The Negro World

The Indispensable Weekly The Voice of the Awakened Negro—The Poorless Paper THE Guaranteed Circulation, Since Rewrite the Name of Negro Thoughts in the News Negro World ONE GOD, ONE AIM, ONE DESTINY A Newspaper Devoted solely to the Interests of the Negro Race VOL. X. No. 10 U. S. MARINES RUN AMUCK IN VIRGIN ISLAND Armed With Rifles and Bayonets They Terrorize Peaceful Inhabitants of St. Thomas. Fire Indiscriminately at Pedestrians and Into Houses Injuring Several. St. Thomas April 10 - The peaceful Inhabitants here were treated to another sample of the bravery (1) and soldierly conduct (2) of United States Marines stationed here when on the eve of the fourth anniversary of American occupation of the island: a gang of marines on a rampage for several days, shooting at defensives citizens indiscriminately. These disreputable law-breakers were through the streets the first night, assaulting civilians and badly Injuring two. Rounded Up. They were rounded up by Director of Police Nolan and District Chief O'Leary and marched off to the barracks. About two hours later they left the barracks again, armed this time with rifles, bayonets and clubs, evidently bent upon attacking the defenseless men, women and children on the street. They marched through the streets attacking everything in sight, and when they reached the house of a man with a knife, they closed that night, the leader, upon seeing Mr. Gimenez a brother-in-law's head in the window, shouted, "Shoot that nigger" immediately a shot was fired through the window at him. Bullet Misses Child. The bullet passed through the window, penetrated the ceiling, smashed a mirror and entered a post a few feet from where Mr. Gimenez and child were sitting. After terrorizing men, women and children in the downtown section, the marines d rooted their activities to the Garden, where they let loose a veritable reign of terror The Salvation Army which was holding a revival meeting in the Savanne were routed by the attacking marines, who throw stones and other missiles at them. After the attacks, civilians picked up clips of loaded cartridges as well as empty shells in several parts of the town. The people here are at a loss to understand what caused this serious outbreak on the part of the marines. Some attribute it to the fact that the marines feel they can attack Negroes with impunity; others think that it was due to the fact that Governor Oman proposed leaving the island and that there was no restrain" exercised over the marines. According to reports, the casualties amount to nearly a score of severely injured civilians and several who received minor injuries and a number of houses damaged by rifle fire. Reports also state that the police were called off the streets, leaving the civilians to the tender morces of the brutal marines. SOUTHERN BRUTES LYNCH MOTHER AND SON Man Held in Poeage Shots Slave Holder in Deposition Jackson, Miss. 11—Sandy Thompson, stave on the penance farm of B. B. Dodson, white, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Rachel Moore, were lynched by a mob of crackers here last week. --- Thompson's body was found Monday last week swinging from a limb of a tree. He had been stripped by a mob after being shot in the leg, his body quickly strung up and riddled with wire. Mr Moore had been missing from his home for the past ten days, but it was only on Sunday that her body was found hanging to the limb of a tree in Rikers Island, fifteen miles from here. As year ago Thompson bought a how does Dodson with the agreement that he was to make payment for it by working on Dodson's farm. According to Dodson's account of bookkeeping, Thomson and worked for a year with her collecting the dust. Murray after afternoon Dodson went to the main house and declared his death immediately and demanded the body. He afterwards Thompson Dodson came and said he "saw" Murray after which he stepped to aid White Woman Found to Have Deliberately Lied as Shown by Testimony of White Man. Warren, Ohio. April 15.—The manner in which lynchings and mob violence are created was brought out in the trial and conviction of Mrs. Alta M. Koehler (white), who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ohio penitentiary for the murder of her two children on the night of December 5 last. In this day, December 5, Mrs. Koehleraggerged into the home of her foster father, Harry Haggerty, at Hubbard, in Trumbull county. She had a bullet wound in her left arm and a wound in the left temple. A few minutes later flames were discovered in the Koehler home and the two children of Mrs. Koehler, William, aged 2, and Warren, aged 3, were known to be in the burning building. Neighbors tried frantically to rescue the children, but without avail. Mrs. Koehler, given first aid at the Haggerty home, persisted that a "Nogro bandit had shot her." Efforts were made to hunt the "culprit," but upon investigation it was found that the trail would lead to the door of Mrs. Koehler. Harry Coller (white), 17. a frequent guest of Mrs. Koehler, told police he had heard two shots emanating from the Koehler home as he was passing and ran to the house to learn the trouble and called that Mrs. Koehler told him she had taken her children and herself and said: "My God. Harry, what are we to do?" He said he left her to summon aid. Later he returned and heard the "Negro handt story." At the trial, just finished. Mrs. Koehler, on the stand, testified that Coller was the bandit that shot her, but stated she did not have knowledge of how the babies met death. FAMILY ATTACKS NEGRO IN COURT AFTER ACQUITTAL White Girl and Family Start Rough House Before Judge on Bench While Court Was in Session. Frederick, Md., April 12 - An outbreak occurred in the Clement Court room into this afternoon, when a jury acquitted Charles Henry Dorsay, colored, of assault upon Delisie Tweedale, of Baltimore. The prisoner was struck by members of the girl's family, an inkwell, hurled at him, struck the Clerk of the Court and Dorsay was saved from mob violence by one of the judge Dorsay finally was spirited to jail and is protected by a heavy guard. Marcus Tweedale, her brother, struck Dorsay several times, cutting his cheek. Mrs. R. W. Rogers, a sister of Miss Tweedale, witnesses say, shouted: "It's a shame. He is guilty, and they are letting him go!" The room was in an uproar. Judge Urner stepped down beside Dorsay, and announced that the "law will protect him at all hazards." He ordered the court closed. Dorsay was hurried into an automobile and taken to the jail. Late tonight it was reported that he had been removed from Frederick to another part of the State. ACTED AS OWN ATTORNEY AND WINS NET AND WINS CASE Savannah, Ga.-Tom Jones, showmaker, is probably the happiest man in town today. He won a case without a lawyer in the Superior Court. The opposing side was represented by one of the leading lawyers of Savannah, E. H. Abraham, Ga.-Wilensky & Stone foreclosed a mortgage for $1,400 on Tolina's stock of leather and showmaking machinery before it was due, upon the ground that the defendant was fraudulently disposing of the mortgage property. A counter-attainment was filed. By an attorney for Jones. When the case came, it was found that Jolina counsel had withdrawn With what assistance Judge Paul W. McKenzie, counsel, objected to give A Newspaper Devoted Solely to the Interests of the Negro Race So-called Inferior Races Will No Longer Stand Insulting Discrimination. Flays Jim-Crow Democracy — White Race Most Irreligious. Dr. George L. Cady, secretary of the American Missionary Association, speaking before the Twentieth Century Club, denounced race prejudice against so-called Inferior peoples, warned of the danger of a Negro revolt in the United States, and declared that henceforth the world must decide whether it was to be brotherhood or war. "How long do you believe," he asked, "those 500,000,000 yellow people in the East are going to stand, hat in hand, bowing and scraping before the Anglo-Saxon as he heaps upon them his vituperations, his discriminations and his insults? China is bound some day to awaken, and when she does she will shake the world. The Japanese are practically the equals of any other class of men with whom they come into contact, yet because they save and work, want to get on, build their homes and have their families, they are called a menace to Anglo-Saxon superiority. Thinking for Themselves. "Then take the case of the black man. After 50 years of education there is being produced today in the South a respectable percentage of black men and women who are thinking for themselves, who have become intensely conscious of their wrongs and are demanding their rights. The feeling of discontent and revolt among them is such as you and I in the name of democracy must respect. "How long do you think that class of people, 10,000,000 or 13,000,000 of them, running newspapers, operating banks and owning property, are going to take the insults that are heaped upon them? We are facing a revolt of these people and of a race handicapped as no other race has ever been. You know how they are handicapped in industry, discriminated against by the labor unions and paid an unfair wage for a fair day's labor. "The jim crow car may be irritating, but a jim crow democracy is a lie. About 80,000 of these men want to Europe as soldiers, yet the colored race owes less to the American flag than any other race, and they have never betrayed it. "They are already in revolt against the nation that education for the Negro is that which prepares them to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the superior race—the conception of the Negro's destiny which insists on it that he is to be a servant wearing a white coat and must forever be listening to the call of the white man, 'Here boy,' and 'Here George.' May Yet Possess the World. "The time is past," continued the speaker, "when you can maintain the world's peace by insulting discriminations against the yellow men of Asia. Henceforth it is to be brotherhood or war, and when the war comes, there will be dead whites as well as dead yellow men on the field of battle. It will be a mankind stand competition it is doomed. There is no moral leap ever discovered that can keep the world in the hands of a race which is shiftless, will not work and will not propagate its species. These so-called inferior races may yet possess the world." Elshop Nikolai, of Serbia, described the world as facing a greater emergency today than it faced during the war or before the war. He spoke of a "false peace, a seeming peace, a technical peace, a rotten peace." "There is no sign of peace in Europe," he said, "and Europe is perishing, stricken both materially and spiritually. Every country there is preparing for a new war—a civil war of the white race, not a world war. Europes civilization is white bullets but within it is a black civilization. Its first kalmar was Napoléon, its second brought on the war, and though it is out now the war is still going on. Napoléon is Napoléon, Europes is living today from a kalmar, still from a kalmar." Tomb of Charles, beyond all hope. PRESIDENT HARDING PAYS OFFICIAL VISIT TO PRESIDENT KING OF LIBERIA Expresses Deep Interest in Future of African Republic President King First Foreign Ruler Received, at White House in History of U. S. Wreaks Vengeance on Him Because He Dismissed Colored Girl Who Had Laison with White Man. Lulu, Miss. April 18—W. T. Bowman, fifty years old principal of the local school, was whipped by a mob and his assistant Henry Holmes, driven from the community last week. Trouble areas over Hattie Morrison, 17 years old, who was accused of improper relations with Walter Wilson (white). The behavior of the Morris girl was condemned at a neighborhood meeting by parents who felt that permitting her longer to attend school with their children was demoralising and an outrage. When Wilson heard his sweatheart was excluded from the school he proceeded to the building and informed Bowman that "Hattie was as good as any nigger in the community" and said he would see that the girl attended school. That night old man Bowman was taken out and whipped and the mob chased Holmes across the Mississippi into Arkansas where he escaped. Although he has a wife and children here he fears to return. COLORED BASEBALL LEAGUE PRESENTS GOLD PASS TO PRES. HARDING President Will Open Game. Next Wednesday—Judge Terrell Makes Presentation Speech. Washington, D. C., April 15. On Wednesday a delegation, headed by Judge Terrell, of the Municipal Court, journeyed to the White House where President Harding met the delegation in the Executive offices. A gold pass to the games of the Colored American Baseball Association, of which Ed. Buckner is secretary, was presented to President Harding. The presentation was made by Judge Terrell, who invited him to attend the first game of the association next Wednesday. J. Finley Wilson, editor of the Eagle and president of the association, also spoke on its behalf. Judge Terrell then introduced Mr. Maree to Mr. Buckner. Bricher, of the associated Negro Press, complimented President Harding on his speech, touching lynching, and the delegation then left. President Harding accepted the invitation to attend the opening game next Wednesday and toss out the ball. The Lincoln Republican Club, of Baltimore, led by Dr. Lyon, also called on Mr. Harding Wednesday. PRESIDENT HARDING VISIT TO PRESIDENT Expresses Deep Interest in F President King First For White House in By V. J. WILLIAMS. Washington. April 18—For over a month colored Washington awaited adequate diplomatic recognition of the Plenary Liberal Commission by the Government of America. The long expected happened this afternoon. At four o'clock two White House automobiles drove up in front of the residence of the Liberal Commission, at 1317 R street northwest, Robert Wood Bliss. Third Assistant Secretary of State, walked briskly up the steps of the R street home of the commission, where floated the one-planked Liberal emblem. In formal toge Secretary Bliss ammended that the President of the Republic of America would receive the President of the Republic of Liberia, at the Executive Manuscript Fifteen minutes' table for the automobiles stepped in to troop the White House. Secretary Bliss, President King and Associate Justice Johnson of the Liberal Commission Court came out of the first gate and ascend the White House entrance and proceed to the White House. ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD PACKS LIBERTY HALL AT REGULAR SUNDAY NIGHT MEETING OF UNIVERSAL NEGRO IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Liberty Hall, New York. April 11.—A meeting was held here tonight at which addresses were made by the Presidents of the various out-of-town Divisions of the Universal Negro Improvement Association who have been visiting the city in connection with a conference to which they were called by the Executive Council. There were present presidents representing the Divisions in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Youngtown, Jersey City, Roselle and other cities. Addresses were made by all-in which the presidents dwell upon the work being accomplished by them in their respective violinists, the growth of the membership of their respective Division, the enthusiasm of the people in the cause of the U. N. I. A., and their plans for the creation of Dixie Hills in their own cities and the aid they are rendering the public benefit. Among the speakers were B. W. D. Harper, of Youngstown, Ohio; R. J. I. N. president of the Columbus Division, Mr. William Cavanel, president of the Division in Roselle, N. J.; Mr. William Ware, president of the Cincinnati Division; Mr. J. Slappy president of the Pittsburgh Division, and Rev. J. B. Button, president of the Jersey City Division. MOB LEADER GETS ONE-YEAR SENTENCE Lynchburg, Va. — John Draper, charged with being ringed器 of the mob that stormed the Halifax jail on the morning of March 21, where Jim Coleman, a Negro, was being held in connection with the murder of William Rickman, a white man who was found guilty of assault by a jury in the Halifax circuit court and his punishment fixed at one year in jail and a fine of $850. The attorney for Draper declared the verdict contrary to the law and evidence and asked that the verdict be set aside. Judge Barked, granting the request, set a date for hearing argument. 6 PAYS OFFICIAL ENT KING OF LIBERIA Future of African Republic— Foreign Ruler Received, at History of U. S. presented President King to President Harding. Mr. King, then, presented the respective members of the Commission to President Harding, who in turn presented the Commission to Secretary of State Hughes. Mr. Hughes had met the Commission before, but diplomatic procedure required a second presentation by Mr. Harding for a mission course. A curdial and informer gave forages followed. In his briefs on which Secretary Blair followed him, "All the records that have been made and this was the very first time in the history of America that the rules of foreign country was revealed to the white House." This incident is nearly one of the most significant in history, as it was the presentation of the decree of Brazil on the reception the Commission made, which was widely followed. All other issues of the diplomatic issue of this country have been addressed by Secretary Harding. LIBERTY HALL, NEW YORK April 17.—There was a large attendance at the regular Sunday night meeting of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities Leges held here tonight. Every seat in the spacious auditorium was taken and the uniformed members of the corps of nurses, the Legion of Honor, and the Motor Corps turned out in full. Rev. Dr. G. E. Stewart, chancellor, presided, and delivered the principal address. "We are here again another Sunday night in this great forum—the foundation, the mother, the head of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. I feel tonight that whatever the president of this great association is—probably delivering superb, of the great speeches—he must remember Liberty Hall, the place where the Universal Negro Improvement Association stretches out his hands and others look directly to her," he said. CORRESPONDENCE Contemporary Comments which would be praised in the white man. Fourth, the Negroes who went over seas to save the white man's civilization from Teutonic barbarism and to make the world safe for democracy were segregated and humiliated even while they were dying to preserve the white man's civilization. These things, rather than the Honorable Marcus Garvey, caused the thinking Negro to sit up and take notice. What Garvey did was to form a great confraternity and mobilize the Negro as an industrial and commercial force. THE U. N. L. A. THE NEGRO'S ONLY HOPE IN THE WORLD Dr. Hollis says: "There is one social thing which is very hard for the colored man to understand. He feels that he is discriminated against and believes it is due to his skin. There is every evidence as we see in the West Indies and have seen elsewhere that cultivated and educated Negroes mingle with white people at certain social functions. A notable example of this had lately been seen in New York where a colored man, Charles Gilpin, a great actor now playing in the most popular piece of the season, "The Emperor Jones," was an invited guest at the annual dinner of the Dramatic League. White men insisted that he must be an honored guest. He was received and recognized because he is a great man. Art and science make no distinction in color." Editor The Negro World: After being privileged to see face to face the Moses and Aaron of our race and to hear from them personally the aims and objects of this world-wide movement, it is my intention to publish my opinion of the movement and its leaders through the columns of your valuable paper, feeling sure you will permit me space. To my mind the U. N. I. A. is the greatest world-wide movement that has ever been organised for Negroes since the history of the race. Its aims and objects are just and right in the light of the most irrational. The U. N. I. A. is the only hope that the Negro has left in the world, therefore its success or failure will either arm or disarm him. What Dr. Hollis says here is partly true and partly false. What we have in America is class prejudice as well as color prejudice. The English distinction between master and servant was brought over to America, and when Africans began to be imported as slaves, the doctrine grew up that the white man belonged to the master class and the colored man belonged to the servant class. And hence, when the Negro began to aspire for the highest things in American civilization, he was regarded as getting out of his class just as the servant is regarded as getting out of his class in England if he is too ambitious. Then again, the English objection to marrying out of class was brought over to America, and this was metamorphosed into objection to intermarriage between different races. In England we have objection to intermarriage between different classes and in America we have objection to intermarriage between different races. Correspondents are requested to write on one side of the paper and sign all communication even if a non-diplome is used for publication. Unless these rates are complied with communications will receive no consideration. Also invite our readers to write on your side of the paper. Unless our correspondents will not charge advertising or other rate for publishing any news item that is of public interest. The ode of the U N L A. is inspiring. It has something that awakens the heart when it is being sung. It tells of something that is done, something that is doing and something that is still to be done. Authors dare to be faithful to Christenberg, and would not have been able to accomplish such a mastpiece. The Negro World does not knowingly accept questionable or fraudulent advertising. Readers of the Negro World are simply requested to invite our attention to any failure on the part of an advertiser to adhere to any representation contained in a Negro World advertisement. The founder of the U N A I. H. A. Excellency the Hon. Marcus Garvey, is a man of genius. Taking him by picture one will say "his looks as if he has some reasoning" but taking Mr. Garvey personally no post could find words to define his stature, his physical build or his humor. At the sight of Mr. Garvey well may all Negroes say "This is the redeemer of our race." Dr. Hollis says again, "Marriage between the races is an entirely different thing. There is a strong instinct which can never be overcome in a mating of human types of race. It is not pleasant or agreeable to either race." But if this be true, how did the thousands of mulattoes in the West Indies and the hundreds of thousands of mulattoes in the United States or America come into existence? Were they bleached by the sun? From the past history of the Anglo-Saxon in mingling his blood with the colored races of the world, there does not seem to be any instinct against illegal mating of the races. The only instinct is against the legal mating, which is called marriage. In that is the inconsistency of the howl of the Anglo-Saxon who regards purity of race as their God. In the last analysis, it only means that some of the Caucasians desire to keep their women to themselves while they desire free intercourse with the women of the other races. THE NEW YORK WORLD AND BLACK STAR LINE. A NEWS item in the New York World for Wednesday morning, April 13, attempted to give considerable information regarding Hod, Marcus Garvey, the U. N. I. A. and the Black Star Line. The item made two misstatements regarding the Black Star Line. First if said that the first ship of the Black Star Line only made one completed trip. Such indeed is not the case for the S. S. Yarmouth made three completed trips. Our noble Aaron, in the person of His Grace the Chplain General, is indeed a true Christian, thus rendering himself the right man in the right place. He is an ideal orator. I feel sure, sir, that with the right "Hur" manlywill he perform his duty, not on the hill in Rephidim, but on one of the Cameron peaks, West Africa. In conclusion, may I say air: Then again, the news item in the New York World stated that all three boats of the Black Star Line are lying idle. That is not true. The S. S. Kanawa left New York on the Saturday before Easter for Cuba, arrived safely in Cuba a few days ago and is cruising in the Caribbean Sea, plying between Cuba, Jamaica and Panama. And our Chaplain, long live he, And when they in Liberia shall rule, May I be there to see. Dr. Hollis says again, "The only thing which will advance the colored race socially is by proper conduct. If a colored man can do any work well, if he is superior in manners, he gets social recognition. It may not be in the bosom of a white man's family, but it is on the street, in business, in the professions, in art and in science. A colored man at Tuskegee has produced some thirty-odd products from the peanut, some of them very valuable. That man is a scientist. I have spoken publicly that the young colored men here have not on the whole as good manners as formerly; they stand around streets in groups, idling their time and criticizing those who pass or drive by." Youre internally AABA, M. M., DOUGLAB Banca, Ortega, Cuba The New York World, as rule is reliable in retailing news. But sometimes it errs. It is said that even Homer sometimes nods. THE CONVERSATION THAT HELPS THE U. N. L. A W. are grateful to His Excellency, the Right Honorable R. II. Tolkitt for sending us a copy of the Bermuda Mid-Ocean for Wednesday, March 23. It contains two addresses by Dr. Austin W. Hollis head of St. Luke's Hospital of New York City and the copy by M. A. B. Grasn, president and chaplain of the Bermuda W. N. F. H. Two columns are devoted to Dr. Hollis' address for the Hamilton Parish at the Lyceum, Bailey's Bay. Over three columns are devoted to the address, delivered at a meeting of The Friendly societies of Bermuda at the City Hall, Hamilton, on the subject "The development of the Colored Races in Association With the White Boars." To the Editor of The Negro World: Sir: It may not be amiss to give expression to a few thoughts concerning our private or personal U. N. I. A. discussion—private or personal in the sense that it does not reach the general public from the platform or the press. An example of such discussion is that which is carried on by individuals in their homes, on the streets or in the places of work or recreation. There are two kinds of such U. N. I. A. conversation. There is the kind that hinders and there is the kind that As Dr. Hollis says, it is true that the colored man can advance himself by his own conduct and character and achievement, the same as other races. In the last analysis, a race advances not by what others do for it, but by what it does for itself. The Negroes' own conduct and own personality will have a reflex psychological reaction upon the Caucasian he comes in contact with and that will ultimately affect his economic, civic, political and social status. But it is not wholly true that talented colored men like Charles Gilpin, the actor, are given the recognition which their talent and work deserve. Mr. Robert T. Browne of Brooklyn, N. Y., has written a remarkable book on mathematics dealing with the fundamental conception of science, mathematics and philosophy. It is worthy of a professor of Yale, Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, Berlin or Liepzig Universities, but while Mr. Brown's book has received generous praise in the press his real status in America has not been elevated. As a matter of fact there are two attitudes of the American Mind. One attitude recognizes genius, talent, work and merit, even though it shines through a dark skin, but that is the attitude of the minority of the American citizens. The attitude of the majority is to assign the Negro his social, civic and political status by the color of his skin rather than by his work as a man. This was seen when 800 female Caucasian employees of the Treasury Department of the United States protested against a Negro being appointed as Register of the Treasury. Notwithstanding the fact that the position only calls for a salary of $4,000 a