The Negro World

LEAP OUT IT COME The Independent Weekly The Voice of the African World Negro World Reaching the Miles of Africa The Best Advertising Opportunities A Newspaper Devoted solely to the Interests of the Negro Race VOL. XVII. No. 7 NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1924 PRICE: FIVE CENTS IN GRAVES AND TEN CENTS BLOSEWHERE IN THE TEN CENTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES SECOND PAYMENT MADE ON SHIP OF NEGRO RACE Fellow Men of the Negro Race, Greeting: We are marching steadily on toward the goal of progress. The Universal Negro Improvement Association has stirred up the sleeping members of our race to the extent that everywhere we are redoubling our efforts and energies to put over the program of African Redemption, not only in the political sense, but in the industrial, commercial, educational and religious sense. Today we wake up to find ourselves the great objective with every part. Just a couple of weeks ago we acquired our first ship for the Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company, a vessel of 5,300 tons. This ship is to blaze the trail of African industrialism and commercialism, carrying to and fro our freight and passengers, taking from the Africans, South and Central Americans and West Indians their raw products, bringing them to the American markets and taking back to these peoples our finished products manufactured by our own hands in our own factories, where we will employ members of our own race. Help Make Payment for Ship We made a substantial payment on this first ship and a second payment was made on the 13th instant. There is another large payment to be made on the 13th of October, and we want every member of the Negro race throughout the length and breadth of the world to send in his and her loan to enable us to meet this payment. We want $48,000 more to complete the payment for our ship. We must have it within another couple of weeks. Those who have not loaned their $25, $50, $100 or $500 yet, now is the time for you to come to the assistance of the Association. We want money, not only to pay for the ship, but to capitalize the starting of the business of the corporation. Let us all remember that the Universal Negro Improvement Association cannot put over its program except it is supported by its membership and those who are in sympathy with it. Ships on the Seven Seas We must not only have one ship, but we must have many more ships to carry out suc- APPEAL TO MEMBERS OF RACE TO SEND IN THEIR LOANS FIRST OF MIGHTY MERCHANT MARINE TO BELT THE WORLD WITH COMMERCE OF THE RACE WHILE DU BOIS KNOCKS AND WRITES HIS FROTHY STUFF. U. N. I. A. PILOTS BLACK RACE TO HEIGHTS OF SUCCESS DU BOIS KNOCKED WASHINGTON, WHO BUILT TUSKEGEE, AND IS NOW KNOCKING GARVEY, WHO IS TRYING TO REDEEM AFRICA cessfully the ideal that we are striving to attain. The Negro race, large in its dimensions and scattered over the globe as it is, ought to be able not only to have one ship, but hundreds of ships flying the colors of the Red, the Black and the Green over the seven seas. We have made a start. Let us keep it up. Let us go about it in a business-like way. The Negro who would not help to establish his race in commerce and industry has absolutely no sense of responsibility. For us to attain the higher heights in religion, politics, art, science, literature and education, we must have first a solid industrial and commercial foundation. When we can provide employment for ourselves, when we can feed ourselves, then we can talk politics, discuss our views on religion and find time to indulge in the fine arts. Until then you are at the mercy of the other fellow who feeds you, and that is the condition of our race throughout the world today. That is why we have no racial opinion, because we are dependent upon the other fellow for the support that we get, and naturally he dictates our policies, shapes our views and directs our opinions. To free ourselves from this we must take the initiative in building for ourselves, and that is what the Universal Negro Improvement Association wants each and every one to do in supporting the Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company. Men and women, let us have ships, and still more ships. Let us belt the globe with the merchant marine of our race. Let our ships be sailing into the ports of England, France and Germany of Europe; into the ports of Asia, into Japan, China and India; into the ports of Africa, South, East, West and North, and into the ports of the different countries of the Americas. Let our ships carry the same raw materials and finished product of the one country into the next as the ships of other races are doing. It is only when we start to do business in this concrete way can we develop a strong and healthy independent race, out of which we hope will ultimately come a great political freedom, culminating in the redeemed republic of Africa. Send in Your Loan Please remember that we want $48,000 more to pay for our ship. We have all done splendidly already. Within the last couple of weeks we have reduced the amount from $70,000 to $48,000. Let us in the next few weeks pay off the remaining $48,000 and take complete possession of the ship that is to be the first of the line of the Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company. Send in whatever amount you may have—whether it be $20, $25, $50, $100, $200, $500 or $1,000—as a loan for five or ten years, bearing an interest of 5% annually. Send in your loan addressed to the Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company, 56 West 135th Street, New York City, U. S. A. With very best wishes, I have the honor to be Your obedient servant. MARCUS GARVEY. Universal Negro Improvement Association. Raleigh, N. C., September 23, 1924. P. S. Again I desire to ask all members, branches, chapters and divisions of the Universal Negro Improvement Association to redouble their energies in helping to raise funds for the Parent Body to enable us to clear off all outstanding debts against the organization. The Parent Body can only carry on its work successfully when the members, branches and divisions rally to its support. All those who have moneys for the Convention Fund please send in same immediately. All secretaries and presidents are requested to send in their monthly reports. Please let your reports be up to date. By so doing we will be able to face the new year with great success. M. G. Diagusting Incidents Mark Australia's "Colonial" Ambitions—New List of Inhuman Atrocities—Men and Women Abused—Official Terrorism Goes Unchecked From the Sydney Labor Daily Daily Mr. J. A. Begley continues to reveal facts about the atrocities practiced by the Australian mandated administration of New Guinea, that are almost unbelievable in their revolting brutality. Flogging, arson, and seduction are the common incidents of the official life of the territory, and few of the white men who loathe the scenes they have daily to witness have the pluck to expose one of the most revolting sores that has ever disgraced a British govern- Mr. Begley protested often and vigorously against the atrocities he was forced to witness. So far did his protests go that he was at length arrested by black police boys acting under the orders of one of these "white Australians," placed in irons and imprisoned until one of the few white men who have some respect for their color came along and insisted that he be released. Free again, Mr. Begley protested vigorously against the treatment he had received, and, incidentally, received from Mr. Mackintosh, late Court Registrar at Raboul, a letter, stating that there was no justification for the treatment. Further, this officer wrote his appreciation of a fearless and conscientious officer, and stated that such conduct had a moral effect on evil-doers. Police boys flog the natives by orders of the white officials, and without orders. Further, the police boys are themselves flogged. Some of them are flogged with a piece of kunda (cane) about an inch thick and three or four feet long. Cases are known where the boys have been forced to remain in bed for days after a beating, and it was necessary to administer morphia to relieve the pain. Police boy Niri, now at Eltapa, was beaten and for days had a temperature of 104. Blood flowed from this boys' ears and nose, and he was cut about the body very badly. Mr. Begley cautioned the official, Mr. W. — not to beat the natives in this manner again. Almost immediately, he made this "white" official went over to the camp and gave the boys another thrashing. Finally, the cruel methods of this man so terrorized the boys that the police boy, Sergeant Tigon, ran away. Tigon had several nasty cuts on his back when he fled into the bush. He made for Murik, and by the time he got there his wounds were so painful that he was forced to "sit down" for several days. Feeling a little better at the end of that time the natives placed him on a canoe and took him, by sea, to Woeak, 50 miles away. At Woeak, Tigon met Mr. F. — a district officer, and told him that he had come to "make court." Mr. F. — did nothing. "No court" or inquiry was held; nobody was punished. It was only a case of a mere black boy! About the middle of September, 1923, members of the Federal Parliament visited New Guinea and Mr. Begley states that the police boy, Tigon and other boys, went to the Parliamentarians and stated their cases. Mr. F. M. Forde (Capricornia, Q.), was of the party, and no doubt heard the boys state their case against the administration officials. The following notes from a diary that Mr. Begley kept during tour of the country are illuminating as to the actions of these "protectors of the natives":— Sept. 6: Last night Mr. —, D. O. slept in a tent about fifty yards away. For the past several days he has carted a native woman with a two months' old child at breast, from village to village. Natives say that the woman was forced to sleep with the white man. Sept. 7. The native woman was handed over to the patrol officer. This day at the village of Billig. Genuine BAYER ASPIRIN INSIST! Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 24 years. Hostages Are Taken W. — and F. — pulled eighteen hostages, all handcuffed. We passed through Karau and Dunigl. Heavy rain was falling and we camped at Kubuhou, where the eighteen hostages were later fastened up with strong pieces of cane under the handcuffs. Their legs were also securely bound with cane. I asked the officers to remove the cane, as it impeded the circulation of the blood. Sept. 8: As the result of my proteins two of the natives were released. Their hands and feet were swollen up like footballs and the skin badly blistered. At 5 p. m. W. — set out to raid Billgil. Returned with three natives, one male adult, one female adult, and a young female child between eight and ten years of age. We now set out for Chevangi, at the foothill of the Turu mountains. The police boy, Bugger of Manus, lost the native woman and there was a great commotion over the matter. It may be added here that this woman had been brought far from the country of her tribe. No doubt she escaped with the convivance of the police boy, but there was little hope of her getting back to her tribe as she would have to cross much hostile country. Sept. 9: At Abakunga. The Lulual (chief) came to the District Officer and wanted to explain about the food for the boys of the expedition. The D.O.'s police Boy, Uruman, assaulted the Lulual for coming so close to the exalted presence of so great a man as the District Officer. Next day the Lulual had a swollen jaw and was so ill he could not accompany us to the next village. The District Officer took no action in the matter. The only remark that he made was that he would not have the Black beggars coming so close to him. For several days the expedition traveled through the country until it came to Bagamet. It was now among the more civilized tribes. Here W. — and F. —, keeping the woman with them, left the native and child, and also the aged hostage, with his badly cut wrists and the sores caused by the cane. The names of the eight hostages that were forced to accompany the expedition were: Skillin, Ugila, Alwagl, Alogt, Laminot, Minuwa and Mogls. They were arrested and falsely imprisoned for six months, the charge against them being harboring. The mere fact that the officials did not know whom they were suspected of harboring did not matter. So far as they knew the natives had harbored no one, but a charge had to be framed and that one came first at hand. Four boys were imprisoned on trivial charges at Weewak. They were indented to the Catholic Mission. They were imprisoned in a hovel under an armed guard. One day, for no cause whatever; the police boy Esau went into the hut and gave the prisoners a terrible flogging. Some of the prisoners broke away and fled to Marlenberg. 75 miles away. Taxpaying natives are compelled to pick up and carry heavy boxes belonging to the officials. Sometimes the day's journey is twenty miles or more, and the natives get no pay for this work whatever. At Marlenberg it is common to see a rations issue faked, just as rations have been charged for which were not issued. Keep the Good Looking Woman Some few months ago a married couple (natives) came to the village of Kambok (Sepik Ritar) from Madang, some 125 miles away. The woman was good looking. The husband had been deported because the officials were afraid he would give away the Bird-of-Paradise shooting game. Later the police master dispatched the police boy, Kiapsur, and his wife, Misip, to the village of Kambok. They were told to obtain the good looking woman and bring her back for the use of a certain police authority. Mr. Begley states that the Catholic Mission knows well of this case. Previous to the above case a man from Kambok was imprisoned, for twelve months. A curtain police authority took the prisoner's wife and kept her as his mistress for the twelve months the man was in the jail. This woman was christened "Johanna" by the Cothelbe priest in the minston (Pather Kirchbaum), who is now in Sydney. The priest, according to his TANGIER, Sept. 19.—What will probably prove to be the decisive engagement in this year's Spanish-Moorish warfare is stated to have already begun. Spanish columns, reported to be in all 40,000 strong, are advancing from Tetuan into the enemy, country with the intention of converging on Shenhuan and relieving that isolated town. The Spanish columns, which are actively engaged near Tetuan, will not attempt the relief of Shenhuan unless they succeed first in clearing the Tetuan district of the enemy. Very heavy fighting is reported. Fighting is stated to be general all over the southwestern district near Tetuan and along the road which connects Tetuan with Tangier, which today is again closed by the enemy. Jabala, tribesmen are holding a mass meeting today at the sacred tomb of Mulai Abdessalam in Bonti to arouse the tribes. Vows to continue the holy war will be taken; it is said, by tribes that have so far held aloof. The tribesmen will proceed direct from the tomb to attack the Spanish columns proceeding up the valley toward Sheehunn. The results of the next few days' fighting will probably finally decide the policy of Spain in Morocco. Japanese Watchful TOKIO, Sept. 19.—The Japanese Cabinet today discussed the Chinese situation and it was held that the news from China was too greatly colored by propaganda to warrant a definite line of action as yet. But it was decided to issue warning that vigorous action would be taken if Japanese in the three Eastern provinces of Manchuria were molested, or if undue Chinese influence were exerted in Korea. Japan, it is stated, severely desires to remain neutral. Haitian Leader Confined in Cell Four Feet Square President Should Order an Investigation of This Allegation of Inhumanity To the Editor of The Negro World: It is once more my sad duty to acquaint you and the American people as a whole, in the name of whom so many crimes are still being committed, with the following facts: Mr. Jolibols Fils, the well-known Haitian leader, who is still being illegally detained in the American military prison in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has just been the victim of another inhuman act which had birth in the devilish mind of High Commissioner Russeil. Because the starving Haitians cannot afford to pay the $4,000 (that amount represents $20,000 in national money) he demands to set Jollibois free, he ordered him removed to a remote section of the jail where he had made a special cell of only four feet square. Well, it is in this tomb that the martyr Jollibois is now paying the price of being an uncompromising patrol and of having refused to cooperate with the occupation in the work of systematic destruction of his congeners. When the news of the treatment which is being meted out to their leader leaked out, hundreds of Haitians started to march through the streets in sign of protest, but they were quickly dispersed by the gendarmes, which is officered by members of the occupation. The High Commissioner has said to the Haitians that their barking, to use his own expression, will be of no avail, as the Washington government will put the stamp of approval on anything he does in its name. But the people, though they have been enduring endless sufferings for the last ten years, under the iron hand of the occupation, are still reluctant to give credit to such a statement, knowing that the head of the government, President Coolidge, professes to be such a good Christian. You're very sincerely, JOSEPH MIRAULT. New York, September 18. Manila and Torture From the New York Evening Bulletin Filipinos condemned to long terms of imprisonment because they rebelled against the tyranny of American army officers offer Washington proof that they were brutally treated and beaten. What of it? Washington will pay no more attention to the Filipinos than it paid to the protests of malmed war veterans who proved they were neglected and starved and shockingly outraged by a gang of graffers who grew rich plundering them. Spare the Rod? If a youngster is disobedient, blame the parents, not the child. The old-fashioned parental idea is that bullying and beating a child will make him afraid to do anything wrong or to disobey. Quite the contrary actually takes place on the child's maturity. Firstly it makes a moral and physicaleward of him: secondly, he will go to extremes at the first taste of freedom and hasty, in place of respect for parents and love of home, it leaves a sort of retraining contempt for both. NEGRO MODERATOR STIRS PITTSBURGH CHURCH CIRCLES Heated Discussion Follows as Negro Is Named by Presbyterians - Attitude of Seminarians Towards New Leader in Doubt From the New York "World" PITTSBURGH, Sept. 17.—Election yesterday of the Rev. Charles II. Trusty, Negro, as Moderator of the Pittsburgh Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church, largest presbytery of the denomination in the United States, has created a situation which will require all the diplomacy of the church's leaders to handle. No occurrence in the religious activities of this district has attired so much heated discussion in years. While a very large proportion of church workers, inside the Presbyterian community and outside, express approval of yesterday's action, there is a deep current of hostile sentiment easily discoverable. Dr. Trusty himself and his warmer friends in the presbytery see nothing in the election other than a deserved recognition and the "manifestation of a broad Christlike spirit." "This is one of the most democratic cities in the country" said Dr. Trusty today. "The true spirit of brotherhood prevails among the clergy of our church in this district." Did Not Discuss Action The Rev. O. Newton Verner, pastor of the McKees Rocke Church, who nominated Dr. Trusty in the presbytery meeting, declared emphatically tonight that no sort of conferences had preceded his action. There was no premeditation, he said. "Not another man among the delegates knew that I intended to nominate Dr. Trusty," said Dr. Verner. "I myself did not know how he would fare in the voting beside the fact that there was reason for assurance that Dr. Trusty or any other intelligent Negro would receive a square deal. "It seemed to me that the time had come for some practical recognition of the splendid work done by Dr. Trusty. "His church, the Grace Memorial, was the first Negro congregation organized in this presbytery, and it seemed only logical and fair that if a Negro was to be chosen Moderator the honor should go to him." Those expressing dissent of Dr. Trusty's election express the conviction that if there only had been a little previous interchange of opinion and a little more general foreknowledge of what was to take place the outcome of the election would have been different. Dr. Frank J. Bryson, pastor of the fashionable First Church, North Side, nominated to oppose Dr. Trusty, was not present at the presbytery meeting. Absence Proves Cotly It is declared this necessarily had adverse effect on his candidacy. It is asserted too that many of those who contributed to the sixty-nine votes for Trusty which elected him by one vote over his opponent would have voted for Bryson if they had stopped to think things over. Complications apparently foreseeen yesterday are pointed out as probable now, including the attitude which seminary graduates may take toward receiving ordination, under a Negro moderator. In the meantime, however, Dr. Trusty has been officially inducted into office. The Color of the Creator And the Creator of the Color From the Portland Advocate There is now being discussed in New York the defilement of a black God—a God, ebony hued, to be worshipped by blacks. This will not be taken lightly by the anti-segregationists, who are of the opinion that black people should have, the same things as the white people. That phase of the matter will be left for the contenders, however. Hitherto, colored people have been taught through books, paintings, etc., that God and the inhabitants of heaven were white. The black man has been surrounded with what our erudite scholars have suddenly discovered and termed "the inferior complex." The white race is dominant; therefore the dominant omnipotent power which controls destinies and rules the universe must of necessity be like ourselves—white. Living among them and abeeping their civilization unconsciously, this thought may have germinated in the minds of the race. There are several instances of a like nature which may be cited. There is another angle to this situation, however. Black people notice the insincerity practiced and the utter disregard that the white man maintains for his God. It is not incredible, then, that the black man should conjure in his mind a God in his own color. The only drawback is that after a white the black people, too, will become an familiar with their God that He will be subjected to the same treatment as acted out by the white to them. If it helps the race to a broader platform of race consciousness, it will have done something. From the New York Times BERLIN, Sept. 19.