"The committee is to travel throughout the country into all the districts covered by Mr Casement in his recent tour of inspection, besides visiting many places Mr Casement never saw. In brief, the committee is to hold inquiry wherever evidence can be obtained. Where native witnesses give evidence of a nature prejudicial to white men, the committee will see that such witnesses are protected from the possibility of suffering at the hands of officials against whom they may bear witness. The Government of the Congo holds itself responsible for the safety and well-being of such witnesses. On the latter point King Leopold has expressed himself in the strongest possible terms."
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Mr. Henry Wellington Wack (American attorney) in 'The Story of the Congo Free State' 1905, Quoted from "Glance at the Past, Page32, MÉMOIRES DU CONGO Asbl, Chaleroi
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