year and that such men as Senator Blanche K. Bruce, Judson W. Lyons, Bishop Wm. T. Vernon and John C. Napier acceptably filled the position in the past. A paragraph in the former address is devoted to Marcus Garvey and over a column in the latter address. In this address, Dr. Hollis Aye, "In the United States one now begins to hear of the 'Negro Problem and Menace.' This is partly due to the speeches and writings of Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican Negro, who is teaching that Africa belongs to the colored race . . . Last August a great meeting of delegates, more than 3,000, met in New York. There was a tremendous parade. It was inspiring. Marcus Garvey was married and almost crowned. The infirmity was infectious . . . All this has been done against the influence of the church and the wisest heads of the colored race. Not only seems to want to go back to Africa to live, but Garvey's teachings are very inflammatory and his ball is rolling and he is gaining adherents and spreading race prejudice." (From the Atlanta Constitution.) THE WILLIAMS VERDICT. One of the most remarkable criminal trials in the history of Georgia has just been concluded with the conviction of the defendant. A jury composed of twelve good, representative white citizens of Newton county, seven of them, like the defendant, being farmers, have convicted a white man on a charge of murder committed under the most inhumane and revolting circumstances. The defendant was under investigation on the charge of peonage before these murders were committed. Federal inspectors had spent several days on his farm investigating that charge. We regret that lack of space prevents our reproducing Dr. Hollis's suggestive addresses. While we by no means agree with everything he says, his addresses are significant in that they take the Negro and his addition seriously. Dr. Hollis does not attempt to bellittle and ridicule his higher ambitions and aspirations of the Negro as Dr. Booker T. Washington, his backers and colored followers did ten, fifteen and twenty years ago. He does not attempt to underrate and to pass the Negro lightly by as the Nation and the Evening Post which were then has controlled by Mr. O. G. Villard, did of "The African Abroad" in May, 1919. Now here we come to the crux of the Negroes' position in modern life and society. Shortly after they left eleven, Negro laborers on the farm were mysteriously killed, and it appears that every one of them had been seen by and given testimony to the Federal Inquiry with reference to the peonage charge He is looked upon as a horse or an ape is looked upon as much as he is looked upon as a man is looked upon. He may become brilliant intellectually; he may become a millionaire; he may become cultured and polished in dress and manners; he may become a saint morally, but still he is regarded as a Negro and not as good as the ordinary white man. That is to say, in the United States of America and especially in that section which is located south of the Mason and Dixon Line, the Negro, whatever his worth or achievement, is assigned a lower social position than is assigned to the illiterate immigrant from Europe, the Hindoo, Indian, Chinese or Japanese. In a word, we have in America an aristocracy largely based upon color—a whiteocracy. This is a new idea in human history. The color line was not recognized in Biblical times. It was not recognized when Greece's star was in the ascendency. It was not recognized when Rome dominated the world. It was not recognized during the Middle Ages. It is a modern importation in human history and this so-called color question will be the acid test of modern democracy and modern civilization. Three of the murdered blacks were drowned like dogs with hags of rocks suspended by wire and chains from their necks. In Yellow river, in Newton county, just across the Jasper county line. The fact that the principal address of this eminent citizen deals serially with "The Development of the Colored Races" and the fact that Marcia Garvey and his movement was strongly emphasized in the three indexes that the Negro question is now not being laughed out of simply but is given a serious hearing. It also indicates that the internal Negro Improvement Association is the impressive spectacle Foundation that joins up on the Negro horizon. A Negro, Clyde Manning, confessed, and swore on the witness stand that he had not only assisted in the drowning of those men, under duress and the direction of his employer, the defendant, John B. Williams, but that, under similar circumstances he had sworn to not kill the other of the other eight; and he told the offender exactly where the bodies were buried on the Williams farm. Dr. Hollis says in the poster address: "In the case of the Negro a Negro, Negro, Marcus Garvey, is inflaming a people who are heart good, gentle through lily, and often shiftless. His ideas are brilliant and impossible and he is putting his race back and alienating the majority of all ill-informed men and around a race prejudice." In the quotation Dr. Hollis is putting the cart before the horse. One word that describes that Marcus Garvey appeared up on the scene is race prejudice caused anywhere in the world and that black men white men all over the world were living in perfect peace and harmony in personal brave and lion in the scripture. Dr. Hollis says that the child like confidence which the Negro had in childhood and because five years ago getting to be a thing of the world had caused him not create this situation—the only recognition he had was to this changed attitude of the Negro who was the patriotic and exploitation of Africa and the subjugation of the African slave and especially in South Africa. Thirdly the atherm of the Car The officers took him to the scenes of the murders, and the bodies were found exactly where he said they had been placed. Any man, whether he is white, yellow, brown, copper-colored or black resents the idea that the accident of birth handicaps him, regardless of his own worth or ability. That's what the oppressed classes have struggled against for centuries. The peasants of Rome struggled with the Patricians, not for special privileges as peasants but for a chance to rise because they were men. That is what the victims of caste prejudice and proscription have struggled for for centuries and that is what the Negro is struggling for. He does not desire special privileges and exemptions because he is a Negro, but a chance to rise because he is a man. The world longing, the world unrest, the divine discontent, the spark of manliness which has characterized the Caucasian races for centuries is now beginning to stir in the darker races of the world. The only thing unusual about the New Negro is that he is manifesting a desire to rise which men of other races and colors have manifested ever since man looked down upon the beasts of the field and felt himself their superior and looked up to the stars and fell his kinship with the Divine. On the witness stand his testimony was unshaken by the defendant's able counsel, nor was its truthfulness disproven in any particular. No more representative jury ever sat in a Georgia court than that before which this case was tried. Every natural inclination of those twelve men would have led to an acquittal of the prisoner had there been a shadow of a double as to his guilt. The only conclusion to be drawn is that the evidence was so overwhelming as to justify no other verdict than that returned. This being true, the members of this jury are to be warmly commended for the manner in which they sought to obtain the ends of justice. A few more such evidences of determination to let justice prevail in Georgia—it makes no difference whom or where it hits in high shoes or in low, white or black, rich or poor— What is the Negro's place in civilization? His place is where his own brain and brawn, his own character and conduct, his own deeds and achievements will gradually lift him to. W. H. F. helps the cause of the U. N. L. A. in their private discussion, even some well-meaning individuals — to say nothing of the narrow-minded, short-visioned, selfish, traitorous one-are liable to give expression at times to some sentiment whistle, would weaken the morale of the person addressed, and which, if disseminated, would tend to weaken the morale of a considerable part of the Negro race in its present effort to break the links of the Caucasian chain that now holds us down by grading, humiliating station. Our racialism in the product of the morale of the race that comprise the race. Various elements enter into combination to form the individual morale. Therefore, any private U. N. L. A. talk that tends to decrease the number and strength of the elements that constitute the individual morale reacts in a similar way upon our racial morale. Whatever weakens our racial morale renders more difficult the task of the U. N. L. A. in achieving its great and worthy aims. The physical and material forces must be supported by moral, spiritual and intellectual forces. Hence, we connect link between sixth-to-middle N. L. A. talk and the actual achievements, its objects. How acupuncturally careful, then, ought each individual to be as to the kind of sentiment he expresses concerning the Universal Negro Improvement Association. No person should complain of his personal inconvenience and sacrifice which his joining or support of the U. N. I. A. may entail. These should sink into insignificance when compared with the great alms of the U. N. I. A. The Negro must attune himself more and more to thinking, feeling and acting in the broader interest of the entire race, and loss in the narrower interest of self. The further we go in this direction, the lighter becomes the burden of inconvenience or sacrifice which our support of the U. N. I. A. may occasion. Not only should we not weaken the morals of any person by some untimely or disloyal remarks, but we should strive to imbue others by our personal U. N. I. A. discussion with burning enthusiasm for the cause and with an inflexible spirit of supporting the U. N. I. A. to a victorious finish. This is the spirit with which the trumpth of the Universal Negro Improvement Association can be realised, but without which the Negro race is doomed to perpetual insult, oppression, subjection and ultimate extermination. Let us, then, in our private U. N. I. A. talk refrain from making any attempt or creating any sentiment that tends to weaken this spirit. All Negroes should strive to act in accordance with this ideal. The nearer we approach it, the more useful Negro Improvement Association in its gigantic, world-wide effort to make us a free independent, self-protecting race. WILLIAM B. BANISTER, Former Principal of Colored Schools, Contreville, Md. East Pittsburgh, Pa. the stains against the good name of Georgia will be wiped out. The time has come when the public sentiment of this State must fight for the observance of the law in Georgia, whether it be in doing away with the damnable viciousness of mob law or in eliminating grafting, official corruption, bunco steering, and all the other vexual practices that have been recently to an extent that has damned Georgia in the eyes of the world: Newton county has made a splendid start in that direction: JUDGE SAMPSON AND KAFFIR WARS Brewing Rebellion. (From The Black Man, South Africa.) Whatever may be against our opinion in regard to the policy pursued by the South African courts of law, it is as true today as ever that the law courts of this country are machinaries for prosecuting natives rather than means of discouraging vice or such other acts of disloyalty which in other countries have been so simply quenched. The remarks made the other day by Justice Sampson at Grahamstown to a native prisoner are remarks which serve to prove the foundation of the prejudicial system of law under which are people today are suffering. In the history of the South African bar such remarks were never made even by judges who were regarded as hostile to native interests. If Justice Sampson is an Englishman, we say such insulting remarks are a disgrace to his race who boast of British just principles. It appears that the loyalty of the natives to the ruling rather than a necessity to harmony and continual peace. The remarks of an aristocrat serve to imply that if the natives were to chine guns as the militias, it would be inconsistent to the militias for them to tolerate liberty that, as present, are restricting liberty to the convenience of the white man. This is the advice given to us by Justice Sampson, and we thank him for it: "The day of Kaffir war in this country is finished. The white man with his aerialophones and machine guns nowadays makes it impossible for the black man to fight him." Can he for a moment put his fiery prejudice in the bag and think of the amazing work accomplished on the battlefields of France, Mesopotamia and East Africa by the so-called Kaffir, who stood German aerialophones and machine guns which were more hostile John British, who defied German submarines and all their chemical instruments of death? Was it not the so-called Kaffir who swaled the American army, British, French, Belgian and Portuguese? Can you boast of anything that you white people have ever done without the assistance of the black man? If the Allies had not enlisted the services of the black races in the last great war you would not have had the pleasure of sitting on that bench. If the European race had not introduced slave traffic in the early days you would not have all the aeroplanes and machine guns you boast of; your civilization and national progress was for posterity backed up by the so-called Kaffir. European races without the black man their power is doomed; their power and civilization is rested on the black man. That is the whole thing in a nutshell. Remember that if your ministers, people who subjected the race, were armed with aeroplanes and machine guns, we would have sacrificed the last blood, we would oppose their militarism tooth and nail. God sent you to Africa to civilize his dark creatures, not to point your deadly weapon at our nose as you do. We always suspected that the law courts of this country were conducted more on prejudicial lines by magistrates and judges rather than on principles of justice in maintaining order and peace, but today we have heard it expressed by a man of authority. in the language of a man in the street, that unless we have aeroplanes and machine guns it is useless for us to kick against slavery and serfdom. If the Almighty God above the blue sky has the same sympathy for the black man as the white man, then you can rest assured that, as you were not born with aeroplanes and machine guns, we shall also have them. Give us justice and fair play before that time! (From New York World ) GEORGIA JUSTICE When last Saturday, in the State of Georgia, a white man was convicted of the murder of a Negro on the testimony of another Negro, it was for that soction a remarkable triumph of justice over race prejudice. But it was found impossible to send the perpetrator of this flendishly calous murder to the gallows, where he belongs and where he would undoubtedly awing had his victim been white instead of black. Therein justice still remained uneven-handed. Fortunately, as the Governor of Georgia says, Williams is still to be tried for the murders of other Negroes, and if found guilty "there is no punishment for the murder of an enforcement of the strict penalty." It is not a pleasant duty to advocate death for any human being, but The World earnestly hopes that if Williams is found guilty of any of these additional murders the penalty fixed by the law for such atrocious crimes as his will be inflicted upon him. For if ever there was a man who served as justification for capital punishment Williams is that man. Editorial Notes If any one disagrees with President Harding as to his views of the solution of the race question, the disagreement is not as to the immediate need of an immediate solution, but as the mode of procedure. Mr. Harding in his speech calls for a commission of both white and black citizens to study and report on the intelligent men down here in Washington, while they administer the President's stand, feel that such "commission to study lynching" would inherently deny an implementation and proper solution. Intelligent Negroes everywhere are of the opinion that we, that America, that all of us have long studied lynching. There is no need for further study or report. What America needs, and needs now in adequate legislation on the subject. The idea of legislation empowering the Secretary of War by order of the President to use the National Guard as a means of checking the barbaric crime seems to find fertile field in the minds of most men. Quite a number of bills have been introduced, both in the House and the Senate, against tynching and Jim-crow-sm. The majority of them seem to have missed the cure. They lack punch. They lack teeth. Congressman Dyer, of Missouri, comes nearest the point, of Missouri, with his credibility on the county and State in which tynching takes place, and brings the bill within Federal jurisdiction. Meddl McCormick's bill is a farce and doomed to be a failure. THE RULES OF THE U. N. I. A. May we suggest to the officers of the Black Cross Nurses, as well as to those of other branches of the U. N. I. A., the great necessity for closer scrutiny of the qualifications and standing of applicants for membership in allied branches of the U. N. I. A., the better to keep out the "irriff sometimes paid by the enemies of the attacker, with the view of disrupting it, destroying us usefulness and thwarting the purpose of our work," which was called into being? All applicants for membership in future should be subjected to a very rigid investigation as to character, respectability and willingness to conform to the rules and regulations of the U. N. I. A., and all questionable, refractory and disturbing elements now in any branch of the U. N. I. A. should be gradually weeded out, on the principle that the organization is more important to the race than any individual or any group of individuals bent on mischief and paid by its enemies to make mischief. Let the house cleaning begin. NOW-day! and let us have done with the recent outbreaks in Liberty Hall, by New York, another reputation nor character to bear. We can better afford to lose them, than the opportunity to do good work for the whole race, in peace, harmless and good will each toward the prize, and out the broom, and sweep out the rope! Dear Readers—You are naturally interested in this newspaper and we heartily appreciate your interest. No doubt you get it regularly each week and pay some cents for it on, if you live outside the United States, ten cents. If you live in the United States and your get it regularly each week for the period of one year (fifty-two weeks), you will have paid $3.64; likewise, if you purchase it outside the United States you have paid $5.20. To show our appreciation of our vast array of readers and as a means of increasing our already large circulation in proportion to the membership of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, we are offering one year's subscription experience in the United States for $2, and in foreign countries $2.58. If you go over these figures carefully you will find that by taking advantage of this offer which expires June 30, 1921, and subscribing for the paper, you will receive $1.64 a year if you live in the United States and $2.70 if you live in a foreign country. This offer is only for a limited period and for one year's subscription only. You can't afford to pass up this offer. You can't afford to miss any issue of the Negro World either. For the readers of the Negro World, there is no alternative or substitute newspaper. You want to keep in touch with the happenings in the world of Negroes. You want to know what they are doing and what is being done to them. All this will be found in the Negro World. Remember, you will be saving money besides having the paper sent to you direct. If you move before your subscription expires, just send us your new address and give the old one, the paper will be sent just the same. Just think, if each member of the Universal Negro Improvement Association subscribed for the Negro World we would have a weekly circulation of millions of copies! With your cooperation, we can make this the largest, and best newspaper in the world. Will you help? MAIL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TODAY. Rent by Post Office Money Order, Express Money Order, Draft or Registered Letter to the Negro World, 54-80 West 133th Street, New York, N.Y. The coupon in the right hand corner is for your convenience. LARGE CROWD PACKS LIBERTY HALL AT REGULAR·SUNDAY MEETING (Continued from Page L) choir; baritone solo by Mr. Samuel, member of the choir; recitation by Mr. Lodgeat; a spiritual by the Liberty Half mixed quartet; soprano solo by Mina. Fraser-Robinson, bass solo by Prof. Purca Rico; selection by the band. Each number was beautifully reordered. The band played with its mutual liveliness and spirit, the choir did splendidly the recitation by Mr. Lodgeat was a treat. Mr. Samuel sang well. Mina. Fraser-Robinson and Prof. Rico in the parts they took stood out prominently, being the real artists of the evening. Prof. Rico is a baso profundo and has won universal distinction in this country as a singer of the first water he having sung before many of the largest audiences at such places as Acellan Hall and College H. N. J. A is greatly interested in the cause it and occurs and has volunteered his service, whenever he can spare the time in and of the work. His effort tongue has a purely voluntary one. He has a remarkable voice and sings with great effect, power, feeling and earnestness. He sings so well and his effort was so greatly enjoyed that he was called back and had to sing again part of the same piece. The King of the Winde. Counsellor - General Wilford H. Smith. in a witter address, said in part: "There was a small boy whose father promised him a watch. Monday morning he asked his papa for the watch. "You will get your watch, my boy don't bother me.' So the boy waited all day Tuesday and all day Wednesday, and still no watch. On Thursday he said: "Papa, where is my watch?" to which his father replied: "Now, look here. If you ask me for that watch again I am going to help you. Don't ask me for it again: I am going to give it to you." "The boy waited all the week and expected certainly to get the watch on Saturday. Saturday night came and still he did not get the watch. "Sunday morning came. The father had the family downstairs to prayers, and when he finished prayer he asked for each member of the family to recite a verse of Scripture. When it came to the boy's turn to recite, in fear and trembling—the wash, of course, on the child's mind, and he was afraid to recite the verse of Scripture. I recited this verse of Scripture: What. I say unto you, I say unto all—watch: Of course his father understood what was on the boy's mind" (Laughter) Now, I am going to undertake to recite, or cite to you a passage of scripture, so that you may know what is on my mind. But before I get to that, I want to tell you something briefly of its history. On his last journey to Rome the great apostle Paul was in a ship that was driven and tussled about by the storm upon the beach, and many of the passengers sought relief in the small boats during the storm. The Apotheke, however, stopped them, saying: "Men and brethren, except you able in the ship, ye cannot be saved." Now, that is my text tonight, except I want to change it a little. I want to put "w" on the word "ship" and make it "I" to want to strike out the word "the" and put it to "buy". so that the text will read, thus revised: "Men and brethren, except ye buy ships, ye cannot be saved." (Laughter.) Now, why must we have ships? We cannot get home in any other way. Our home is across the deep, and we cannot get there except in ships. We have been three hundred years over here in school; our time for graduation has arrived. It is the year 1821. We have been boys all this time: we are now all. We are men now, and having finished our three hundred years course in this school of alleyway, in this school of oppression, in this school of western opportunity, we are going to return home. But we cannot return without ships. Now, the Black Star Line is arranging to send the first big ship that Negroes ever controlled, that will be the African continent with us. This African continent. We had to come over here in ships in mind, and we came in the ships of the white men. We came as shaves; we are going to return as freemen, and in ships of our own. (Applause.) We are a shaving, naked, uncivilized people; we are going to return clothed, educated, and trained in all the latest fashion of civilized men, and inventions of this civilized time, and speaking the latest language of the civilized world. We are an unshaved, earthly man, and we are all wearing all over the world. We are Black men, unshaved, and cultivated by Martin Luther King Jr. and the civilized by African men. We are white men, unshaved, and cultivated by African men. We are black men, unshaved, and cultivated by African men. Abide in the Ships. Must Graduate from every household. We should write it upon every leaf that trembles in the forest that those people we—after four hundred years, are returning home in ships of their own. Now, you have got to go. there is no question about it. You have got to go. If you don't believe it, watch the sign of the time. Let me call your attention briefly to this: You know the eagle is the wiest of all birds; it flies in the path of the sun, and lives upon the peaks of the mountains. It builds its nest away upon the mountain side, and makes it soft and downy and sweet for her young until they get a certain age, and when she knows that it is time for them to get out of that nest, she turns it wrong side out so that the stickers and hard will all that is inside them refuses to feed them, and actually turns them loose, and they have to get out. (This invertebrate creates a ripple of haughty. They have to get out and fly for themselves and make their own nest. They must soar above the clouds, they must traverse the world: they must fly in the path of the sun, and live the life of the eagle, and it is not good for them to seek a downy, soft, easy spot. Knowing this, she turns the nest inside out, and they have to shift for themselves. God Almighty knows it for us to move. He has therefore turned the nest inside out. He has removed the master class that stood between us and the poor white folks in slavery days, and the poor white folks are lynching you, and burning you at the stake, and doing all sorts of things to you, to destroy you out and make you go! you got to get you inside out, got to get inside out, got to inside out, now with your intelligence and your three hundred years of training, go back to people; carry the news to our people there; chill them, and your name will be blessed. You will be great and you will do God's purpose and bidding. Dr. Breaka Storma Baston. At this juncture the Chancellor read a telegram from Boston, signed by the Rev. Dr. J. D. Brooks, Assistant Secretary General, who had departed from New York last night for that city, to attend a meeting of the Boston Division of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. The message was as follows: “Dr. Brooks takes Boston by storm: Subscriptions are to his expectations.” (Signed) WILLIAM PHILLIP Continuing, the Chancellor said: “Dr. Brooks had a certain amount to raise this afternoon, and he has raised it. Just think of it! Isn't it wonderful? But we must not sit here in Liberty Hall, and not perform a great work here tonight. I don't want Dr. Brooks to come back here and learn that we in New York let Boston outstrip us.” Mr. Samuel, President of Chapter No. 1 of the New York Division, located on 6th street, made a brief address in which he stressed the need for cooperation among us. A second telegram was then read by the Chancellor, being a message from Chicago from J. W. H. Exon, leader of American Negroes, and Mr. Prendegaz, one of the members of the Field Corps of the U. N. I. A, and rea as follows: "Chicago Division 2004. Crowds meet at Liberty Hall." Said the Chancellor, "I don't know whether you think that the men in the field ever remember you. But wherever they go they must remember you in Liberty Hall, the place where they were converted into the cause of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, the place where they were indoctrinated in the principles of this great organization. They are always sending us greetings that should stimulate you; and whilst they are in the field let me ask you one favor: that before you go to your bed at night, breathe a prayer for those who are carrying on this work in the high-ground and in the low-ground in the large and in the small land and in other sections of the world; and when you awake in the morning, as you pray for yourselves and for your families, remember also to pray for the future of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. And let us learn to pray for one another, which is called in the Scriptures intercession prayer." FOUND GUILTY OF **SHOTTING TWO NEIGHBORS** Kenneth, 70, from Ames, April 12—Dennis Bowling, who recently shot Arthur Hardy one of two Negroes, is arrest for attempted assault on the sister Minnie, who was found guilty this offence of attempt to commit robbery unauthorized. The two girls had been courting all 14 years of their marriage. Chicago Going Strana. Washington, April 18.