—The civil war was raging in China in the first act in the tremendous revolt of Asia against Occidental domination, especially against the Americans and British, according to the view being expressed here in circles interested in Far Eastern affairs. The writer of a striking article, covering most of the first page of this afternoon's Deutsch-Zeitung, who is described as a diplomat well versed in Oriental matters, declares that Japan and Soviet Russia are baually pulling strings in China for the purpose of bringing about an alliance with the latter which shall eventually drive Occidentals out of Asia. The United States and Britain, continues this writer, are already taking steps to thwart this scheme. According to the theory that is advanced, Japan first favored Chang Tao-lin, the Manchurian warlord, but later decided to support the Central, Chinese Government in Peking, believing that a strong centralized China, with Peking as the capital, would be the most valuable ally for Japan and Russia. Thereupon the United States and England, it is asserted, decided to back Chang Tao-lin, and England sent him large quantities of arms and munitions to help him trying to overthrow the Peking Government. The moves now on near Peking and the battles near Shanghai will decide China's fate. It is declared, in other words, they will determine whether the United States and England, through a victory by Chang Two-lin, will fortall the attempts to oust them from the Orient, or whether Japan and Russia, through the victory of the Chinese republican forces, will bring nearer the day when a triple alliance of Japanese, Russians and Chinese will throw down the gauntlet to Americans and Englishmen and demand that they leave Asia to the Antilles. Be True to Yourself, But It is a Big Job BERNARB MACEFADDEN In New York Evening Graphic Notions of permanent value to mankind has ever been gained from dishonesty. The day of repentance always dawns for the thief-if he lives long enough. Deceit, pretence, amnesiac hypocrisy may give temporary rewards to individuals, but the general adherence to such policy is ultimately destructive and demoralizing. It leads to weakness and to ultimate downfall. We may tell "white lies" to avoid giving offense. The value of such subterfuge is questionable. "White lies" lead to a habit of dishonesty. And life becomes largely made up of falsehoods. Truthfulness is a characteristic frequently noticeable because of its absence. We become untrue ever to ourselves. Honesty pays in business. The rational ultimately "gets what is coming to him." And honesty in private life—honesty with oneself and with those with whom one comes in contact in every walk of life—pays its own reward. Living in a world, as we do, with hypocrisy and deceit on all sides, we may find it difficult—almost impossible—to be absolutely honest. But you can at least make your activities honest. "Be square" and "on the level" with yourself and the world. Then your life will count for something. Then you will be able to "get somewhere." You will be able to sift out the worthless from the worth. Life will mean more to you. The man or woman who can stand forth and be his or her honest self is indeed rarely. But we can keep on fighting against pretense and dishonesty. Character is built by overcoming difficulties. And failure should not daunt us. The man who never failed has no initiative. He never tries anything new. It is chiefly by our failures that we learn how to succeed. Associate Director of Civil Liberties Union Resigns Albert DeSilver, associate director of the American Civil Liberties Union since its organization, has resigned in order to devote himself to private study and research work at Columbia University. Mr. DeSilver has for over five years volunteered his services as a lawyer in handling the many cases and points of law which are involved in the defense of civil rights throughout the country. He had charge particularly of work in Congress and State legislatures against bills violating civil liberties. He was also active in the campaign for the release of Federal political prisoners. Mr. D. DeSilver will remain as the active trustee of the National Ball Fund organized by the Civil Liberties Union to furnish ball in cases involving civil rights. He will also remain as a member of the Union's National Committee. First Book on Bookkeeping The first printed book on bookkeeping was published in Venice in 1604. The author was Leon Pacelli, an Italian monk, who wrote it in Latin and Italian, originating many of the algebraic signs now in use, such as plus and minus. The problem volume has recently been presented to the University of California. Traders and Producers Overtaxed and Overawed by Government Officials—More Freedom of Trade and Leas Taxation Crying Needs—Traders or Tories? (Special to. The.Negro World) By J. M. STUART-YOUNG Some months ago I wrote a disquisition on the trade relations of Germany and Great Britain. I had small hopes that the results would be encouraging. I resisted being called unpatriotic. My article appeared in the principal newspapers of both Nigeria and the Gold Coin$, and also in the Westminster Gazette. It was then widely reprinted by provincial journals; and later appeared in the New York Sun. From Germany itself came cordial letters of thanks. The European Press, which is published at Munich, opened its column to a correspondence, which has lasted until now. This is gratifying. "My country, right or wrong?" may be all very well in time of war. Such a motto might be extended to be found boldly chalked on every door in moments of crisis. But we traders see the inner side of the economic situation; and we know on which side the public's bread is buttered. It will be remembered that I end. d on this note: "We need Germany. We can not do without her!" Finally, I made the following postulate, "It is the African's nature to take more offence at, and to be more chilled by, supercellous kindness than by good-humored harshness." I have a case in point. It will be quoted sub judec. inasmuch as I fully expect that it will end in a gust of good-tempered laughter. It seems to be the current notion among government people that a "uniform" lends the wearer authority to ride rough-shod over the public weal. In particular, our police are extremely officious. They are frequently impertinent, even to white men, and they are singularly lacking in self-control. It seems gravely probable that th. would not be so morally undisciplined. were there not a fair amount of laxity, on even encouragement, in departmental headquarters. Officious Policemen Last week, using my own bicycle, a messenger was most violently assaulted by a policeman. This was apparently because he did not, on the word of command, dismount. The matter was brought to my notice by several Europeans who witnessed the attack. The messenger himself declared that there had been no provocation for the assault, beyond his disinclination to accede to a demand which he suspected to be merely "officious and knew to be certainly "frivolous." Here is my letter to the police inspector: "Dear Mr. A., Before I carry this matter to the chief of police I report circumstances to you. At times I allow my messenger to use my bicycle. A license was obtained months ago, but government failed (at first) to supply a number-fag. The messenger was once assaulted by the police for not having a number-tag, although he carried the license in his pocket. When he reported this fact to me, I insisted upon his going to Ozala Hill, and worrying government until he did get a number-tag. Why should the public be harassed, for government negligence? Since then, although the boy has the number-tag plainly shown on the bicycle, he has had to meet the worries of the police, almost every time he goes on a hurried message for me. This morning he was called upon peremptorily to stop. The errand upon which he had been sent was most urgent. I presume that he hesitated to be once more delayed in the performance of his duties. When he dismounted, the policeman struck him forcibly in the face. I can produce several witnesses. Now, will you have that police man punished, or shall I proceed to the head of your department? As I remarked in the body of this letter, we are not, we members of the public, without some rights!" (Signed) What has all this, will remark the reader, to do with the caption of the article, "Traders or Tortoises?" And what, moreover, has the trade relationship of Britain and Germany to do with the Nigerian Police? Just this much. The definition of "Tory" is that of a mind which is stubbornly conservative, and which is at times reactionary in its tendencies. And I take it, without mere dictionary authority, that the implication of "Trader" is one who acts in a conciliatory spirit between consumer and supplier, and who seeks to make the social fabric one of mutual good-will. In honest fact, I have never had cause to be ashamed that 5 am both trader and man of betray. The two avocations devotall into each other wonderfully will. The poet and writer stores up energy. The trader spends it. The trader accumulates wealth. The poet and writer distribution it. The trader is conspirator. The poet is conspirator. The problem of mankind's future is to erase beings who shall be both acquaintive and humane—followers of fact but impassioned believers in fancy. As Trackeray once sagely, remarked, "If I wanted a just estimate of government policy, I would far rather take it from a poet than from a statesman." When last mall, therefore, brought me a personal letter from the editor of the Westminster, informing me that my views on the future relationship of Germany and Britain had caused wide discussion I was flattered. Our biggest difficulty at this juncture is government misunderstanding of what the public needs! I determined, therefore, to write this brief article. I desire to inform government that we are disgruntled by this system of heavy-riding over our honest inclinations toward peace and prosperity. Governments are meant to guide and conduct. They have no right to dictate and coerce. In business-life, we generally and ideals maintained that are immeasurably superior to those of any department of government. The trader is the honey-producer. The official, no matter how fussily he may work, is the done of the hive. We are not fools, we traders. We keep facts within our purview. And we endeavor to make our private ideals into realities. Government Waste The mainspring of public discontent at this time centers on Government waste. We are conscious, we members of the governed class, that taxation is onerous, because we feel that the revenue is not being directed into right channels. There are far, far too many officials; and far, far too many of them at exorbitantly high salaries. Among the mass of colored citizens in every West African colony is the feeling that the existing state of things is wholly unjust, because the general weal is being subordinated to the private welfare of a few "officials" who are singularly tenacious of their emoluments. Hard words! But test them by common sense! Modify them, if need be, by local experience. What I write does not apply to any one spot—it is a shaft aimed at a parasitical system! I protest that the existing taxation of Nigeria is grossly unfair—and yet it is "inadequate." Why is it so? Everybody with a head on his shoulders knows the answer. Nothing seems to be done for us in the way of improvements. "No funds! No funds!" is the parrot-cry when we dare to ask for better roads, local water supply, town lighting, or whatever else may be the need of our township. "No funds!" Plain Oppression Here is the unlettered native today taxed two pounds a ton on his oil, twenty-two shillings and six pence a ton on his kernicc, fifteen per cent ad valorem on his garments, eighteen pence a pound on his leaf tobacco, three to four shillings a bottle on his alcohol, nearly a shilling a bag on his "average-toting-load" of salt—and yet we see the colony stagnating for improvements which ought to come from spontaneous Government inspiration. Government inspiration? Is there such a thing in these days, when we kick with bleeding feet against a stone-wail of "red tape, Barnacall and how-not-to-do-it"? "The old ways are easiest!" is the motto of the Tory. "The new ways are the most difficult, but they are the best!" is the motto of the trader. Choose! Traders or Tories? For the public welfare, we have got to bring the budget into line. Any condition of government which has not behind it the full consent of the governed is an un satisfactory condition. Today throughout the West African colonies looms the big question, "Why is not the revenue more (Continued on page 2) Made to Sell at $2.40 Reduced to $1.75 The NEW INGERSOLL Improved YANKEE $1.55 The New Improved YANKEE is dependable, so always, but in addition it is a very hand-some watch—with new features of grace and beauty. It has the antique bow and crown, new handle and dial, dimensional back plate, intricate cloudy casing and its ground it has the appearance of a higher plated wrench. The price of this smart new Ingersoll is now reduced, from $2.00 to $1.75 SHIPS! SHIPS! SHIPS! For the Development of Africa and the Negro Race THE BLACK CROSS NAVIGATION AND TRADING COMPANY, Inc. 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Loans may be forwarded to Black Cross Navigation and Trading Co., Inc., 56 West 135th Street, New York City, U. S. A. OUR WOMEN and WHAT THEY THINK-Edited by Mrs. Amy Jacques Garvey OWERPUL white nations, who stalk through the world exploiting and robbing weaker peoples of their lands, adopt certain methods and policies in subjugating and controlling the victims of their conquest. Their respective policies differ according to the location of the territory and the disposition of the inhabitants to be exploited. France is such a past master in the game of foreign aggression that she has fooled even her oppressed into believing her to be the most liberal member among the gang of exploiters. Her treatment of Negro subjects in the West Indies differs to that meted out to those on the west coast of Africa, and the treatment of both differ to that accorded her black citizens in the Republic of France. The low birth rate in this republic for years compelled her to put into training camps hundreds of thousands of black men during the great World War. These men; having learned the art of modern warfare, have become a problem. Since the armistice was signed black uniformed men in France have been most courteously treated. Those that were not kept in the ranks were allowed to live in France as citizens, not as subjects. All this was done in order to make them feel so satisfied that they would not be disposed to return to their native homes en masse. French diplomacy saw the danger to their colonies in allowing thousands of valiant black men, who had won glory in battle for France, to return home as subjects in their own native land. On this account also she stood the ridicule of other nations in keeping black soldiers on the-Rhine. Five years have rolled by since peace was declared and black ex-soldiers in France have sent for their families, and increased considerably the black population, while France has now become aroused and the republic faces a race problem that needs new adjustment. White labor demands that the government stop the black emigration to France. Jobs are scarce, hungry whites must be fed before blacks. This is the contention of labor and as white men they feel that unrestricted influx of blacks of prolific stock in contrast to the low birth rate of whites, would in a short time produce an equal population of the two races and a high percentage of mullattoes. White Frenchmen politely advance the economic reason for demanding drastic emigration restrictions for Blacks, but the racial feeling has much to do with their demand. M. Herriot and his government are faced with the difficult task of pleasing white labor as well as black colonials. At the same time taking into consideration these facts—that white labor, if not satisfied, can tie up the republic with strikes and agitations and further weaken its finances; and, on the other hand, if black citizens are subjected to drastic restrictions and humiliations one cannot tell to what extremes they may go in retaliation; now that they have been adjudged the best fighters of the last war, it is interesting to see what French diplomacy will do to bring harmony to both parties. Meanwhile, fallen Germany looks on in grim amusement and secretly drinks "To the day!" We Want 1,000 Agents To Sell Hobbs' Famous Hair Grosger Hobbs' Groser will grow hair in one month Send 50c For Trial Box, and Be Convinced. The All Business Tricks to The Hobbs Manufacturing Co. 201 West 141st Street 5007 F. R. NEW YORK CITY Which makes them, in the face of fire and flood Rise to the true meaning of Brotherhood. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. 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A. headquarters: It is a most difficult task for one to adjust himself to a working nicety in a great system. It is difficult because the average person is mindful of his personal concern and does not consider the fact that we are each our brother's keeper. This difficulty of adjusting ourselves is seen in our actions toward each other. We smile, exchange pleasantries and even in some instances visit each other, yet deep down in our hearts we are conscious of an inharmony, caused by lack of fitting ourselves into the great whole of which we are a vital part. There is only one way to adjust ourselves in a system, and that depends upon our willingness to forget self and our carnest endeavors to make the greatest system of the ages, the universe, better because we have lived. We give it to ourselves and those we mingle with in our every day affairs, to be able to give and take. If this is practiced then our changing humans are left at home, and no one feels the sting of our serpent tongues, when we have gotten up from the wrong side of the bed. The system, however small or great, in any line of endeavor needs us, and we need it. Let us, therefore, resolve that we shall be a necessary part of the whole. More than that, let us be an indispensable part of the whole, and this means the whole will miss us when we are gone, and we in turn will miss the whole when we are separated. There will always come a separation, and to some of us it will be a final separation; then, why not so fit ourselves into the system, so as to beget barmony, peace, joy, efficiency and increased effectiveness. Let us then live and learn, for in living we learn, and in learning we express either for the better or worse, as we may have been impressed. The system is: Finding our places, adjusting ourselves and making the world and humanity better because we have come upon the sea of endeavor. HER-MO-SO Hair and Skin Preparations Brings out the hidden beauty, Strawberry Cream, 40c to $1.00 per jar. Hair Grower, 80c to $1.00 per box. Agents wanted, Write Name. Borough Mfg. Co., 300 Yale Midg, Seattle, Wash. By IVY JACOBS Is the "woman of today" a good idea in its wrong place? Let us find the answer. We do not propose considering anything that has been unsaid before, for woman being one of our oldest institutions, her work and proper sphere have been repeatedly defined and described. The old times for ally woman when the mixing of a possess made her virtuous, when skill in antimacassar was the ornament of her sex, when lack of logic was her privilege and lack of learning her duty, when she was brought up to believe and not to reason and consequently fell into all sorts of errors, when she was all matter and no mind—those days are gone and gone forever. Blessings on the age, that saw them die! Influence in Business INFLUENCE in BUSINESS Today we know the strange, new woman who takes up her place in all the avenues of labor which were formerly traversed exclusively by man. She is strange in that she presents such a great contrast to her sister of yearday, and new in the purpose of her large endeavor. From the standpoint of morality, woman's position as co-laborer with man exercises a silently purifying influence. A life constantly occupied in the affairs of business, where man competes fiercely with his brother man in the stern and selfish struggle for place and power and money, insensibly tends to narrow and harden his character, to make him suspicious and ungenerous, to keep him always on guard against sharp practice on the part of others. It is not possible that man would look with the same cold and calculating eye on woman. He rather gives her the preference and learns to be ruled by principle, not by gain. As a result of social prejudice, there is a gross lack of appreciation of the position woman holds today. Woman's Place in the Home There are those who assert that every woman's only proper sphere is "the home," and so the woman who steps out into service in the outer world is shown of her peculiar feminine grace and charm. True, it is that woman's greatest sphere is the home and her most peculiar function the training of the young. Every woman's nature, elegance and softness admirably qualify her for endearing domestic life to man, for making virtue lovely to children and for shaping the character of those who in later years must do all the manly and womanly work of the world. To this end she creates her own kingdom—the home—where she may become the center of order, the balm of distress, and the mirror of beauty. Ruling there with effectual sway she may make her influence permeate into and bless the world without her where order is much more difficult, distress much more prevalent and lovelliness much more rare. In this kingdom she may become the cherisher of infancy, the guide and instructor of childhood and the confidant and companion of manhood. Workers for Humanity As necessary and salutary as these offices are, were they the only proper sphere of work for women who do not own homes come in? Those are they whose parish is the world, whose work it is to go into the haunts of evil and seek out the wretched, sparing neither themselves nor their money in their praiseworthy enthusiasm for humanity. And on the other hand, who has ever thought of prison reformers, Miss Sarah Martin and Mrs. Elizabeth Fry, of the apostles of hospital nursing, Miss Nightingale and Mother Mary Theresa, of the promoters of emigration, Miss Rye and Miss Chisholm, as ungrateful women or as laboring out of proper spheres? These women rank with the best of those mothers who may be considered the makers of the people of the nations. For they are the spiritual mothers of the myriads of hearts, in which their self-sacrificing devotion to the cause of suffering humanity has sprung up again into luxurant growth and fruitage to redound to the ultimate enrichment and elevation of the national or racial character. MAKERS OF HOMES AND LAWS We see the woman of today in Parliament fully, invested with political power and taking her place as one of the makers of the law. Good government is but the reflex of good homes, and if her, fellow sisters in the