Involvement in The Belgian Congo
During the late 19th century, Dempster held a shipping contract with King Leopold II to ship goods and supplies to and from the Congo Free State. E.D. Morel, the main activist in the movement to expose the abuses of Leopold in his private colony, first realized the discrepancy in value trade goods being sent to the Congo while working for Dempster. As much as 80% of the goods being shipped to the Congo on Dempster ships were ammunition and other weapons. From this shipping information Morel deduced the extremely aggressive tactics being used by Leopold.
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