—According to reports, the Harding administration will not order the withdrawal of American military forces from Hayt and Santo Domingo. Conditions in Hayt are quite different from those in Santo Domingo, it is claimed. Consequently, each of the two republics must stand on its own merits in the situation is both Hayt and Santo Domingo is being carefully studied by Administration officials. The Wilson administration announced a few months before it left office that plauses were under way looking to the withdrawal of American marines and naval administrators by the end of this year. Whether precisely this plan will be followed by the Harding administration is not known, but a plan for Santo Domingo is being worked out. NEGRO REFUSES TO SHAVE TWO NEGROES Hobkoy—Frank Johnson and David Stewart, both colored, were each awarded $25 damages today after an all-day hearing of their suit against John R. Hall, a colored barber of $18 high street, the claim being made that he had refused to shave them. Hall was also defended in two other suits brought by colored men, Squire Glover and Shirley Matlock, for similar reasons, but the court found in his favor in these cases as it was shown that both men applied for service after p. m. the union closing hour. Hall told the court that his reason for retiring to shave the first pair of hair was because he had lost the trade of his white customers. Prea. Harding Pays Official Visit to Prea. King of Liberia dent King's residence on R street. President Harding was returning: the visit of the Libertian Commission. Accompanied by his military aide, Mr. Harding entered the official residence of the foreign service and House of Commons service man waited at the entrance. The President spent some time with the Commission. Mr. Harding took care to make President King realize that "The American Government is always interested in any nation whose ideals are democratic," and said further that he, himself, had always been deeply interested personally in the history and development of the African Republic. He also expressed the hope that the stay of the Commission in America would be most pleasant. President King is thanking Mr. Harding expressed the wish and the hope that the most highly developed nation in the world, between America and Liberia, Mr. Harding inquired of President King as to the chief experts of Liberia, and both Presidents discussed the coffee production of Liberia at some length. The conference came to an end. President Harding again wished the Commission a pleasant stay in America. The long looked for exchange of information with the President of America and the President of Liberia had taken place. Brotherhood or War Declares Missionary Secretary (Continued from Page 1) been shifted to the periphery of human life, and there is no other race on the planet which is so irreligious as the white race. The question now is whether America can go to the botanical garden, or into herself the best there is in Asia. Human Molecule Design. The nation needs a political leader. Deeper than political needs are human needs. Noral and spiritual leaders are necessary; moral and spiritual inspiration is needed. The greatest hope of the world, especially of Europe, is America. They need material help, but they need more than all moral and spiritual help. Can you not go to the valley today? Bones and males (their life again)? If you make war against yourself, you will be able to stop war, grave, where. America ought not to allow either the power of the rich to lead the country. The church and the universities must be reclassified, and ought to be one's own. The greatest need of the time is to with all the Christing churches. Save America, and America, will save the world. Give America a great place in the world, and America will give the world a better situation and all the world would you? Christed you the cause for the life of the whole world that is to take from the poor and the poor. The greatness of the world THE NEGRO. (The following address was delivered by Mr. Theodore H. Von Dickertstein before the public speaking class of the Denver School of Commerce. Accounts and Finance, where he is one of the Federal Board for Vocational Training people. He is the only one in a class of more than one hundred.) Most Americans know very little what Negroes have done, and care less. But occasionally their accomplishments get in print. The public understands an American is anything but a Negro—this being the case I have come to the following conclusion: The individual who does not know why the Negro is the equal of his fellow white citizen in every respect is either blind to the truth or biased with prejudice. Ignorant people blame the Negro for their members. Let us take into retrospect the two colors of men living in America, both lawful citizens the same by birth. The Pilgrim fathers died from English tyranny in search of a new world where they could serve God according to the dictations of their conscience and be free man, both soul and body. The new world offered them privileges which they had been long praying for. While the fathers of the Negroes were brought in chains from the dark dungeons of Africa and thrust into another of the same kind on the shores of America, he could not serve God according to the dictations of his conscience, but had to steal away to do what he could, even the oldest elements of education. By this faithful service on the plantation and in the factories his masters acquired great wealth, this being the foundation of America's wealth today. And in return for these faithful services the Negro received the poorest of diet and a few old clothes. If in fifty-seven years of freedom with half a chance the Negro has made such wonderful progress, what would have been his accomplishments had he been given a whole chance? He has acquired fourteen million dollars in church property, $80 million dollars in homes and several million dollars in property, and his accomplishment has been along the educational line. Time is too short for me to go into details. Gilbert J. Cattie, the candidate for Governor of Florida, expressed the idea of the average Southerner when he opposed the appropriation given the colored college at Talahassee, saying: "I am bitterly opposed to the higher education of the Negro in the South. You all know very well that there is no room in the South for a well-educated Negro. Nobody wants a Negro doctor, lawyer, or a banker. If he knows enough to read his Bible his education is complete. With improper facilities the Negro cannot receive the right kind of an education, but is required to know twice as much as his white brother in order to receive consideration. Among the most noted colored schools in America are: Howard University in Washington, D. C., founded in 1867, up until 1919 the number of graduates were 4,591. Morhouse in Atlanta, Ga. Hampton in Virginia. Tuneguee in Alabama and Beaumont in Texas. The largest appropriation ever made for the higher education of the Negro by any Southern Star was made by Louisiana this year. The legislature appropriated $47,000. Outside of Souza's marches and the works of Victor Harbor, America has given one rich and endearing division, in music, that is the unapproachable songs of the Negro, such as Swanne River, Ol Black Joe and Swine Low, Sweet Charlott, and numerous others which time will not permit me to name. The Americans have, in fact, become a nation of murderers. Lynching has become a social disease and habit. The total number of lynchings in the U. S. since 1882 until 1919 was 3447. No longer is it necessary to lick the boots of lynching parties in order to be allowed to live. No one has anything to say, no matter what happens to us. The Nazis. Segregation is abolished in the United States but is unjust and inconsistent. It is unlawful. The Nazis are segregated from his white neighbor, but he white business, man is not prevented, from doing business in a Nazi neighborhood. The employer will give the Nazis good conditions, but the employee refuses to work with him. The Americans are very free in conducting the cruel persecutions of the Jews in England. They should be ashamed of the petty, contemptible and cruel presentation of the Negro in this presumably free, land. Has not the Negro proven his worth and patriotism in defending Old Glory in every conflict that the U. S. has had? Has not the blood of our honored dead, together with that of our, follow white citizens, bound us closer? Then to the victors belong the apology. The Negro does not shun judgment, but asks to be judged justly and without prejudice. When you judge his immoralities, judge his virtues. When you judge his weakness, judge his strength, and when you judge his deficiency, judge his efficiency.—Theodore H. Von Dickerson in the Denver Star. THE VALUE OF CHRISTIANITY TO THE MODERN NEGRO IN HIS RELATIONS WITH WHITE-MEN What value has modern Christianity been to the Negro, the offspring of Ethiopia, and at one time the most numerous and wealthy of all the races of mankind, the founder of civilization, law and art? Christianity in the hands of the Caucasus has proved a curse to Ethiopia and all her children, as it meant the destruction of her temples and the condemnation of her people. It has caused them to become a degenerate people, wandering as far from their lofty phinne to as to forget their original toque and to become scattered tribes on the continent of Africa, subjected to the various climatic conditions that brought about the many changes in physiognomy in the Negro, and later to be subjected to slavery under many flags of nation—a method supported by Christianity. The Bible was and is the only weapon that the white man could use, accomplish his greedy and selfish desires, and blood-stained sword in his other. By this medium and through his religious hypocrisy has mastered the situation pro tem. The Anglo-Saxon is *is-æsla fathn* He wants and takes all he can get and gives nothing in. *in return uncease, gcelled be force.* If he is his aim to fill the world and all mankind with an ignition past history, ignoring the laws of true Christianity, igniting in his heart "Who is this God that should obey?" Christianity. in the keynote to rightousness, and by its laws all mankind should live. In the eleventh chapter of Genesis, sixth verse, occurs this recollection: "Dohold the people facues and they have all one language." Moreover, it means that God created all nations of one blood to dwell on all faces of the earth, and fixed the rule of their habitations. Is not this to obviate us of the unity of all mankind, and that it was and is God's desire that all should live as one united family? Much has been written of the white man's burden. What is the white man's burden? Conquest and the extermination of human, life for national and personal gain. His method is mastery. First the missionary, then the soldier with all the implements of war; everything ready for the subjugation and people, all done weak and unoffending of Christianity, and yet it was crime for me to state all that Anglo-Saxons were of the same opinion and that they were the Negroes' enemies, for many a Saxon bowed his head, shamed at the wrongs of his brethren, only too true in the darkest periods of slavery. We found most representing the best blood of the Anglo-Saxon pro some government, back a few pale writers, of their ende to be used for the support of monarchy, war, and the establishment of a monarchy, above think of the good God, God Bless right, some once in the most sacred the temple, the temple of God, and their present false altar, altar, holy temple, false guild, or shrine to pet, by way of these wounds. Dale Christianity these things. No, a thousand things do, but if these were for Mining, Judges, right tribunal, and the Brotherhood, of Man all the world over, a sure remedy for mischief and the beginning of Universal Peace. teaching against *Bhumu* slaves, yet conditions continue, and so slaves themselves; that they gave birth to the following names—names that will live for all time: the true ancestor of America, slaves—Charles Sumner Wendell Phillips and William Lord Girslon; and we now stand steady to forgive our past and preserve ourselves as we fail if we fail to say God God bore true the apprehension the benefit for his wrong crusade as did Greece and Rome; and if God is taken out we be believed to be true, then there is no way for the Caucasus to escape his doom. Why condemn, the Turks for their barbarians and appeasable, cruelly? And yet, right under the kandow, of the immaculate temples of Christianity in this country, human beings are, freequently burned, alive; and these fugitive prophets and shameless, hypocritical professors of Christianity, turn a duel car and a saint into a noisy, brutal atrocities that are, no longer practiced, quite often, upon an unoffending and innocent people. In the name of the Turks, the Turks, and the Caucasians, twin the Turks and the Caucasians; one burrows alive, and the other fuges alive, the Caucasian protesting; this Christianity, all the white. Why does England, concern the Germans and Turks for their crimes against humanity? Let England prove and consider that, under the British flag in South Africa, these acts today a day most cruel form of slavery. Speculation in rife as to the ultimate diplomatic of Gurganu, East Africa, would rather be in German, flag for 500 miles away Gurganu, East Africa than to share, these abject parts of the Union of South Africa, for six months as the Balkans and the white marsh of the Southland of the United States are the lowest types of human race. British rule of India has been established from the Indian compiler of the 17th, and 18th centuries. It has been said that "the English compiler made India not the true friend of the Negroes, but the two native tribes that have been friend of India." It has been argued that the constitution of colonial India made the sharing of South Africa, as a colony, the impingement upon Indian peoples, the practice of slavery from which they rebelled, the presence of any redress for their misdeeds and misdress wrongs. The government represented by this compiler party, publishing of the continents of Africa, was competent to compile a dictionary of the languages. Federal Operatives in Atlanta Kept Busy Investigating Cases. Atlanta, Ga., April 18.—The starting disclosures in the John B. Williams trial and conviction have stimulated interest in peonage cases in Georgia, and the Department of Justice in Atlanta is called on to investigate four, or five new complaints of peonage every day, according to Vincent Hugha, head of the Department of Justice office here. Practically the entire time of the operatives is now devoted to work of this kind, he said. Some reports came from responsible white people" he said, "others come from Negroes and associations of various kinds. Livery complaint requires several days of investigation, and the ten men at work from this office are giving all their time to running down the reports. "Indictments on peonage charge, or on charges of conspiring to violate the Peonage Law, will be sought against Williams and his three sons at the first Federal Grand Jury session, May 4, in Macon. We will also seek indictments against a number of others at that time, evidence for which is now being prepared. "The State authorities will have the first chance to prosecute Williams and his three sons, but if any of them come charge of the State charges we will bring them to trial for peonage." He denied reports that the Department of Justice was negotiating with the three Williams boys for their surender and said that efforts to arrest them were still being pushed. "The Department of Justice agents have no authority to make a trade of any kind with the Williams boys, or any one under investigation or indictment, particularly under indictment by a state court," he asserted. "No promise of immunity from prosecution in the United States courts has been utter to any one connected with the Williams phone case. None is under consideration, nor will any such promise be made from representatives of this office at any time." Atlanta, Our Atlanta's first park for the Negro population will be thrown open on May according to announcement Saturday by officers of the Progressive Amusement Corporation, which is housing and financing the enterprise. The new park, which is rapidly nooning completion, covers a fifty-acre tract on South Perpore road, adjoining Clark University. Progressive colored citizens of Atlanta and other parts of the state beheld the dispute which caused the organization of the amusement corporation bid led to the construction of the park. The officers in charge are laying down for the promotion of State and county alike and are planning to artificially national Negro exposition—all to be held at the Atlanta park. WASHINGTON: James L. Mc has given in- forcement to the promoters in their offers to build and maintain an amusement park, and fair grounds for the Negroes of Atlanta. The Mayor has partnered with the promoters of the enterprise and has co-operated with them while the movement was inherited. TO: DISCUSS: SELF-GOVERN- MENT FOR RHODESIA London—The Secretary of State for the Colonies has appointed a commit- tee to advise him with regard to cer- tain questions relating to the future of Rhodesia. The councillors consist of: Lord Bilton (chairman), Sir H. C. M. Mumbbitt (representing the Colonial Officer), R. M. Greenwood (representing the Treasury), Lilian, Col. Sir E. W. Midgard, Major W. Waring, M. P. The secretary, A. K. N. Smith, of the Colonial Office. The names, by reference, will cover the following sub-pledges: (1) Whee and with what stipulations, if any, responsible government should be granted; (2) Rhodesia; (3) what pro- spective should be adopted with a view improving out the future constitution; (4) before the closing into effect of an administrative government, what mean- ness will be required to enable the Bilton Gold Africa Company to carry out the administrative duties. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO AGENTS IMPORTANT NOTICE TO AGENTS Papers are mailed regularly on Wednesday of each week, orders for increase, therefore, should reach this office on or before the Saturday preceding the date of publication in order to be effective for current issues Post Office Money Order, Express Money Order or Cash (Registered), must accompany all orders otherwise no attention will be given them Agents are reminded that payments should be made regularly each week Those failing to do so will have their supplies cut off. If you have not paid regularly each week and find that your supply has been discontinued, you need not write asking the reason. You have been cut off for non-payment and your name will not be restored to our mailing list until you pay up in full. GEORGIA CONSTITUTION MAKES PEONAGE LAWFUL. DECLARES ROWLAND THOMAS "I have just come back from the trial of a white man, fifty-four years old, devoted husband, affectionate father of twelve children, whom a Georgia jury found guilty of one of those murders and, by implication, guilty also of the ten others," declares Rowland Thomas in an article in the New York World. "And ever since I came back people here have been asking me if it was really true that the atrocious things they had read of had really happened and if that white man had really done them. "When I answered that the printed stories were true in all their hideous details and that in the mind of no man thoroughly acquainted with all the circumstances was there shadow of doubt concerning John Williams' guilt, my questioners still found it difficult not to palliate the truth. "Then, of course," they said, "the man was crazy. No sane man could have done that." "But John Williams was a sane man. More than that he was using what seemed to him wood judgment when he entered and supervised that wholesale and cold-blooded daughter. The laws of Georgia had put those eleven Negroes, in his power. But the laws of the United States had made them dangerous to him. They were evidence that he and three of his sons had committed the crime called 'peonage.' So he destroyed the evidence. It was only incidental that the evidence later destroyed him. The root of the trouble lay in the fact of peonage, and in the local condition, which made peonage possible. "Peonage was defined in court by a learned in later during Williams's trial as the crime of forcing a man to work out his debt by 'labor.' "These involuntary servitors on John-Williams's plantation were not the only peons in Georgia. Peonage exists on other Georgian farms, and in other States of the South. Georgia and the South do not deny it, or resent having the fact brought up for discussion. They only ask to be believed when they point out that peonage is not a Southern custom but merely sporadic in certain backward localities comparatively few in number. And in that contention, so far as my observation goes, they are justified by the facts. "I cannot speak for the South, but I can speak for Georgia," because I have information from the only man who knows. That is Vincent Hughes. Chief Agent of the Department of Justice, Bureau of Investigation in Atlanta. Every complaint of peonage arising in practically all of Georgia is brought to him for investigation. And Mr. Hughes says that out of the 155 counties in the State, complaints have come and investigation has uncovered possible cases of peonage in only six, lying in two widely separated blocks. "But the defense that only a few dollars were taken does not wash off the moral stigma attached to a proven charge of theft. One-case of peonage, in Georgia or elsewhere is one case too many, particularly if it results in what happened in Jasper county. How explain that? If John Williams is what he seems to those who have studied him closely, in all respects, but one a normal farmer, is not Georgia responsible? Georgia is responsible, just as much and in the same way as New York is responsible for the summons and drug purseage who scattered murder and misery among her population, John Williams and Topsy Hempel are both natural products of an ecotourism which could not exist if perhaps have were perfectly administered under the watchful eye of an always alert and watchful nalia. "My story of the "Suyun" "William" William got those Negroes from his home legally under the laws of Georgia and when he forced them to write their debt out he was still writing the laws of Georgia. "Georgia's balance" The law is in the United States. The Virginia laws have made min apprach to people for the same reason. The law is concerned the information and is a major issue. The law also is going to be the law that takes into effect to his form with the law of the State. THE NEGRO WORLD, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921 THE NEGRO WORLD. CUTION VIGNAGE LAWFUL, ES ROWLAND THOMAS ho fine and debt to the farmer is worked out This had system of letting farmers buy out prisoners seems to be a relic of the system of leased convict labor which was abolished about twelve years ago. Till then, counties had been permitted to lease their convicts in chain-gangs for road or farm work. The lessor paid the State or county $11 a year for each convict, with free renewals if during that period any of them got gick (died) was killed, or was so injured as to incapacitate him. The results are described by those who remember them as worse than slavery. Since a slave was property, it paid to keep him in good condition, whereas under the convict lease system the temptation was for a hard-hearted white man to get as many fresh Negroes as possible during the year for his $11. "This system of obtaining labor, I was told, was quite commonly adopted by some of the Jasper county farmers and may account for Williams exceptional callousness toward members of the colored race, whom he seemed to regard with less consideration than dumb bruises. When I visited his farm half a dozen dogs came out to meet me with a confident air which showed they had never been subjected to abuse. "The convict lease system was discarded because of its obvious evils, and I found the best element of the people in Georgin, both farmers and city dwellers, saying that the buying-out system must go too, and pointing out the Williams case as a horrible example of its dangerous possibilities. County Is Supreme. Until it is abolished, what happens to a Negro taken from prison to an isolated farm will depend somewhat on local conditions, for which Georgia as a whole cannot justly be held accountable, and from which the State cannot be relieved by anything less than a constitutional convention. "In Georgia, governor and legislature have so little real power that it is almost negligible. The administration of the law is almost wholly in the hands of local elected officials, particularly the county sheriff, and the judges and prosecutors who enforce the law and punish offenders in circuits composed of small groups of counties. On the character and settlement of these men the conditions in any given locality very largely depend. Georgia generally deplores the fact that the judges are elected instead of being appointed, and that the State is unable to supervise or control the activities of local officials. But, as said, only a constitutional convention can change this. "Probably contributing to the danger which indisputably exists for Negro residents of certain localities is the fee system of paying local judicial and law-enforcement officials. As long as these men depend for their income not on a fixed salary, but on fees, the temptation to run as large a black grist as possible through the mills of justice will exist." FORMER GOVERNOR OF SOUTHERN STATE ASKS JUSTICE FOR NEGRO Hampton, Va., April 16—Thomas W Bickett, former Governor of North Carolina, declared yesterday at the closing session of the fifty-third anniversary of Hampton Institute that "the Negro is entitled to equal and exact justice before the law, and the white man must accord him that justice or be false to all those traditions that have made the Anglo-Saxon race the glory of the world." Governor Bickett referred to Hampton Institute as a mountains and skyscraper from which are constantly flowing streams that make waste phones glad and afflict pilgrims, who come to Hampton for a new birth of message, faith and love. "The En Kino Kina," he added, "believed in the whaler, and that is why I come to all its all in North Carolina with all my joy. The new path leads the Negro to be follow in the path that leads straight in the door of the white man's existence." TOBACCO by Saint Bret Cured by Raphael Rancho, Glastonbury, Conn. BOTTLED BY WILLIAM W. BURTON, BOSTON. CONCLUSION OF MAJOR DE LANEY'S ARTICLE ON THE AFIRCAN ```markdown ``` annual SALO and we will send you a full supply that