circle of quiet domestic life makes the home, is she out of place who is engaged, amidst other duties, in producing the letter of the law? We are the women of today in our Courts of Justice, pleading the cause of the prisoner at the bar. It was said by one of old that a woman could not make a successful lawyer because she was too fond of giving her opinion without pay. Is it because she has now learned to sell her opinion that she is found there? Most doubtfully, we answer "No!" We see the woman of today at home in the medical world, exploring with surprising success the branches of general medical, surgical and obstetric nursing and nursing science in private, district and army and more We are the women of today in the teaching profession contributing her quota of service to the prosperity of the State. Is she out of her proper sphere and on whose prescents and exertions the welfare of the country in a great measure depends? Credit to Hersef There are few paths of labor left for the modern woman to explore. Where she has served she has done so much with credit to herself and without loss to the profession. Therefore our answer is the woman in her proper sphere is the woman who has been prepared by special and definite training for the position she completes, and the woman who with desultory education, rushes into a situation for which she must consequently be unfit, whether that place be the Home or Parliament or the court of justice or the pulpit, the school or any other institution. That there is great need of definite training for woman goes without saying. Engaged in work for which she is untrained the remuneration she receives is somewhat a gift of clarity and must be consequently far less than the true deserts of skilful work. When the training for woman is est. biliehed on the same firm basis and scientific principles as that for man, then, and no sooner would she be able to claim the price of her labor. Our women, no less than our men, our girls no less than our boys, should have a business education that would furnish them with aptitude for affairs, competence to deal successfully with the practical work of life—whether the field of action its in domestic management, in the conduct of a profession, in trade or commerce, in social organization or political government. Learn Some Aing Practical Our girls of today are too often use less because their training has lacked definiteness, because their only stock-in-trade is that general intelligence which everybody can claim and which amounts to much the same as particular ignorance. They only begin to apply themselves to some definite attainment, when from one cause or another, the stern necessity arises, and so opened that time in beginning to build up a future that they should have spent in reaping the harvest of past toll. May the time soon come when it would be generally fashionable for every girl to learn something practical and professional besides and beyond the graces of general education. Thus would every woman be in her true sphere and professional woman well-armed with her special education, the mother-fittingly prepared for forming the tastes and minds of her children, thus improving the stock, of national talents, and she, who may have to pass her youth without being either wife or mother, safely shielded against neglect and soorn. OUR LETTER BOX "Managing a Household" To the Editor of the Woman's Page: In order to manage a house, a woman must know how to take care of her children. She must be a homemaker, a housekeeper and a good spender. A budget is necessary in the managing of a home. The budget is composed of six parts: Food, clothing, shelter, fuel, savings and advancement. A family, with the average income should not run their credit account above their income. One-third of the income should be spent for food, and one-fourth for rent or shelter. A thrifty housewife would put aside a certain amount of money for food, clothing, etc., per month, and would not permit the other members of the family to exceed this sum. A housekeeper is not necessarily a home-maker, because a woman might keep a clean house and cook well, but it is does not mean that she is a home-maker. A home-maker has the power to draw all the members of the family together in one unit, and thus make the home the center of interest and social activities. Since the woman spends most of the money in the home, it is necessary that she know how to spend it wisely. In buying clothes for the family, she not only looks after the price of the goods, but the value, durability and quality of the material. In buying food she does not look for the expensive and dainty dishes, but wholesome and nourishing food. 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Un gran patriota, representante de nuestra organización, nuore en Liberia—Aquel jefe de justicia era un verdadero hombre con grandes iniciativas—Nuestros enamigos nunca tuvieron influencia alguna sobre aquel gran carácter, su lema era la verdad y el derecho La inauguración de la nueva casa de la Union Benefica, que revela el estado floreciente y ya consolidado de la sociedad, demuestra también que los españoles de Nueva York han llegado a desenvolver el espíritu de esfuerzo colectivo en forma definitiva. Cuando más de un millar de hispanos han conseguido mantenerse unidos y arraigar con el sólo esfuerzo de sus aportaciones una entidad titil, tan seria, tan firme y tan llena de porvenir como la Union Benefica, no hay motivo para creer que el resto de los millares aquí residentes, no compranedan que puedan y deben hacer lo mismo. Experimentamos al presente otro gran pesar con la muerte de uno de los caracteres mas firmes de nuestra raza, en la persona del honorable juez James J. Dossen de Liberia. Muy pocos fuera de los limites de dicha república conocían los méritos de aquel gran hombre; no era, el solamente un verdadero patriota leal a su país, sino también un amante de su raza, cuva única esperanza era la de en dia no lejano los hijos e hijas de Etiopia se congregaran de nuevo en la madre patria, y allí, bajo la protección de un gobierno propio, disfrutar de todos los privilegios de la verdadera libertad. Cooperando a la sociedad y formada? ? Desarrollando las otras existentes? ? Fundiéndolas todas en una sola suprema organización que une todos los recursos y toda la autoridad de las colonias? Eso es cuestión de procedimiento que se resolver poco a poco, a medida que las discusiones ya en curso ganen voluntades y unifiquen el criterio general. En tal dirección le vimos siempre poner a disposición de la raza, mediante la Asociación Universal para el Adelanto de la Raza Negra, toda su energía y ability en pro de la reconstrucción de la república de Liberia, como una nación de primer orden en el continente africano. El, como todo nuestro elemento conciente, nunca dudó del propósito de nuestra organización en su país; su inteligencia era muy preclara, el era muy liberal y muy patriota para pensar por un momento que otros negros tuvieran otra intención que la de solidificar la raza y así convertirla en un gran poder en el concierto de las naciones. Por de pronto lo interesante y esperanzador es que el esfuerzo colectivo ha hallado cauce ordenado y seguro. El exito ya conseguido será la mejor propaganda, las ventajas ganadas, el mejor acicate. Los pesimísimas, los esternos descontentos, los que para disimular su propia falta de voluntad ó su impotencia auguran desastres para todas las empresas de elevación, de progreso, de engrandecimiento de las colonias, tienen, su mejor respuesta en el acto del domingo en la nueva casa española de la calle catorce. James J. Dossen tenía razón; él se compenetró de nuestro propósito de hermanad y de cooperación, y por ello, con hombres como Arturo Barclay, defendió la causa que habría de significar progreso en la vida de su país y de au raza. Pero desgraciadamente, ha emprendedo su viaje hacia el infinito. Demostró su sinceridad por la causa hasta sus últimos momentos, cuando postrado en su lecho, entregó su plana de servicios a la raza y patrocinio a nuestra organización, a aquellos en quien el tenia gran confianza, recomendándoles no abandonar la nave de nuestra causa justa cuyos principios son honestos, por el mero hecho de que los enemigos del movimiento hayan manifestado lo contrario. El c counsel general de España en Nueva York, don Alejandro y elocuente pronuncio atinado y elocuente discurso, presidiendo la inauguración oficial de la nueva casa de la Unión Benefica Española. El acto fué brillante, cordial, espafollisimo. Y el jefe de la colonia púsole adecuado prologo en manifestaciones que es interesante subrayar. Poniendo de relieve la significación del acto, el señor Berea declaró que le era doblemente grato porque presentaba una demostración de lo que podía el esfuerzo colectivo. Nada más exacto. El hecho de que Nueva York tenga ya una sociedad española capaz de comprar su segunda casa e invertir en su insultación y reconstrucción sumar importantes, demuestra — como el consul declar — lo que puede el esfuerzo colectivo. El juez Dossen demostro en mas de una ocasion su entereza de caracter, no permitiendo ser influenciado por ninguna de las varias agencias que luchan en contra de los fines de esta organización. Malintencionados en este lado del Atlantico, quienes publicaron y enviaron a Liberia artículos viciosos en contra nuestra, nunca tuvieron acceso en la firme convicción de este grande hombre, cuya perdida nos ocasiona el más produndo pesar. El prejuicio que hubiera podido crear la circulación de tales artículos no produjo el afecto descado, debido a que hombres como el siempre honorable y nunca olvidado James J. Dossen, pudieron interpretar la intención en contra no solamente del avance de este movimiento en Liberia, sino que también en contra de los beneficios que el mismo pudiera redundar. Esto, sin embargo, tiene mayor, mucha mayor significación, porque se trata del esfuerzo colectivo español; y porque este se ejercita en Nueva York. Tanto se ha dicho y predicado sobre la disolvente característica de los españoles, acerca de su indisciplina social, contra su repugnancia a la coordinación y el orden, que vale la pena de hacer resaltar cada acto de cooperación en el esfuerzo, de unidad en las actividades, que se advierte en nuestras colonias. En este sentido, pues, la Unión Benéfica Española, es algo más que una sociedad española. Es, en realidad, un simbolo. -La Prema, N. Y. El daño que estos hombres han hecho no solamente ha injuriado la causa de esta organización, sino también la causa de Liberia y la de la raza en general, apesar de pretender ser colegas de aquellos que se hayan actualmente en el poder en dicha república. Nos place sobremanera el haber tenido y el tener aun hombres del calibre del honorable juez James J. Dossen, hombres que no pueden ser facilmente persuadidos, hombres cuyo lema es la ejecución de la justicia y el respeto al derecho. Los que formamos parte integrante de esta organización hemos de venerar la memoria de este gran patricio y rogar por el descanso de su noble alma. Su labor por el enaltecimiento de su taza no ha de pasar desapercibida, sino que será inscrita en las páginas de nuestra historia, como un recurdero imperecedero. La igualdad en la justicia Si Leopold y Loeb, los jóvenes criminales millionarios de Chicago no mercian ser colgados porque tenían menos de veintitrés años, por qué habría de merceirlo ninguno otro asesino de Illinois que sea también menor de edad? Una de las consecuencias immediatas de la sentencia de Leopold y Loeb es una demanda de clemencia en favor de un asesino de diecinueve años, llamado Grant, ahora sometido a una sentencia de muerte en una carcel de Illinois. Si el juez Caverly estaba en lo justo al mantener que la pena capital debería ser eliduja para los menores de edad, cualquiera que fuera la deliberación y salvajismo de sus crimenes, entonces el veto que apicó la semana ultima-deberia prevalecer en todos los casos, bien defendidos por un numeroso personal legal y con el fondo de una publicidad sensacional, o bien defeadidos obscuramente por medio de escasos wages de abogados o aun, por designación del tribunal. a expenses del mismo estado. En la reconstrucción de la antigua Etiopia hemos de eregir otro gran monumento a la memoria del que fué en vida James J. Dossen. Mientras nos agobia la pena de tan irreparable perdida, no dejamos de reconocer que existen aun en Liberia hombres de la talla del ilustre fenecido; con caracteres tales hemos de ligar nuestro esfecido y nuestro sentir para llevar a cabo el gran programa de nuestro movimiento, el cual estriba principalmente en el desarrollo en un sentido general de aquel pals, convirtiéndole en un poder entre las grandes naciones. temple del honorable juez James J. Dossen; hombres que se eleven muy por encima de todos los prejuicios y de todas las rivalidades en la vida de nuestro pueblo. Debido a la propaganda malsana de los enemigos de raza en America, muchos de los que llevan las dielas del gobierno en la república de Liberia, creen que Marcus Garvey desea ir allí para constituirse en la presidencia ó intervenir en la política del país; pero la masa conciente sabe que Marcus Garvey tiene mucho que poner en práctica en beneficio de la raza en general, antes de domiciliarse en Liberia ó intervenir en su política. Toda su ambición es ver a la gran Liberia convertida en una gran nación, una de las muchas que de crear en Africa para beneficio de nuestro La ley de Illinois no hace ninguna distinción a causa de los veintiun años, en el impulso asesino o en la responsabilidad por el delito. Pero si tal distinción ha de hacerse en favor de algunos menores deheria hacerse en favor de todos. Y la jurisprudencia deberia ser leyada al texto legal mismo, no dejada al azar de la observancia individual de las ordananzas judiciales. Lo que se necesita en Illinois y en todas partes es un reconocimiento más claro de que la ley debe ser imparcialo de que la ley debe ser imparciale y constante, más allá del favor o el temor. Una justicia para los altos y los bajos, para los ricos y los pb- bres, sin varación ni sospechas de cambios; asa es la concepción que el piso de los Estados Unidos desea conservar y que fué lamentablemente violada por las sentencias de Leopold y Loeb. En pro de la paz universal Este pais y Rusia, aunque no son miembros de la Liga de Naciones, serán invitados a concurrir a la conferencia international de desarme que, bajo los auspicios y por disposición de la Liga, se celebrará no más tarde que en junio de 1925. Mientras tanto, la comisión está dando los ultimos toques al proyección de conventión en que se establece, además del arbitraje obligatorio y las garantias de paz, la conferencia de desarme mundial y en la cual no estarán representadas únicamente las potencias sino todas las naciones del mundo. Algunos han sugerido que la conferencia de desarme tenga lugar primero antes de la aprobación de la conventión por la asamblea, pero la casi unanimidad de las naciones esta porque la conventión sea el punto de partida del desarme. Las naciones europeas confian en que el arbitraje obligatorio, presentado por primera vez por el delegado español almirante Magaz y patrocinado luego por los primeros ministros de la Gran Bretaña y Francia, con la aclamación unonime de todas las naciones hispano-americanas y los pequeños países de Europa, sera el verdadero fundamento de la paz en el futuro. El consejo de la Liga de Naciones aprobó un empréstito de cincuenta mil pesos para la obra de socorro de los refugiados griegos en el oriente. Lord Parmoor, uno de los delegados británicos, propuso que al reino de Irak, una de las nuevas naciones sacadas del viejo imperio turco, se de una constitución propia para ensayar durante un periodo de cuatro años. En caso de que sea un éxito el nuevo régimen, se le daría la completa independencia y el derecho a figurar en la Liga de Naciones. Contienda civil en China Nuevas tropas se concentran precipitadamente a todo lo largo de la muralla que defiende la capital de China, para enfrentarse al ataque innimente del general manchuriano Chang Tso-Lin. El ferrocarril Shanghai-Ninking hace dos semanas que no está en actividad, por destrucción en sus lineas. La linea Pekin-Mukden está ocupada por completo con el traslado a toda prisa de las tropas con que el general Wu-Pei-Fu hará frente al general Tehang-Tso-Lin, que viene con milares de soldados a atacar a la capital. De Pekin informan la captura de dos mil carros. El dictador militar de Pekin, general Wu-Pei-Fu, ha enviado al frente su propia tercera division a librar combate a las tropas de Mukden y con las cuales las tropas del gobierno han estado en los dos últimos días de batallas violentes y sugrrientas. Ignorarse el número, de muertos, que se calcula en immense. Wu-Pei-Fu actualmente esta en Pekin, después de inspeccionar el frente a lo largo de la gran murala, dejando momentaneamente sus fuerzas bajo las ordenes del general Yang, que esta resistiendo a los mancuarrios. Despacho del cuartel general de Mukden dice que el efectivo invason ha capturado a Ciao-Nang y Taipei y que, el general, Chang-Po-Lin viene avanzando como una tropa hacia el sur. Las tropas del gobierno rechazaron un taque en Naulin, las fuérzas del general Chekiang mantienen sus posiciones a pesar de los ataques por mura yierra. Bugues de guerra han bombadoado a Kindlargo de la muralla de Pekin, La grán hecatonble ocurrira en la sangrienta batalla inminente a lo largo de la muralla de Pekin'. Levántate a conquistar La conquista de almas es la conquista por excelencia. Diariamente debes levantarate con el propósito de conquistar a todos aquellos de tus hermanos con quienes el destino te ponga en contacto. A unos los conquistaratas con tus palabras amables a otros cien tus miradas afectosas, a los de más alla con tus servicios. Sé un don Juan de almas. Deja en cada una de las que encuentres una huella de luz. Además de la intima alegría de estas conquistas, podras, merced a los que te quieren, hacer mucho bien. El hombre que tiene amigos, es todopoderoso para la caridad. Lo que el no puede dar por amor a el lo daran con placer, los otros; lo que el no puede hacer, por amor a el otro lo harian sonrindo. Multiplicará ensisiblemente los dulces recurros y las fuerzas eficaces que le son necesarias, y podrá amar doblemente a los tristezas y a los pobres: con su amor y con el amor de todos los corazones conquistados. AMADO NERO. La política al día Los dirigentes de los partidos progresista, republicano y demócrata se mostraban muy satisfechos de los progresos de sus respectivas campañas en la lucha presidencial, a seguidas de recibir noticias sobre la apelación a los votantes durante la semana. Los progresistas están más que satisfechos con las respuestas al discuro pronunciado por su candidato La Follette y la invasión de estados conservadores como New England y Nueva York. Los progresistas han hecho resaltar que tanto los republicanos como los denomcratas estan en control de los intereses momentarios, que dirige Wall Street, y que en el caso de que cualquiera de los candidatos de los viejos partidos saliera elegido, habria que cuidarse de los privilegios e intereses especiales. Concluyen diciendo que la una esperanza de que haya justicia es eligiendo a La Follette y a Wheeler. El candidato democrata anuncia en Kansas que se dedicará en el resto de la campaña a concentrar sus ataques sobre la corrupción del gobierno republicano; conclusión a que llegó después de adverti que su serie de discursos pronunciados en los estados agricolos sobre tal corrupción habian despertado mucho entusiasmo en los auditorios. Sus ataques contra el exsecretario del interior, Fall, Denby, Forbes y Doheny, dicen sus partidarios, le han dado mayor fuerza en el oeste que ninguna otra faz de la campaña. Los democratas han concluido que la mejor manera para escalar la presidencia es haciendo hincapié en la corrupción del gobierno de Washington. El senador James Reed de Missouri le dijo que esa era la mejor manera y que debia ponerse guantes de cuero y olvidar su manera de entrar a la corte de apelaciones. Por su parte, el presidente Butler del comité republicano, concentra sus ataques en el denominado socialismo, de La Follette y dice que se hace necesario salvar la constitución. La lucha agrega no es sobre los métodos de gobierno, sino la abolición del gobierno. El partido socialista se ha prometido destruir la constitución, le destrucción de la corte suprema. Hablando del candidato demócrata, agrega: Por una combinación de circunstancias excepcionales en nuestra vida política, John W. Davis, el candidato presidencial democrata, un distinguido abogado, ha sido evidentemente eliminado de la contienda. Mientras tanto, Miss Ethel M Smith, secretaria de la Unión Femenina Nacional, organizada en liga, ha declarado que diez millones de mujeres votarán a favor del candidato independiente La Follette. Basa este calculo en el número de mujeres afiliadas a la Liga, que tiene ramas donde quiera que los obreros están agremiados y más miembros que ninguna otra organización femenina en los Estados Unidos. Seguir ella, no existe el hombre en la vida pública que ha hecho tanto como el senador La-Follette para traducir el program de las mujeres en ley y practica. Celebración del día de la La demostración militar más enorme que en tiempo de paz se ha hecho en este país desde que es mación, tuvo lugar al hacer la nación un inventor de su fuerza humana según los informes que recibió el departamento de la guerra de los diferentes estados de la Union. Las fuerzas regulares espacidas por diferentes egados de la Union tomaron parte en las celebraciones del día; pero lo que más ha sido del agrado del departamento ha sido la cooperación de miles y miles de partículares que voluntariamente han contribuido a mayor esplendor de la fiesta, indicando así la fuerza activa de que se puede ejerchar mano en caso de una futura agresión. Aunque esta prueba de defensa nacional fue hecha de acuerdo con el acta de defensa de 1920, el plan en si tuvó su nacimiento en los días de la revolución y especialmente en la milicia de 1792. En Washington las ceremonias del dia incluyeron, una parada de treinta mil individuos en los que figuraban tropas de las fuerzas regulares, la guardia nacional y las reservas, seguidos de sociedades patrioticas y particulares. En esta ciudad y en el estado del dia se celebró también en medio de la mayor animación y desde la seis de la mañana hasta las once de la noche se celebraron reuniones, paradas militares, ejercicios militares, a los que concurrieron científicos de personas. Las calles se vieron engalanadas todo el día con banderas y miles de transeuntes que indicaban también el buen contingente de fuerzas que se podían movilizar en tiempo de guerra. Los simulacros de combate practicados en State Island y otros lugares han resultado más prácticos de lo que se esperaba y la realidad de las ceremonias llegó hasta el pum to de suspensión obligas perroum al contengimiento las solicitas que hicien guardia en los offices de correto y otros edificios del gobierno. LA BONNE PRESSE ET LA MAUVAISE (Les Continents.) Dans flotte grand confrère quotidien Paris-Soir, notre éminent ami et