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A Misnomer

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Nov 1, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 44.

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A Misnomer

A Misnomer.—The so-called Congo Free State, in the heart of Africa, is really an absolute monarchy. There is no constitution limiting the sovereign authority of the king of Belgium over the much-abused people of this vast region. The name "free" does not apply to the people, but to King Leopold's freedom, through his agents, to exploit the people for his own personal benefit. The present status, it is said, allows him to even bequeath the state to a successor. No wonder there is a cry of oppression from that unfortunate region. According to well-authenticated reports such cruel tyranny is not to be found anywhere else in the world.