you can begin work with any SALO hair against terms. SALO will be issued by Michael Dearborn to THE STAR HAIR CROWER MF'R, P.O. Box 812, Greensboro, N. O. The value of the collection will be estimated by remembrance of its age and manner of obtaining, printing them being unknown to the world. The age of the library from its first collection was coequal with the first dawn of science among them. And had this immense foundation of knowledge been transmitted to posterity, the African world had had a history and a name. And I repeat with emphasis that the loss of the African library was a catastrophic unequaled to the age of the world, or bearing on the destiny of a people and a race. But the Museum was made the centre of attraction. The Saracen invaders surrounded the stupendous edifice, orders were given that not a rule be preserved the flambour was the weapon of attack, assault and fire was the command—when the accumulated literature art and science of four thousand years collection sent fire and smoke towards the heavens more destructive in its consequences than the world had ever before witnessed. The African Library, the repository of the earliest games of social, civil, political and national progress, the concentrated wisdom of ages, stood in flames, fourteen days burning, the buildings in rains, and the light of science and civilization for generations was extinguished, and Africa became a prey to aviation, importation and oppression. So enlightened, polluted and humane were this race that after the birth of Jesus, subsequent to the downfall of Egypt by the Saracens, the "Warning of the Lord to Joseph" was to take the young child and his mother and fuse into Egypt, and be thou there until they are all dead who seek the child's life. Nor can it be denied that the African race was that which the "Spirit of the Lord" meant because notwithstanding Saracen subjugation in Egypt the African policy, civilization and humanity still prevailed. Besides it is a historically known fact that Greek am. Jews were with the Romans in governor; and sentiments against this Messiah the promised King of the Jews, all conspiring for his deposition in the event of his coming. It will also be remembered that after the crucifixion and ascension that Africa was the only country which held prestige enough to send a national representative to "Jerusalem to worship under the Christian doctrine, as propagated by the scattered and terror-stricken apostles the Ethiopian sunuch, a man of great authority, and chief lord of her Majesty Queen Candace's royal treasury. One word more and I close a review already too elaborate; but driven by necessity to the defence of my race, duty compelled me to the point where I cease. Would any other race than the African, in the symbolical statues of the Sphinxes, have placed the great head of a Negro woman in the majestic body of a lion, as an ideal representation of their genius? If it be the glory of the white race to know that they have had these qualifications in sufficient measure to build upon this continent a great political fabric it is also the glory of the black race to know that they have had these qualities in sufficient measure to build a great political fabric long before the whites, imparting to them the first germs of civilization, and enlightening the world by their wisdom. And the most momentous extraordinary international conspiracy against the African race, which this moment commenced to expose, has never been by convention annuled not abrogated, and therefore, still stands optional with either party to continue or withdraw; it is fondly and confidently hoped that it will not be encouraged nor induced to continue by an equally extraordinary, if not momentous, official denunciation against that race, from the executive of one of the most powerful nations existing on this globe. And in behalf of my race, once great, polished, and elevated, at the foot of whose philosophy the learned and eminent of the world sought wisdom, as did Herodotus the Father of History," and others—may I fondly hope that another generation will not pass away till Africa, in and by her own legitimate children, given evidence of a national regeneration, breathing forth with fervid and bony aspirations in the religious sentiments of her native heart and beautiful words of one of her own native languages—All-Olorum Petina—The Lord has been merciful to us. And in behalf of my emancipated bretarea I. America, may the blessings of that God, whose signal promise must and will be fulfilled, despite political official anthem, rest upon the devoted head and in the holy heart of the most emancipated prelate, Father Felix, Archibibo, of Orkney in France. Egypt the Home of Religion EGYPT the House of Religion [Editors Note - What Major Martin R. De Laney said about Egypt's religion may seem extravagant, but Dr. Dexter J. Ender, the philosopher, on page 437 of his book "Social Institutions," said "Many historic indications cause us to turn our faces to the valley of the Nile as the arena of man's earliest self-awareness, the most important epoch in his history, namely, that which made him man. But more emphatically than any recorded fact does nature select the land of Egypt for man's primordial initiation into manhood. From the providential Nile hand reaching out of the unknown and feeding the dwellers of the valley arose its corresponding God-constituent, and therewith also began civilization. Ancient Herodotus tells us that the Egyptians were still in his time the most religious of men, though he saw them when they were certainly several and probably many thousand years old. Egypt is doubtless the home of the religious institution." Chaplain General's Dept. 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It was my belief that the appearance of the answer along with the letter would have shorn the latter of any appearance of evil. But better late than never. Addandum to the Above. I add this further note because of the fact that not only Mr. Claranda but many other persons have quite a wrong notion about my relation to The Negro World in particular and the U. N. I. A. is general. They presume that my own relations to both are necessarily like those of other men like Dr. McGuire, Dr. Gordon, Dr. Brooks or Mr. Thompson. It is therefore necessary to point out that soon after the convention closed I ceased to be the editor of The Negro World—as had been prophesied before. At present I turn in a book review and other items each week for which I draw the sum of $15. Just as I would for doing similar work for any other publication. It should not be expected, therefore, that I should have that passim for magnificent titles which Mr. Clarana seems to sarcastically ascribe to me along with others. I have never cared for such titles, and Mr. Clarana may rest assured that I never shall. Even though I am at present the instructor in embryology at the College of Chiropractic I see to it that the students call me "Mr. Harrison" and not "Professor" or "Doctor" Parenthetically. I may remark that it has been left to white people to utilize my services in this way, although black people have had these services offered to them collectively and individually for the longest while. Let this suffice for Mr. Clarana on the present point. A. South African Author Mr. Solomon T. Plaatja, of Kimberley, South Africa, has come to stay for a while among us and his works have followed him. It is a great pity that his able book, "Native Life in South Africa," is not better known to the Negro-reading public on this side. About three years ago a shipment of a few hundred copies of this book was sent by the author to Dr LuBois of the Crisis, but no honest effort has been made so far to get the book advertised and sold, and the copies sent have been largely left to gather age and dust. This is a great faint but. We promise to introduce this book to our reading public by reviewing it in these columns in a few weeks. At this time we wish to call attention to a pamphlet and another book by this Bochuana author* 3 The Mote and the Beam. "The Mote and the Beam" is a pamphlet of eleven pages which Mr. Plasticne describes as "an epic on sex-relationship between black and white in British South Africa." The chief value of this pamphlet to Negro Americans is to demonstrate to them that their provincial notion of the unique character of race prejudice in this country is entirely wrong. Every feature of outrage and hypocrisy, of cruelty and legalized social injustice with which we are acquainted "in the land of the free and the home of the brave" is duplicated in the U.S.A.—he, the Union of South Africa, Mr. Plasticne points out that the gist of the complaints made by white men as to black men's love for white women is really the fact that white women have begun to exercise on their own account that same privilege of sexual mixing and mingling which has been for so many years an exclusive privilege of white men in their relations with black women. In short, as Mr. Rogers points to Nature Leads," white women, when given a free press their freedom of choice, do like to become acquainted. In more than on way, with black men. All history is full of the attraction exercised by the man and woman from outside on the women and men inside of the group, and the women of the white race are no exceptions to these natural laws—although it suits the book of the white Anglo-Saxon to pretend that they are. On the whole "The Mote and the Bean" is a fifty little pamphlet. But we think of a neighborly act to remind Mr. Plainje that people in America will hardly pay 25 cents for a pamphlet of eleven pages, however good. They may do it as charity in church or at Liberty Hail, but not as a regular business proposition. Pamphlets of from 24 to 48 pages sell for 10 cents; the 25-cent ones bulk as large as 64 or 120 pages. Sechuana Preverba. als many. We on this side are unfortunately and, to our shame, ignorant of the correct forms of African tribal names. Most of us would unblushly; call the people of Uganda "Ugandani," and if we should run across the name Baganda would never recognise it as the correct plural form of the name for the people of Uganda. We would recognize the name Baganda da make two Baganda, as one-Chuana and another Chuana (Kwana) make two Sechuana. Hence "Diane" Sea Secoana" (as Mr. Pfaist spells R in the native form). This is a collection of short, pithy proverbs in which the wisdom of one section of the Bantu people of South Africa is preserved for posterity. Each page is divided into three parallel sections, in the first of which the original Sechuana proverbs appear, while the second is made up of the literal translations of these proverbs; the third contains their European equivalents. These proverbs are largely codifications of the experience of a cattalian people who lived habitually in the open. They demonstrate that wisdom is not the exclusive possession of any single human group, certainly not the exclusive possession of the white people. There are 722 of these proverbs. The preface and introduction which Mr. Platjea has written are interesting and instructive. He points out some of the troubles that beset a writer in a language whose orthography has been tampered with by the white missionaries without their being able to reach definite decisions as to its principles of pronunciation and literal representation Mr. Platjea steers clear of the four or five methods of representing the Schohuana language which have been devised by the missionaries and sticks to the method used by the native press which has been pointedly ignored by the top-lofty and "scholarly" European missionaries. The first part of the book is illustrated by photographs of representative Schohuana, including the author. These illustrations are beautifully reproduced and add much to the appearance and charm of the volume which, as well as the pamphlet, is now being handled by Mr. George Young, of 135 West 135th street, New York city. TORNADO SWEEPS SOUTHERN STATES LEAVING VAST DAMAGES IN ITS WAKE Several Negroes Killed and Injured in Fury of Tornado Which Completely Ruins Their Homes. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. April 18. Fifty known dead and hundreds of persons injured were reported in dispatches received from the tornado swept sections of southeast Arkansas today. Reports coming into Little Rock from the storm area augmented rather than diminished the extent of the damage and caused of paralyzed wire communication officials were of the opinion that several days might escape before the full extent of the destruction is definitely known. Apparently the heaviest loss of life and property was caused in the two Arkansas counties. In the rural sections of upper Miller County, near Taxarkaune, eleven persons are known to have been killed and a large number injured. Near House, in Hempstead County, press dispatches stated that from fifteen to twenty persons were killed and scores injured by the storm, which awept the entire length of the county. The storm approached within a few miles of the town, according to reports here Storm Broke in Texas. The storm apparently broke in Smith County, Texas, swopt sections of Good, Gregg, Case and Bowle counties and passed into Miller and Hempstead counties, Arkansas. Six of the seven persons killed in Texas were crushed to death when their homes in the village of Avinger were wrecked. Crossing into Arkansas the storm skirted the city of Texarkana and out a swath a half mile wide through a heavily wooded section of Miller and Hempstead counties. Near Hope, in Hempstead county, the list of reported dead tonight had reached twenty; fifteen others were said to have lost their lives near the town of Prescott and a like number north of Texarkana. Five persons were reported killed at Steen, a small town near Columbus, in Eastern Mississippi, and one at Soning, sixteen miles east of Brookhaven. Leaving Mississippi, the storm swept down again in Northern Alabama. In the Aycock community, near Tucumbia, seven persons were reported to have been killed and three others lost their lives in the town of Ralph in Tucoscalo county. In Birmingham, ten persons were injured and a hundred homes in the northern and eastern suburbs of that city were damaged. In Memphis, a forensical rainstorm damaged street, sewers and drainage canals. At Rome, Ga., where the storm struck shortly after noon, several persons were injured and property damaged estimated at $800,000 don. The rainfall in Mistangaui was very peaceful, the heaviest on record. As Jangan 8.8 names of palm oil from hopeous waters until early today. One area was very hot and humid. Another area was very dry and hot. Laurel, Miss., and toppling into a ditch, One passenger was killed. Two unknown Negroes were killed in a field southwest of Texarkana. More than a score of persons have been inundated and several houses of Negroes torn down as skids of the tornado in Dallas, Tex., Mississippi and Alabama. WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE PLANS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL From June 13 to July 23 of this year, the West Virginia Collegiate Institute will conduct its annual Summer School. The purpose of this school is two-fold: to give to teachers an opportunity, during six weeks of their summer vacation, to add to their store of professional knowledge and training, especially with regard to the latest developments in their respective fields; second, to give to teachers and other qualified persons an opportunity to enroll in courses of standard collegiate grade which may be credited, if it is so desired, toward a bachelor's degree. "The work is done intensively, so that in most subjects the Summer School course of six weeks is rated as equivalent to work in that subject for one semester of the regular school year. The work of the Normal Department is of particular interest and importance. Although the particular needs of teachers in West Virginia have been held uppermost in mind in the arrangement of the curriculum the courses offered are of a sufficient number, grade and variety to meet the requirements of teachers of prizes and awards throughout the country, with special attention to the peculiar situations arising in rural schools. Educational Psychology, Principles of Teaching, Special Methods in the various branches, Literature for the Grades, the History of Education, School Administration, Tests and Measurements, Rural Problems, and Teachers' Agriculture are some of the courses offered, all taught by competent instructors. A model school for observation and practice will be open to all students in the Normal Department, and, in addition, a special clinic work according to the West Virginia plan will be an important feature. Certificates will be awarded for all work done in this department. Students desiring to enroll in the College Department must present evidence, either by certificate or examination, of having completed at least a four-year high school course of standard grade. In order to be allowed to take freshman college courses. More advanced courses in the College Department may be taken by students, who, by certificate, examination or otherwise, give evidence that their training and experience fit them to do so. A student may thus complete a year's college work by enrolling in two college courses for each of four summer sessions. Students, moreover, who by reason of previous failures must "make up" work, or students of exceptional ability who desire to acquire advanced credit in college courses, may make use of the Summer School for such purposes, as the courses offered are of the standard collegiate grade, and consist of elementary and advanced work in four groups of studies vis. Agent and Modern Foreign Languages, Mathematics and Philosophy, Biological and Physical Sciences, and the Social Sciences. The college faculty, like that of the Normal Department, is worthy, and consists of instructors whose advanced and research work in the best universities of the country fits them for their calling and position. Recreation. Facilities for recreation and summer sports are of the highest. Situated as it is, 600 feet above sea level, on the Kawana River and in a hill-skirted valley of the Alloghanies as they pass through West Virginia, the school possesses a natural environment which is seldom equaled with regard to beauty of scenery and healthful surroundings. On the other hand, Charleston, the capital of the State, is conveniently situated at a distance of only eight miles from the school. Fees. The Summer School of the West Virginia Collegiate Institute. In short, presents to the progressive Negro school teacher and student an unexcelled and advantageous opportunity for summer study. Being a State enterprise, it is able to render service at lowest cost, the fees being two dollars for registration, and five dollars a week for room and board in the school dormitories and dining hall. More detailed information concerning this school will appear in three columns from time to time. Bulletin date, application blanks, etc. may be obtained by mail from John W. Davies president, or Sherman H. Quesen director of Summer School Institute, West Virginia. Nation World Apt. Srinagar, Natalia, Government, Clovisville - $9,999 NOEL BOYCE MEMORIAL INDEPENDENT THE NEGRO WORLD For more information call: 844-Warrington Road NEGRO WORLD, W. V. Fighting Qualities of Our Men Brought Out When They Got Their Chance in Palestine. --- The West India Committee Circular of Dec. @ publishes the following:— Lieut-Colonel C. Wood-Hill, D.S.O., who commanded the 1st British West India Regiment during the war, was the guest of the West Indian Club at a dinner at which Mr. Algernon Aspinall, C.M.G., presided, on Nov. 24. Mr. Aspallin, proposing the health of the guest, said that since the West Indian Club dinners had been started twenty-one years ago—and he was reminded that this year marked their coming of age—it had been an unwritten rule that their guests should be men of distinction, associated directly or indirectly with the West Indian colonies. Colonel Wood-Hill admirably fulfilled both of these qualifications. It was largely owing to his persistent efforts that the officers and men of the British West Indies Regiment were permitted to realize their ambition to "go over the top" in Palestine, which they did with such precision and courage that they earned the unstinted praise and admiration of the Dominion troops brigaded with them. During a recent visit to the West Indies, he (the speaker) had noticed with regret that the services of the British West Indies Regiment were not so fully accounted as they might be. The splendid work which the men performed in France in "humping" shells for the heavy guns appeased to be forgotten. Forgotten, too, was the brilliant advance in Palestine to which he had just referred. What the result? Rumors spread abroad, and he had distressed to see it stated in an article by a Mr. Frank, in the "Century Magazine," of America, that not a single West Indian soldier had died facing the enemy. He characterised that statement as a gross libel to which the casualty statistics of the British West Indies Regiment gave the lie direct. U.S. Secretary for Colonies. Issut-Colonel L. S. Amery, M.P., the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, in supporting the toast, referred to Colonel Wood-Will as one of the oldest and best personal friends, and mentioned that when in the old days of party politics he had come to help him electionering, he was worth a whole battalion of canvassers. It was Colonel Wood Hill's keenness, persistence and insight that had induced the authorities in Egypt to look upon the West Indies Regiment as more then hewers of wood and drawers of water, and to realize at last that the proper place for these splendid men was as igniting units in the front line—with what result they had already heard, that the anemy power first toppled, and that the contributed more than anything to the final catastrophic collapse, of Germany's morals. The West Indies had taken a really effective part in the war and the result had been a new consciousness of their corporate sense as a unit of the Empire. Referring to the Ottawa Trade Agreement, Colonel Amery spoke of the remarkable unanimity that prevailed, and said that it was the first meeting of the kind at which all the West Indian colonies had been represented. That agreement, in his opinion, marked the beginning of a further active development throughout the British West Indies. The full significance of Imperial Preference had not yet, perhaps, been fully appreciated. When it was realized in the West Indies that this Preference was intended to be permanent, confidence, stability and enterprise would naturally ensue. Colonel Hill's Repli Replying to the toast, which was cordially honored, Colonel Wood-Hill briefly traced the history of the British West Indies Regiment from the year 1915, when they were brought into being. They went, he said, to Egypt full of the highest hopes, but there they found 148 brigadiers (laughter) who had never before seen Caribbean folk, and they were condemned to one and a half years of miserable, dreadful experience on the lines of communication. Then the 60th Division camp-out, commanded by Sir Edward Bulfinl. This general, who was the nephew of Sir Francis Floming, undertook West Indians, and within a week he said he would like to have the British West Indies Regiment in his (the 21st) Corps. The "Weste" might have faults, but he had many not quite fine qualities as a soldier, especially his loyalty and prince of Sweden. He (the appointed personally had) found so difficult in commanding these troops, which he attributed largely to his sense of humor. He illustrates this. Colonel Wood-Hill told the following story: He was once warned that his life was in danger, and the names of six or seven soldiers who had threatened him were disclosed. He promptly appointed the ringleader, whose record on the contract sheets was far from credible, an unpaid lance-corporal and detailed the whole of the gang for special employment, pouring them round his tent at night to predece him from molestation. They appreciated the joke as much as he did, and he was able to congratulate them on the efficient way they had carried out their duties. (Laughter.) Colonel Wood-Hill concluded by paying a tribute to the West Indian Contingent Committee, which had been so inadvertent in looking after the interests of the troops as far as could be done at home. The health of the chairman having been proposed by Mr. R. Rutherford, the chairman of the club, the company adjourned to the club room, where the remainder of a pleasant evening was spent. WEST INDIES-SEEK BETTER FACILITIES FOR TRAD West Indian importers are reported to be chary about placing orders for goods, in view of the fall in prices in the United States and Great Britain. Export trade, on the other hand, is reported to be almost at a standstill. Large stocks of produce have been in hand, but there has been practically no demand. Jamaica is stated to have been extremely affected by the situation. During the last five years exporting firms made very large profits, but prices now have fallen to the pre-war scale, and in some instances below it. Coffee has fallen from £6 to £9a and 40a per hundredweight, cocoa from 80s to 83a, pimento to 80a, honey from 18a, to 3a, per gallon, and other articles in proportion. Even the babaena trade is reported to have been at a standstill, owing to the shortage of fruit caused by the drought. In connection with the movement for the resumption of regular steamship connection with the United Kingdom, such as were provided by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, the Secretary of State for the British Colonies has announced to the governments of each of the West Indian colonies formally served, that the imperial government is prepared to guarantee, at the rate of £8,000 an srium, a three-weekly service to be performed by an intermidiate class of vessels, serving Barbados, Trinidad and British Guiana. The colonies interested are asked to guarantee an expenditure of the rate of £17,000 a year for Trinidad, £8,000 for British Guiana, and £7,000 for Barbados. The Royal Mail Company has offered to provide a provisional service on the basis of a guarantee against loss, the amount of the guarantee not to exceed £7,000 a round voyage. The question of calling for this for a contract for a term of years is being considered independently; the other service would be for three months only. Some members of the Jamaican Legislature are anxious to open trade relations with Australia and New Zealand. New York Tribune. THIS AND THAT. Open the exhaust pipe of ecotism or else you'll blow up and come down with a thud. Love the neighbor but respect his wife: love and respect, respectively, that which you merit to the extent of which they merit, and should be loved and respected by you. PRICES SLASHED! Beautiful Waist FREE! $8.00 Value Now $298 Postage Paid SEND NO MONEY This week the prices of the waistcoat are the lowest they have been since the war. The waistcoat is now $298, and the postage paid is $2.98. Both are ONLY $2.98 The waistcoat is now $298, and the postage paid is $2.98. Both are ONLY $2.98 The waistcoat is now $298, and the postage paid is $2.98. Both are ONLY $2.98 AUTOHOND IN THE DUTTON WEST WORLD These will be the most important thing than the third battle of the Dutch West India which included the islands of Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire and the coast of Venezuela. Salem St. Martin is the vicinity of Virginia Islands. We may also add, Dutch Gulfa or Suriname on the South American continent all of which make up a population of 185,000 people of whose number eight-traits are the African race. And it is publicized that, this population is absolutely ruled by a half-drop Dutch who are ignorant of the nationality of people. The inhabitants of these colonies, the Negroes especially, have entirely settled to do with the government of their respective birthplaces. But it is their fault, as they also simply pass their lives "fooling" with the Bible. They have never asked for anything, they have never petitioned her Majesty Queen Wilhelmine, putting before her needs. In our opinion, if they could unite themselves they would be capable of framing their own free government. Negro Dutch subjects should today ring out the old and ring in the new. They must cease worshiping any monarchial region refrain from infringing any crowned head, and adopt and proclaim republican ideals, democratic ideas, socialistic aspirations, radical reforms, popular actions, liberal methods, elective proceedings, representative moods and progressive pan- Attention READ THIS! READ THIS! An Electrical Power, Lighting and Traction Plant, in contemplation for the city of Monrovia, Liberia, Africa. BY THE ETHIOPIAN ENGINEERING ASSN., INC. 226 West 135th Street New York City Capital Stock, $500,000. Shares, $9.00 each. Buy from 1 to 200 Write or call, for further information at office. Telephone: Morningside 4338 Wm. H. Dammond, C. E. President D. Griffith Treasurer Cecil DeWind Secretary Walter Robinson, Vice-President W. D. Jones, Attorney POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE IN COVINGTON, GA. Somewhere out In Covington, Ga. A white planter And his Negro foreman Are held for The killing of Eleven Negro peacas. They are alleged To have been killed By the Negro foreman At the investigation Of the white planter. The Negro foreman He cannot read. He cannot write. He does not know From where he came But He remembers himself Living in Jasper County This Negro. Attributes The following statement To his "master." Mr. Johnny: "It's either Their necks Or your neck." And when. The curtain Will have been Let down. On this Most heard. OF SUMMER: I was for What Will be The attitude Of the American public. North and South. East and West. Towards the Negro As their "civilization" Affects him. LEONARD BRATHWAITE When we have triumphed over these mortals vile Mu exercise our minds. That is the idea That may command regard for the U. N. I. A; Why should we heed the jealous ancess of those Who would defeat us; the reactionaries of our day Gored by failures of their own would seek to hasten Our downfall. We should spurn their insolence With patient for the unclev a might Their own quietus make their own tongues. LAVINIA D. SMITH Cleveland Reporter of U. N. I. A THE PEONAGE HORROR. Where the Yellow River murmurs there's a hush— Even day dawn wears a guilty tell-tale blush— And the waves are loy cold At the horrors that unfold. Where they sweep through Jasper county with a rush. Where the willow weeps the weary hours away That the blood of Abel stains their realms so gay. Songsters grieve as they pass by. Clouds police there and shade the sky. For the ghost of Cain has wandered by that way. Breezes that brush by the rivers winding shore. Murmur supplications that are heard no more— Whirlpools gurgle like the breath Of the victims sent to death— Where the slave trade thrives as in the days of yore. Where the earth is trembling to give up its dead— Where the peon dug his yawning, awful bed. There's a deathlike silence there. Poisoned is the very air. Where the blood of Abel has been sought and shed. Even spring, has lost the gayness of its bloom. And its blossoms feel the coldness of the tomb. Where the pit and where the wave Yielded the unwilling grave. For the victims peonage sent to their doom. Where the red man wandered by the rippling wave Of the Yellow River, while his soul grew brave— Where fond lovers row at eve— Lilies bloom—white loves grieve— Lurks the phantom spirit of the outraged slave. Winds in Jasper county sigh the awful tale— Captives' groans are mingled with their nightly wall. Where they went to ghastly death. Robbed of God's most precious breath. Where the Yellow River leaves its silver trail— ETHEL TREW DUNLAP. 