time to revenge himself. I feel myself that the Major has committed a great error of jdudgment but it would be unjust to visit upon him an excess of anger for what after all was only an excess of zeal. Having seen what he must have seen on the way to the Albert Edward region there is a great deal to be said for his passionate hate and hasty action, but l sincerely hope that the finding of the courtmartial will be such as to cg#eulpate Major Lothaire from the charge of murder which the Radical journalists over here are endeavoring to fix upon him. On the side of Stokes also there is much to be said. He was a rash, barebrained fellow, but Was not without his good qualities. When a man dies, his bad qualities are forgotten, and only the gocd that he did is remembered. The tendeney is therefore to make Stokes a kind of martyr to trade, and if this feeling increases in this country neither the State nor Lothaire ean escape serious consequences. Thenee I hope that Lothaire and his officers have some substantial charges to justify them in visiting upon a British sub- ject the extreme penalty. Meantime if Sire — Fou are not certain that Lothaire can be esonerated from the more serious charge — I think — that if vou

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