Putumayo, the Devil's Paradise

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The extracts from Sir Roger Casement's Report, which form part of this work', are made by per mission oi h.m. Stationery Officef Acknowledge ment is also made for assistance rendered, both to the Rev. J. H. Harris, Organising Secretary of the anti-slavery and Aborigines Protection Society, and to the Editor of T ruth. Portions of mr..hardenburg's accounts have been omitted, and some revisions necessarily made, but the statements of adventures and the occurrences remain as in the original and stand upon their own responsibility. The um pleasing task of editing this book - Whichxstands as perhaps the most terrible page in the Whole history of commercialism - has been undertaken in the hope that permanent betterment in the condition of the unfortunate aborigines of South America will be brought about.