The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-27
A BIG WILD GOOSE CHASE
COL. JONES TELLS OF THE SOUTH
AMERICAN SCHEME.

Negroes From the South TO be Shipped
From Boston to Unknown Fates at
$l4 a Head-Alleged Political and
Social Persecution tGiven as the
Cause Of the Movement.
CHICAGO, Jan. GA special from In
dianapolis says Col A. A. Jones (coloredl,
Of the State Auditors office, who is con-
nected with the latest proposed exodus of
negroes from the Southern States to South
America, talks freely about the scheme He
is an active friend of all movements for the
improvement of the condition of his race,
and was engaged in the first exodus of 1879.
He accompanied Gov. Chamberlain, together
with several other young colored men, TO
South Carolina from Massachusetts, and
entered heartily into that movement.
THE FIRST PARTY's START.
"This exodus" he said, twill be effectu-
ally pushed, and by May l we expect to
have our first party on the road. There are
no headquarters as yet. The movement is
very young, less than month old, so far as
active work is concerned. Headquarters
will be established, probably in New York.
We shall have three agents In Cincinnati,
one at st. Louis ana one at Chicago. am
the agent at this point. We have some Of
the best people In the country interested;
men who are willing to go down into their
pockets for the relief OF their oppressed
brethren. We have some colored people in
this country pretty well fixed, and they are
committed to the work. There is no fixed
amount Of capital.
OBJECTS OF THE MOVEMENT.
eve hope to accomplish by exodus, first
and foremost, protection. This is not n
question of politics at the bottom, although
1t will, of course, have some political bear
ing. Why do you know that in the Last
fifteen years 5000 black people have been
killed in the South for their political
opinion, and nothing has been done to alter
their condition. 1t is life or death with us
primarily. We are tired of having Repre-
sentatives in Congress upon voting popu-
latlon that has no representation. There is
no other remedy. So we propose TO pull
out. The colored man has developed and
made the South what it is, and the white
laborer could not and cannot do the work
that our people do. The Suutherners will
find the difference when they have to use
white labor.
WHY SOUTH AMERICA IS CHOSEN.
eve have selected South America for a
location because of its climate and the
adaptability of the soil to produce such
articles as the colored people are accustomed
to raising We have investigated the coun-
try and received favorable reports. Our
people do not want to come North and
West because of the climatic conditions
and because the prejudice against black
face follows them even there. In South
America, as well as in other parts OF ths
world, colors of skin does not bar man
out of the race for the best.
CHEAP RATES.
'We shall start our emigrants from East
ern points. can't speak more definitely
now than TO say that Boston line running
to Brazil will carry passengers at S14 a
head. That certainly is cheap enough. We
have agents at work in the South now, and
we shall get as many emgrants as possible
out of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama,
while not neglecring Missouri and Ken
lucky, and If there is not big emigration
before next summer, then miss my guess"
COMPLETING THE ORGANIZATION.
TOPEKA, KAN, JGn. 26.-The Central
and South American immigration Associa-
ton, which Is the foundation of the
new exodus from the Southern
States, completed ita organization
tonight. The officers are John NJ.
Brown, President; s. w. Vim, Secretary,
and James T. Berry, Treasurer. The men,
bership extends throughout all the States.
The officers given are for the open work OF
the organization. The secret work has not
vet come TO the surface.