3333 Wentworth Ave., Chicago. SAIL FOR GARVEY'S GOAL. Quit weeping—quit sleeping— It's no time to pause. Just hurry and flurry And boost Garvey's cause! Quit knocking—quit rocking Like boats all adrift— Be ready—and steady— Give Garvey a lift! Don't fluster—don't bluster And wreck on the shoal. Be quiet—don't riot— Sail for Garvey's goal! Don't quibble—don't nibble— For fishes get caught. Be silent—not violent— Do as Garvey taught! Don't waver—be braver Than weaklings have been. He needs you—will lead you To freedom again! ETHEL TREW DUNLAP. $$$$ Wentworth Ave. Chicago. AFRICA. Shall see just why the Saviour sheds His precious blood and died. For Ethiopia's calling. She's stretching forth her hand. While Pharach's hosts still ruling Are scattered through the land. But God has raised a Moses Who takes the word of cheer. Hurrah! The time approaches. Redemption day is near. PROF. O. M. SKINNER. 620 Lenox Ave., New York City HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR SHARES IN THE BLACK STAR LINE? RELIGION AND GARVEY- ISM A SUCESSFUL PHILOSPHY IN PRACTICE By CAMPBELL MacRAE LEWISTALL Columbus, Ohio. April 10.—Opinion or judgment is divided among and between the masses and classes, the skilled and unskilled, evangelize and civilized members of the varied races of mankind throughout the known world on the subject of and object of the Garvey movement, or Garveyism. This is as it should be. While disinterested, uninvestigating members of the Negro descendents themselves, together with the blue-eyed descendents of the Caucasian race, are critically writing, laughing, doubting, questioning, the wisdom, the preaching, and the achievements of this idea, this purpose, this religion and modern-day philosophy, this movement. "Africa for the descendents of Africans," this universal freedom and liberty, now and forever, one and inseparable, for every race of a common ancestry, in the land of their forefathers, and wheresoever they may live, sojourn, or dwell, is succeeding right on. TOMBERTON It is succeeding because it is the practical application of the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth, government, and the universal unity in religion and philosophy by race of a common origin, in their social, political, industrial and commercial opportunities of life. "Seek ye first the kingdom of righteousness and of His heaven and all things shall be added unto you"; "Do unto others as ye would that they should do unto you". "I helped you roll your log, you help me roll mine. Do you realize that this is the only Negro Corporation owning, controlling and operating steamships in the whole world? THE BLACK STAR LINE, Inc. It is succeeding in every nock and corner of the civilized world like the Christian religion succeeded in the days of the Apostles, whithersoever it goes, wherever it is preached, wheresoever it is investigated and understood. Is capitalized at $10,000,000 under the Laws of the State of Delaware and is backed in its operations by the full strength of its organization with millions of Negro men and women in all parts of the world. It is succeeding because, like Judaism and Christianity, like the Magna Charta of the plain people, the protestant reformation, the Puritan reformation, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, in England, in Germany, in America, and in France were not the movements of the men who inaugurated or fostered or preached them. These all were the works of the first cause—the Creator of the world and of mankind—whom Christians all over the evangelized and civilized world acknowledge, worship and adore as God of the fathers of men and nations, who has "ordained one spot each raco should choose dominion over all." At par value of Five Dollars ($5.00) each at the office of the Corporation. It is succeeding in this great united Republic of America, and wheresoever it is preached because God has in His own good time called and put into leadership and counsel in the White House of this land the cradle of liberty and of peace and good will to all. His Gamallel, whose advice to the persecutors and false accusers of Peter and John in the days of the Apostles: "Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourself what ye intend to do to those men," were timely. AMERICAN NEGRO LABOR BUY·NOW! STOCK IN THE BLACK STAR LINE $5.00 PER S. 3 I/O SHARES UNIA Wilson Pass It is succeeding because men, women, and even children everywhere have come to know the universal truth of the ages: There's no place like home, whether it be the naked and barren woods of the Congo so made by plunder and exploitation, whether it be in savagery, and feticitism, or superstition, so it be free from the institution of lynchings day after day, month after month, year after year. It is succeeding because men and women can live no longer in happiness and contentment without the religion and philosophy of Jesus practically applied in church as well as in state. It is succeeding because before this humble inspired, unwelcomed founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Community League of the world there rose up a Douglas, a Booker Washington, a Du Bois, a Moton, a Simmons, a Grimke, and they drew away many people, and all, as many as obeyed them, were scattered and brought to naught. After these men rose up a Johnson, and he drew away many people after him, they also perished, and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. And now I say unto you, refrain from these men, "settle your factional differences between yourselves. Get right with God and His Christ, and let the U. N. I. A. and A. C. L. alone, for if this counsel or this work—this movement of Marcus Garvey—be of men, it will come to naught, but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, let haply ye be found to fight against God." It is succeeding because the defender of the faith of the Federalist fathers and the democratic and fundamental principles of the Constitution, the keeper of the forty-eight dwellings of peace, good will, prosperity, and happiness for each and everyone, whether he or she be spotted, streaked, or pled, lives in the White House and all's well with the world. We are making special efforts to add ships of large tonnage to the ships now owned and controlled by this concern. Will you do your part in assisting this, the greatest effort ever made to have the race rise to a position in the maritime world that will challenge the admiration and command the attention of the world. You owe it to yourself and to posterity to lay this economic foundation. HARDING EXCHANGES CALLS WITH PRESIDENT KING WASHINGTON, April 15.—President Harding received at the White House yesterday, President, King of Liberia, together, with officials attached to the latter's mission to the United States. Shortly after the termination of the visit of courtesy, President Harding returned the visit by a personal call on the Liberian President at the latter's temporary residence. When God made man He sent him his breath; but man—more man; by his actions—would have just think that he is the only owner for eternity. LEONARD BRADWAITE. Archikald Johnson Reviews the Garvey Movement—Endorace Planet's Position—An Able Review of the Situation. I heartily endorse and support the fair, just and common sense view you take of the "Black Star Lines" venture and its founder. He is entitled to this liberal, broad-minded, sensible reception of his plans and not narrow-minded, jealous criticism, predicting failure and defeat. His venture is the thin entrying edge, so I take off my hat to Mr. Garvey, wherever born or however black, and shunt him across the sea. Go on! Ant God speed your efforts. For in all the book of time there is no record of any man of African blood having put ships of merchandise on the broad oceana navigated and maneuled by men of African brain and blood. Their house is whom house is due. For why should the brain man of the race stand by and be the man with a swollen head, simply, because Garvey has never had high university education? He has made a very practical application of what education he has attained and has gotten ahead of some of us who have swept long and eagerly by the midnight lamp. Two Good Reasons. Two good reasons, therefore, present themselves for accepting Mr. Garvey's plans at their face value. (1) We owe respect to the man himself for his courage and daing in attempting to transport African goods in his own ships. (2) We should patronize and help the队 to encourage Africans to unite along economic and commercial lines. The African men are need outside sympathy from people of their own blood. They need to have installed into them that "Utty is strong. Ahn'poo' Africa." How African men need outside sympathy. Ethiopia needs help to stretch forth her hands. No longer du men go to Africa to steal the man himself, they go to steal his land, its inheritance and patrimony. The Western world does not hear half as much of the hardships of the dark races as we do in England. Residence in London is on a pivotal point. The grounds of Ireland are always with us; but the wall of sorrow and anguish that continually comes to our ears from India, Egypt and Africa under the grinding heel of the English politicians is extremely heartrending South Africa England, after the Boer war, eager gp placate Brother Boer, handed her colored subjects over to the tender mercles of the Dutch farmers, bound politically, hand and foot. In pasein the South African Constitution Bill in the House of Commons, liberal- minded English politicians balked at the committal of all native rights to the Boer. The Prime Minister, Mr. Aquilh, silenced his conscience by say- ing he hoped it was only for a time. While opposition to the Tory party, led by Mr. Batchelor, went all lengths in agreement with the Boer in robbing the native of our customary rights as British subject. I end you a cutting I then mention to the London Times, where it Bateen, said, "I deny that it is allowed on the end." The life of such cities in Philadelphia, London, New York, and Providence where equality is practiced, give the lie comely to the assertions of this wooden-headed togoy English politician. He has never been anything but a mid-rise politician. In his younger days he was so effeminate that in Parliament they dubbed him "Fanny." He gained office and prestige because he was nephew to the late Lord Bellahur. He is just his best days. At general elections he frequently is left stranded without a constituency. When Booker T. Washington was last some of the newspapers who contended for the best interests of the men of Africa deserved in the United States regarded Mr. Washington as a spineless, weak-kneed, phantom, distracting the virility and grit of his radio for a mass of pottage; but Balfour hung on his every word, followed him about and delighted himself with his views. Forbidden to Practice Law. Perhaps it is not known in the Western world that at Cape Town colored men are absolutely forbidden to practice law. Smuts and his Bar Association, many of them men born in Holland, forbid the native to go into a court to earn a living. The same is true in the Southern Nigeria. Both legal and medical men must be white. And the recent land grabbing in Rhodesia under process of law, where the native does not own and has to play rent for the few feet of land on which he builds his hut or kraal. The robbery in Rhodesia is a crime in the right of high heaven and a stink in the nostril of men of African blood all over the planet earth. Texas and Mississippi can not show anything more drastic than the refusal to practice law. Only think of the enormous wealth that has been robbed from the natives of South Africa. White adventurers, poor and even destitute, have gone out there and plied on their millions. Dependents of native chiefs have either, his Cleway's eldest son, been imprisoned, or like Lobengula, who died a commissive in a penal mine in England, drove out of South Africa. From the quality of the adventurers themselves dominating the poorest men on his own soil in a force. This is the most powerful Portuguese man in African expatriates: a native, then Guevara. While so is true in many other countries, he has are being succeeded by younger men who have been to Europe, men who know and when Mr. Gervarez plans are designed to teach that all things political are possible to those who unite with each other. The native chiefs in the interior of Africa, if united and had arms for their men, could even now drive out the white wumpus. Mr. Gervarez's dream is not so chimerical as the white press and jealous colored men make out. Why should the immoral bankrupt Belgian dominate Africans better than themselves. Think of the criminal record, the trail of blood, of murderous outrage, following along behind this one people. Think of the serving up of Africa by white men who at first crept timidly into differential IANA saying: "We came to teach you of Christ." Next came the man with the national flag and the doom was sealed. Last September the English papers sent me from London ridiculed both DoBois and Garvey as a pair of cranks. The Daily Mall book reviewer alleged that the former wrote a little book and sent it over to Europe claiming the origin of the late war was in Africa and showed it was a clear case of the fly on the coach wheel (see me raise all this dust) as every schoolboy in Europe knows that the last war was of put by European origin and a mere corollary of the Franco-Prussian War of 1871-72. The press laughed over Garvey's words in Madison Square, but the English laughed over Arabi Pasha's war and said he "was only a barber," but the kick Arabi put into Egyptian affairs is still there. Just as England is giving them a constitution. But colored men fight each other too much. Let us have peace. We are healing the breach the noble white man has made in our ranks, then abides to shoulder. Much to be thankful for Sixty years ago we were property; cattle in the market. But now-Gerald Massay, an English poet, has written: He gave us only over fish, flesh, fowl, Dominion absolute. But man over man He made not Lord Hurray, let us Lord Hurray, Hurray, let us Lord Hurray. NEW NEGRO HOTEL (By The Associated Negro Press) Atlantic City, N. J., April 10— Atlantic City is standing on the tip- edge of a place in regard to the big people of the Oceans. The city will be erected and completed in time to meet the summer visitors this year. It will be a fireproof structure and will occupy a gite 100x140 feet and will be constructed of brick and stone strimmings and stand five stories high. The interior will be finished in marble and tile. The staircase will be constructed with Vermont marble. The plans also include an assembly hall which will seat 1,500 people, a main dining-room to accommodate 800 people, several private dining-rooms, and 30 copy living apartments which will afford year-round occupancy. WHENEVER THEY Reliable and Reason W. G. F. Is At Your 231 West 136th Street Phone Audubon 6444. Official D WARNING TO THE OF AMERICA A man claiming to be PRE alleged to be a native prince of is travelling through the Uni- people and asking for financial Liberty Hall, New York, son public collection from the Ne- he was a native prince of Afri- return to Africa to work in the Information to hand prove from Africa, he is an imposter a propagandist receiving mone- American and West Indian Negroes of this Western He- upon the redemption of Afri- of Europe to control and expol All Negro organizations are out for this man. All colored newspapers p 231 West 136th Street NEW YORK CITY Phone: Audubon 6444 Official Understaff of New York Local U. N. L. A. WARNING TO THE NEGRO PUBLIC OF AMERICA A man claiming to be PRINCE MADARIKAN DENIYI, alleged to be a native prince of Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa, is travelling through the United States lecturing to colored people and asking for financial help. This man appeared in Liberty Hall, New York, some months ago and received a public collection from the Negroes of this city, stating that he was a native prince of Africa and that he was about to return to Africa to work in the cause of his people. Information to hand proves that this man is not a prince from Africa, he is an imposter. It is now alleged that he is a propagandist receiving money to preach disunity among American and West Indian Negroes so that the educated Negroes of this Western Hemisphere may not concentrate upon the redemption of Africa, but allow the White Nations of Europe to control and exploit the continent. All Negro organizations and churches are asked to look out for this man. All colored newspapers please copy. NEGRO WORLD. IMPORTANT NOTICE All Secretaries of Divisions UNIVERSAL NEGRO IMPRO AFRICAN COMMUNITIES L immediately notify the office of 185th Street, New York City, of of their Divisions, etc. NOTE The BLACK STAR LINE British Postal Notes. All money All Secretaries of Divisions, Chapters and Branches of the UNIVERSAL NEGRO IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION and AFRICAN COMMUNITIES LEAGUE are hereby requested to immediately notify the office of the Secretary-General. 58 West 18th Street, New York City, of change of address of the officers of their Divisions, etc. BRUCE GRIT'S COLUMN NEGRO LEADERSHIP The white man has worked with that ideal in mind, the white supremacy—the white race first in all things. All his leaders have kept that ideal in mind. The Negro leader of today must be racially conscious, racially proud, racially alive to be convergent with the attitude of the other races toward the black race. Leaders must not alone be alive to the attitude. But if that attitude is hostile, then this leader must form plans to thwart the onslaughts against his race. He must have confidence in his order to retain their confidence; he must be prepared to answer questions. Whatever sacrifices will be needed personally, whether of wealth, honor or government, must be made if such sacrifices mean the health of his race. In this day when so many members of the race are alive to questions that affect the race, the trader must be the more alive for his in a mighty task. first winding and arousing the racial keynote in the hearts and consciences of the four hundred million people who comprise this race. Consequences of the fact that they are Negroes, of all their three projections can only be realized as they develop strength financially, morally and intellectually. By this alone can they hope to take their rightful place in the scheme of nations. Unless there is a united effort they must remain in the background, conscious of the fact that the color of their skin in many countries is regarded as a badge of crime and in others as a badge of shame, they must, as a race, break down this barrier of prejudice. Only by united effort and only by forming a government can they break down this barrier. The leader of us, the African-American government within a government from which he hopes to obtain help, but from a government for Negroes, such as the yellow people and the white people have, and there is but one place where such a government may be formed. The Negro leader of today must know his country, he must know the needs of his people and must be ready to supply them. He must offer his panacea. He must push away the dark clouds and let the sunlight of the nation shine on them. Unless he can give them some hope he must give up his place as a leader. The Negro leader of today must be a man of foundation and promise and so broad and so profound will believe in and build up that foundation. He must have the courage of his conviction to help them toward the promised land. He must set his face as flint against all opposition; he must be the Negro first and other things to follow. The Negro living as an alien, a soloufer, and a stranger in the white man's country cannot attain the natural and normal development racially which he would otherwise attain in his own fatherland. In the white man's country he is neither a real Negro nor a real white man, but a cross between both. He may call himself an Englishman, a Frenchman or an American. Fancy may bolt bran and call it flour, but in the last analysis it will still be bran! He may boast that he was born on the soil, that he is accepted, and HERE IS NEED FOR A Responsible Undertaker GRABAIN Your Service NEW YORK CITY Undertaker of New York Local U. N. L. A. THE NEGRO PUBLIC AMERICA INCE MADARIKAN DENIYI, of Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa, United States lecturing to colored help. This man appeared in some months ago and received a negroes of this city, stating that africa and that he was about to the cause of his people. Yes that this man is not a prince er. It is now alleged that he is honey to preach disunity among Negroes so that the educated hemisphere may not concentrate ca, but allow the White Nations loit the continent. and churches are asked to look please copy. NEGRO WORLD. us, Chapters and Branches of the MOVEMENT ASSOCIATION and LEAGUE are hereby requested to of the Secretary-General, 58 West of change of address of the officers J; B. YEARWOOD; Assistant Secretary-General. ATTICE. L. Izze, will no longer accept any wrs must be sent by BANK DRAFT. For December Occasion must be fulfilled with the following conditions: UNIVERSAL NEGRO IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION As Also All Colored Churches, Lodges, Organizations, Clubs and Fraternities Are Requested to Prepare at Once to Send Deputies and Delegates to the 2D INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Negro Peoples of the World TO BE HELD IN Liberty Hall, New York FROM THE FIRST TO THE THIRTY-FIRST OF AUGUST, 1921. It Is Expected That 50,000 Delegates Will Attend All Negro Newspapers Are Requested to Send Delegates Start Preparing Now for the Greatest of All Conventions ADDRESS REGISTRAR grafted as a subject and a citizen of the country of his birth, but whenever he puts the claim to the acid test he discovers that there is a difference and also that he is a Negro. He is sometimes elected and not intrudingly pointed to office in the land of his birth, but great care is taken to minimize his power in such offices and to weaken his influence. Whether he be made prominent for a season in church or state, there is always the reminder expressed or implied that he is a Negro and therefore different. No Negro in America can be elected by Negro votes or a combination of white and Negro votes to any political office that will give him the right to exercise the same power that is exercised by a white man elected by a combination of white and black votes. The greatest care will always be taken by white men in power and out of power to keep the balance of power in the hands of their own race. No comrade of Negroes, however powerful or will organize, however clever and tactful in carrying out a plan, is going to succeed in beating a combination of white men representative partisan classes and creeds, who feel now as they always have felt and perhaps always will, that this is their country, their birthright, their heritage, and that no race differing from their in color can share with it in the government and control of their country. Anyone who has read the secret proceedings and debates of the Federal Convention of 1787 will have to admit that the plans for the elimination of the Negro from participation in the affairs of this government on equal terms with white men were well mapped out a hundred years ago by men of large vision who were able to reason from premise to conclusion, and to see the end from the beginning. It was clearly not the intention nor the purpose of the framers of the American Constitution that the Negro should occupy relative positions with the white men in America, and he has not give us any cause to believe that his altruism is so far reaching, so perplexed by the contrary he has treated us diplomatically, availably, craftily—as a thing ignores, are really and truly the greatest problem of white men, who now dominate and control in this country, have had to grapple. It is to him as insoluble as the riddle of the Sphynx. To those of us who "have eyes to see, and ears to hear," the reasons for the white man's attitude toward the Negro are as plain as the noises on our faces. We deceive ourselves greatly in hope and believing that we shall overcome some day. We will overcome, it will be so on the soil of Africa where we shall be free, free, indeed to Slavery. We have no need, and cannot, normally and naturally under the government, and oppressive rule of a more alien to ourselves, and determined to control