An edition of Brief of Henry I. Kowalsky, of the New York bar (1905)
Brief of Henry I. Kowalsky, of the New York bar
attorney and counsellor to Leopold II., King of the Belgians and Sovereign of the Independent State of the Congo, in matters touching his rights and possessions abroad, in reply to [the] memorial presented to the President of the United States of America concerning affairs in the Congo state by the Congo Reform Association, supported by the British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society and the Aborigines' Protection Society.
By Henry I. Kowalsky
Publish Date
1905
Publisher
-
Language
eng
Pages
52
Description:
This brief was wirtten by Mr. Kowalsky, a San Francisco defense attorney, when he was employed by King Leopold II of Belgium as a lobbyist to the US government in favor of the Congo Free State. In this brief Mr. Kowalsky argues against the international movement that exposed the brutal colonial regime of Leopold II.