collaborateur René Maitan, a fait paraître sous le titre: Troupes Noires, un article consacré au cas du solda Kagpo, que notre directeur avait présenté récemment dans nos colonnes. Malgré certaines protestations d'une mensongère loquence, désormais tout le monde sait, ici, que la présence des troupes noires sur les champs de bataille de France, n'a été obtenue que grâce au volontariat obligatoire. On agissait déjà de même avant la guerre. Sera fixe sur ce point qui voudra bien lire: Hien le Maboul, de feu le capitaine d'infanterie coloniale Détranger en littérature Emile Nolly, et, surtout *Des Inconus ches moi*, de Mme Lucie Cousurier, page 195, 196 et 197. On ne parfera, en effet, jamais assez de ce beau livre, vrai, humain, pathétique et douloureux. Pendant la guerre, on fit mieux bien mieux. A Batna, par exemple, pour obliger les Algériens à s'enroler, on terrorisa la population au moyen de mitrailleuses. La Randonnée de Samba Diouf, des frères Tharaud, nous indique comment, en A. O. F., les fonctionnaires s'y penaient pour pousser leurs noirs administrés à s'engager spontanément. En A. O. F., de janvier à juillet 1916, on descendit, de Bangui sur Brazzaville, enchainés, de malheureux Baandas et Mandjias qui, par imbécilité ou hypocrisie, feignaient d'ignorer qu'ils jouissaient de l'insigne honneur d'avoir été choisis pour aller défendre un pays qui n'était pas le leur. Volontaires-la-cordeau-con, tel était le surnom dont les Européens avaient baptisé les pauvres bougres traités de la sorte. Malgre m science en la matière, jusqu'ici, par lassitude, je m'étais force à croire que l'on procédait maintenant à des enrôlements moins illegaux. Il n'en est malheureusement rien. L'histoire que voici va prouver. Containsez-vous Kagpo? Non. Kagpo est un Dahoméen que, pour le moment, on soigne au Val-de- Grâce, service du deuxième neuvres. Natif de Hinvi, prés d'Alada,—orphelin de père—pour faire vivre sa vieille maman, sa femme et ses deux enfants, Kagpo exerçait la profession de cultivateur. Un jour,—à ce moment son deuxième enfant, une fillette, n'avait que trois mois—l'administrateur de son cercle丹 demanda s'il ne voulait pas s'engager comme tirailleur. Il répond que non, qu'il n'aillement l'intention de quitter son pays. Un mois s'écoule. Certain après-midi, un nilicien vient Jui ordonnier de passer à la residence. Il s'y rend, et se trouve en présence de l'administrateur, d'un medicine-major et d'son chef de village, leur complice. Derechef, on lui demand s'il ne veut pas s'enager. Nouveau refus et formel. Alors? Oh alors, c'est simple. On passe outre à son retus, et on le met dans L'obligation de choisi soit cent francs soit deux cents,—la première de ces sommets n'étant pas autre chose que la prime allouce à tout engage volontaire pour deux ans, la deuxième pour trois. Apeurre, ancanti, Kagpo empoche cent francs. "A peine a-t-il eu le temps de faire ce geste que, sans lui permettre d'aller embraser les siens, on le dirige dare-dare sur Quida cipon Cotonou. La, on l'équipe en hâate, en même temps qui tan des lamentables bêtes humaines, ses frères. Eet, en hâte toujqurs, on expédie sur la France, ee convoi de bestinux à deux-pattes. C'est à que Kagpo est depuis plus d'un an. Et comme n'ait ne sait ni litre ni cérire, il n'a pu donner de ses nouvelles aux siens depuis qu'il a quitté son pays, c'est-a-dire depuis plus d'un an. Un point, c'est tout. Et puis non, ce n'est pas tout. Quelles que soient les opinions qui les animent, il n'est pas en France de journaux digner de ce nom, qui puissent tolérer pareille sequestration. Comment ! voilà des gens à qui l'on import tous les devoirs et à qui l'on n'accorde aucun droit ! Dans le dessein de préserver de la destruction certaines familles de la grande race européenne, on les a soumis, comme les chiens de la Courtine, mais pendant quatre ans, à de mortelles expériences. Cette ignominaire n'a done pas suffi, puisque les bureaux compétents du ministère des Colonies, d'accord en cole avec crux du ministre de la Guérpa, occit continuer à prêter des ordonnées de ce guérpa, dans la tempa que toutes les nations supprédess, La France en she, les pression sur l'Abyssinie, elle puisse réprime la traite der seclaves qu'elle pratique à sa frontière! Nous en avons assez, des histoires coloniales, et des mensonges de tous ces coloniaux qui, hypoestris par l'appat du gain, desservent, à tout insu peut-être, le bon renom de leur pays. Nous voulons dire tout haut tout ce qu'on nous engage à faire. Nous ne voulons plus qu'un cruel silence veille l'agonie de ces races en retard, que la civilisation, en féignant de secourir, assassine. Il leur faut beaucoup d'air beaucoup de lumière, et, si possible, un peu d'humanité immédiate. Et juqu'à ce qu'on les leur donne, jusqu'à ce que les bureaux responsables se décident à faire leur devoir, je necesserai de faire le mien, en signant à la patrie qui m'a adopté, la dupliciate à la fois honteuse, ignobile et l'ache, de ceux sa qui elle croit pouvoyé se reposer en toute confiance. Nous sommes heureux d'annonce à nos lecteurs qu'à la suite des articles du prince Touval et de René Maran, l'autorité militaire a fait admette le soldat Kagpo à l'hopital militaire du Val-de-Grace, ou il est actuellement en traite-ment, en atteidant son renvoi à Dahomey. Mais cette satisfaction ne nous suif pas. Il faut que l'Etate paie à Kagpo les dommages-intérêts aux-quels il a droit, et que soit poursuivi et puni le fonctionnaire qui a ordonné sa sequestration. Informacion General REQUISITOS NECESARIOS PARA SER MIEMBRO DE LA "ASOCIACIÓN UNIVERSAL PARA EL ADELANTO DE LA RAZA NEGRA." Con la cantidad de sesenta centavos ($0.60) todo elemento de nuestra raza puede ser miembro de la "Asociación Universal para el Adelanto de la Raza Negra". Esta suma incluye cuota de entrada, veinte y cinco centavos ($0.25) y pago del primer mes, treinta y cinco centavos ($0.35) como miembro. Todo miembro debe ser provisto de una Constitución, o Libro de Leyes de la Organización (valor 25 centavos) y una insignia (valor 15 centavos). Si hubiera en la villa, pueblo o ciudad donde Ud. viva una División Autorizada de esta Asociación, haga su aplicación en ella; en caso contrario, mande su aplicación al Cuero Directivo de la Asociación remitiendo la cantidad de un dollar ($1.00). Al recibo de esta cantidad le sera enviado por correo los artículos antes mencionados, con un Certificado como miembro de la Asociación. La aplicación debe ser dirigida a: Sr. Secretario, Oficina General del Cuerpo Directivo, Universal Negro Improvement Association, 56 West 135th Street, New York City, N. Y. Aconsejamos a aquellos que envien sus cuotas al Cuerpo Directivo lo lagan anual, semi-anual o cada tres meses, para evitar la constante trasmisión de la Tarjeta a esta oficina todos los meses. APORTE SU UBOLO PARA EL GRAN MOVIMIENTO DE TODAS LAS EPOCAS POR LA REDENCION DE AFRICA Y EL ADELANTO DE LA RAZA EN TODAS PARTES. ANUNCIOS Comerciante de tabacos al por mayor desea ponerse en conección con fabricante cubano. Escriba a RICHARDS, 309 West 139th St., New York City. ADVERTISERS! It May Interest You to Create a Spanish Trade YOU CAN DO THIS BY Placing an advertisement in Spanish on this our Spanish page. We have a large circulation in Spanish speaking communities. ALL TRANSLATIONS FREE For Special Advertising Rates apply Negro World Office 56 West 139th Street New York City ADVERTISING DEPT. PRESENTATION FOR 1924-BIG GATHERING OF GROES FROM ALL PARTS OF WORLD Bowman, Anderson, Antillea Albert, Caitlin, Antillea Adarsh, Hamilton, Antillea A. W. Hewlett, Antillea A. 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In addition to this, the value of the Plant representing more than a million dollars was handed over to the convention in a statement of the secretary who gave a resume of the full year's work. Twenty-five thousand dollars worth of improvements were made, one hundred thousand copies of standard books, and ten million copies of the Sunday school periodicals were manufactured and printed in 1924 at the close of the fiscal year. The Plant as shown in the secretary's report, covers the biggest investment and is regarded as a Rock of Gibraltar in denomination efforts. It was founded by the late R. H. Boyd, who established it in 1896, and who was its guiding hand until he passed into the great beyond. He was then succeeded by his oldest son, Henry Allen Boyd, who made to the board this year his second annual report. One of the features of the report was the humanitarian side of the work of the publishing board's report, connected with the religious activities, is that each employee is insured for $500 and the beneficiary of this insurance is named by the employee independent of the National Baptist Publishing Board and yet the board pays the premium. The secretary showed that this was a kind of a bonus in advance. The editorial work, extension work, Sunday school missions, new building program, with new features and new periodicals to be added cover a scope of the work outside of the financial statement which was submitted to the secretary, prepared by the Homer K. Jones (certified accountants), accompanied by a complete appraisal from the Lloyd Appraisal Bureau; the two substantifizing the statement that the Negro Baptists were holding in the National Baptist Publishing Board's Plant, an institution valued at a million dollars. 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Geologists tell us that the earth on which we live has undergone physical changes during the past 2,000,000 years. Once upon a time Europe was covered by a sea of ice. This was called the glacial age. Then later what is now Iceland was a green, verdant isle, and a continent, now submerged beneath the water, stood in the Indian Ocean, between Asia and Africa. In human affairs, too, change has played an important part in the development of man. Races and nations which once dominated the world have ceased to exist or are now weak and helpless. Races and nations of which scarcely a mention is made by Greek and Roman writers are now all-powerful. It seems to be a law of nature, that material things fade and pass away, while the spiritual abides. The buildings which stood as monuments to the greatness of the Pharaohs, the Babylonian kings, King Solomon, Pericles and Augustus Caesar are either a mass of ruins or are slowly crumbling before the corroding forces of time. But the ideas which Egypt, Israel, Greece and Rome have bequeathed to civilization still remain as a permanent inheritance of humanity. Mountains are destroyed by volcanoes; the rivers wash away land, carry it in the current and deposit it in the bed of the ocean. Nations rise and empires thrive and then crumble, but ideas live on. Human fortunes are built up and dissipated, but religion lives on in the soul of man. The nations of the earth are disaffected with their territorial boundaries; they are inventing more skillful and more deadly machines in order to circumference the world and to schedule new marks of exploitation on their territorial chart. Political men are seeking to advance themselves more skillfully; financial men are investing largely in order to get a better financial return at the end of the year. The 400,000,000 Negroes throughout the world have now awakened to consciousness and are steering their moral idea for the same end and purpose. 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After plotting to discredit him through the Black Star Line in which they did not succeed, they again planned to have completely rendered him unpopular among Negroes by trying to indict him at the very opening of the Fourth International Convention on the charge of false income tax report. The same group of enemies who once said that Garvey had sent his sister away with all the Black Star Line money now comes back and says that Garvey has no sister, so that when he made out his income tax report, it was/false to mention that he had a sister. Help to fight the enemies by subscribing to the Marcus Garvey Defense Fund. Help us expose the methods of those who are trying to defeat Marcus Garvey in his service to the race. Address your donation to Marcus Garvey Defense Fund, 56 West LOOK OUT FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF SAILING OF FIRST SHIP OF THE BLACK CROSS NAVIGATION AND AND TRADING COMPANY IN NEGRO WORLD IMPORTANT NOTICE! Minister of Legions Department, U. N. I. A. GENERAL ORDER, NO. 2. 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America, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America. King Solomon instructed King Hiram to employ black men to work on the Temple. The book entitled "The Black Man Was the Father of Civilisation" has the above matter in it (proven by Biblical history.) It gives 2,000 years of the black man's history in the Bible. Price of said book, $1. Agents wanted by sending $1.50 for outfit. Write Rev. Jas. M. Webb, Dept. W., 56 West 135th St, New York City. St. Louis, Missouri. A picture of Jesus as a colored man with woolly hair and a book proving the same. Price, $1. FRENCH SECTION Le grand patriote Libérien est mort—La République de Liberia perd en lui un patriote éclairé et la Universal Negro Improvement Association un représentant dévoué Aux Menibrés de la Race Noire, Salut: Il nous est penible, à cette heure, d'avoir à deplorer la mort d'un des hommes les plus éminents de la race, en la personne du juge suprême J. J. Dossen, de Liberia, décédé le 17 Août 1924, en son domicile a Cap Palmas, Liberia, Afrique Occidentale. Ils ne sont pas nombreux ceux qui, en debors de Liberia, connaissent la valeur de ce grand homme. Il fut non seulement un patriote loyal et dévoué à sa patrie, mais il fut aussi un serviteur zélé et convaincu de sa race. Son plus grand espoir était que les fils et les filles despersés de l'Afrique seraient, un jour, réunis dans la mère-patrie, sous la protection d'un gouvernement fort et autonome, afin de jouir de la liberté et de l'independence la plus complète. A cette fin, il était toujours disposé à mettre au service de la race, par l'intermediaire de la Universal Negro Improvement Association, toute son energie et tous ses talents, qui furent grandes, en vue de contribuer à l'édification de la grande Republique de Liberia et d'en faire une des premières nations de l'Afrique. En cela, il diffrait beaucoup de bon nombre de ses compatriotes qui regardent l'U. N. I. A. avec suspicion. Il fut un patriote aux vues trop larges, trop librales pour penser qu'il put se trouver des Négres nourissant toute autre intention que celle de contribuer à fortifiez et à consolider l'union de la race afin d'en faire une puissance mondiale. James Jenkins Dossen, donnait en cela, la preuve d'un jugement drot. Avec une admirable perspicacité, il savait lire dans le coeur humain. Il se rendit compte que l'U. N. I. A. n'avait d'autre but, en offrant ses services à Liberia, que de lui témoigner l'amitié la plus pure et la coopération la plus desintressée; et, pour ces raisons, il était disposé, lui et les hommes tels que Arthur Barclay, a contribuer de tout son pouvoir à l'avancement d'une cause aussi susceptible de promouvoir le bien-être de son pays et d sa race. Malheureusement, il n'est plus. Il est parti pour le grand Au-delà. Mais avec l'esprit de fidélité que le cafetarisait, jusqu sur son lit de mort il recommandait à ses amis, à ceux en qui il avait confiance, de continuer leur service à la race et de ne pas deserter la cause de l'U. N. I. A. à cause des calomniens répondues contre elle par des adversaires. Le juge Dossen fut vraiment un homme de principe et de caractère; un homme à convictions fortes. Il ne se laissa pas influencer par les menaces des nombreux adversaires de l'U. N. I. A. Si inebranlable enient sa foi dans la sus-die organisation qu'il démétait sans peine les mobiles de ceux qui la combattait. Les rapports préparés ice meine aux Etats Unis et expédies à Liberia pour y etre propagés dans le but de nuire à l'association se heurtait inevitably à l'impassibilité hautaine du Magistrat Dossen. Mais en somme à quoi peut ahouir tout le mal qu'on a tenté de susciter? Le résultat de ces machinations ne peut nuire à la cause de Liberia et à celle de race. Et cependant ceux qui se livrent à cette sorte de propagande se disent les amis du gouvernement de Liberia. Nous nous rejouissons de savoir qu'il nous reste encore des hommes tels que feu le juge J. J. Dossen, des hommes qu'il n'est pas facile d'ébranler dans leurs convictions de ce qui constitue la justice, l'honneur et le droit; des hommes, disons-nous, qui préférent la mort au déshonneur. Nous ne pouvons ne pas repeter ici ce que nous avons déjà dit ailleurs. Nous sommes persuadés que le juge Dosen est mort non pas d'un mal physique, mais qu'il a été foudroyé en.apprenant que la gouvernement de son pays, nonobstant l'entente formelle qui avait été conclue, avait trouvé bon de rempre les engagements pris envers l'U. N. I. N. A.; engagements dont il avait été un des signataires. Les hommes d'honneur ne peuvent tolérer la traison, la duplicité, et James Jenkins Dosen était de ceux-la. Nous demandrons aux quatre millions de Noirs de par le monde de pleurer la mort de cet homme grand et noble; de prier que son âne recoive accès au Royaume de Dieu. Sûrement ses bonnes oeuvres lui survivront. Pour notre part, nous les graverons en les tablettes impérissables du temps et nous, garderons à toujours le souvenir de ses grandes et bonnes actions. Et lorsque sera venu le moment d'édifier l'Ethiopie surement nous érigeron à James Jenkins Dosen, un monument grandiose. Mais tout en pleurer le grand Disparu, nous nous consolons à la pensée qu'il existe encore des hommes disposés à rendre les services les plus éminents à la race et qui ont asséde de grandeur d'ame pour n'être pas jaloux, et qui sont prêts à s'unir d'ame et de coeur avec tous ceux-la qui désirent faire le bien. C'est sur la coopération de tels hommes que l'U. N. I. A. compte pour la réalisation de son programme qui est de développer le pays sous les rapports industriel, commercial et agricin d'en faire une desnations les plus avancés de la terre. Des Noirs inconscients et jaloux domicilies sur le territoire des Etats-Unis d'Amerique ont essayé par tous les moyens en leur pouvoir de neui aux intérêts de l'U. N. I. A. auprès du gouvernement de Liberia. Et certaines Libériens se sont laissés entrainés à compromettre les avantages de leur pays en se pretant à cette politique de machinations. Mais tôt ou tard la Vérité se fait jour, et lorsque les Libériens arriveront à se hendre compte qu'en dehors de Liberia, il ne possédent pas d'amis plus smcères et plus devonés que l'U. N. I.+A. ils s'apercevront du tort que leur auront fait quelques uns des leurs et ceux d'Amerique qui ne sont que des agents, des emissaires de ceux qui veulent asservir indefiniment le Noir et Texploitier le plus possible. Le monde a besoin de plus d'hommes de la trempe de James Jenkins Dosen. Il a besoin d'hommes capables de s'élever au-dessus des petiteses, des préjugés, des jalousies et des rivalités pour vivre et travailler en vue du bien commun. A Liberia, quelques uns de ceux qui sont au pouvoir s'imaginant que Marcus Garvey, désire se rendre à Liberia afin d'arriver à la Présidence ou pour intervenir dans la politique du pays. Que c'est stupide! James Jenkins Dosen ne traiptait pas à ces sortes de choses, pour la bonne raison, qu'il comprenait que Marcus Garvey a trop de travail à faire parmi les Mirai pour aller à stabilir à Liberia et s'immerce dans sa politique. La voie de Marcus Garvey est de voir une grande Libération, une grande nation unique, une d'entre plusieurs à fonder en Afrique pour le bien de la race née. Comment pourrait-il être à la fois Président de la République de Liberia, Président de la Universal Negro Improvement Association, constituer à tuteller à la création de nouvelles nations mèrres, fortes et paiments, afin de contriquer à Favonnement de la diguite et de l'honneur de la race noire? Si ceux qui sont jaloux du succès de leurssemblées peuvent se rendre compte qu'il y a beaucoup à faire par chacun de nous dans la sphère qui lui est propre, il est existait, parmi nous, nous de malentendur. Puisse la bon peuple de Libéría comprounde que fou le juge. Dossent fut un de leurs mémoires amis et patriotes. Nous, des Etats-Unis, nous l'amonna pour la grandeur d'une que le caractéristait. Nous honoreurques toujoursa m'épôrage à cause de la libéralté de sea vue, et nous formas le voeu que d'autres Libériens imiteront la vie et les oduvres du grand Disparu. Dans toute la correspondance qui a été échangé entre l'U. N. L. A. et la Magistrat Dossen, il n'est pas une page qui ne respire l'esperte de bienveillance enva sa race ou qui n'exprimme l'esperte de voir s'opérer un jour la salut a sa race et le retour ultime dans la mére-patrie, des fils et des filles disperses de l'Ethiopie. Sa dernière lettre, datée du ler juillet, est un document digne d'être conservé. Ce fut la dernière communication à l'Universal Negro Improvement Association. Elle nous est chère; et toutes les fois que nous aurons besoin d'un souffle d'inspiration pour nous soutenir la poursuite de la grande oeuvre que nous avons entreprise, nous re-lirons les dernières paroles de James Jenkins Dossen, le patriote, le voyant, l'honneur d'État et le martyr du Cap Palma, Libéría, Afrique Occidentale. Avec les voeux les plus sincere pour votre succès, j'ai l'honneur d'être, Votre obéissant servieur. "Etude du milieu indigène familial et plus spécialement du rôle de la femme indigène au point de vue de l'influence qu'elle exerce sur la formation morale des enfants." '("Les Contiments.") Même lorsque des parents pré voyants ont versé pendant plusieurs années des accompasses pour acquérir à leur fils une petite épouse,—ainsi que les parents en France acquiérent à leur enfant un livret de caisse d'épargne,—il arrive que les parents de la future épouse remboursent brusquement les premiers acquéreurs pour céder l'enfant à un amateur nouveau et plus rice. Cela explique la situation pénible des anciens tirailleurs de qui les fiancées, pendant leur campagne en France, furent mariées à des civils par des parents besogneux ou peu confiants dans le retour de leurs futurs gendres. Ceux-ci, démobilisés, ne trouvent plus dans leur village de filles à marier, et sont obligés de prendre des femmes divorées et souvent stériles, ce qui explique qu'ils sont souvent prives de progniture. Plus heureux sont les tirailleurs qui, mariés avant la guerre, trouvent, avec leur femme, les enfants que lui a donné, conformément à la coutume des fétichistes guineens ou soudanais, le frère de l'époux, son remplaçant. Ce qui précède explique, le nombre de réclamations concernant les épouses, dont les tribunaux indigènes sont assaillis de la part des honnies, en même temps que de demandes de divorce de la part des femmes. On entend très souvent des coloniaux français, ou même ceux d'entre les noirs qui connaissent les moeurs françaises, reprocher aux femmes noires de rélamier avec obstination le divorce, qui leur fera cependant perdre la totalité de leurs enfants, puisque les enfants restent acquis au mari, quels que soient ses torts, pourvu qu'il ait payé la dot, et malgré qu'on la