and terminate every line of land which we now properly call "war country." When a white man can order in Negro servant to murder steven of his black brethren, and is put on trial and convicted of murder and is only given a life sentence, it gives us a pretty good idea of the estimate in which the Negro is held by white man. A friend has recently reminded me that we have yet to produce a first-rate artist in the realm of fiction. This affirms that we have brought to light "some fair poets and a few essayists of manner rather than matter," and that "the whole our literary folk are a mediocre lot who are more conserved with declarations of assumption than they are with the presentation of genuine literature." I contend she shattered not a few preconceived notions of a considerable number of men and women. In other times than they I can see myself "taking to drink" and "going to the dogs" generally. I had no idea that the care is as dark as she seems, and I moved to believe that my unwritten friend takes herself rather too seriously. I have told her so. Nevertheless she stands and consistently assists that our literary output is but a little better than rubb. "rot," and a few other unprintable things. She has left me inconsolable and a-food with grief. I am very glad to see Prof. Kerlin's appreciation of Lucien Walking while the rounds of the race press. Some day we are going to give the waiting world a great speech, a thinking essayist and a novelist of power and big breath of spirit. May the day come soon. The March issue of the Favorite Magazine is a very attractive number. Its main features are an illustrated story of Wilburford University: "Cotton, Wool and Tobacco" by William H. Forris; a contribution of Aubrey Rower's: "The Man Who Would Be White." "Colored Plays and Players" by Georgia Huston Jones; "Memories of Jim Europe" by Noble Hinkle, and an instalment of J. A. Rogers "From Superman to Lan." Your Fountain Pen is what we are interested in if it isn't in good condition. Allow us to repair it if it is not in good condition. Attach a ticular line. Others have saved the cost of a new Pen. Why not you. Mail it to the Lenox Pen Hospital to us and we will apply the remedy. THE LENOX PEN HOSPITAL 541 Lenox Avenue, N. Y. City. Between 137th and 138th Streets. Continued from the previous book, speedy, and just brilliant in the prowess of it. In the form of poems or the apprehensions. Let us turn our thoughts to the body of asandi Ethiopian. Many continue before the tribes of Basham and blessed from the bed of life, the birth of the Anglo-Saxon or the Coliseum or the German tribes to whom then Asandie had shaped the beginnings of the shaves of martyrs. Unlucky marvous were the splendors of the mighty kingdoms of Ethiopia. Their humored queens, inimically raided, in their gorgeous charms, adored the highways. Their artifacts labyrinth and sparkling waters displayed, in their gardens of beauty, their invincible armies, the birth of events of today. The Anglo-Saxon should thank and the Romans for the white man supremacy of today, for had Hannah in have maintained his early wives over the Nomans—the Negro would never have subfired the white man inhuman form of shaves—but to the contrary he would have continued in the traditional footsteps of the sarcophere—the masters of art and science and the leaders of civilization. Centuries before Romulus founded Rome, and before Homer, the ancient poet, Greece got in her infant, heart Merse was the chief city of the Nergos along the Nile. Its private buildings, its market squared, its colossal walls and stupendous gates, its gorgeous charma, its inventive genius, and ripe scholarship made it the creature of civilization and the mother of art. The city of Nergos was a city of a hundred gates, the earliest monument* to the Nergos genius and civilization and even more ancient than the city of Delta. Nine hundred years before Christ, the post Homer, speaking of the death of Nennon killed at the edge of Troy, says he was received by his Ethiopian—another hint as to the early history of the Negro. The history of the Negro, represents the tallest monument in the world: to racial or individual, people. We glory in the names of the following: the first priest upon earth was Melchisher, a Canaan, (Gen. 14th chapter, 17th and 20th verses). Nimrod, the Buenos Aires, April 12. The end of this grace the Chapin Museum, Parv. Dr. George A. McGul- cair, Cuba and, incidentally, to Bana, will ever be remembered and will ever be beheaded back on by the members of the bana division with fond recollection. It was late in November fast that the members of this branch made special party and were able to purchase, ren- gate and to open their own Liberty early in January the parent body announced the coming visit of the Chapman General. One would have thought that the division was incapable of further efforts for the time being, but it is pleasing to note that the ever-ready manageable Advisory Board of this division, which is made up of forty experienced, faithful and loyal men and women of the race, took the matter up and encouraged the general members to make voluntary subscription for the immediate enrolment of their newly purchased hall. This appeal has with ready response from the division, the agents, the agents that the hall afforded, as voluntary subscriptions came in with dozens, her bit, and in less than two weeks. Hence, she has again gone over the bit: a building two, and one-half times the size of the original. their wits was that when the Chapain and arrived he found the division their, their own speeches, hall all their tightly from door to door with care and earnest people ready to in the teachings which he had down from the "Cradle of the great visit of the Chapain Gen- eral this division, leaving from the on the 24th of January and the from the 15th to the 21st many with the exception of two from the agent with the Ban Assam Division. the addresses and matures which arrived at the Grade were of the best order and were greatly educa- tioned in inspiration, lasting manifes- ness and love, and a hall. these, as much evidence it gives the security, protected this division is the service, among the distinguished and many generous ones to its widens. Many a minister, and subordinates "humans, was well served and to touch the inner life of the state government, and to provide for the most likely of the people of the nation, and one God, one sin, one **Martha:** beating Hill Greg, expresses with pride the helplessness of this Dyssel, who is her friend, the "Mother" Dyssel with her brother, Dyssel and her mother, with her sister and members of the family, and lovingly congratulates the Lake George Athena and read the scriptural reading of the afternoon. This was followed by the reading of the preamble by the chairman, together with a brief address in which he outlined in an attractive manner the aims and objects of the association. The U. N. L. A. orchestra rendered fine music and received several encore. The most laudable items of the programme were an address on "Hygiene" by Dr. Gwang, an address by Mr. Percy Rymonds on "Journalism", a piano selection rendered by Mrs. Montour, and a duet by the Mises Hall. PROGRAMME 1. "From Greenland's joy Mountain" 2. Presblem.....Chairman 3. Prayer.....Chapin 4. Selection (Overture, "The Honey- moon").....U. N. I. A. Orchestra 5. Biblical Reading, Pa 22.....Chapin 6. Heading, "Mexico".....Mr. J. Greens 7. Chorus, "Jesus".....The Misses Hall 8. Address, "Journalism" Mr. Percy Symonds 9. Selection, Novellette, "Star Dust" U. N. I. A. Orchestra 10. Address, "Hyglians".....Dr. Gaspard 11. Solo, Vocal.....Mra. Bonner 12. Intermission. 13. Announcements. 14. Address.....Mr. J. Jordan. M.A. 15. Selection, "Humoresque" Op. 101. 16. Address, "Pain in God" Op. Duguid 17. Piano Solo, "Prelude" (Chopin) 18. Address, "Marcus Garvey" Mr. Taylor 19. "Ethiopia" 20. Announcement re Prof. Ferris ad- vent on the 15th inst. 38. Address ..... President Potters Under the auspices of Miss Lillian Brooks of New York, a *Locian B. Watkins* Club* is to be organized in connection with our director, club prairie development, the art poetry writing and charming at the same time, a deeper love of Negro literature. CHARLES ESTE MR.WATKINS AND MR.STRONACH AS POETIC CRITICS MR.WATKINS AND MR.STRONACH AS POETIC CRITICS To the Editor of the Negro World: Sir: I am very glad that you, published Mr. George W. Struhnke, letter relating to poetry. Negro writers deserve to be considered a bunch of mount- anka-banks, long as they stand for one presence, proud of Mr. Watkins's marital in his dismissal of Deaconess. II. I see that the late Mr. Watkins was more proud of initiative and courage than the complacence of his conspion- ation. Anyone deserves for quoting during encyclopaedia, what others say about poetry, but it is more credit- able to have, some personal acquaint- ance, with the quaintly phantom. I wish that Mr. Watkins favor. I feel that poetry is not more, albeit less, significant for what it expresses than for the mind: that it has chosen for expression, in poetry, there has been expressed, remote, spiritual consciousness which only, those who go far from the ordinary thought area may arrive at. This brings us to inspiration, which is power; the power to persist and to pervert out-commandingly all technical choices so dear to the highness of the mind, and to the simplicity of the mindless. The gracefulness which this phantom queen combines with our previous message depends that expression is the superfunctive function of life as we mortals know life or feel it. All of what is known, as the fine arts function to the same and that poetry does. The artist who can breathe the breath, of life into designed, symmetrically carved or fashioned matter is a creator. Whoever, in this field makes matter of the tongue his medium makes thereby that living thing known in poetry. The power of poetry to cultivate the mind is a skill even above music, holding it not only quickens emotion, but also minds, thought and speaks himself. THOMAS M. HENRY. A TREBUTE TO THE MONTREAL DIVISION OF U. K. L. A. AND A. C. L. Mr. K. Kostomny, Rev. H. K. Tubitt, past president of the West Indies, Eastern Britain. St. George's Bermuda April 2. On the Editor of the Negro World. Dear, Rev. Kubly, permit, mae through the column of your journal of journals, The Negro World, to pay a tribute to the Montreal Division of the U. K. L. A. and its auxiliary, the II. N. K. L. A. Library Club. From the International Society on music, giving our best assistance to the introduction of algorithms in computer science, the joint division of the Society, and the joint division of the International Society on the Information Society. THE NEGRO WORLD, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921 homeless of his better half, the Lady Vice-President of the Montreal Division. Mr. Charles Eta, was is an undergraduate of McGill University, is the president of the Literary Club, and a visitor can easily see he is held in high estimation and respect by his colleagues and members alike. He is indeed a young man of steril, qualities and I predict for him a brilliant career as a poet and statesman. Bermudians are proud to know that the secretary of the Literary Club Miss A. Defishid, a most talented young lady, halls from Bermuda. The Universal Orchestra of the Montreal Division under the leadership of Mr. Charles Dyal deserves commendation. It may be safely assured that the U. N. A. Literary Club of this division by its propaganda is the quickest medium of linking the Negro forces of Montreal. I look forward to the time when I shall again be privileged to visit this field and receive fresh inspiration while I shall have always pleasant reminiscences of the Montreal Division. THE U. N. I. A. IN PARIS, TENN. On the 24th of March Rev. F. D. Greer of Henry, Tenn. made a splendid address at Warren's Chapel C. M. E. Church in Parma, Tenn. in the interest of the U. N. I. A. This was the first meeting in Parma, Tenn. in the interest of this organization and the attendance was fairly good. Some of the best element of our race in Parma, Tenn. attended this meeting. Rev. Greer made an eloquent appeal to the people in the interest of the U. N. I. A. He brought out some very strong points, showing the wisdom of organizing a branch of the U. N. I. A. at Parma, Tenn. and the great help it will be to lift our race to a higher level of progress and achievements. He covered the ground necessary to make strong arguments, and the much favorable comment about Rev. Greer's address at the close of the meeting. This was an informal meeting for the purpose of calling the people's attention to the great organized movements that are numbered by the race's distinguished leader, the Honorable Marcu Garvey. The address inspired confidence in the U. N. I. A. and a favorable sentiment is being formed of the U. N. I. A. by our group at Parma, Tenn. I made the appointment for Rev. Greer to make the address, and made the preliminary remarks and presented him to the audience. On Easter Sunday at Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church at the morning services, I made a talk in the interest of the U. N. I. A., speaking of its origin, growth, wide range of territory that it exists in, and the invaluable good that we hope to accomplish through the U. N. I. A. and I complimented Hon. Marcus Garvey the steward leader of the Negro race, a shrewd, acute man of the world. I believe that we can organize a branch of the U. N. I. A. at Park Twem, in the near future. Tours to help put the U. N. I. A. over the top. WILLIAM K. ERSKINE. HIS EXCELLENCY REV. R. H. TOBBITT Leader of the Eastern Provinces of the West Indies and South America, Receives Enthusiastic Welcome in Bermuda on His Outward-Bound Tour. Rev. Tobitle's eloquent sermon on Easter Sunday and his inspiring thanksgiving prescheduled on the 2d inst. in honor of the first anniversary of the Bermuda Division of the U. N. L. A. stirred the hearts of his hearers and gained many converts to Garveyism. Crowds turned away for want of even standing space on each occasion. The return on Good Friday of the Hon. Dr. R. H. Tobitle to head quarters of the Eastern provinces of the West Indies for the U. N. L. A. brought a revival of the hearts of the members and friends of the U. N. L. A. while to others his unexpected presence came as a "bolt from the blue sky." On Easter Sunday night, arrayed in his episcopal robe, etc., he preached from the text "He came unitt his own, and his own received him not" (John L. B. The chapel of the Church of God in the city of Hamilton under the pastorate of the able and indeterminate president and chaplain of the local division, Rev. E. B. Grant, was packed to overflowing with members from various denominations, that have caught the universal spirit of unity in Jesus Christ, our risen Lord, while many had to turn away for want of the blessings set off by worship with mercy leaving the sick and the eloquent and inspiring that fall from the aechoic line as the quitcome of the aechoic You can learn this wonderful profession during your spare time The following Stock Certificates, which were issued through Mr. John A. Wilson, President of the Stockholders' Club of Chicago, have been returned to this office on account of "nondelivery": Will the above parties please write to the Mail Order Department of the Black Star Line for same? and by Dr. Tobitb on the subject "The Dawn of a New Day for Ethiopia." Among the preliminary speakers was the lady president of the St. George's Chapter, Miaw A. L. Burges; while Mrs. Tucker, the lady president of the Hamilton Chapter, presided in the evening. Rev Tobitb selected as his text "Hitherto hither to Lord helped us" (1 Pam 7-12) Subject, "The First Mile Stone." It is generally admitted that never before has a congregation in this colony shown so much fervor and evidence of conviction to the truth of the righteous cause of the U N I A. Several special hymns were sung during the sessions—among them buring the U N I A tide from Greenland's Ice Mountain. "Lead Kindly Light," "Onward Christian Soldier," "Shine on Eternal Light," and "O God Our Help in Agre Past." The Ethiopian National Anthem was also sung. The solstice were Misses G Bucher and Pilgrim, soprano Mr. Kawimar baritone; and Mr. Pike, tenor. All conditions were well-received, with encores in most cases. The evening session was heralded by a grand procession led by the banners of the U N I A. bearing its colora, the red, the black and the green, and carried by Mr. G. A. Morta, the assistant local organizer; this was followed by the choir; next came the charter, borne by Mr. R. Burrowa, the efficient and loyal secretary of the local division, then followed the officers from the various centers of each chapter, according to rank, with the Rev Dr. Tobit, leader of the West Indies, in episcopal organization bringing up in the rear. It was a most inspiring picture which gave one the impression of a miniature "Liberty Hall." A few days ago the Ladies' Dilee will gave Dr. Tohbit a reception at which the Rev. J. P. Stephens of St George's A. M. E. church delivered the welcome address in an able and enthusiastic style. A big drive for progress will take place at the Colonial Open House on the island of Dex. Tohbit will speak on the subject. "The Negro Problem and its Correct Solution," and a few days after will leave for Barbados and other islands of the West Indies. SECURSTART. Bermuda Dive C. B. CAMPBELL AND HIS MOVING PICTURES TAKES CLEVELAND BY STORM We have heard a great deal of doubt expressed concerning the reality of the Black Star Line Corporation and its allied interests, but it took C. B. Campbell and his moving pictures to convince "the people from Missouri who had to be shown" that the Negro people of the world had at last taken their place in the economic field of endeavor led by the twentieth centurion Hannibal, the Bion. Marcos Gorzey. Mr. Campbell arrived in Cleveland on the afternoon of March 24, coming directly from Pittsburgh, whare, as has been said before, people were shown and convinced of the reality of the work of our great leader, the Hon. Marcua Gavrey. In a clear, complete convincing manner, Mr. Campbell described the pictures as they were thrown upon the screen. Such was the attraction of the "movies" that people paid an admission fee of 25 cents for four nights, March 24, 26, 29 and 30. Just to see the pictures. One and all agreed that the "movie" was just the thing needed at this critical time to spur the people on to greater lines of endeavor. On March 21, April 1 and 2, Dr. Riley, accompanied by Mr. Campbell and his "movie," took Akron by storm. We have mentioned before the splendid work the Akron Division is doing, but the "movies" have inspired them with the feasible embitment of being the leading division in the State of Ohio. Dr. Riley, in the first ornamental manneau painted in glowing style a vivid picture of the economic possibilities of the future for the Negro, and this was enhanced by the exhibition of what the Negro had already done in the commercial field. We can safely say that Akon is not only going "over the top," but has made the sky her limit. On April 4, 5 and 6 Dr. Riley was called to Sandusk, Ohio, where the unveiling of the charter was to take place on the night of the 4th Dame Rumor has it that the N. A. A. C. P. had meetings scheduled the week before, but owing to the meagre attendance these meetings were cancelled. Be that as it may, on the night of the 4th Center Hall was filled to its utmost capacity with Garveyites. Never before had such a large assemblage of our people been known to congregate in the interest of a common cause, for any purpose whisperer. The service was greatly enhanced by the singing of the "Marcus Garvey Song," song by Aime P. D. Cochran, its author. This song, full of "pep" and "ginger," always delights and inspires the audience and carries them to the heights of enthusiasm and hope. After the meeting, the division served a supernuptial banquet to its members. The decorations were all in harmony. the color scheme being the colors of the flag—the red, the black and the green. The following two nights meetings were held in the M. E. Church. As on the previous night standing room was at a premium. On these two nights Mr. Campbell and his pictures electrified Sanduky by substantiating the work done by Dr. Riley. All agreed by common consent that Sanduky has gone "Garvey Crazy." This is not only true of Sanduky alone, but we prophesies that, given the correct principles and aims of the "Garvey Movement" by people who have the welfare of the movement at heart the entire world will be "Garvey Crazy," because it is the only thing which will work out the salvation and the material equality of man for all the races of the world. Leaving Sanduky, Dr. Riley and Mr. Campbell directed their efforts to Youngstown, where a roaming welcome was given. This division, under great leadership of its able president, Dr. W. Harper, is making rapid strides toward the top, not only in a material way, but in the ultimate solution of the time-old problem, the Brotherhood of Man. At this writing, Mr. Campbell is now showing the pictures in Chicago. Where he has been booked from April 11 to 14. LAVINIA D. SMITH OBSERVANCE OF EASTER BY CAMBRIDGE DIVISION In a mild but impressive manner Easter Sunday was observed by the Cambridge Division, U. N. I. A. Mr. Charles Chandler, our second vicepresident, who conducted the meeting, read as a lesson for the day Matthew 28. 1-10 verses, giving a brief but comprehensive discourse on the resurrection. A solo, "Up from the Grave H Arosa" was rendered by Mrs. Ida D. Brown accompanied by Mrs. Beatrice Worrell. The meeting was further intensified by the presentator, of a banner to the division by Miss Ophelia Hunt, with an exhortation that as Christ rose from the dead so must the division rise above prejudice and stand firm. On receiving the banner the audience rose and heartily sang the motions that them it was the second meeting in our newly acquired quarters at 560 Massachusetts avenue. The real spirit of the U N. I. A is beginning to manifest itself in the division, accelerated by the prospective lesson, which is holding its first DAT AND EVENING CLASSER ENTER AT ANY TIME, SPRING CLASSER NOW ORGANIZING ENROLL AT ONCE Free pamphlet giving information concerning school furnished on request. CORRESPONDENCE COURSE in Shorthand to any part of the world. COMMISSION MERCHANTS grand musical assembly at Cypress Hall 60 Prospect street, Cambridge, Maine, Thursday, April 14, to provide accessory supplies. WILLIAM A. CORBIN, General Secretary. HAMTRAMCK, MICH, DIVISION U. N. E. A. AND A. C. L. UNVEILS CHARTER HAMTRAMCK, MICH, DIVISION U. N. E. A. AND A. C. L. UNVEILS CHARTER BY M. J. WILLIAMS A royal occasion was featured on Tuesday evening, April 6, at the Christian Baptist Church, where ceremonies of the unveiling of the charter of the Hamtramck Division U. N. I. A. and A. C. L. tool space. The program began promptly at 8 a.m. After two ladies had closed their brief remarks the Detroit Division U. N. I. A. and A. C. L. tool space. Lillian J. Willis, the international head of the African Black Cross, followed by Mr W. O. Smyer, the president of the Detroit Division, and fellow comrades amid an abundance of cheers. The guests being excited, the Hon James W. Williams immediately put the program into motion, the first number being "The Bill of Rights," delivered by the general secretary, Holy City" was sung by Mr James Solomon, of the Detroit Division, U. N. I. A. and A. C. L. Little Master Joseph Gordon read a paper of a very interesting subject. The oration by Mita Irene Williams, general secretary of Ladies Division, was presented by Mr L. A. A. a Perfect Day," rendered as a vignette selection by Mr C. Robertson, who is an attractive nature. Mr Le E. Whittaker sang "The Rosary" by special request after which the Lady Lillian J. Willis unveiled the charter of the Hamtramck Division. No. 188, read the names of the charter members and closed the occasion with a lecture. LOYAL SAN FRANCISCO MEMBER PASSES Brother Mike Beesley, a member of the San Francisco Division, No. 148, U. N. I. A. and A. C. L. passed off quietly on Friday, April 1, 1921. He was suddenly transported across the great chain which competes this life and the great beyond. Our brother has gone to rest from his labors, he being the first fruit to fall since this division was organized. We thank our sympathy to his relatives and associates. Sudden death is sudden glory to the believer in Christ sapph in the Scripture. MORTIMER GOPALLD. Associate Secretary. San Francisco, Cal. CAPT. GAINES, MINISTER OF THE LEGIONS, AND MRS. JOHNSON VISIT ATLANTIC CITY U. N. I. A. The Atlantic City division of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League was honored by two distinguished visitors, Mrs. Mary A. Johnson, lady president of the Hartford division, and the Right Honorable Captain E. L. Gaines, Minister of Legions. Our Pacific president, Mr. George H. Walla, presided. The president made a short address, in which he styled the members of the executive council as the Hauptbails Toussaint L'Oratoire of Joliet city, Washington, on our way. Mrs. Johnson, made in brief mention, said she would conduct meetings of her own. She created a storm of laughter when she appealed to the desire to be the emblem of her meetings, as she was abet to make a terrific attack and would need their protection. Mrs. Johnson will spend two weeks in the interest of the division. The Honorable Captain Gaines was introduced by the president as one of the giants of the U. N. L. A. The Hon. Speaker, known as "Daddy," did not only bring his children those famous sticks of candy, but told them a wonderful story of his trip to the southland and his success. Keeping the house in no uproar of laughter and applauses as is always his custom, Dad made a forceful plea for love and unity such as was never heard before. The speaker said the U. N. I. A. is making men stand on their feet. The Hon. Marcus Garvey is the second Moses, and Garveyism is the redeemer of the Negro race. The ratters rage the red, the black, and theunchanging of the red, the black and theunchanging of theerty. Hall, N. Y. is August, and the notable way in which the president-General conducted the convention for thirty-one days and nights. BOSTON U. N. I. A. ORGANIZES LITERARY AND PUBLICITY CLUB BOSTON U. N. I. A. ORGANIZES LITERARY AND PUBLICITY CLUB The Boston division scored another goal on Sunday, 13th, when Mr. E. H. Headley and Colonel Parks, first and second vice-presidents, organized what is now known as the Literary and Publicity Club of the Boston division. The club was organized with 35 members, and holds its meetings every Sunday evening, after the regular Sunday convention meeting, and will keep the members employed in the work of the U. N. I. A. The purpose of the club is to assist the parent body in preparing timber for the field work of the U. N. I. A. and educate its members in literature and oratory. It will stock books, by prominent Negroes and on the life of prominent Negroes, and it has been voted to purchase the "Encyclopedia Britannica," the "standard History of and of such useful works which will help to preserve the lands of the members and assist them in rising to a higher plane in life. The privileges of the club will not be limited to the members only, but to all the members of the division and all interested Negroes. At the second n great interest we brave attempts at ting held last night shown, and many peaking were made. THE BOSTON U. N. I. A HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING On Sunday, April 10, the usual audience was largely increased owing to the fact that it had been announced that the Hon. J. D. Brooks was to make Boston Division an official visit. His Excellency had not appeared when the meeting was called to order, but Vice-President Cooper announced that he hoped Dr. Brooks would put in his appearance before the meeting ended. Our President, Mr. Stewart, was in New York on official business, so the EDGE IS POWER! and create a future for yourself by means of a business education. WAITE SHORTHAND SCHOOL SCHOOL OF MERIT Home (at West 139th Street) Instruction in any of the following subjects: BINDING, BOOKKEEPING, BUSINESS ENGLISH, INTRODUCTION OF FRENCH, AND TO FOLLOW (BUSINESS CAREER) ENG, ENGLISH and SPELLING (secondary education has been neglected) MAKERS, GRAMMETERS, TRIGONOMETRY, ETC. in public, professional or scientific career) VIDUAL INSTRUCTION ENTER AT ANY TIME. SPRING CLASSES AT ONCE. Free pamphlet giving information about CORBEPONDENCES COURSE in Shorthand to stenographer, bookkeeper and clerk for positions. WAITE SHORTHAND SCHOOL, 216 Seventh Avenue, New York New York: Telephone Audubon 1390. 