Contrary, however, to present schemes for Africa the world would expect independence and self-government as the only possible end of the experiment At first we can conceive of no better way of governing this state than through that same international control by which we hope to govern the world for peace.
Du Bois argues for international control as a means to ensure self-governance and independence for a new African state.
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