lui rembourse. Mais on omet de demeiller que la femme noire se trouve dans les conditions mémes ou étaient autrefois nos nourrises dont certaines étaient très attachées à leurs nourrissons, mais n'hésitait pas cependant à s'en séparer, quel que fut leur chagrin; parce qu'elles avaient toujours eu, présente à l'esprit, l'idée que cet enfant ne leur appartenait pas. L'enfant n'negré, en effet, appartient à l'homme, il n'appartient pas à la femme, elle n'en a que la jouissance, comme le fermier ne jouit du terrain qu'il cultive que pendant la durée de son bail. Cela n'empèche pas les femmes d'aimer leurs enfants, cela n'empèche pas les enfants, les grands fils surtout d'aimer leur mère. Il est même remarquable qu'ils préférent leur mère à leur père, peut-être parce que les dettes sont plus doices à payer à la tendresse qu'à l'autorité, ou peut-être parce que la mère et le fils ont de communs souvenirs d'entraîde dans la servitude. Je crois utile de citer sur la dot et l'institution de mariage indigene quelques propos des intérêsses, propos que j'ai recueilli ils soit directement, dans les rares occasions où ils étaient émis en Français, soit sous la dictée d'un interprète. "La dot, me dit un jeune musulman fis de chef, les parents en constituent ici, en Guinée, un bien légitime alors que le Coran la restitue à la fille et en fait une défense formelle aux parents. Chose pire encore, ceux-ci ne laissent ni au garcon, ni à la fille le choix de leur union. Aussi dès les premiers mois, des difficultés surgissent dans le jeune menage. Il m'est arrivé d'entendre conter des aventures ou des femmes empoisonnent leur maris pour s'enfurir avec un amant. Tel serait à Siguríne, le cas d'un jeune homme qui, après la mort de son grand frère, a cru devoir, selon la contume, épouser sa belle-sœur, la veuve. Celle-ci ayant refusé, fuit contrainte, par le "Cadi" à accepter le marriage. Peu de temps apre, le bauvre homme mourut empoisonné. et la femme disparut quelques jours après et ne fut jamais retrouvé. Il est donc très dangereux r'épouser une femme qui ne vous aime pas. Dans les justices indigènes et maris. Oue de divorces!" A Bamako, un fils de cultivateur malinke, remarque aussi: "Je pense que la dot a l'inconvenient d'encourager les parents à vivre dans la paresse en comptant sur la dot de leurs filles et sur les secours que leurs beaux-fils seront obligés de leur apporter. Elle a aussi le tort de diminuer l'amour des femmes pour leurs maris, car elles ont le sentiment d'être vendues comme des bêtes qui n'ont pas de choix à faire entre leurs maitres. Elle rend les époux brugaux à l'égard de leurs epouses qu'ils pensent souvent avoir trop cherement achêtées. Bref, cette coutume est l'esclavage et la traite déguisés; ell est cause de nombreux différends que jugent les tribunaux. *Apres m'avoir dit à son tour que la dot est une des causes de la parisse de certaines familles qui compient sur les dots de leurs filles, une jecue sousou ajoute:* "Le fancies qui pendant des annees, s'efforce à l'économie et la réalise difficile, s'il n'a pas de parents pour l'aider, se trouve après le paiement de la dot et la distribution des cadeaux, dépourvu du nécessaire. Après le mariage, ses beaux-parents exigeront de lui sans cesse de nouvelles sommes, sous menace de dissoudre le mariage au profit d'un autre prétendant. Cela explique en grande partie la pauvreté du négre. Il eust à souhaiter qu'on réduise le montant des dots de 2,000 à 500 fr. Il y a des genis qui disent que les filles ne se soumettent pas quand elles savent que la dot est faible; mais cela provient de ce que le mariage est fait sans leur consenement. Il serait juste aussi que les parents ne touchent qu'une partie de la somme et que le reste soit versé à la fiancée pour acheter de l'or qui serait nécessaire en cas de divorce. Je pourrais citer contre les modes du mariage-indigene les témoinages d'autres jeunes gens qui tous concidaient. Quand les fonctionnaires français des colonies réclament le maintien des contumes locales au nom des indigenes, c'est au nom d'un petit nombre d'indigenes à qui elles profitent, grâce à leur alteration recente; c'est au nom de ces conservateurs que sont les notables, les chefs de provinces, les interprétrés, car ce sont eux dont l'ogoisme, le goût des triomphes immédiates盆 des consequences graves sur la vie familiale que j'ai la mission d'étudier. Révocation de M. Windsor Bellegarde M. Borno furieux de l'attitude de M. Dantés Bellegarde à Lyon, furieux surtout des attaques de ce dernier contre l'occupation militaire americaine d'Haiti —attaques dont la presse du monde entier s'est faite l'écho — a 'cré devoir, par représailles, révoquer M. Windsor Bellegarde, frère du délegué haitien à Lyon, de ses fonctions d'inspecteur général de l'Instruction Publique. C'est la tyrannie ombrageuse qui fait rage et sabre, farouche! Dire que M. Dantés Bellegarde, pour n'avoir pas sa faire sondevoir, dans le temps qu'il était délegué d'Haiti à la Société des Nations de Genève, a été vivement tancé par l'opinion. Pour avoir mal accompli sondevoir, avoir d'hailu, à Lyon en ralliant à la resolution du déliequé américain—lequel, comme M. Borno, dit que l'occupations en la d'Haiti quand il n'y aura aucune bien à accomplir—est vivement pris à partie par le nationalisme! Tant e est vrai que seule une attitude radicale et uniformement nationaliste assure de la quiété! est déséchant pour l'immagination. Aussi rompant avec la routine habituelle de la section française nous allons parler à nos lecteurs des femmes haitiennes qui s'occupent de litérature ou d'eouvres sociales. Au jourd'hui nous voulons leur présenter Mme Virgile Valcin, née Cleanthe Desgraves, qui vient de publier un volume de vers sous le titre de "Fleurs et Pleurs". Mme. Virgile Valcin est née à Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Elle a fait ses études au Pensionnat National de Demoiselles où plus tard elle a professé avec compétence et dévouement. Au grand-regret de la Faculté elle se retira de l'enseignement pour aller fonder un foyer. Elle ne renonca pas, pour cela, a ses goûts littéraires. De temps à autre on lisait dans les quotidiens de la capitale tantôt une poésie tantôt un article sous le nom de "Christiane R." Qui était Christiane R.? Nul n'la sa jusqu'au jour ou, dechirant elle-même le voile dont elle s'était entourée par ce pseudonyme, elle publia un volume de vers sous son nom veritable. Mme. Virgile Valcin jugeant elle-même son ouvre, dit de ses vers: "Je n'ai point la prétention de croire que mes vers parfaits, oh! non; aussi, est-ce pourquoi, je demande a ceux qui me feront l'honneur de me lire, de m'accorder toute leur indulgence". Ceci dit, nous allons reproduire, pour nos lecteurs deux poieses ou percent ou souffle ardent de patri- oisme: LE DRAPEAU Qu'il était beau ce jour ou tous, noirs et mulâtre. Aussi braves que fiers, formant un vrai faisceau. Leur étendard en main, après dix- huit cent quatre, Se juraient de s'aimer . . . O Dieu que c'était beau! "Qu'il est doux, disaient-ils, d'avoir une Patrie, D'avoir l'indépendance et surtout un drapeau, Du nôtre en vérité, dépendra notre vie; Après lui, rien encor, rien sinon letonbeau." Bien cher petit drapeau, tu n'as que trop de gloire. Quoiqu'on dise de toi, j'aime bien ton aspect. Flotte, flotte toujours, jouis de ta victoire; Le drapeau, quel qu'il soit, mérite le respect. MON PAYS! Il est un doux pays où le printenps, l'été. L'autonne et l'humble hiver sont tous vraiment semblables. Ses arbres ont tonjours une folle gaieet. Tant leur verdure est stable. Un pays où le roi de la clarté du jour Est sans fin rayonnant de splendeur et d'ivresse Où le ciel tonjours bleu nous convie à l'amour. Un pays où le sol tend à faire pousser Oui les abeilles vont sans jamais se lasser Aux fleurs qui les enchantent. Un pays captivant oui jamais L'Etranger Na commi le mépris, cette arme si froissante. Un pays re cendant par la douleur rouge. Mais qui vit et qui chante. Il chante ses malheurs et ses lauriers fanés, Il chante ses héros dans leurs beaix mausolées. Il chante tout ce que ses fils ont profane. L'âme bien désolée. Le connaissez-vous donc, ce pays que mon coeur Adore infiniment? . . . Eh bien! c'est ma Patrie. C'est le pauvre Haiti, la malheu-reuse soeur De la France chérie. A propos de notre représentation a Lyon "Qui n'entend qu'une cloche, n'entend qu'un son," dit le proverbe. Il n'est donc que juste de faire passer aous les yeux de nos lecteurs l'entretient suivant qui repréente l'appreciation du parti nationaliste hastien sur le discours de Mr. Dantés Bellegarde à Lyon. Quand il se fut agil d'ouvoyer un déligué à Lyon directeur la question haltitent devait l'Association pour la Société des Nations, nous avons eu à dire hautement, à cette place, les raisons qui devaient empêcher le comité haltien de l'association, de désigner Monsieur Bellegarde pour une telle mission. L'état de service américain de l'ancien ministre·de Dartiguenave nous paraissait être un obstacle assez important à son choix. Les dernières nouvelle recues nous donnent raison. Monsieur Bellegarde fut très éloquent, apprenons-nous. Nous pouvions le deviner d'avance, connaissant et reconnaissant difficulte ses rares qualités intellectuelles. Notre cause ne pouait être présentée dans une forme plus academique. Le maître est que le succès purément litteraire était le moindre de nos soucis. Il s'agissait d'obtenir un vote de l'association condamant ouvertement l'intervention americaine en Haiti, de pouver du moins nonseulement par des discours, mais par notre attitude digne et correcte, combien nous sommes révoltés du joug americain; que, remis en esclavage ou à peu près, nous ne sommes pas satisfaiste de notre situation; que nous n'admettons pas, nous n'avons jamais admis la présence de l'américain chez nous comme un bienfait. Ce n'est qu un mal horrible dont nous serons jamais tôt遗 livrés. En tout temps, en tous lieux, notre attitude doit être entière et tranchante et conforme à ces sentiments. Pas de demi-mesure. Nous devons repousser tout compromis comme un hontue abaissement. A Lyon, d'après ce qui est rapporté par les extraits des journaux étrangers publiés par nos quotidiens, un accord eut lieu sur l'ordre du jour à soumettre au vote de l'assemblée après la discussion de la question haitienne en sence publique. C'est Monsieur Duniway, le délégue du comité américain, qui le revela quand il déchara qu'il s'éconnait que le délégue haitien put discuter l'ordre du jour sur lequel on était d'accord. Aucune protestation n'a été faite contre cette déclaration. Il n'en a pas été rapporté du moins. Ce n'est pas tout. Après le brillant discours de Monsieur Bellegarde et la réplique de l'Américain, l'Assemblée expirale la sympathie (?) avec laquelle elle a entendu notre déglue et (in canida venomum!) sa satisfaction du fait que le Secrétaire d'Etat des Etats-Unis a déclare l'intention de soi gouvernement d'effectuer l'évacuation d'Haiti. Pour être complet, nous devons ajouter que le ministre américain a ajouté que l'évacuation sera faite après que les Etats-Unis auront realisé le hut de leur intervention. Or, nous disons que l'intervention est sans but et, si elle en a, elle est égoliste, purément américain, destructive de la nationalité haltienne. Comprenze-vous maintenant, leteurs, cette sympathie? Oh! l'assemble qui applaudi Monsieur Bellegarde nous est très sympathique, mais . . . à la manière américaine. Elle trouve que le gendarme nord américain a bien fait de venir nous mettre à la raison, nous apporter des leçons de civilisation qui nous a conité, helas! des milliers de vies haïtiennes. Quelle dérision, que la sympathie de cette association. En vérité, cette sympathie est une déconvenue qui m'insulte. A la vérité il était difficile d'esperer autre chose. L'américain a du surement exploiter les avantages qui lui étaient offerts par notre irreflexion. Mais le plus grand mal n'est pas dans le vote, il est pûtot dans le fait démoncé publiquement par l'agent américain à savoir que l'accord était d'avance fait sur l'ordre du jour et ensuite dans le geste par lequel le débogue haitien a apprové le vote de l'Assemblée. Il a donné l'accolade au délegué américain! Esclaves m'éprisés, nous voilà maintenant esclaves satisfaits! Ce est le pire des états parce que c'est le plus degradant. L'escavage est, sans doute, hontevu pour le maître, mais l'esclave prend la honte à sa charge lorsque son âme est soumise et satisfaite. En vérité, il eut mieux valu n'être pas représentée à Lyon, à ce prix-la. Quoïqui en soit, ne nous laissons pas décourager. A l'avenir soyons plus sages, plus reflechis, mettons plus de discernement dans nos actions et nos gestes. Comprenons que, à l'Etranger, nos yeu doivent se tourner vers ceux qui ont interêt à nous aider. C'est dans le continent américain que nous devons tronver les meilleurs défenseurs. Il y va de leur intérêt. L'occupation d'Haiti c'est, pour les nations de cet hemisphère, la maison du voisin qui brûle. Nous avons aussi aux Etats-Unis une même un noyau de gens disposés à nous défendre. Tournons-nous donc désormais vers ceux dont l'intérêt est de sympathiser avec nous. Surtout cherchons bien qui doit parler en notre nom. Victor CAUVIN. Newville Giverny La Navire Exposition Internationale attendu dans les eaux de Puy-de-Dôme le 10 septembre. A quo'occasion la Comité de Port-du-Bois de la Croisière Italienne dans l'Amérique Latine a décidé de former un Comité d'Honneur pour l'exception du Navire. Quelques personalités de la Capitale ont été choisis pour gantitier ce Comité d'Honneur. La "Jamaica Lawn Tennis Association" de Kingston a envoye une invitation aux joueurs de tennis Haitiens pour participer au tournoi international de tennis qui a disputé en Février d'l'année prochaine a Kingston, Jamaique. Le professeur Urban, un Alemand de renomme mondiale, vient de publier un ouvrage scientifique sur la flore d'Haiti. Cet ourage qui est écrit en latin, conient les noms de 3.000 variétés de plantes d'Haiti, ainsi que les regions où on les trouve. L'ouvrage est en deux volumes. Un natural de Willington, nommé Rikana, vient d'inventer un moyen electrique pour remédier aux glissades sur le voie ferres. L'invention de Rikana est la conséquence de la catastrophe de chemin de fér survenue à Ongarue l'année dernière. Ce malheure le porta à experimenter jusqu'à ce que le succès couronnât ses efforts. grande firme américaine lui a offert une forte valeur pour les priviliges de brevet d'invention, mais Rikana désire l'offrir d'abord à son pays. 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Ten thousand stoopies to Heaven shoot; church bells ring in all their rhyme; words Sow like running streams from pelpits and phaerforms and Bibles and religious bobkin, which are supposed to mould and direct the behavior of man, are in abundance. But where is the practical effect of the principles as written? Where is the truth of the oily words of the guardians of civilization, and the extravagantly polished phrases of our noble statesmen? Their declarations are false and their gestures are empty pretentions. While England boasts of being the home of the brave and the free, she slaughters and reduces to serfdom the peoples India and Africa. And while she boasts of the loyalty of her West Indian "subjects" (oh, the contempt of the word "subject" as compared to "citizen"), she has kept them in hunger, poverty and rags—shooting down a few, now and then. 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That day in question if I had mashed an ant I couldn't pay for it. This sort of thing has got to be stopped by some means. South African Agent Doing a Good Work To the Editor of the News To the Editor of The Negro World: Herewith I forward you money in the sum of $4. As regards new agencies being organised in outside stations, it also causes us great delay. Money are just, beginning to come regularly, I would again ask you, sir, to be patient. May I let you know that I have spread the propaganda in Bechoanland to the 'chief thereof, to whom I Joseph Lechwenge, so-called Joseph Massaga hy marriage, am a royal blood relative—Chief Bothasite and Mothibl children of the great Chief Mankuroana. They wish you a blessing, that God may be with the United Negro Improvement Association for the predeemption of Africa. I am known in the whole of Monaco-analand as their 'own son. I am only doing the little I could do. If I had education I would play my game. I lack a good education. All I could do is to spread the opinion of the United Negro Improvement Association and get books of its photos to spread this spirit of the new Negro. I have given my heart as an offering for this land of ours. I quite follow that there must be a sacristice. I hope the United Negro Improvement Association will guide me. Allow me to conclude. JOSEPH MASAGHA. Kimberly, South Africa, Aug. 14. Should the Riffans drive the Spanish into the Mediterranean Sea would the wise Frenchmen use their black troops against the wise black Riffans? Would the black French soldiers be wise enough to consider that since there is no tral war in their own ranks and other tribes, why then should they, all black men, kill black men for the other fellow, who is not black like themselves? France, would your government march black people against black people any more? The French, I know, will not answer that question, but the black man can. 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Suffice it to say, however, no here was no foundation for the lying rumor which fell flat under tonight's announcement and sent the enemies of the movement hunting for some new plan of attack that will dishearten the members of the organization. Tonight began another drive for funds to complete the final payment on the ship and judging from the response given at the very beginning, there is no doubt that this will be as successful as the former. It's so easy fir you to have soft, lovely hair HOURS OF men and women it may group have long and straight hair which always looks well groomed. YOU see them every day. You know these people in not too much different from you that they naturally have long, straight hair. THEY MAKE THEIR HAIR THAT WAY BY TAKING THE PROPER CARE OF IT. Ideas of these men and women, like Miss Hynden, are making their hair long, straight and clean. 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Carter, in welcoming the gathering, took occasion to commend CROWDED AS NEW DRIVE ISHIP GETS FINE SEND-OFF exercises of the auxiliaries and by a splendid musical program selection by the choir; piano r. E. G. Winn, and a solo by a delivered by Hon. G. E. Our Sense of Our Responsi- whose subject was "The recorder read a telegram from songs to Liberty Hall from in the audience viewed with gation on the ship of the Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company. He was very glad to announce that the New York Local had raised its quota of $3,000, that $2,250 was paid on the ship, and everything is intact until the next $23,000, is paid, on the 18th of October. For this new drive, he said, the New York Local had been allotted a quota of $4,000, and he hoped that the members would respond in a manner similar to that in which they responded in the last drive, so that the President-General, on his return on October 25, would find that the New York Local had done well its part. It was very gratifying, said Mr. Carter, to have been able to make the payment on the ship, and it simply meant that we should redouble our efforts. They had succeeded in defeating the hopes of the enemy that a default would have been made in the payment on the ship and the contract forfeited, and he hoped that in this new drive the members would repeat their past performance. Sense of Responsibility Speaking on the subject, "Our Sense of Our Responsibility," Mr. Carter said: "A very few individuals realize his or her responsibility, and, indeed, it is necessary that any man or any woman, if you would accomplish something that is worth while, you should come to that place in your experience where you realize that certain responsibilities rest upon your shoulders, and in proportion as you realize that responsibility so will your efforts be directed toward discharging that responsibility and in going forward to make the world better. "I am quite sure that if each person who came to Liberty Hall Sunday night after Sunday night realized his or her responsibility as a member of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, it would not be so difficult for those who are loyal, those who are sincere, and those who are honest and who are endeavoring to do their best to put over the program of the Universal Negro Improvement Association to shoulder all of those responsibilities. But because somebody does not realize his or her responsibility, others are called upon to do that which ought not to be done by them. A Mighty Game This mighty game that we are playing we are all a part of, and each individual has his part to play. I cannot play your part; you cannot play my part, and you cannot play the part of the next fellow. Each of us must play our part, and if each of us play our part in a concerted manner we will be able to accomplish the very thing that we desire and for which we will be satisfied because of the results obtained in that direction. But because many of us do not realize our responsibility the whole race suffers. I want you to bear in mind that what you do in the way of putting over the program of the Universal Negro Improvement Association is not only to bring immediate benefits to you, but it is nothing more nor less than a sacrifice that is being made for your children and your children's children. For, after all, you must understand and know that the redemption of Africa is a task that must be put over by men of color—by black men and black women who understand and sympathize with the object as no other group of people can hope to do. If we will realize our individual responsibility; if we realize that each of us must play our part in this particular crisis, we will surely do the thing that is expected of us, and will thus relieve the President-General of bearing the brunt of the burden in endeavoring to put over the program. Tonight we are inaugurating a drive for the next payment on our ship, and I am appealing to you to so act that the President-General will be relieved of the unrest which he had in the past. I have confidence in the New York Local, that its members will do their share, and I hope I shall not be disappointed. ATTORNEY VAN LOWE'S ADDRESS Mr. Milton Van Lowe, attorney of Detroit, spoke as follows; I would like to speak to you briefly upon the topic, "The Pioneer." There is not a business, there is not a hamlet, there is not a state, there is not a village, there is not a town, that has ever reached a high stage or plane of success, there is not one of them that has scaled the lofty dizzy height, the great high pinnacle of success without its pioneer and pioneering days. What do we mean by the word, "Pioneer?" What is its definition? It means to prepare or to open a way. One of those detailed to remove obstruction, one of those who go before and dig trenches and build bridges; one of those, who go before as