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Each speaker touched on some interesting phase of the work of the U. N. I. A. The vice-president kept the audience in good humor by his inimitable wit, and altogether a most profitable afternoon was spent. Commendatory remarks are still being heard concerning the service held by the division on Easter Day. The Legions were in charge of the meeting and were out in full numbers and looked very good in their neat and well-fitting uniforms, going through a few military exercises and a public inspection. The officers in charge were First Lieutenant Cyril J. Graves, Second Lieutenant Holder, First Sergeant Wm. L. Alden and Sergeant Johnson. Much credit should be given to Colonel Parks for the manner in which he has brought the legion to such a high state of efficiency, and more men are joining every week. An Easter sermon was preached by the chaplain, Mr George Weston, who was very proud of his first appearance in public in his uniform. Many are eagerly looking forward to the establishment of some form of regular religious services, as the convention meeting in the only thing along that line that meets their needs at present, as there is so much hypocrisy in the so-called Christian church that the people are driven away rather than encouraged to come. At the regular business meeting of the division or the first Tuesday, much of interest to the future of the work was discussed. U. N. I. A. IN PORT PERRY. PA. Port Perry, J., April 3- The "N. I. N. A. Port Perry Division No. 211, convened at 4 p. m. on Sunday. The president presided, singing the ode, "From Greenland's Iey Mountains," with prayer by Rev J. Horton. Scripture reading from St John, Fifteenth chapter, by Rev. Youngblood. Songs by the congregation, "Hiest Be the Tie That Biffa" "My Soul, Be On Thy Guard." The Rev J. A. Bynum of Wilmerden, Pa., preached a very powerful sermon, choosing for his text: "Truly, this was the Son of God," outlining the life of Christ from birth unto His death and resurrection. VOICE OF THE DETROIT DIVISION On Sunday, April 3, 1921, the regular meeting of the Detroit Division of the I. N. I. A and A. C. L. was called to order by the chaplain, Rev. Sutton. The program was quite agreeable to all. Its most marked peculiarities were that of the juvenile intelligence of Master C. E. Breerton and Miss Ruth Thompson. Master Breerton recited one of Dunbar's poems and at intervals gave us a violin solo. Little Thompson gave us a piano accompanied by her father, Mr. C. Thompson on the violin, the instrumental dust being full of charm. Master E. Breerton is just ten years old and is Ethiopian born in Barbados. Little Miss Ruth Thompson is about nine years of age and is Ethiopian born in the United States. These two children are too good to be brought up in the house of bondage, the baby girl to succumb to the house of prostitution and the boy to retrograde from a human to an ass, crying for a place in the white man's social and business life, only to become a direct or indirect criminal or live and die in passive and fastotum life. But upon thy head, O clergy, the blood of these children be! We know there are many exceptions but, because by pretension thou hast entered the church to fill thy belly with meat, God has cursed thy soul with darkness and it has turned into wood and a very brutishly hard wood it is for any ordinary wood that the Bible from time to time would find out by this that the 29th chapter of Ezekiel, verses 12:19-14, means that the African race would suffer bondage and oppression and finally gathered by God from the nations among whom they are scattered and be taken back to the land of their habitation. And that means Africa. Two meetings were held on the third instant and were both attractive. The night meeting was from a course of Bible teachings and was conducted by the chaplain, Rev. Cutton and the vice-president Mr. Crooms. The program of the day meeting was as follows: Opening Ode, U. N. I. A. prayer and spiritual edification by the chaplain. Address, President W. O. Smyer. Piano Solo, Little Miss Ruth Thomson. Recitation, Master C. E. Brereton. Choral selection. Violin Solo, Master C. E. Brereton. Speech, Mr. O. H. Wilson, treasurer. Mr. Wilson's speech was lively and inspired with the truth. fairing, night in entertainment night. Our entertainment for April 3 was much satisfactory and consisted of speeches and musip. The latter was the George Taylor's orchestra syncopated. The young people danced decently and in order. On March 30 we visited Sister James Chapter and bounced a lively spirl of N.A. A. at the little girls and big folks of mother Eve dressed up Black Cross uniforms and presented an ideal spectacle. U. N. I. A. AND A. C. L., GUARO DIVISION, CUBA Editor Negro World: Dear Sir—I am taking a great pleasure in sending you some news from our division, hoping you will find space in your paper to mention some at your earliest possible convenience. I want my brother men, women and children throughout the entire country, and we are not sleeping, but marching onward into success. We had on Easter Sunday *very pleasant mass meeting. Our text was taken from the twentieth chapter of St. John, verse 12. The words were as follows: "And they say unto her, 'Woman, why weepest thou?' And she saith unto them, 'Because they have taken away my Lord and I know not where they have laid him.' The words of the text were so expressively explained by the chaplain that the people all listened attentively. The close of the sermon the 161st hymn was sung by the choir. Next came the president's address. His address was based upon "Christ the Savior of the World—and Garvey (Hon.) the Savior of the Negro Race." With patience and interestlessness the people silently digested his most appreciable additions to the text, and the people added on the people the necessity of a continual marching onward if their aims and objects are to be achieved. "Let us then be determined," said he, "to do all to attain our aims and objects, so that in a very near future we may be all standing under our own vine and fig tree." Last, but not least, came a short closing address by the president. The meeting was brought to a close by the singing of the Universal Ethiopian Anthem and prayer by the chaplain. THE U. N. I. A. IN CUBA Ciego de Avila, Cuba, March 28, 1921. To the Editor, Negro World: Dear Sir...Allow me a space in your valuable paper to insert one small report, which is as follows: The Ciego de Avila Division No. 78, pioneer of all the present branches to be found in the province of Camaguey, Cuba, was organized in May, 1920. But through the negligence of a few of its officers this branch had to be reorganized on the 4th of March, 1921, by the Hon. Arnold Cunning; under orders of the Hon. Chaplain General Dr. McGulra. I am pleased to be able to report the start of the reorganized branch No. 78 is everything to be desired, as the drones were thrown out of the hive and only working bees are to be found therein. We have got men at the head of our association who are like unto our honorable head, Marcus Garvey, Provisional President of Africa. The president of Branch No. 78 is Mr. A. O. Christie, a man that knows no fear, one that cannot be insulted for the Negro's cause, a man that pays no attention to the everyday talk of life, "What, can the Negro do?" but stands with the firm belief in the redemption of the fatherland and the president, cannot be less spoken of, as there exists no difference between him and our Honorable Marcus Garvey for the Negro's cause. In our ladies' division we have got women who are unifying in their efforts of doing good and everything that lies within their jurisdiction for the uplift of the race. Among them are the Lady President, Mrs. Matilde Eavesa who spares no pains in doing everything for her branch of No. 78, for when all hope was lost she implored the Hon. Chaplain General Dr. Moduire to visit the hall of No. 78, and the visit brought back life to the dead sootts that were scattered from the branch, and today Branch No. 78 can boast of having everything desirable for the prosperity of the U. N. I. A. and A. C. L. The following are the officers: Male-A. O. Christie, president; C. E. Stewart, vice-president; Jas. M. McLymont, treasurer; J. P. Christian, secretary; T. H. Barnard, executive secretary; T. H. O. Osborne, chaplain; James Boyce, chairman advisory board; Eustace Favez, secretary board of trustees; A. P. Lord and James Henry, trustees; Indies-Maria Matilda Eaves, lady president; Mra. Rhoda McLymont, vice-president; Miss Annie Slaughter, secretary; Mrs. Matilda Abrama, assistant treasurer; Mrs. Nagml Osborne, trustee. Our Liberty, Hall is to be found in Fernando Caligas, Harriot Middleton, Clego, but communications must be sent to our executive secretary in Rebecca 44, Clego. On Sunday the 9th, we will have a concert at the opening of the new hall, which was transferred from the upper floor of the building to the lower one where we can have a better time capturing it, the upper New Being dedicated to lodge ourselves. The promoters of our concert, Messiah, Jas. Boyce and A. P. Lord, are to be specially thanked for the easy way to be billed, showing just the upfit of the Mascot, making good a concert with three nightly prentices. We must also thank Missie Gordon and Durst. My unpertained us already, especially Miss Gordon, who took the man by your way, and the restod, for that of Africa." And along in India. Mr. Jas. Boyen, with such men and women as Messrs. Taylor, Williams, Drivenal and Chapman Osborne, Mrs. N. Osborne, Mrs. Tvy, Mrs. Abrama, Mrs. Edwards and Miss Moore, are to be thanked and encouraged as having the spirit of the new Negro and exercising it thus in trying to entertain the public of Ciego de Avila. response to his appeal is always forthcoming. We hall the day of the President-General's arrival. It will be a day of days in the history of Boona del Toro, and financially, socially, intellectually and medically all living Negroes will be benefited. SYDNEY DIVISION OF THE U. N. L. A. AND A. C. I. On Friday evening, March 11, the fidayy division met at the Foresters' Hall, known as our Liberty Hall, Henry street, and held a very successful concert in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Odell who are about to leave for Liberia on Tuesday, March 15. The members turmed out as they have never done before so that seats were unavailable. Miss Bessie Bowers headed the Black Cross nurses, and received applause from the house. Mr. N. B. Crawford presided at the piano and Mr. L. Pria and Mr. J. Muny on the guitar, also Mr. C. Kirton on the banjo. They rendered some wonderful selections which were received with voiciferous applause. Too much credit cannot be given to Miss Jesie Bowers, secretary for the ladies' club, to bring the members of the choir to such a pitch. Boles were rendered by Miss Bessie Bowers. "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," followed by the chorus girls; "Take Me to That Land of Jazz." The secretary, Miss Jesie Bowers, sang "Thora," and with strains of her voice that brought rapture to the hall and amidst thundering applause. Miss Emma Green sarg "Some Where a Voice Is Calling," and received the encore of the house. A sweeter voice is self-found heard. Miss Bessie Bowers followed with a solo, "Good-Bye Boys" to the pleasing delight of the house. Those that contributed to the concert as chorus girls were Miss Bessie Bowers, Miss Emma Green, Miss Hattie Demond, Miss Josephine Borden and Miss Jessie Bowers, secretary. Several recitations were on the program, including Hon. Deputy G. D. Cressse, who presided as chairman and rendered a poem, "Oh, Give Me Land Where the Palm Trees Grow." The closing piece, by the chorus girls as token of rememberance to Mr. and Mrs. Odell, entitled "Good-Bye, Good Luck and God Bless You," was sung very pathetically and full of emotion, which brought tears from all. God eped was wished by all as the Stars and Stripes, Union Jack and the Red, Black and Green was thrown over the couple amid the strains of the national anthem, "Ethiopia, the Land of Our Forefathers," which was sung by all. The concert terminated at a late hour, Fraternity yours, THE BOCAS DIVISION OF THE U. N. I. A. Bocas del Toro, Feb. 24, 1921. Editor of the Nego World: Sir—it affords me great pleasure to publish in your journal a few tests concerning Bocas division No. 44, of the U. N. I. A. and A. C. L. This division was pro, easing financially and numerically until the return of our delegates from the convention. Their reports caused a backback that taxes the powers of the officers to combat seriously and effectually, yet despite the harm done the movement of the general organiser, Mr. T. H. Saunders, coupled with the support of the divisional president, Mr. J. A. C. McChan, and Mr. Joseph Lynch, first vice-president. The unveiling of Charter No. 44 of the division in the branches of Bocas del Toro Almirante Farm No. 2 and Farm No. 5 has awakened new interest in the general public, and further unveiling ceremonies in Catarina Sibubi, Dos Canos and Bastimentes branches are calculated to bring about harmony and establish confidence among our people. As an organizer, Mr. T. H. Saunders deserves a lasting tribute of praise for the interest shown in the cause and the amount of work accomplished by the I. L. was granted in the province of Bocas del Toro Prior to the convention this gentleman was agent for the Black Star Line Steamship Corporation and field secretary for the Bocas del Toro branch of the Bocas division of the U. N. I. A. On his return from the convention he took up service as general organizer, having obtained his appointment from the parent body. On Saturday night, 18th inst. the Honorable Advisory Board thought fit to relieve him of the work of field secretary and collector and officially appointed Mr. Ebbenz Buchanan to that position, empowering that gentleman to visit the various branches of the division. Almirante Bastimentes, Farm No. 4, Farm No. 5, Farm No. 2, Dose Canos, Catarina and Sebub receive reports and contributions from branch secretaries for the general office, give receipts for same, sign due cards, distribute certificate of cost to active members and assist in mass meetings. Mr. Saunders' work as general organizer is very important and covers a wide field. There are sections yet to be organised into independent branches, such as Coco Pium, Shepherd Island, the Main Chinquil Grande and Talamanch region. The Organiser is an unifying worker and so well known is he that We halt the day of the President- General's arrival. It will be a day of days in the history of Boeo del Toro and financially, socially, intellectually and morally all living Negroes will be benefited. UNVEILING OF THE GUARO CHARTER Installation of Black Cross Nurses a Unique Occa- The Guaro Division of the United Negro Improvement Association has had another Bad Letter day added to its annuals at the instance of the unveiling of its charter and organization of the Black Cross Nurses on Sunday evening, February 18, 1931. With unlimited energies the chair of the division made elaborate preparations for the occasion and the above named date bore evidence of its fruition. At 3 p. m. sharp a neat little procession, headed by a combined band of music and followed by the Black Cross nurses of Preston and rear ranked by the Guaro officers, wended its way to the Guaro Liberty Hall, which was as tastefully decorated as opportunity allowed. Not many seconds had elapsed when the cry imaginarily arose "Moro room." The males were obliged to give way to the opposite sex. After the usual introductory address was given by the president of the division, Mr. Earl, president of the Preston division, was introduced to the chair, which he occupied masterfully. He made a very impressive address, after which a varied and lengthy program was commended. The Guaro chair fittingly sang "Welcome welcome, happy welcome to all." In nothing of worth had the Preston officers and members ever been less than by our sides, and if time had a lower, every piece rendered by the chair and others of the two divisions would have been encroached. Another piece had here deferred, but be it sufficient to say "All went well" for the entire time during the several conditions, etc. Injustice would have been one to this occasion and report if mention was not especially made of the impressive manner in which the charter was unveiled. On reaching that item the chairman asked the audience to be very solemn and reverent at the removal of the veil. In solemn silence two of our Guaro children—one only a little girl of not more than three years, the daughter of the president of the division, Miss Ednor Simpson and Miss Mavis Allison, daughter of our friend "Mass Charlie," quietly rolled the veil away. The chaphain of the Preston division was appointed the Daniel of the oceans. However, it was not the writing "all," but the writing on the "charter." Space need not be indulged for expressing the power of its words. One could not but say, "Can this be a take?" God help that it shall never be so. After this came a very important duty, namely, appointment of Black Cross nurses. The chaplain of the Presston division had the distinguished honor of donning the headgear bearing a black cross on the heads of Mrs. P. Holness, Mrs. A. Gilbert, Mrs. B. Simpson, Mrs. C. Crosgain, Mrs. Mavis Allison and little Miss Ednor Simpson. Very solemn and impressive was the scene. The program would take us far in dark, but prudence intervened and we were asked to go and return at 7 p. m. to listen to further sweetnesses. As was expected, those who had their turkey legs, as well as those with less sumptuous "tables" went home for a pick, and before you could count one, a melodious sound came from the U. N. I. A. Answering the Kirk Clock coagulation ready gathered to tell the absentees that "delay meant danger," so they were off. Again the want of space was the cry and as the men knew their duties, so they did not hesitate to give way to (homestay men) "the women." The sweet warbles of the melodious sounds seemed to have specially blended with the night air and gave splendor to the service. A portion of the program termed the religious part was preliminarily put through, after which various solos, duets, trios and quartets were rendered. The chairman was never less than looking at his witch to make sure that the Prestonians were not put in bad trouble. The free train which is run by the U. P. C. between Preston and Herrera via Guaro, so at about 8:45 o'clock p. m. a most enjoyable time was brought to its close. The African National Anthem was heartily rendered, while the "Red, Black and Green" wavet its cool breeze over our heads. J. A. PLUMMER & CO. 2547 8th Ave. New York Commission Merchants We secure the best markets for your products, guarantee your immediate returns. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED We specialize in Southern prefab LISTEN BROTHER, LET'S GO! OH YES! YOU TOO SISTER Let's get right down to business. It is really too bad we can't sit down and have a nice little heart to heart chat about the REORI FACTORIES CORPORATION. You know we can understand each other so much better when we talk to each other directly. Type sound cold. But since we can't talk it over face to face, just sit right down, read this over carefully and imagine that we are talking to you face to face. As you perhaps already know, is organized in public, private and corporate institutions States, the West Indies, Central and South America, in the interest of business wholly by Negroes. Now such a program must appeal to society States. Why does When these factories are put up and are in full operation, employment will be great, and employment of Negroes and remember, they will not be committed to manual labor. Of course, not all Negroes and remember are no disgrace in any kind of work—but there will be positions for others, for teachers, for teachers, for superintendents, and so on. will be available when we have all put our shortcuts to the wheel and put our three shortcuts. There's nothing you can help. When we say 'Let's Go' we then 'let's' first use minimize and 'delete' these shortcuts. What pooling our motives will do and how effective it is, we would like to have you take a walk on the West 142d street. Perhaps you are too far ahead to walk on three. Anymore, we will not accommodate class steam laundry at that address. There are any number of Norman companies there dealing in ironers, ironers, etc., turning out plentiful of work for Negroes. That if you could take a walk around the school to Lenox Ave. and 141st Street, you would get in a first-class military store but not factory. With any number of colored ladies engaged in the manufacture of bata trains, steam boilers, from the foreland to the arrond girl. These two concerns are owned and operated by WORKING PACTORIES CORPORATION. But they show what we can do when we all put our shoulders to the world. Negro in the World bought, at least one share in the Negro Business Company that would mean? Why, we would be putting up these facades to which it would be realised; our financial status would be improved; the investment could go to enumerate all the benefits you yourself and the race as a we you too have vision and are ambitious we know that, you have already seen. The building of nations, the civilization and civilization of people, above the circumstances of a country, will increase of economic and industrial efficiencies all these, some in answer to the need of conditions. BE AMBITIOUS BROTHER Help yourself and your race. Each person must thought by the craft. Being good in good industry will be greatly appreciated. Purchase shares in the Meyer Feldstein Corporation—which is yours for free distribution and must be sold to the Black below and do it now while these good intentions are going through your life. Give yourselves Dollars each. Buy as many as you can. I desire to speak or the work that has been carried on here by the President Michael Alexander. It affords me great pleasure to inform the Negroes of the world that the president has done for this division, Marcene Oriente. On Sunday evening, the 25th of March, which was our joyful Easter Sunday, a very pleasant meeting was held here for the announcing of the arrival and receipt of our charter. The meeting started at 1 p. m. and lasted until about midnight. The president opened the meeting by ordering that sweet, kung song, "From Greenlanda Icy Knight," which was beheartily sung by the audience, by reading St. John, 20th chapter, followed by a fervent pleading prayer from the noble chaplain, Mr. Weeh, Mr. Alexander, the Hon. President, addressed the audience most beautifully with his thundering voice, appealing to the people for more unity, of which he said in his speech that he doesn't merely want the people to come to the meetings alone, but he needs them also to come and join the U. N. I. A. After this long, encouraging speech to the audience was ended, there was great applause in the hall. SPECIAL A new line of hats, the very latest styles, at the very lowest prices. Flowers, feathers and everything to suit the taste. CALL AT THE UNIVERSAL MILLINERY STORE Corner 141st Street and Lenox Avenue NEW YORK CITY MME. A. FRASER ROBINSON, Mgr. THESE POSITIONS. TO SHOW YOU ONLY BEGINNINGS, OF COURSE when she, he called us the Granger, Mr. Chia, Francis, for a speech, Mr. Francis is one of those faithful looking Nergress with a powerful laugh, voice. You could smell some disgrace and hear the loud voice calling out, "Let's have the spoon man," Mr. Francis." This man born Nergress, Mr. Francis, then came and spokes as follows: with Chairman, Officers, Ladies and gentlemen: it affords me great pleasure to be with you here taught to inform you all that we are a race, but not yet a nation. I want you to remember that we are a very recognizable race, 400,000,000 strong. (Cheers!) All the other races are seeking their chances, but the Negroes today are generally living themselves from this great association of the U. N. L. A. (Greene.) I can assure you that the U. N. L. A. is for your own uplifting. Make a glancing consideration about the Negro factories, the Black Star Ship Corporation, the colonization of Liberia, and also the other industrial departments of the U. N. L. A. Hafen and further, I must say we don't merely want you to come to our meetings, but we also need your assistance by going together, ties and all. (Cheers!) Let us thank our money on these corporations of the Garvey, so that the time may come when we Negroes will be anchored in the Harbor of Liberia, Africa, the Negro's home." He redoubled his seat amid great applause. Then followed an appreciating song rendered by the chair. (Ended with resounding cheers all over the hill.) Then came the lady secretary, Mrs. Bunny, who bravely spoke as follows: "Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen of the U. N. I. A. I: an standing woman you tonight for no other reason than the respectability of this great organization, of which I sincerely hope we may not fall in gaining our future requirements, which are Liberia, the Negro home (Cheese). We move to those that join the army to be with whistle happy, marry, cherry and worthy to be our own nation. In our gallant land, Liberia, Africa we will celebrate (Great applause). Folks of all enticing song from the state, which was highly appreciated by the audience. The secretary spoke as follows: Mom. Mih. Alexander, President of the U. N. I. A. Marcane Division, Bernice Hub-officer, Ladies and Gentlemen: It affords your humble service pleasure to be with you here to attend. I now want you all to understand that the U. N. I. A. is absolutely sitting to take nor mock at because you assume you that it if wasn't a future prosperous and permanent move. Marcelle Flavay wouldn't have the privilege nor authority to advertise her full realities (Chusera). I therefore beseech those who have not yet committed with this great association, come one, come all; let us join together that the time may come when we shall be governed under our own life of affairs with that pretty color of the red, the black and the green (pleasae). This speech ended calmly and was followed by a quartet sang from the choir. Their Anderson and管员, accompanied by the choir, which ended with loud applause. when came the table chapel. Mr. Wheeler. He made his excellent admonition to the chairman and audience, to dissolve the audience's hearts when he heard this, young man's speech, deeply into Biblical explanations and made, full his declarations, from the Bible, Webley, in one of those who study Biblical history. After apparently sweet tone of voice, apprehending for unity and more Negroes, he began to trace the differences of the Negroes and immediately discern the little difference between Negroes and the white race, which only the color of the skin, he began. His appreciating speech, the audience's attention for half hour, and ended with great, loud applause. "We congratulate you," he chapel, for your obvious explana- followed a swept solo song by the late Gilbert and Mr. Norman. The song is in an exclamatory mode of his Excellency, Marcus Curtis, the Sailor, is deeply inter- ested in the great organization of the Sailor and Adm. Cale. His position is the Hon. Treasurer, for the the American Association (Marcase). He is this day the Hon. President, Mr. Alexander, returns his congrat- ulation to the gathering and made his recommendation to the Honorable Davidson. That arrived he received, quite safe, and on the eighth, 11th, or April, there was great joy and pleasure, seating in the department of this said charter, the ship he