The story of the Congo Free State

by Henry Wellington Wack

ARGUMENT OF PROFESSOR ÉGIDE ARNTZ

Can independent chiefs of savage tribes cede to private citizens the whole or part of their states, with the sovereign rights which pertain to them, conformably to the traditional customs of the country?

This question, as it is propounded, presents two aspects. It must be considered:

I. From the point of view of the right of the one who cedes.
II. From the point of view of the one to whom the cession is made.