in the wilderness preparing the way for those to follow. That is the meaning of the word "pioneer." There is no individual who works any harder than the pioneer. There are no days so difficult, so burdensome, so gruesome, so excruciating as pioneering days, whether in business or in nation-building. This fact dates to the early dawn of creation. It dates back to the time when civilization first made its bow to the world; it dates back to that morn when the virgin world blushed at the sun and the silvery moon and the twinkling constellation kissed the hillops and frolicked upon the high mountain peaks of creation. These facts are indisputable. Nothing at all has been accomplished without its pioneers and its pioneering days. Egyptian, Pioneers To prove my substratum, you take Egypt. There we can picture Egypt young and fresh from the hands of the Creator, at a time when it was completely covered with dance think forests. And there we find those giant Egyptians falling the great giant oak. eating down the massive oak, tearing their way through the thick underbrush, bursting asunder the reptiles, the polistes reptiles, killing the birds and beasts of prey, and sometimes being killed in return, not, my friends, with the modern implements of today, not with the gun, not with powder, not with the modern instruments that we use, but sometimes with their bare hands and their great brown and sinews like iron they felled those trees, they opened the forests, killed the animals and the reptiles for a purpose. What was that purpose? That purpose was to do business and to build hamlets, villages, towns, cities, and a nation and give to the world that marvellous, that puzzling, that unsolvable Sphinx and the Pyramids of Egypt. (Applause). My friends, they could not have attained, without their pioneers and without their sacrifices. The Growth of 'Carthage The Growth of Carthage We and Carthage young, having its forests. And long, long before the old Didos, long before Hamilcar, who sprang from the Dido family, long long before Hannibal, the son of Hamilcar, those noble Carthaginian lans were making noble sacrifices, they were dying, they were suffering, they were working, they were doing everything, my friend, so that Carthage would have a place in the sun. And as a result thereof, there we find Hannibal crossing the Alps and carrying control from Carthage deep down into the heart of items. These things, into the friends, came from pioneering. You cannot get anywhere without pioneering. How Rome Grew Then we find Rome long before Caesar, long before Diocletian, long before Varro, long before Polyeuctus, long before Antoninus, long Before Scavola, long before Crochus, long before Mile, long before the great men who today make Rome what it is, we find Romans sacrificing beyond measure, in a way that you cannot imagine, so that they might have beautiful Venice and beautiful Odiena, and so that men may be proud to say, "I am a Roman citizen." Before Paris Was Now we have also the beautiful city of Paris. Paris, my friends, could not have simply arisen out of the earth without somebody felling the trees and tearing down the underbrush and killing some of the pests and dying in the swamp. Paris could not have come into her own without these things. And as a result of sacrifice we find Paris giving to the world such great men as Rochambeau, Richelieu, Voltaire, such men as Mirabeau and Clemenceau and countless others. The British Empire Here you have England—London, that beautiful city of London; and long, long before the days of Cromwell, long before the days of Iverto, long before the days of William Pitt, long before the days of Crecye, long before the days of Bacon, long before the days of Jetain, you find those Englishmen were building, were suffering, were dying, were working night and day, giving their lives so that the sun should never set upon the empire of English. These things, my friends, came out of sacrifice. The Pilgrim Fathers Here we have this great republic of America, the United State of America. The Pilgrim Fathers came, my friends, but they did not find any Lenox avenue; they did not find any Broadway; they did not find any Fifth avenue; they did not find any Herald Square. But I am sure you can visualize, my friends, and you can practically recall the days when the Pilgrim Fathers arrived. They were, met by hostile Indians; they were met by the inclement weather; they were met with the wilderness; they were met with a place so benighted and so generally hostile that it seemed almost impossible for them to make up their minds to stay for a while. But, my friends, they stayed, they worked, they died. And out of that we have we have the subway, here we have the telephone, here we have the automobiles, here are the countless large buildings down on Nassau street, here are your palatial Pulliman cars, your fine railroads, linking up the whole country and uniting and blending these TIS TRUE! YOU HAVE CORNS BUNIONS OR CALLUSES ON YOUR FEET? IF 50, AND YOU WANT TO BE RELIEVED USE GETS 'EM SURE Corn and Bunion Plasters SEND 50 CENTS IN, MONEY AND SUFFER NO MORD WE WILL MAIL ANYWHERE THIS TREATMENT Including postage, for 50¢ ( fifty cents). Money order must accompany all orders. When ordering, write name and address plainly. Your treatment is ready for you now. 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I did not plead with you to press forward for your own sake and do some pioneering work. And while recounting what other countries have done, I am seriously asking you: "What have you as Negroes—what pioneering have you done to put yourselves high on the walls of fame and time like other people? What pioneering have you done? Who is there that can point to me something of eternal historic worth that the Negro has done—something that he has offered that can employ 2,000 Negroes in one place?" (A voice: The Universal Negro Improvement Association). Show me something that can employ 2,000 Negroes in one place. With the exception of the Universal Negro Improvement Association right here in New York City there is not another institution that can employ 100 persons. You have pioneered, but my friends, you have not pioneered for yourselves; you have pioneered for everybody else. It is time you did something for yourselves. The speaker ended with an appeal for the Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company, pointing out that if every member did his share the company would soon be able to purchase a fleet of steamships instead of a single ship. AN ENGLISHMAN'S VIEW OF BRITISH RULE IN NIGERIA (Continued from page 2) adequately devoted to public welfare and less generously allocated to officiability? We are not altogether blaming the official for his tenacity. Who consumes coal for being black, of blames iron for being heavy, or expects water to be anything but liquid? Yet we should like to see the official a little more aware of the fact that he is not the end-all of the social life that he is a servant of the public, and not its privileged duties! Trade With Germany Coming now to trade relationship with Germany, to many of us who are concerned in commerce, it seems that the weakness of our finances (apart from Government waste) is due to the short vision of national jealousy. While the war was on we were compelled to decry everything German. Today we should live and let live, think and let think. Germany is not by any means as black as she was one painted. To bring back into West African circulation immense quantities of German goods is not proposed as the only remedy. Nor do we desire that trade spirits from Rotterdam and Hamburg shall arrive in the floods that obtained in pre-war days. But the example of the United States has proven that nation can be made sober by legislation. Prohibition in America is a miserable force. Alcohol in some form is essential to human well-being. We ask, we traders, that competition-fair and just and self-attimulating competition!—small once again be the crucial test of commerce. We wish that the dominating factor in the colony's exchequer shall be trade. 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The priests are Germans and, says Mr. Begley, are frightened to attack any of the officials because they may be called "Huns" for their palms. The woman was defiled, and through living with a European became a common prostitute. A Chinese trader named Neng Sing brought from 40 to 50 bags of copa at Murlk. The police master forced the taxpayers to take the copa to Marlenberg, between 20 and 40 miles. The natives got no pay for the cartage, but were freely abused. It is alleged the Chinaman used to shoot Birds of Paradise under an arrangement with the police master, by which the returns were divided between the two on a 50-50 basis. Last year a very large box of "white grass" (osprey plumes) were said to have gone up in a fire at Wanimo, near the Dutch border. There is much doubt as to the truth of this burning. Many subordinate officials freely state that a responsible official in the game removed the "white grass" and sold it, afterward putting about the tale of the fire. 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NOTICE TO READERS AND AGENTS From and After the Issue Dated July 5, 1924, the Price of This Paper Will Be 10 Cents Outside of New York City and Abroad The Paper Will Continue at 16 Pages THE MANAGEMENT LET'S PUT IT OVER THE SAVAGE DISPOSITION TO FIGHT BORN IN THE SPIRIT THERE was great outcry against the setting aside of Defense Day by the War Department, September 12, by the large number of people who do not love war but claim to love the ways of peace. These people thought that it was not a wise policy in the disturbed condition of the world for the people of the United States to make a show of armed strength. It was also declared that the people of Japan, whom the country has needlessly offended in dealing with the question of immigration, would regard such a demonstration of armed strength as a warning to them that the nation was ready if the Japanese wanted to fight. This aspect of the matter may have been far fetched and it may not have been. It depends upon the viewpoint. How did the people of the Unite States answer the call to fight? The Negro World regards the answer as very significant. It is estimated that some 16,000,000 civilians turned out to show their individual obligation and responsibility under the new national defense program, and that 2,000,000 were enrolled in the various fighting units. All this shows the disposition of the nation to fight if need be. Although we also believe in peace and would eliminate war entirely between Nations as well as between individuals, we regard the showing of national fighting strength as a good and healthy sign. When it is well known that a nation is ready to fight those who want to assail it think wisely before doing so. It is the same way with the individual. Those who know he will fight in defense of what is his and what he holds dear to him will hesitate to force a fight upon him. The fact is that the savage disposition is born of the spirit of man and is bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh. He is not alone in this destructive tendency. It runs through all animal life, all bird life, all fish life, all insect life. The strong prey on the weak because of selfish greed, or prejudice in some phase of its hydra heads. The little children on the streets, going in and coming out of the school buildings, begin roughing it in play and end up often in the tug-of-war that means bad feeling and a plentiful flow of blood. If a peacemaker shows up they turn upon him as the Israelites did upon Moses. As it is with the children so it is with the grown-ups and with nations. Mankind is very far from the brotherhood which assures "peace on earth; good will to men." WHY THE DEAR NORDICS DO NOT WISH THE NEGRO TO SUCCEED IN FISTIANA If you will search deeply enough you will find a reason for every objection, for every prejudice, for every controversy that be-sets us on all sides. Not one of us but entertains one or all of these stumbling blocks to a good and workable understanding between neighbor and neighbor, citizen and citizen. The perfect man, who is ready at times to "do unto others as he would that they do unto him," is a rare creature, if he exists at all, as it is at this day. Some flaw in the character of each of us is always to be found to make perfection out of the question. The disposition of white individuals and nations to prevent the Negro people from enjoying fully the opportunities which make for success and power, so general now everywhere, more so than in former days, has a well defined purpose at the bottom of it all. Just now, we find that the purpose is most pronounced, if that were possible, in what are called sporting circles, than anywhere else. Before Harry Wills met Louis Angel Firpo, the Argentine giant, last week, in the squared arena, and won the decision without knocking out his opponent, as he could and should have done, the "Brown Panther" was decried very generally by the white sports writers and the white public as being unable to do anything with the white man from South America, and therefore was not in Jack Dempsey's class and should not aspire to meet the greatest bruiser of them all in a trial of brawn and wit. After Wills showed that he was the master, the claim was set up that Firpo was not himself, that he was too fat, and that Wills should have kayed him instead of toying with him through twelve rounds and getting the decision on points, and that, as he did not put Firpo to sleep, he should now fight Tommie Gibbons before aspiring to meet Jack Dempsey, the champion fighter. All of which is so much Nordic bluff and bluster. The underlying opposition to allowing black fighters to meet white fighters came to the surface some years ago, when the color bar in fashion first appeared, and was started in Great Britain, if you remember night, when it was contended that the pictures of such painted fighters were shown in the movie theatres throughout the world, and especially in the West Indies, Africa and India, and THE MIDDLE WORLD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1994 Just at this time, in the throes of a Presidential campaign, we are hearing much about independence in politics, especially among Negroes, who have been supporting the Republican party for fifty-six years, or since the elections in 1868, and who have got nothing out of their voting that they put in it since 1876, when the Republican party, by sacrificing the State organizations in the Southern States and with them the Negro Republicans, to save Mr. Rutherford B. Hayes and the Presidency, began to sidetrack the Negro in party consideration, and abandoned him entirely in the administration of President Harding, who repudiated them and left them to shift for themselves. President Coolide has done very little to undo the treacherous work of Warren G. Harding. I believe he means very well, but he has gone, about proving it by being as cautious as a politician who wants a reelection rather than as a statesman, who makes principle the guiding star of his public service. The Negro has had too much of that in Republican policy since 1876. I believe that every citizen should get as much out of his voting as he puts in it. It is much like buying cabbage or any other necessary thing. And what does a citizen put into his voting? He puts his citizenship, his manhood, his right to vote and be voted for, his right to a voice in the making and enforcing the laws under which he lives. When he does not get these things out of his voting he robs himself. Is it too much to say that the Negro has been doing that for forty-eight years? I think not. During all of those fifty-six years the Negroes in the Northern and Western States have voted the Republican ticket because they were persuaded that by doing so they were preventing the Democratic party from depriving them of the guarantees, as freedmen and citizens, in, the Civil War amendments, by adverse action against them by Congressional enactment and presidential acquiescence. I was never deceived by this specious business. Neither the President nor the Congress can take away from the Negro any privilege and immunity guaranteed him by the Federal Constitution of the United States, and the Federal Supreme Court has affirmed as much, but the States can make those guarantees of none effect. Why? Because the rights not delegated to the Federal Government are reserved to the States, and all social, civil and economic privileges and immunities come within the reserved rights of the States. Voting, travel on land and sea, all direct taxation for schools and public works and the upkeep of State, county and municipal government, all questions of police power for the protection of life and property, are matters within the powers of the State not delegated to the Federal Government, and to get our share of them we must look to the State and not to the Federal Government. The Federal Supreme Court has affirmed as much, as was shown recently in an article published in The Negro World. It is not pleasant, sometimes, to look facts squarely in the face, but it is always the safer way. In the pending campaign I maintain that the main issue, the one that concerns Negroes mostly, is the right of citizens not to be discriminated against because of their race, color, creed or nativity. On this question, raised by the Klan, the Democratic party and Mr. Davis have taken a positive and aggressive stand, denouncing the Klan and all its works, while the Republican party and President Coolidge have not oply failed to denounce the Klan and all its works, but they have invited Klan support in Maine, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas and some of the smaller States of the far West. General Dawes, the Republican candidate for vice-president, went so far as to pologize for the Klan as a necessary evil whose members were honest but mistaken. So, then, in such a situation, he is an independent voter who casts his ballot as he deems it best for his interests. That is what it shall do. What are interests? That is your business. obeyed the black people that is physical prowess a black man could heat down and conquer a white man, and that, it was contended, is not a good thing to teach black people. Certainly it is not, if the purpose he to deny the black man the opportunity to prove that he is the equal, if not the superior, of the white man. He who demands for himself opportunities he would deny to his fellow man equally entitled to the enjoyment of them, is a coward, and has his superiority only in name. The Negro World believes that it is the business of the Negro everywhere to claim and to fight for his place in the sun. Whatever natural or public benefit others enjoy in any given place and time he is entitled to his proper share and to enjoy it, and when it is denied him it is his business to protest and contend in all reasonable ways for what is his. That is the proper measure of real manhood, less than which no Negro needs in his business. Stand by the Universal Negro Improvement Association, hold up Marcus Garvey's hands, in the fight for justice and a square deal everywhere for the Negro and the Negro people. THE SPANIARDS FAIL TO CONQUER THE AFRICAN TRIBESMEN THE latest news from the battle front in Morocco is that the Spanish army, under the direct command of Prime Minister and Dictator Primero de Rivera, as a result of crushing defeats at the hands of the African tribesmen, has decided to evacuate the greater part of the Spanish-Moroccan zone. Abdul Krim has the Spanish dictator whipped. The outcome of the long and costly efforts of the Spaniards to conquer the African tribesmen have brought them only blood and money loss and vexation of Spanish pride and arrogance; these latter being great possessions of the Spaniards. The Spanish people have grown weary of the cost in men and money of the fight against the tribesmen and there is persistent rumor that Dictator Rivera may be thrown out of power. Even the Spanish throne, it is intimated, may be shaken. The European powers do not look with satisfaction upon Spanish failure to conquer the North African tribesmen. They have tribesmen of their own in Africa who show a very unsatisfied and restless disposition, and the possibility of trouble is ever present. Reports of success of tribesmen in one part of Africa reach all of the others and shake the fear which the blacks have been forced by bloody wars to have of the European whites. It was only recently that Jan Christian Smuts; the fallen premier of the Union of South Africa; publicly lamented the fact that the "Natives no longer regard the whites as gods." Destroy the white superiority myth among the African tribesmen and the tribesmen will ultimately throw off the white man's overlordship. Spanish failure to conquer the Moroccans is helping to destroy that myth. The Negro World has an abiding faith that the African people will yet reconquer and rule their own land and compel the white people who remain in the land to behave themselves and have proper respect for the feelings, the rights and the possessions of Africans in Africa. All of the forces of the Universal Negro Improvement Association will be directed to the accomplishment of a "consummation so devoutly wished," in the future as in the past. The membership of the association is thoroughly convinced, as one individual, that Africa must be saved for Africans. RACE HORRORS IN AUSTRALIA ARE UNSPEAKABLY VILE WE are indebted to The Labor Weekly and the Labor Daily of Sydney, Australia, for exposure of horrors in the mandated territory of New Guinea, in the Commonwealth of Australia, which are unspeakably vile, and which appeal from the injustice of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia to the League of Nations for searching investigation and redress. The condition of the natives under the administration of the Union of South Africa is bad enough in all conscience, but conditions in New Guinea are far worse. It does not seem possible that any such crimes against the weak and defenseless could develop under the British flag as have been shown to exist in South Africa and Australia. As far as New Guinea is concerned, the Labor Weekly and the Labor Daily of Sydney have made out a clear case against the Government of Australia for conniving at the enslavement and torture of the native blacks, for the forcible seizure of black wives to be concubines for white men, and for the common practice of white men of living with black women as a convenience, to be cast off with their bastard children when the interests of the white libertines appeared to require it. Such things should be impossible anywhere in Christendom, but they are not. Some or all of them prevail, or have prevailed, wherever the whites have conquered and rule the blacks. We have had much of it in our Southern States; we have some of it now in our Southern States. We should have none of it anywhere, and The Negro World will continue to protest and fight against it, in the name of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, wherever it is found to exist. EDITORIAL OPINION OF THE NEGRO PRESS Certainly there must be sentiment for law, there must be sentiment for order, if the law is to prevail, or order is to be had without serious difficulty. It is necessary to build sentiment. Divert the minds of the people from mob rule to a rule of reason and law.