hoped for, have a full meeting, the meeting was then brought with the expectation of having a good time with the following night in the department of the Charter. may be he. Hon. Marcus Garvey needs every Negro to do their duty, and for that reason he was bound to dance tonight, and he will always, wherever it may concern the U. N. I. a and A. C. I. Loud applause from all corners of the hall from the fundamental members calling him to come and drink whiskey for his noble talk. The cry was that we must have a good time, honor our Ruler darwey—for Liberia, Africa, we Negroms must reign, (Continuous applause). At this limit, things proceed satisfactorily and appreciating, also came to a close by repeating the Negrors national anthem, "Ethiopia, Thou Land of Our Fathers." I wish all readers of this paper to know that through this grand dance of the U. N. I. A. the president, Mr. Michal Alexander, has gained ten more new members. I can assure my good readers that the president here is worthy of his position and for that reason we are rapidly climbing the ladder of the U. N. I. A. and A. C. L. with a hope of gaining our future requirements and winning victoriously. NEGRO LEADERSHIP The Requirements of Those Who Would Lead the Sons of Ham. We must at once plunge into this subject in its broadest phase. Negro Leadership. It is not a national question. It is a question that knows no geographical bounds, and its leadership must obtain whatever Negroes are found. There are certain qualities and skills that Negro leaders; his acceptance as a leader of the race very largely depends on how outstanding these qualities are. Most of these qualities and qualifications are common to the leaders of all races. First, the leader of any race must believe in his race; he must find glory and greatness in the past achievements of his race, in the present day operation and in the future outlook. His faith in himself will be largely based on his belief in the Supremacy Being who guides and directs all other races. The leader of a race must have faith, unlimited, unbounded faith, in his own race. His race must be the ideal race. Whatever obstacles may be set or seen to be set against his race, he must be in support of him. There must be no mountain of oppression so high or sea of prejudice so deep that he cannot see a way to tunnel through or remove them or submarine his way through the sea or acroplans to that which will finally mean victory to his race. His vision for the future of his race must be so broad and so far-reaching that they can see themselves the foremost race of the world. He must believe in the ultimate trend of his race over the other races. If they are to be opposed by other races. He must believe in the happy destiny of his own race. He must believe in the achievements of that race. He must be an optimist; a parsimist may help, but cannot avoid the obstacles and must have the remedy at hand. Mountains and seas and opposition and prejudice—all the things that oppress—must be to the leader stepping stones that lead to success. Attached to his being an optimist he must be fearless, and whatever there is to be brought to the front he must tell it, whether about his race or some other race. He must be physically free from fear; his entire life must be devoted to the interests of his race. He must be the commanding force. No man can be a leader of a race whose vision is narrowed to one country, unless all the members of the race live in that country. He must be able to reach the cultured and to lift up the central figure of his race. He must be directing all classes of the members of his race. There must be no height that he believes above the reach of the members of his race; there must he no depth of knowledge, or power to which he will not descend or height to which he will not ascend. Time, space, obstacles must exist for him. All these things are a trend toward his ultimate success in the story of his work. He must be uncompromising, unfailing, unyielding; he must be uncompromising. Wherever racial leaders have compromised it has been to the detriment and degradation of the race. He must know himself, know the members of his race; he must believe in his race against all other races. He must have a great cause and so well present that cause other nations of the world, because of the justice of his cause or because of the might and ability of his people to listen—willingly or unwillingly. He must have a radial argument and facts and he must present these facts so we can arrest the crushed man and make the blood run quickly through the veins of those who had hopes the day would break. He must believe his race the equal of other races; he must believe himself equal to other men. He must be willing and ready to accept others of all ages from other giving races that will help defend his cause. He must believe that his race can stand, the old test, the test of racial inferior. He must have an awareness and know the causes. He must be a first judge. He must believe in native land and given land, and if that land is ill-suited by allions and oppressors, it is he must to drive the oppressors from it, restoring that land, recognizing that he has the resources for or his own living resources and more. THE NEGRO WORLD, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921 bane or Lloyd George and other great white leaders have sing and still ring trust to their race. His sage must be as clear as an english, he must be able to grapple with any question that affects the race. "Faith in his race must be his slogan." To falter or to hesitate is to lose at such a time as this. He must be self-confining in whatever is for the race. Every great leader of a race has had some ideal, and toward that ideal he has worked. The white Englishmen of the Great British Empire on which the sun shines ever set, the French for the territory of France and whatever provinces she might lay her hands on, and George Washington and Patrick Henry for America. Eminent Negro Leaders. Emilien Negro Leaders. Very few if any of the Negro leaders of the past have aimed at, or aspired to, leading the entire race as such. In 1870, Haitibal the race was so widely scathed a new and harsh paleb was perhaps in that age the most successful leader of all leaders among Negroes. Another leader who must not be forgotten and whose praises must be sung long and loud was the great Haitien leader, Toussaint L'Ouverture, but the great Haitien leader seemed to have confined his leadership to Haiti, and while he did well, remarkably so, he seems to have made no special effort to weld into one solid whole the entire race. Macoe, the great Cuban general, must be counted among leaders, but, too, his leadership was confined to his country. Dumas, the great French writer, appalled by the racial leadership, and his racial identity was almost lost in the great cosmopolitan France. The distinguished Willmot Bydien, philosopher, linguist, and Arabic scholar of Sierra Leone, Africa; James Africans Afranas Hawkins, who attained the highest rank over granted a Negro in the British army, Rev Charles Mock, of Sierra Leone, an ecclesiastical historian; Sir Samuel Lewis, of Sierra Leone, the greatest Negro legal luminary; the Rev D. Ferguson, Bishop of Liberia; Sir Conrad Rooves, late Chief Justico of Barbados, the first Negro to receive knighthood by the British Government, were all great leaders. The Hon. D. William Wells, speaker of the Legislative Council of Gronada, and Alexander Dixon and Charles P Laxation, of Amalica, the former a member of the council, the latter one time Mayor of Gronada, Charles Newbold, Mayor of the post of Spain, Trinidad; John William Roberts, theologian of Antigua; Henry Christopher, King of Haiti, and Toussaint L'Ouverture, before mentioned; George Anderson, in the legal world; Dr. Herbert, in the medical world; Kinsell Joseph, in the musical world; Dr. McFarland, the Shakespeare in the world of church and literature in British Gutana; Christopher Attuocks, of U. S. A. in revolutionary fame; Frederick Douglas, the noblest Roman of them all in his day; Booker T. Washington, of industrial fame; Prince Hall, who founded the Free and Accepted Order of Masons—all of these men great and mighty in their day wrought wonderfully well. A. Trotter, 'U. S. A.; Duse Mohamed All, of Great Britain; Fortune, Pinchback, Jernigan, of the racial congress; Henry Lincoln Johnson, of political fame, and the editors, chilts and kings of Africa of today, none of them seem to have had world wide racial leadership in mind. If no, they have not given voice to it. They have worked in their own countries or territories, but the leader of today must bring solidarity and with solidarity comes racial pride, racial achievements, racial glory, a nation born in a day. With racial defense as a preparation against offense by enemies must come racial security and with racial security must come governmental security. For the outgrowth of racial solidarity is inevitably a government. We are not unmindful of the great noble and mighty Dr. Dubois, but his speeches, his writings have not measured up to the idea of unification of the 100,000,000 Negroes in the United States. There parenty a leading and a tendency on his port toward racial cohesion, but it is not sufficiently set up in his articles and his writings and before he could crystallize, if he intended to do, on the idea of racial unity, another has appeared on the scene, whose vision includes and embarasses the type of leader that Negroes must have now. He is one Marcus Garvey, the man of the hour, the leader of leaders, whose spirit of nation building, of racial pride has so permeated his leitantes and his followers that they stand solidly behind him. His one God, one atm, one dignity has become the slogan of the racially conscious Negroes of the world. His slogan and his idea is the result of years of study of travel of research. The conditions that surround Negroes everywhere, their helplessness because due to the lack of a central great government to protect and insure their safety has, so aroused his masterly mind that he leads forth now, the Negroes from their Egypt land of the various countries to their friendland Africa. He is the man, he is the logical leader. He finds glory and greatness in the part achievements of his race, has faith in himself, faith in his race, knows, no obstacles, and takes fraudal prejudices for a stepping stones for the goal to which he strives. Above all and beyond all, he has faith in LOOK! LOOK! Do you want to save money? If so, all at THE UNITY RESTAURANT ON WEST LINN STREET, Hone Library Hall There you will find many worthy places. Please arrive early and pay money worth. Please arrive at 4 E. MASON Pkwy, Manchester, U. N. 4. Rent Estate and Employment Agency Square 100, Lincoln Street, Yorkshire, Yorkshire 0100 200 0000 HOLIDAY SPECIALS ABOUT THE RESTAURANT God and believes in the justice of God. He has a great cause and knows how to present that cause. He has a case at court, the court of public opinion, the court of public justice and he knows how to present that case. He believes that God gave to the Negro Africa and is determined to reclaim that land, reconquer . and reunite the broken forces of his race, and to set up a government that shall stand as a bulwark of defence for the four hundred million Negroes of the world wherever they are. He is stern, thoughtful, self-esteing and uncompromising wherever the race is concerned. He rings as true to his race as over Tom Dixon or Hearst or Brisbane or Lloyd George ever rang true to their races. He is an optimist, believing that the future under God holds first place or his race. He fears fearlessness and never time but believes that the day is at hand, the hour has struck when princes must come out of Egypt and Ethiopia stretch forth her hands unto God. Such a leader is Marcus Garvey, such as his litenarians and his followers partake of his faith. Such a man for a world wide leader. I feel to command to you in the person of the Hon. Marcus Garvey. J D. BROOKS. Secretary General SECRETARY JOHNSON CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 70 Fifth avenue. New York, today released a statement regarding an interview held by James Weldon Johnson on the morning of April 4, with President Harding. Mr Johnson in talking with the President emphasized the fact that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in speaking for twelve million colored citizens of the United States was not interested in the parceling out of petty jobs, but that its interest was in the enactment of measures to relieve oppressive conditions affecting colored people. Mr Johnson took up with Mr. Harding the following points, earnest urging that Federal anti-lynching legislation, Congressional investigation of the American occupation of Haiti and a Congressional investigation of disfranchisement in the South be included in the President's first message to Congress. Mr. Johnson also urged on behalf of the association that the other points be taken up and action taken on them by the President. Mr. Johnson reports that his interview with the President was very satisfactory. The specific points discussed were: 1. Passage of a Federal anti-lynching law by Congress. 2. A wild and thorough investigation of peonage conditions in the Southern States, to be made by the Department of Justice, followed by the punishment of the perpetrators of the peonage system. 3. An investigation of disfranchise in the South and the right of the Negro to vote under the identical qualifications required of other citizens. 4. The appointment of a National Inter-racial Commission to make a thorough study of race relations. 5. Congressional investigation of both military and civil acts of the American occupation in Haiti. 6. The appointment of colored assistant secretaries in the Departments of Labor and Agriculture. 7. The abolishment by Executive order of all race segregation in the departments at Washington and the United States Civil Service. CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE IN NEW YORK CITY Several successful affairs have been given during the week, in the drive for the Child Welfare Center, among the outstanding ones being a large whist party under the auspices of Ms. Rosalea McClendon and Mrs. Eathir Bright, on Thursday evening, March 31, at the home of Mrs. Bright, 229 West 121st street. The musicale given by Mrs. Lella Walker Wilson, vice-chairman of the committee, on Sunday afternoon, April 3, at her home, 108 West 126th street, drew a large and fashionable crowd from Brooklyn and Manhattan. Every available space in the private salon and music room was filled by the guests who enjoyed a program of unusual merit by the following eminent artists: William Tyers, piano selection; George Jones, Jr., baritone solo; accompanist, Choster A. Hawkes; F. Hamilton Henderson, piano solo; Paul Robison, solo, accompanist; Melville Charlton, Archie Parsons, violin composition; Clarence Tildale, solo, accompanist; A. Ross; Mrs. Ravela Hughes Wheaton, solo, accompanist; Jas IMPORTANT NOTICE Numerous complaints have reached this Office from people who have paid over monies to impostors, claiming to be Agents of this Company, and for that reason, we now issue this SPECIAL WARNING that no money should be paid unless ordnance are shown bearing the original signature of the Hon. Marcos Carray, President, or of Mr. O. M. Thompson, Vice-President, with the corporate seal of the Company attached. This Company positive, will not be responsible for money paid as quarterly payments. Mike can read and write should send their money direct to this office. Mike's Office will BLACE STAR LINK, INC. The Mail Order Department of this Company will impressly acknowledge the receipt of all remittances and will forward confidential or receipts at once. BLACE STAR LINK INC. BY O. MONTROSE THOMPSON, Vice-President. Stockholders of the Black Star Line are earnestly requested to notify the Company of any change of address, since letters addressed to numerous stockholders have been returned to this office marked "not found" or "removed." Please notify the Filling Department, Black Star Line, Inc., 56 West 135th Street, whenever you change your address. Walker; Misa Andradez Sylvan Lindsay, piano selection; C Carroll Clark, solo; selection, Layton-Creamer; T. Cooper, H. Brazefeld, M. Ross and Ford Dabney. This is the second large entertainment within the past few weeks which Mrs. Wilson has given for the Center, the first being a smoker. At the Community House, a supper show and dance were given Saturday evening. April 2, under Mrs. Cora Green, and a whistle party at Craig's restaurant, by Mrs. Catherine Reed, both of which were well attended. One of the big attractions being looked forward to is the Monster Box Carnival at Manhattan Casino on April 19. Eddie Dorsey, promoter. The following celebrated boxers are featured Harry Wills v.a. Roughhouse Ware, Kid Norfolk v. Harry Robinson; Sam Moyev v. Joe Bennett; Mexican Joe Lawson v. Jamiaa Kid; Wee Des Barton v. Sailor Darden; Battling Chuch v. Kid Rash, Bengy Leonard, the world's lightweight champion, will be present. Secure your tickets. Among recent prominent visitors at headquarters were Mira M. Reed, wife of Dr. Reed, president of the American College in Liberia, Africa, under the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Miss "Babe" Wilson, the little East Indian princess reputed to be worth five million dollars. Also Mr. Myers, of the Child Welfare Committee, at 70 Fifth avenue, who addressed the weekly meeting at headquarters, 108 West 135th street, on April 1, as to "Health and Happiness for Children" THE ARGONNE BENE- FICIAL ASSOCIATION The regular meeting and election of officers was held Monday evening, March 28, 1921, with large number of members present. The spirit of real business was transacted with great success to the association. The following officers were elected for the next first half President, William Adams, vice-president, Morris J. Williams, treasurer, Louis Liveman, financial-secretary, Leslie Robinson, recording secretary, Woodlook Christopher, corresponding secretary, Horace Ramsey, guard, Winford Breadford, morgant-at-arms, Jack Higgins, chaplain, Samuel Caulk. The meeting was adjourned by President William Carter until September 11 M J. WILLIAMS Cor Sec COMMENCEMENT AT WILBERFORCE President J. A Gregg of Wilberforce University announces that the commencement program this year will be in keeping with the high standard that has always characterized the programs of that famous institution. After one of the best years in the history of Wilberforce Alkayas are now turned towards commencement. A very large class will be graduated from the several departments, thus presenting to the world, a current group of young people who are going to take their places in the worth while activities of the mooro. Bishop A J Carey of the 14th copr. district of the A. M. E. church will deliver the baccalaureate sorm at 10 a.m. June 12. Dr J M Wheeler pastor of Trinity A M. E. church. Pittsburgh, Pa. will deliver the address to the Religious Societies at 3 p.m. June 12. Bishop B F Lee senior bishop of the A M. E. church, will address Pavine Theological Seminary students at 7 p.m June 12. Dr R W Mance, president of Allen University Columbia, B C will speak to the Literary Societies at 7 30 p.m on Monday evening, June 13. The Alumn Association of which the A M. E. Rev is president will inaugurate Dr Greg as president of Wilberforce at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, June 15 the commencement address will be delivered at 10 o'clock June 16 by Chancelor E H. Lindley, of the University of Kansas, the Alma Mater of President Gregg. Besides the annual meetings of the university and C N & I Trustee Boards, on Tuesday the 14th and Thursday the 16th respectively, two great meetings of far reaching importance will occur at Wilberforce during the commencement week The first is the meeting of the Educational Association made up of the presidents and deans of the several A. M. E. schools which will convene at 10 a.m. June 13, the other meeting will be that of the Medical Association of the State of Ohio, which will convene at Carnegie Library at 2 p.m. Thursday the 16th. The outlook now is that the commencement this year will be attended in large numbers by members of the Trustees Board, the Alumni Association, patrons and friends and Secretary Jenkins is already being taxed to secure accommodation for the many who will attend. All who are contemplating attending the commencement exercises will do well to write. Secretary Jenkins at once in order to secure accommodations. NEGRO FARMERS-OF VIRGINIA ARE MAKING PROGRESS Hampton, Va. April 18.—That Negro farmers of Virginia are worked systematically to improve their land, grow larger food crops, build more attractive homes, and encourage their boys and girls to go to school was clearly shown in reports which were recently made to John B. Pierce, special agent of the States Relations Service, at the Hampton Institute meeting of the Virginia colored district agents—Linus A. Jenkins, Griffin E. Oliver, John L. Charity and Julian E. Bagley—who are successfully developing State-wide extension work among colored farmers and their families. Some signs of progress in Virginia follow. Of three boards of supervisors that had failed to appropriate money for the work of colored county agents, two were finally induced to make appropriations. Eight county advisory boards were induced to adopt plans of work which had been suggested by the local county agent. Three county advisory boards have already selected delegates for the Hampton Institute Farmers Conference, which will be held on June 23 and 30. Other boards are planning to select delegates. One district agent reported that, in nine counties, 533 demonstrations in important crop projects will be carried on. In addition, 708 colored boys will take part in club work. Six counties were visited with a view to securing local aid to finance the employment of a year round home demonstration agent. In one county the board of supervisors made the appropriation that had been requested, in four other counties the colored citizens supplied the necessary money. Another district agent reported that 207 colored boys in six counties had enrolled in club work. In the same territory 287 demonstrations will be conducted by colored farmers. Another section, including three counties, has enrolled 187 colored boys in club work. There the farmers, in addition to carrying on many demonstrations in corn, wheat, cata, cowpeas, alfalfa, potatoes, and other valuable crops, are learning how to raise poultry for profit. Hampton, Va., April 18—That tuberculosis can be eradicated from dairy herds is the experience of Hampion Institute Dr George C Faville who is the institute veterinarian, has just completed the annual test of the Hampion Institute herds for tuberculosis and has found them absolutely free. "It is rather unusual," says Warren K. Bloedgett, director of the Hampton Institute Agricultural School, "for any dairy farm voluntarily to have a hard tested annually, because the testing is so expensive. We are very fortunate in having a skilled veterinarian who can do this work for us. It is a great credit to have a hard from which all tuberculosis has been eradicated, because several cage, age, when we began testing the herds, we would find several animals each year that had to be killed. This should be of interest to farmers who have dairy herds." START A Seven or More Colored Paint Now an A Branch of the Improvement Seven or More Colored Persons Should Get Together Now and Start IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: WASHINGTON, GREGON, IDAHO, MONTANA, WVO DAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, KANSAS UTAH, NEVADA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA MISSOURI, LOUISIANA, IOWA, MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, WEST VIRGINIA ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA, SOUTH CAROLINA CAROLINA, TEXAS. For further information write to office of Right-Hon. Sec. Negro Improvement Association, 55 West 185th Street WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO, MONTANA, WYOMING, SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, NESBRASKA, KANSAS, COLORADO, UTAH, NEVADA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS, MISSOURI, LOUISIANA, IOWA, MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, WEST VIRGINIA, GEORGIA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, TEXAS. For further information write to office of Right-Hon. Sec.-Gen., Universal Negro Improvement Association, $8 West 181st Street, New York MOTOR TRUCK QUICK DELIVERY Light and Heavy Hauling Orders Receive Prompt Attention PHONE: HARLEM 2877 U. N. L. A. TRUCK Two Trips Made Downtown Daily ALPHONSO JONES 56 WEST 126TH STREET U. N. L. A. BUILDING IN ACADEMY UP MUSIC A reception and dance was given at the Academy of Music by the Breaking Division of the Universal Negro Improvement Association last week and was well attended. The African Legion, the Black Cross Movement and the Motor Corps turned out in full uniform. The Universal Band under the leadership of Lient. R. Mandeville furnished the music. A price of $15 was awarded Triumphant Star Lodge of the Independent Order of Mechanics for having the largest number of members present in regalia. ALL WEST INDIES Again in "Havana Post," February 28 last, under the suggestive title of "岛上 Sovereignty" we read an article in which it is stated that there was a proposition put forward in the U. Senate by Frank B. Willa. Senator for G. Washington, the B. Government open negotiations with France, England and Holland for the acquisition of the West Indian possessions of these nations. It cannot be denied that the U. B. wishes at any cost, to possess the West Indies, but in our opinion it's a vain labor, as all far seeing Negroes in all the European Antilles protest against any idea of being put under the domination of Uncle Sam. We are quite acquainted with the crimes perpetrated on the person and properties of Haytians, Dominicans and St. Thomians; we are not unaware of the fact that in Hayti and Santo Domingo innocent and honorable men were taken from their beds at night and shot, for no reason, by U. S. drunken marines and that aged gentlemen have been in the obligation of leaving their native home to inhabit other countries. We are a native of the French West Indies, and consequently constitute ourselves the spokesman of name by stating that in those islands full citizenship is enjoyed by ALL males from the age of 21 years, irrespective of color, race, creed or condition; we are well represented in the Parliament in Paris and do not see, for reasons given, the need of a change of government in the French West Indies. The French Republic is the only white nation in the world that has up to now made the Negro the equal of the white. When will the U. S. A. proclaim racial and political equality? Never' Under the Stars and Stripes it would be, in the West Indica, a repetition or probation of discrimination, segregation, disfranchisement, Jim crowlism, lynchings and burials at stakes of live and innocent individuals. We could never accept this kind of civilization, so distant from that of Victor Hugo and Scholzler. The treatment accorded to colored folks in Yankee land, the culture attained by the people of the United States have been condemned the wide world over, even the famous Monroe Doctrine is actually trampled under foot. But — there is always a but — if American capitalists wish to go to the islands and there invest their overflowing millions in useful enterprises, we promise them that their lives, properties and capitals will be fully guaranteed, but we speak of capitalists, not of drunkards, of commonplace men, not of marines, not of ruffians, not of crackers. FILOGNES MAILLARD. Havana, Cuba, March 23, 1921 BRANCH Persons Should Get Together and Start Universal Negro Association MONTANA, WYOMING, SOUTH BRAZKA, KANSAS, COLORADO, MEXICO, OKLAMOMA, ARKANSAS, NESOTA, WISCONSIN, INDIANA, BEE, WEST VIRGINIA, GEORGIA, ODA, SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH of Right-Hon. Sen.-Gen., Universal 55 West 185th Street, New York. ---