Africa’s Congo Crisis Through an American Missionary
Dr Nassau, a Princeton educated American missionary returning from 45 years in the Congo region, critiques colonialism and asks for justice for Africans. He discusses Leopold II’s Congo Free State, flag of friendship schemes, trading abuses, hut taxes, and the mixed roles of England France and Germany in shaping Africa’s future.
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Sahara
Africa
Stanley
R. H. Nassau
Congo
Arabia
Nassau
Princeton University
America
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
England
France
Germany
Congo Free State
Congo River
Leopold
Belgium
South Africa
Boma
Belgian Congo Free State
Peaceive Viceroy Minto in India Compared With Curzon
May 3 Earl Minto, the new Viceroy, has settled into his chair bringing calm to Indian official circles. He contrasts with Lord Curzon a autocratic, exacting predecessor who ruled with personal interference and pomp, even admonishing Miss Daisy Lester during a formal luncheon.
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Alcutta
Earl Minto
Lord Curzon
India
Government of
Lord Kitchener
King Edward
Curzon
Government House
Daisy Lester
Contention Widens Over Curzon Kitchener Indian Army Reforms
An interview with a New York Times correspondent reveals deep rifts between Lord Curzon and Lord Kitchener over Indian Army reforms. The officer blamed Curzon for humiliating senior officers and delaying changes, while Kitchener favored centralized command to prepare for war. The piece notes Curzon’s resilience, Kitchener’s avoidance of personal conflict, and the political tension under a Liberal government. It also covers public opinion in India, the Prince of Wales’s visit, and a London clergy interview misattribution concerning Kitchener.
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Lord Curzon
Lord Kitchener
New York Times
Fort William
England
Kitchener
India
Warren Hastings
Curzon
Simla
Agra
Delhi
Lucknow
George Nathaniel Curzon
Campbell-Bannerman
Prince of Wales
Benares
Holy City
London
George Clark
Sir George Clark
Kitchener forbids further India press interviews
In India Lord Kitchener limits interviews with newspaper men during his stay as Commander in Chief. He appears healthy though walks with a stick after a Simla accident. Public order concerns include famine in the northwest provinces and Rajputana, with relief efforts underway. Thuggee and banditry trouble travel on the plains as Earl Minto, a composed viceroy, oversees governance.
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Lord Kitchener
India
Simla
Earl Minto
Canada
Northwest
Delhi
Agra
Rajputana
Great Plains
Hyderabad
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Victor
de Brazza
Ashanti
Birmingham
Cape Town
Cairo
French Congo
R.h.nassau
West Africa
Abyssinia
Congo Country
Dr Nassau
Batanga West
Earl
Minto
Day
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