—Birmingham Reporter. We urge the youth of our race to take full advantage of their school opportunities and to do their utmost to excel in scholarship, athletics and school activities. We urge parents to co-operate with the school authorities, to visit the schools, know their children's teachers, to the end that the best results may be obtained.—Pacific Defender. One of the greatest blows dealt to the national prestige of the Republican party, so far as our race is concerned, is the bolt-of-William H. Lewis, the brilliant Boston lawyer, former classmate and warm personal friend of Calvin Coolidge. Lewis has declared for Davia. He points to the fair record of the West Virginiaian on race matters and his open stand against the Klan as cogent reasons why he intends to support him. Among the younger men of college training Lewis has a large and enthusiastic following. His action cannot do otherwise than have an important influence upon them. That Lewis is a man of outstanding ability cannot be denied. It will be a great mistake for political leaders to conclude that Lewis's defection is a small matter. His bolt and that of others shows a growing spirit of independent thinking and voting upon the part of many of the younger and middle-aged men of the race—Omaha Monitor. What Liberia needs, if we are to judge from the sources of information we have, received, is development of her industries. We understand that grants of land have been made to various churches in the hope of developing economic resources. But our churches are much unlike the Catholics in that they separate too far the economic and religious life. Our own guess is that if we could send two good business men to Liberia for every minister, and two good engineers for every preacher, Liberia and our West African work would make great progress. Let us hope that an intelligent group of colored business people might study the resources of Liberia and not leave the entire development of it to our white friends. We have put too much of sentiment into our African propaganda and too little of common sense. We are pleased to see the Dr. Solomon Porter Reed, American minister, on the needs of Liberia, particularly in the line of economic progress—Christian Recorder. One often wonders why comparatively ignorant people sometimes succeed in the things they undertake better than people of more training and ability. It can be often explained that the one has more faith though less knowledge, and faith is always superior to knowledge. One hostages in his desire to know; the other trusts in his faith to accomplish. — Christian Recorder. It does not matter how much work there may be about us, there will remain with us the leaver who seems to have more money than any of us—Tumma Bulletin. A party of Americans, white and waters for nearly thirty days. Far a fan, beyond winter's ice by grease, within, those who are not casualk Negro problem. They will call at a of the contented, pictureque poor place of Garvey, where, it is anouss of Kingston and a newspaper office at home, shouting "Rule Britannia" a day for honest toll, give the flor "once-over," gaze upon the suffering Virgin Islanders, collect souvenirs And then, after the flood (of most betwint their teeth. And we will sing aporation! And we will sing: loebean cruise to the end that black men other? Why a trip to one of the scenes it's cousins may atone for their deeds of wild waves have a wondrous influence on man, after wooing in vain on land has hard-boiled business men hardly come so Either the major reason for the cruise is wrong. What would be amiss with an Why it should be necessary for Americans sion and slow murder of Negroes in the ing hand to Negroes here in the United rage mortal to compromise. But, in all seriousness, why a Ca- and white men may understand each of England's shame that Englishha- shame! It has been said that the o- affairs of the heart; that many a scored an easy victory on sea. But thoroughly under Neptune's away, has not been revealed, or somebody economic conference in Cleveland? to be eyewitnesses of British oppres- West Indies so as to extend a help Saint is a little difficult for the ave Here's hoping that Aladdin may be the lamp. Dr. H. R. Moton of Tuskegee, Dr. George Hall of Chicago, the Almanac Preserver of Cleveland, who are slated to make the trip, can bear their experiences. Fleeting though they will be, to good account. That — as attending the Fourth International Convention of Negroes held last year under the auspices of the Universal Negro Improvement Association were thinking along same lines when they stressed the need for encouraging professional men of the race to travel. If Dr. Moton and other race leaders are induced to think internationally and lend their aid to those who are; if out of the jaunt will come understanding and a willingness to support the U. N. I. A.'s plan to unite West Indian and American Negroes with strong commercial bonds, to their mutual benefit, then the "unique party" will not have been in vain. Let me hasten to sound a note of warning to the public. Not that I think the warning will be of any avail. Warnings seldom are. But there are certain people—and in Harlem their name is legion—who have their "fortunes told" at least once a week. And they meet the bill as cheerfully as the milkman's. I am prompted to sound the warning through something that has befallen me. I have just lost a friend I had, all because of some charlatan of a "spiritualist" or "fortune-teller," or both. You see, my eritwhile friend is a firm believer in the spiritualist's art, and it appears, at a recent session, was told to beware of a "youngish-looking man," alim, tall, getting bald." And that spelt my doom. Now I am regarded as an enemy. Can the police do nothing? The (D)amsterdam News is not a Dutch sheet, nor does it trown on Amsterdam avenue. It is a Harlem weekly newspaper, specializing in agony ads—the wall of tenants in a community beset with real estate sharks. It is a news sheet which, like its twin brother, the New York Age, has no ambition to evolve from the "weekly" age, and does not pretend that it has. It is pretty conservative, only going outside of Harlem for news when politics oblige. When it is not headlining some obscure, but pretty Harlem girl, who is divorcing or being divorced, or telling the lurid details of a Harlem killing, it is hard hit for scare headlines. Then it has recourse to Marcus Garvey. In Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association it can see nothing good. Marcus Garvey is just a "barbarian" as the Greeks would. say, since the slave ship bearing his great grandparents docked at Jamaica in the Caribbean, instead of at Virginia. The Universal Negro Improvement Association is a hump, since it is preparing Negroes against the time when they may be glad to hike back to the place from which their ancestors were torn. If a stevedore in Louisiana, a member of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, slaps his wife, why—Marcus Garvey should be deported. The (D)amsterdam wears smoke glasses on a foggy day and, peering through the windshield, sees to see the hand of the traffic cop. And truth is, of course, a bitter matter. "Hit Garvey, though the soul perisheth," is its slogan. Albeth now and then, it designs to tell a half-truth, and, when the circulation manager nods, it will even print a decent photograph of the great Negro leader. But, taken all in all, "the end justifies the means," says the (D)amsterdam. "And now we are told 'Garveyites can't wear uniforms in the island of Jamaica.' What if they can't? Oh, the British tyrant is trying to prevent the Negro even from eating bread. But for this, too, I suppose, Garvey should be deported from the United States. Says our dear, beloved friend: "That followers of Marcel Garvey are not permitted to wear the NATTY BLACK UNIFORM! They do in the United States in GARVEY'S OWN HOME (capital is all mine), is revealed by an account in the Jamaica Gleaner of August 29, which tells of one of the legionnaires being fined $10 or $25 in prison." A man committed a breach of the Uniform Law of Jamaica, a law which appeared on the statute book in Jamaica long before the U. N. L. A. ever came into existence, and it has been prosecution in Harlem, New York. "Stutty BLACK Uniforms," the (D)Jamaican prots of its opening paragraph, and then reprints a talk of KHAIR uniforms. 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In the life of persons, He good ones add this position; that they think in good ones we are, and that good ones receive the doubting and wrong writing among believers, that the world might believe that the Father sent Him." "As long," said Dr. Moton, "as the believers in Jesus are divided into opposing forces; as long as they find themselves unable to get together for practical purposes; as long as they look on one another with hostility and suspicion; as long as they are anxious of such ther and fighting and struggling against the success of one another; so long will the world be unconvinced that the kind of Christianity that they teach is good for the rest of the world." "Now this connection is a thing that the church itself should be anxious to keep up. To maintain this hold, however, it must direct its energies toward certain definite goals of achievement. In the first place the church must supply the people with a strong efficient, upright leadership. All of the other professions are today competing with the ministry for influence as leaders, and it is good to have it so. Every side of the life of our people must be developed, and it will take competent leaders to bring this about. There is little danger that our preachers will cause to be the leaders among our people, but the important question is the type of leadership which they represent. In all the other fields the influence of definite practical training is being felt. Teachers, doctors, lawyers, business men are today the product of careful training and preparation. The church must set up and maintain the same ideals for its ministry if its influence for good is to remain. "Again, if the church would hold its influence among our people it must enlarge its program for service to the race. I am not here to say what this program must be. It will depend upon the circumstances surrounding the individual church. I can say, however, that that church is rendering the best service to the kingdom of God, which finds a way in which to put every one of its members at some definite constructive task of making this world a better place in which to live." Dr. Moton further paid a glowing tribute to the progress which the National Baptist Convention had made under the leadership of Dr. L. K. Williams, of Chicago, and pointed to the new $300,000 publishing house as one of the indications of this continued advancement. Text: 'My soul is ashamed for God, so the living God—Fei 61.2. Subject: "The sput's need and God's nature" (Continued from last week) At any rate, the curiosity of the child is so keen, so active, so simple, that you and I, in the observing hanguor of later life, might well wish we had it back again. What is that desire to know concerned about? Surely the enigma of our being, of the world, of that which is around us, in an, so beautiful, so strange, so startling, yet so real; this self-contradictory life—the explanation of this changing scene. The riddle to be read is—why we are and what we are, and, though in after days men may become too careworn or too callous to inquire, yet this eager longing is so much a part of our essential I selves that it comes out in every word, in every question of a child. What is that to know? Friends, pause and think. Surely so much as this, at least, is true. It is a clamorous cry which comes from, which proclaims abroad, a need of man. But close upon the heals of curiously there treads, an eager thrilling sense of aspiration, not unmixed with awe. Who of us has not stood upon the hills at sunset, and longed with a vague, wild, passionate longing to pass beyond the bounding clouds? Who of us has not watched with true, though unexplained, emotion, that most pathetic spectacle, the breaking of a summer morning? Who of us has not gazed at the increasing light as it crept across the mountain summits, broken, disparted by their jagged peaks, and longed, although we feared at our own longing, to be for a moment carried beyond those fire-enfolded crests. Friends, what did it mean? What was that sense of awe? What also that wild, that undescribed, that indescribable aspiration? Again, I say, it was a clamorous cry. Pause again for a moment and answer me. Which of us, as time goes on, has not known the heart-breaking passion of regret, which rises as we gaze behind, atwart the receding years? Why is it that, in spite of our well-formed, well-seasoned reasonings to the contrary, we still persist in clothing those days of earliest childhood with a life which is not all their own? That field, that flower, that corner of the street, that dear old house, that well-known room—how much gladder, sweeter, better, as we say, than such things, such places now! Everything was different and better. Each image that comes to us, lighted up, it may be, by the sunshine of some dear, long-loved, now-lost face, has the magic loveliness of age-buried years, coming with a fresh life of resurrection, ghostlike, dreamlike, from the silence of the grave. Why is it, this sweet, this sad regret? My friends, you will agree with me, whatever else it may be, at least it is a clamorous cry. All these cries of the creature-like curiosity, so strong, so keen, this awful aspiration, soaring beyond the stars—and this regret so deep, so passionate—they gather up in one wild wall of need. Oh, cynic though you be, careless though you may be—nay, indifferent or hostile though you be to serious thought—tell me what finds utterance in their voices? Is it not the same, the world-wide, world-old thought of the poor Judean exile on the wild Abrarim hills—"My soul is atheist for God, for the living God?" Ah, this eager, unsatisfied humanity what grieks it for but Him. Now, can that cry be answered? Is it heard? Does any answer come? It is answered. I am told in Revelation that there is a God, supreme in power, of essential apotelless holiness, the Absolute of Perfection, the Changeless Beauty, comprehending thus in Himself, it would seem, all imagined or imaginable objects of the desiring mind. Is not that enough? Strange creatures that we are, it is not. You and I want to know, nearer, more precisely, His nature and His character. For you and I are each possessor of a mysterious gift. We want to know, and till we know we cannot rest. Will He—the Unspeakable—suit Himself to the conditions of that gift? What is that gift? It is that distinguishing mark of beast, insect, flower or man that gives him motivation. It is life—the mystery of life—each soul has it. (Do be continued) Columbia Record Star At Lafayette Theatre Bessie Smith coming to the Lafayette Theatre, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 25, 26, 27, 28. The greatest and highest ranked race star on earth, in conjunction with the funest musical comedy, entitled "Moonshine," with four of the funnest American stage Billy King Billy Hargrove and the shall Rodgers, and the fastest dancing and singing chorus seen in Harlem in many a moon. This is not only talk, but the Coleman Brothers have gone great deal of trouble to get this great star to appear in person at the Lafayette Theatre, and her engagement is limited to four days only, when Billy Smith leaves the Lafayette Theatre. The greatest deal of trouble is the Columbia Record Company to the court. Billy Smith will sing all her great record hits, such as the Guiltbuster Count Jones. Better yet the Coleman Broms have gone great deal of trouble in our competition with "Harry" and run feature pictures, and no advance prices. There will be a continuous show daily and a big midnight single Friday. The seats will be reserved for night show only. Order your next night show be sure of booking your ticket soon. Direction ALLELANGER COLONIAL Broadway at 62 St. EVES. AT 8:20 DOP MATS WED ROCED SAT. 50¢ TO $1.50 A SUGAR COATED FUN-FROOL OF RAKE EXCELLENCE MOBILE SISSLE and ENGRE BLAKE 125 OTHER LAMOUS MUNSTERS IN THE HOLIDAY PLEASING MUSICLE THE CINEMATE BANDES By W. M. ATKINSON Our story is more difficult, and less heavy. Indian with her burdens, What is her part? Great heroine? How? Storm should cover the horizon? And not to think the best way out To save our ship upon the ocean. The storm was coming on a main. The master not a skilful sailor; Our ship still drifting and again I feared we could not port or save her. The clouds have overwhelmed the sky. The winds and waves are in confusion, The captain lifts no voice nor eye. But sir sirse in his ecclusion. The ship is turned from side to side. And guided in no sure direction; It is our ship! It is our pride! And surely now it needs protection. "Quick! man the life boats!" some did cry. But no: a stranger was board her. He had been watching sea and sky And calculating on the weather. The captain being in control. Would not submit to his dictation. But who could wait on such a soul? When skillful sailing meant salvation? He seized the helm and turned the prow. Steady! The sea la, raging still! And stranger, mind those tossing billown. That lash against us with a will May send it 'neath the weeping willown. He cares not for the captain's eye The raging sea, or frowning sky; He guided the ship in his own way. And says he'll reach the port some day. And save her. WHEN I GROW OLD BY HARRIET TYNG In the New York Sun When I grow old, I shall not care, If I may still see beauty In laughter, happiness, in play, In life and daily duty. When I grow old I shall not care, To own a jewel treasure If I may own my memories And friends in goodly measure. When I grow old I shall be glad To meet what's coming after, If I may leave to those behind The gladness of my laughter. "The Chocolate Dandies" Swings Into Fourth Week Finishing up the first month of unusual prosperity and artistic success at the Colonial Theatre, Sissik and Blake and their merry coteries of clever associate funsters swing merrily into the fourth week of their local engagement Monday night. There has been nothing to date in the colorful line quite as pretentious as the Sissle and Blake elaborate musi-comedy, "The Chocolate Dandies." It is distinctively different, unique and, to say the least, original. With its peppy and at all times speedy singing; and dancing chorus of bewitching brunettes, melodic tunes, bright repertoire and picturesque stage settings "The Chocolate Dandies" in a class by itself. Matinee Wednesday and Saturday. Direction ALEBLIER COLONIAL BROADWAY AT 62 ST. A SUGAR COATED FUN-FROLL C MOBILE SISSLE and ENU IN THE PALMERY PLEASING MUSIC MIDNIGHT SHOW PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Probably the oldest piece of property owned by an educated exponent in America is the owned by the corporation of Bethel A. M. H. Church, Philadelphia, the mother of the African Methodist Episcopal Church denomination. This property is located on the east side of South Birth street between Pine and Lennard streets. It was deeded to the African Methodist Episcopal Church June 21, 1817, one year after the African Methodist denomination was formed in Philadelphia in 1816 by Richard Allen, Peter Spencer, Dahiel Coker and others. The original plot was purchased by Richard Allen in 1793 and was the site of the famous blacksmith shop church. In 1787 the colored worshippers under Richard Allen and Attuck Jones withdrew from the St. George's Methodist Church in Philadelphia because the white Methodists attempted to segregate them. After several years' worship in private homes, Richard Allen purchased a site and also purchased an old discarded blacksmith shop, which he moved upon the lot he had purchased and used as a place of worship for the newly formed Bethel African Methodist Church. From that day to this, more than 130 years, the property has been in the possession of Bethel Church, though part of the time the title holder was Richard Allen. On this site have been erected four buildings. The present church was begun in 1890 by Rev. C. T. Shaffer and finished in 1892 by Rev. W. H. Heard, both of whom afterward became bishops of the A. M. E. Church. Bethel Church furnished until quite recently the largest auditorium the Negroes had in the State of Pennsylvania—indeed in the entire Northeast. It is a three-story brick and gray stone building, with first floor for kitchen, dining room, engine room, etc., second floor with large Sunday school room and many small class rooms, and third floor for main auditorium, pastor's study, etc. The church is fully equipped with modern sanitary improvements, rest room, etc, and beside being the oldest piece of real estate is one of the most progressive churches in the country. While St. George's, the white church out of which Bethel came, is today deserted, Bethel is full every Sunday. The property is valued at $200,000, though it could not be reproduced for that amount. The most beautiful stained glass windows in any colored church in America are Bethel's possession, and people whose business it is to know say that these cannot be reproduced today for less than $20,000. Beside the church building, Bethel church owns four adjoining properties whose value is at least $45,000, and from which a good rental income is derived. Rev. H. P. Anderson is the pastor. The membership is close to two thousand and the debt only about $12,000. