Red Rubber

Japanese: 赤いゴム - あかいごむ
Red Rubber


[Two Criticisms of Imperialism]
At the end of the 19th century, the actual conditions of colonial management began to be reported in Europe, and it began to become clear how different it was from the pretext of the "spread of civilization." A typical example is the accusation of the cruel "red rubber" practiced in the Belgian Congo, where a company with a monopoly on rubber harvesting imposed collection quotas on local residents and amputated the limbs of those who did not meet the quota. In addition, many rebellions and colonial wars occurred during the process of colonial expansion.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "red rubber" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【二つの帝国主義批判】
 19世紀末には,植民地経営の実態もヨーロッパに報道されるようになり,それが〈文明の伝播(でんぱ)〉という名目からいかに異なっているかも明らかになりはじめた。たとえばベルギー領コンゴで,ゴムの採集権を独占する会社が住民に採集ノルマを課し,割当に満たない者の手足を切断するという残酷な〈赤いゴム〉に対する告発はその典型である。また,植民地拡大の過程で多くの反乱や植民地戦争が行われた。…

※「赤いゴム」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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