The Crime of the Congo, by Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Crime of the Congo, by Arthur Conan Doyle
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There are many of us in England who consider the crime which has been wrought in the Congo lands by King Leopold of Belgium and his followers to be the greatest which has ever been known in human annals. Personally I am strongly of that opinion. There have been great expropriations like that of the Normans in England or of the English in Ireland. There have been massacres of populations like that of the South Americans by the Spaniards or of subject nations by the Turks. But never before has there been such a mixture of wholesale expropriation and wholesale massacre all done under an odious guise of philanthropy and with the lowest commercial motives as a reason. It is this sordid cause and the unctious hypocrisy which makes this crime unparalleled in its horror.
The Crime of the Congo, by Arthur Conan Doyle - Amazon Sales Rank: #5155871 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-14
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .23" w x 6.00" l, .31 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 98 pages
The Crime of the Congo, by Arthur Conan Doyle About the Author Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859, in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father left when he was five, but returned three years later, however, the family lived in poverty. Arthur was supported by his wealthy uncles and educated in a Jesuit preparatory school, then Stonyhurst College, then another school in Austria, before studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh through 1881. Beginning in 1879, began writing published stories and article for various magazines and journals. He became a ship’s surgeon and traveled to locations such as Greenland and West Africa, completing his doctorate while on board. He eventually set up an unsuccessful medical practice, but ended up writing more stories instead of seeing patients. Doyle’s success as a writer, began when his first Sherlock Holmes mystery was published in a magazine in 1886. A second Holmes story was requested by the magazine, with more appearing as time progressed. Arthur was also a soccer player under the name A. C. Smith, golfer and cricket player. In 1885, he married Louisa Hawkins, but she died from tuberculosis in 1906. They had two children. He remarried Jean Elizabeth Leckie in 1907, with whom he had three more children. She died in 1940. In 1890, Doyle studied ophthalmology in Vienna, Austria and opened a practice, but had not a single patient, so he continued writing. Growing increasingly tired of writing Sherlock Holmes, he decided to kill off the character, so he could write historical novels, but there was so much public outcry, that he eventually brought him back. Doyle died on July 7, 1930, from a heart attack in Crowborough, East Sussex, England at the age of 71.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A great example of an effective polemic By D. D. LeDu Written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published in 1909, "The Crime of the Congo" is a polemic about the horrors of Belgian rule in central Africa. He details, with considerable repetition and vituperativeness, the systematic exploitation of the native peoples by, first, a private monopoly led by King Leopold III and then by the nation of Belgium.The author refers to this period as a crime that was the "greatest which has ever been known in human annals". The system he describes is, in many ways, eerily similar to the Soviet-era Gulag. His book is based on reports by former officials, Christian missionaries, and a report by an investigative commission. Since the purpose was to arouse public indignation, it is more of a diatribe than an historical analysis.Once the reader sets aside his disgust at the system and atrocities described (as well as the polemical manner used by Doyle), there are several observations that can be made.The first is the absolute "inhumanity" that can be shown by humans. Regrettably, Doyle is wrong when he writes that the Congo was a uniquely horrible event. In fact, it was probably no worse than the aforementioned Gulag, the Jewish Holocaust, the Ottoman Armenian atrocities, or the rampages described in the Old Testament - as if despicable evils ever can be comparatively graded.The second is that to be truly atrocious, such events must be either guided by government, or at a minimum be condoned by authorities.A third is that what may at first be benign (or evenly benevolent) can become an unspeakable evil. In the case of the Congo, several events came together: The decision not to levy taxes on the indigenes, but to require labor service in lieu of cash; the decision to allow monopolies in lieu of free trade; and the failure to provide suitable third-party overview, by a the press or other independent body.The fourth is that individuals can easily become agents of evil while self- justifying their descent into despicable horrors, whether it be the lower rung of Belgian rubber monopolies, technocrats in the Nazi bureaucracy, or even native peoples usurped into a morally corrupt system.This is not an enjoyable read; the events it describes are too despicable. But it is valuable for the lessons that can be learned. It is also an example of an effective polemic. I think, though, that it should be read along with other more evenly presented material, and a critical mindset.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An Essay More Than a Book By chica This is a highly readable essay about the Congo and the crimes its people suffered at the hands of its colonial "masters." But be warned that it does not read like a book, but as an essay. It is light on exact descriptions of the horrors. It is an interesting read because it was written when the world was finally paying attention to what had been going on under Leopold's rule and thereafter, and Doyle implicates the world's powerful countries in the destruction of the Congo's people, which I hadn't read before.Definitely worth a read, but don't be expecting a "regular" book, instead it is an impassioned essay/plea.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A useful polemic on a horrible tragedy By D. D. LeDu Written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published in 1909, "The Crime of the Congo" is a polemic about the horrors of Belgian rule in central Africa. He details, with considerable repetition and vituperativeness, the systematic exploitation of the native peoples by, first, a private monopoly led by King Leopold III and then by the nation of Belgium.The author refers to this period as a crime that was the "greatest which has ever been known in human annals". The system he describes is, in many ways, eerily similar to the Soviet-era Gulag. His book is based on reports by former officials, Christian missionaries, and a report by an investigative commission. Since the purpose was to arouse public indignation, it is more of a diatribe than an historical analysis.Once the reader sets aside his disgust at the system and atrocities described (as well as the polemical manner used by Doyle), there are several observations that can be made.The first is the absolute "inhumanity" that can be shown by humans. Regrettably, Doyle is wrong when he writes that the Congo was a uniquely horrible event. In fact, it was probably no worse than the aforementioned Gulag, the Jewish Holocaust, the Ottoman Armenian atrocities, or the rampages described in the Old Testament - as if despicable evils ever can be comparatively graded.The second is that to be truly atrocious, such events must be either guided by government, or at a minimum be condoned by authorities.A third is that what may at first be benign (or evenly benevolent) can become an unspeakable evil. In the case of the Congo, several events came together: The decision not to levy taxes on the indigenes, but to require labor service in lieu of cash; the decision to allow monopolies in lieu of free trade; and the failure to provide suitable third-party overview, by a the press or other independent body.The fourth is that individuals can easily become agents of evil while self- justifying their descent into despicable horrors, whether it be the lower rung of Belgian rubber monopolies, technocrats in the Nazi bureaucracy, or even native peoples usurped into a morally corrupt system.This is not an enjoyable read; the events it describes are too despicable. But it is valuable for the lessons that can be learned. It is also an example of an effective polemic. I think, though, that it should be read along with other more evenly presented material, and a critical mindset.
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