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO THE Acquisition of John Smith and his Incomparable Orchestra, Red Circle's Greatest Triumph Entertainment and Dance at the Renaissance Casino at 138th St. and 7th Ave., on Tuesday Evening. Sept. 30th. Tickets may be obtained from Mrs. M. Andrews, 641 Lester Avenue; Mr. I. A. Bennett, 66 West 142d Street; Mrs. A. Garvey, 32 Braithurst Avenue, or any of the members. Inx tickets from George Holder, 2020 Peway, Phone Endpoint 6314. JUDGE FOR YOURSELF The Madam C.J. Walker SUPERFINE PREPARATIONS for the HAIR and SKIN and SCIENTIFIC WALKER TREATMENTS for the Hair and Scalp by efficient, willing and well trained. WALKER AGENTS GOOD RESULTS HAVE MADE THEM WORLD RENOWNED SEND FOR THIS TO DAY TRY THEM A WALKER AGENT IS YOUR NEIGHBOR USE ONLY MADAM C.J.WALKER'S WONDERFUL HAIR GROWER Supplied to you by WALKER AGENTS, Good Drug Store and by Mall. THE Madam C.J. WALKER HFG. CO. 600 N. West St. Salemville, Ind. SPECIAL 6 WEEKS TRIAL OFFER for the Scalp Wonderful Hair Grower Goodies Vegetable Shampoo Soap Here are four preparations especially recommended for short, thin and bright hair, including only indulgence and absence of the only special trial order is now. The Bain, C. J. Walker, Miss. O. 600 K. West St. Indianapolis, Ind. Here ordered by Dr. C. J. order for $1.99, please send me a 6 week trial treatment for my hair. St. Add. City The Company No. 200-000-0000 Mediterranean and coastal westerly students of both sexes will meet in annual position to disseminate information and popularize the truth about the Negra. The aim of the meeting will be to point out the good and beautiful in all branches of the human family, and especially to present the long overlooked virtues of the Negra. Race prejudice must become impossible by better acquaintance one race with the other. The whole effort of the association is based on the truth that you cannot hate one whom you knew. The distinguished persons to appear on the program assure the success of the meeting. President W. J. Clark of Virginia Union will survey the work of the association. Dr. James E. Gregg of Hampton and Prof. C. H. Maloney will discuss the question of race superiority and inferiority. Mr. Charles S. Johnson will read a paper on the "Scientific Study of the Negro." Prof. L. P. Jackson of the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute will read a paper on the work of the early missionary teacher. President J. F. Lane of Lane College will deliver an address on "Race Relations." Dr. R. C. Woods of Virginia Seminary and Prof. Miles Mark Fisher will discuss the "Negro Church." Ex-Congressman Thomas S. Miller and Mr. A. A. Taylor, Associate investigator of the association, will address the body on the "Negro During" the Reconstruction." James Weldon Johnson will discuss "Negro Agitative Organizations Since the Civil War." Prof. John R. Hawkins will emphasize the importance of knowing the record of the race, and Dr. S. C. Mitchell of Richmond University will join the general discussion. This convocation of persons interested in the scientific study of the Negro brings to a close the work of an unusually successful year. There has been no large increase in the income of the society, but the investigators at work have been able to accomplish more than ever before in the history of the society. A statistical report on the Free Negro is now being published to show who these people were, where they were residing, how many of them lived in the respective family groups, and what relation they sustained to their white neighbors. Another interesting and valuable work, "The Negro in South YOUNG BLOOD How I Keep Feeling Young and Vigorous at Near Sixty "I am near 60 years, but I feel as young as I did at 30. I take a cupful of Bulgarian Tea once or twice a week. It keeps me healthy and strong and makes me feel young again." said H. H. Von Schiek, manufacturer of Bulgarian Herb Tea. If your druggist can't give you the genuine Bulgarian Herb Tea I will send you it. $10.00. Address me: H. H. Von Seblik, 60, Sept. 5, Marvel Building, Pittsburgh, PA. of life. In a barren field of publicity. This is the third history of the Pioneer History Society, and it is an admirable achievement and it will position us as a prominent discussion. During the appropriate association publication concerning the Journal of New History, added them its beginning by Dr. Carter W. Woodson, the founder of the organization. This scientific review reaches readers of thought not only in the United States, but in countries of, North America, Europe, Asia and Africa, having been placed in hundreds of public, and college libraries. Among its subscribers are practically all of the accredited institutions of learning in this country. Fifty of these are white colleges and universities of the South, where the publication is used by advanced students of history and sociology. This magazine makes its appeal by scientifically setting forth facts on the presumption that facts will speak for themselves. Endeavoring to be of assistance in assuring the continuance of the work a number of prominent persons have become life members of the association, paying fifty dollars each. Seventeen prominent Negroes still more interested in the promotion of this cause have pledged themselves to contribute $100 each to the support of the work. Such pledges have already been redeemed by Mr. F. W. Dallrants, acting for the Indianapolis, M. C. A.; Mr. H. K. Craft, acting for public spirited citizens in St. Louis; Mr. W. P. Dabney, Mr. W. W. J. Decatur, and Mr. B. W. Overton, acting for the Century College of Cincinnati; Dupont John Hurst of the A. M. E. Church, and Dr. R. C. Woods of the Virginia Seminary. Get Them While They Last $1 A WEEK NO INTEREST $69 With RADIO Compartment FISHEW WALDMAN 312 W. 145th St., cor. 8th Ave. New Victor Records Every Week Player Radios, Vibrolas Sarah Moore, Brooks and Mr. Wilford try to their usual eloquent manner upon the minds of the an- noyable the necessity for a complete capacity of purpose and dogged de- sire to reach the promised land, even the colors of the red, black and white. Dr. F. P. Tucker, ex-president, in his remarks remarks about special encounters on the indisputable fact that his disputes and frivolous distinctions did not help the race. He added all evidenced to close the ranks. All members and friends who participated in the program did accordingly well, and are to be congratulated. The program was as follows: National anthem, "Ethiopia," audience, prayer and reading of psalm, jerries, chapelm; opening address, IF U DON'T C CONSULT DR. KAPLAN The Eyesight Specialist RELIABLE and REASONABLE EYES EXAMINED FREE DR. 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Tucker," by Miss M. Tucker;咏唱 "Beautiful Lennil," Miss R. Browy; solo, by Miss Bayana Tucker and Gloria; recitation "Udney," Mr. W. R. Churc, recitation, sworn "Tackling the Lost," by chorus; recitation, Miss Khalil Precking; recitation "Atrium Wied," Miss Riley Brayer; address "Consumacy," by Mr. President R. S. Tucker; recitation "Harvest's Suite," Miss Lena Tucker; recitation, Miss Bun White; recitation "Dangerous Rock," Master Don Tucker; reading "Greeting to U. N. L. A." Mr. Moses; recitation, by Miss R. Clarke; solo by Miss A. Merge; address, "Patrickinum." Mr. R. Smith; recitation, "Love and Hope," Miss Beth Owen; recitation, "Perpetual Darkness," Miss L. Tucker; address, "One God, One Alm, One Destiny." Mr. J. Engleton; first vice-president; to "I Would Have Thee," by Mr. M. Moer; recitation by Miss C. Moer; solo by Mr. Roulet; address, "Truthfulness," closing remarks, "Idle Disputes," by Mr. R. F. Tucker; national anthem, "Ethiopia," andence; prayer, chaplain; re-refreshments. PITTSBURGH, PA On Sunday, August 17, this division held a special meeting in honor of the birthday of the Hon. Marcus Garvey. This was the largest crowd that had attended Liberty Hall for the past few weeks. A very good program was rendered. The meeting was opened by the chaplain, Mr. N. Buckley, with the opening ode, followed by prayer. After the singing of the hymn, "Eternal Light," and the reading by the chaplain, the twelfth chapter of St. Luke, the opening address was delivered by the acting president, Mr. Morrison, who outlined the nature of the meeting. Mr. S. Riley was introduced as chairman for the evening. Selection by the choir, entitled "Welcome Thrice, Welcome"; address by Mrs. Stennett; solo, entitled "March on to Victory"; Mr. N. S. Mitchell; recitation by Miss Stennett, entitled "Call to Arms"; congregational hymn, "Rescue the Soul That Perish"; recitation by Miss G. Blake, entitled "Good Night and Good Morning"; son, entitled "Africa Awake," Mr. W. Fraser; recitation by Miss L. Blake, entitled "Hurrah for Africa"; song, entitled "Flowers of the Garden," sung by the choir; collection, address, by Mr. J. H. Carr; song, entitled "Sing It From Your Heart," by Mr. H. Logan; recitation by Cecil Blake, "The Boy That Died"; song, entitled "Give Up Your Best to the Master," Miss E. Stennett; address by Sect. S. Watson; dialogue, by Miss E. Blake and Miss L. Blake; song, entitled "What a Meeting," by choir; recitation by N. S. Mitchell, "Sailing to Africa"; song, entitled "Pull for Africa Shore," Mr. N. Frasre; recitation by Mr. W. Reid, entitled "Hurrah for the Negroes." Special mention should be made of Mr. J. Brown and Mr. T. Morrison, who kept the audience spell-bound with their musical contributions. The meeting was brought to a close with the singing of the Ethiopian anthem. On Sunday, August 11, Co. Elm Division, No. 74, of the Universal Negro Improvement Association held a semester mass meeting commencing at 1:00 p. m. The chaplain, Hon. Lyman Smith, opened the meeting in the quay way, with hymn, "From Greenland's Ice Mountain," the motte was inpired, followed by prayer. The meeting was then turned over to the president, Hon. J. C. Salmon, who have a very interesting and instructive address. The following program was rendered: A duet by P. J. Beenst and Miss Ida Watson. Address by Mr. Amie Missett, secretary of the trustees board. The president then explained Mr. Elliott's address in Spanish, as many of the distendants were Cubans. Address by Prof. A. A. Bolton, a member from the Guantanamo Division, No. 164; part of his address was in Spanish and part in English. S solo by Mrs. Mabel Hinda entitled "Oh Light of Life." Address by second vice-president, Mr. A. D. Thompson, entitled "Consider the Lilies How They Grow." Solo by Miss D. H. Stennett, executive secretary, "Sweet Peace of God's Love." Address by C. Hold entitled "Create in me a Clean Heart, Oh God. The audience sang the hymn entitled "Eternal Father" while the collection was taken-up, and blessed by the chaplain. Address by Mr. R. S Robertson. Solo by Miss I. L. Brown, "Hark, Hark, My Soul." Address by Miss T. Williams, appealing for help for the association. Duet by A. Eill and Mr. Hunter. Address by J. Richardson, third vice-president of the division. Duet by Mrs. McNairn and Miss Brown. Address by Mr. N. G. Henry. The meeting was brought to close with the singing of the #Ethiopian Anthem." D. H. STENNETT, Executive Secretary. PANAMA DIVISION, NO. 17 On Sunday, August 31, members and friends of the U. N. I. A., Division 17, met at Liberty Hall to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the International Convention of the Negro People of the World, held in New York city, from August 1 to August 31. The cowd from a very early hour began to fill the seats, by 5.30 p. m. when the meeting commenced, and every seat was taken. The different units of the association in their uniforms made a splendid showing and were very favorably commented upon. The meeting was called to order by the president, Dr. J. T. Barton. The program was as follows: Opening hymn, "Shine on Eternal Light"; prayer by the chaplin; chant by the congregation; sermon by the chapplain, Psalm 11:4; anthem by the choir, "Praise the Lord, Oh My Soul"; president's opening address; selection by the band; address by Mr. D. S. E. Johnson. In the course of his address, he said, "Moses was chosen by the Lord to lead the children of Israel, so is the Hon. Marcus Garvey, he has arrived by the Red Sea. It is for him to use his rod and go forward making history for his race; address by Commander W. C. A. Martin, of the Salvation Army; recitation by Miss E. Joshua, entitled "Behold the Man"; solo, by Miss Glaze; address by Mr. H. Connor, president, Colon Division No. 18; anthem by the choir, "Brightly Gleamma Our Banner"; address by P. Flemmings, Second Vice-President; address by George Dugan, representing the Legislature; admire by Mr. Franklinson, representing the Black Cities Movement; admire by Mr. Kline, representing the Sunday School; address by Mr. C. Campbell, representing the Gleit Guide; address by Mr. Lindsay, representing the choir; address by Mrs. Bobby Aklin, Lady President, "The Lido Threatened by, Wicked Man," quartet by Mrs. Heading and others; address by Commander C. A. Earry of the Theche Boly Institute; selection by the mind; solo by Mr. Gray, organist; address by Brother Eastman, of Chapter No. 14. The meeting was enjoyed by all present, hasting until 10.45 p.m. when it was brought to a close with the singing of the National Anthem; followed by the Benediction. A. N. HUTCHINSON. VICTORIA LAS TUNAS, CUBA The Victims Las Tunas Division of the U. N. I. A. celebrated the List of August with a floral festival in honor of the rising of the Fourth International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the world. The proceedings were as follows: A beautiful satin banner was prepared, with two small flags on top of banner poles, one Cuban and one American. Two young ladies were dressed to represent African and Cuban queens. The bands from the Manet Division of the U. N. I. A. under the direction of Brother Aarons, played for the procession. The parade was scheduled for 4 p. m., when all gathered int front of Liberty Hall. The President, Mr. G. S. Barnes, formed the ranks, as follows: Banner carriers, Brothers J. James and D. R. Mitchell, in front. These gentlemen were followed by Miss Beatrice Goodhall, who was dressed in queenly robes. She wore a crown on which the word "Africa" was engraved, and carried a bouquet in one hand and a small U. N. I. A. flag in the other. She was accompanied by Seherita Josefe Reyes, who was adorned in colors of the Cuban flag. She wore a cornet and carried a small Cuban flag in one hand and a bouquet in the other, marching under a banner resplendent, the colora of the U. N. I. A. The band followed. Then came the juveniles, four in line, with small rings and flowers in hand, under the direction of Mrs. G. E. Taylor, choir mistress and executive secretary. Brother J. A. Steele came next, bearing the U. N. I. A. flag and followed by Black Cross nurses, all bearing flags and bouquets in hand. The spectators kept to the rear, while the President led the march with a Cuban flag. The band, having struck up the march, proceeded north along Calle Marte, then east along Villa Maro on to the municipal building, where the commander called a halt. The Cuban National and the Ethiopian Anthens were played. The Cubans shouted in all directions, "Viva Cuba libre! Viva Africa libre! Africa para los Negros! Viva Marcus Garvey!" The march proceeded south along Vicente Garcia, then west along Julian Santana, then back to Liberty Hall, where the band played the Ethiopian Anthen a second time. The procession captivated the general public, especially the Cubans who commented on the high order of discipline. The hall was full to its uttermost capacity, while the doors were thronged with eager faces waiting to enjoy a well-prepared program which was composed of anthems, songs, recitations, organ solos and selections by the band. The President opened the meeting with a hymn, "Shine On, Eternal Light, and prayers from the ritual. Then he gave his opening address, explaining why Negroes commemorated the 31st of August, the expected "Universal Independence Day," as ordained by the first International convention held in New York; also the rising of this great convention which began August 1 and terminated on the 31st idem. He exhorted the parents to instill into the minds of their children the importance of that day to the Negro population of the world. FLORIDA, CAM., CUBA Thursday, September 4, would have been a gala day in the Florida Division of the U. N. I. A. had it not rained. The Hon. N. A. Martin, president of the division and also delegate to the fourth international convention, was expected to arrive, here from New York by the 4:15 p. m. train from Havana. The Black Cross nurses arrayed themselves in their uniform and the officers in their regalia with the tricolor of the U. N. I. A. The president arrived at the scheduled time and was very cordially received by the members and friends who wera there at the station to receive him. He was escorted to the hall by the chapain and by the secretary of the division, while the others followed. At the entrance to the hall the Black Cross Nurses lined up and saluted the honorable delegate as he passed. And as he ascended the rostrum to be patted the last verse of the Ethiopian National Anthem was sung. After the singing of "From Greenland's Jay Mountain" the chaplain offered a prayer. The honorable acting president gave a short speech, after which he called upon the general secretary to send a letter of welcome to the delegates. After the secretary had finished reading his address, she returned delegate thephod the officers and members and friends for the first reception they had given him and said that he would give them all the news concerning the convocation, on Sunday, the 11th. If you are born with CONVINCATION, BRAINSTROKE, BACKHAIR, LABOR, COST, IF you are born with BACKHAIR, SUPPLEMENT, BODY LINK, GASPOON, JOINT, ACHIEVEMENT, IF you BODY is out of SUN ACID POINTS. If your BODY HAS BROken in dying up so that you don't WORK, CAPTURE your pain property—LOVE TO THINK. Get the treatment. JOTHEN BREATHING MEDICINE (Beckham Stuart) Just take a dose. It is very pleasant. Instantly, that pain stops. The blood between power; so more SORK STUFF. ACHING SOINTE; so more SOLACIA, LUNGAO, NEUWEIS—all the REUNITATO PAINS gum. Take a step a few steps. Do not wait until it is not held. Why enter any answer? Here is your opportunity to get well quick! Don't wait until you get worm! Enjoy 10 cents (dime), your YOUR NAME and ADDRESS on the coupon and mail coupon right now! ACT QUICK! DO IT TODAY. Important Notice WOODBINE, N. J. The members of the Donora Division of the U. N. I. A. had a delightful surprise when a visitor in the person of the Hon. J. R. Gill, president of the Pittsburgh Division, paid this division a visit. He came with the spirit of a true Garverite. The meeting was opened at 8 o'clock in m. by the ever-faithful presidents of the division; Hon. Gaberal Williams, after which Mr. C. P. Beal, the second vice-president, spoke briefly on the Liberian situation. The meeting was then turned over to the speaker of the evening, Mr. Gill, who, in his address, rilled his listeners from start to finish. He, having been a delegate to the convention, had much to tell his eager listeners. He spoke of the political union which was adopted in convention, and of his personal inspection of the new ship-of its sea-worthiness, magnificent furniture and spacious dining hall. He also spoke of what great value it would be to the race and how badly more ships were needed. At the conclusion of his address he was loudly applauded. This division, whose motto is "Loyalty," is forging ahead in the interest of the U. N. I. A. EDGAR ISPELL, Secy. Donora Division No. $38, of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and A. C. L., held a meeting on Sunday, September 14. The president was called away to Pittsburgh to take part in a program held at Liberty Hall by the president-general. The meeting was called to order by the first vice-president. After the singing of ode "From Green-land's Icy Mountain," followed by prayer and the reading of the preamble in the Constitution, members engaged in detectable discussions affecting the welfare of the race. At a late hour a very instructive meeting was brought to a close. C. P. REAL, 2nd Vice-Pres. WOODBINE, N. J. On Sunday, September 14, the mass meeting the Woodbine Division No. 711 was opened by the singing "From Greenland's Icy Mountain," followed by prayer. The following program was rendered: Reading of the president's letter which brought joy to everyone; address by A. M. Milton, financial secretary; singing of the hymn "Lord Meet With Us"; Rev. Jackson of Whitsburg delivered a wonderful address. The meeting was brought to a close with the singing of "Christian Home Coming," and the pronouncement of the benediction by the president. THOMAS FULLER, Acting Pres. JULIA HORN, Lady Vice-Pres. THE BOOK THAT EVERYBODY IS READING Now Off the Press ORDER NOW TO SECURE YOUR COPY "PHILOSOPHY AND OPINIONS OF MARCUS GARVEY" EDITED BY AMY JACQUES GARVEY First Edition Published by THE UNIVERSAL PUBLISHING HOUSE TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I. Epigramms CHAPTER II. Propaganda Slavey Force Misregulation Projudice Rudiculum Government Evolution and the Result Poverty Power Universal Simplification Dissertation on Man Race Assimilation Christianity The Punishment of Man Tritures Present-Day Civilization Division, Apartment of Earth World Diminement Cause of War World Evidence The Fall of Governments CHAPTER III. Great Ideas Know No Nationally Purpose of Creation Man Know Thyself A Solution for World Peace The Image of God The History of the Slave Trade Negro States Under All Governments The Negro as an Industrial Makerhift Labor of Displacement in the Negro White Man's Solution for the Negro Problem in America White Propaganda About Africa Booker T. Washington's Program CHAPTER IV. The Shapes of the Negro in Contact with the White Man Belief That Negro Problems Will Adhere to White Man's Solution for the Negro Examples of White Christian Control of Africa The Taught Behind Their Doeds Similarity of Persecution Emancipation Speech Convention Kiporh Price: Paper Cover, $1.25; Cloth Cover, $1.75, Postpaid Send in Your Orders Now With Cash, Certified Check or Postal Money Order or Registered Currency to BOOK DEPARTMENT UNIVERSAL NEGRO IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 56 WEST 135TH STREET NEW YORK, U. S. A. DOS CANOS, PANAMA On the 11th. of August, at Liberty Hall, this division held a concert for the purpose of raising funds in aid of the African program of the U. N. I. A. This concert was well attended by the members and friends of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. After the opening exercises, the president of the division, Mr. P. A. Gordon, who occupied the chair, submitted the following program: Opening address by the chairman; solo by Mr. H. R. G. Lorne; entitled "The Brook"; address by Mr. D. R. Christian; first vice-president; solo by Eva Hall, entitled "Leaf by Leaf"; dialogue by Misses E. and M. Irving, entitled "Wasp and the Bee"; address by Mr. W. Thompson, chairman of the advisory board; dialogue by thirteen children of the Dos Canos Day School, entitled "Think on These Things"; solo by Miss V. Campbell, entitled "Little Bright Eyes"; recitation by Miss Eva Hall, "Optimism"; solo by Mr. H. R. G. Lorne, "Meet No Mist"; resitation by Miss Viola Campbell, "Service to Humanity"; address by Miss Doyle Campbell; solo by Miss Eva Hall, "Exhibition Chorus"; address by Mr. M. G. Grant; solo by Mrs. Dorcas Henry, "Marcus Garvey and Unity"; address by Mr. Ephraim Wright; solo by Miss L. Joseph; address by Mrs. Theresa Lajing; solo by Miss Ethlyn Irving, "Your Lamp Burning, My Brother"; address by Miss R. A. Boyden; assistant secretary; address by Mr. W. A. Harris; solo by Miss Miriam, "Over the Waves of the Ocean"; address by the general secretary, Mr. H. R. G. Lorne, entitled "Set Your Face Towards Africa." The chairman in his closing remarks thanked the audience for the hearty response they made to the call of the divinen. He also thanked Mr. Lorne, our secretary, for the excellent program prepared, and also expressed the hope that Mr. Lorne would continue to give his services to the interest of the division. After the singing of the national anthem, the meeting was brought to a close. H. R. G. LORNE, General Secretary.