Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-02-01
MIGRATORY C0ONS.
The Exodus Scheme and What
Will be Done With Them
in South America.
Judicial Changes and a Review
OF the Administration in
This District.
THE EXODUS SCHEME.

why the Colored People win 60 to South
America.
indianapolis, Ind, Telegram: Col.
A. A. Jones, Of the state auditors
Office, who is connected with the latest
proposed exodus of negroes from the
southern states to South America,
talks freely about the scheme. He 10
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 on
terd heartily into that movement.
"Tbe exodus" he said, Twill be ef.
fectively pushed, and by the frat OF
May we expect to get our first party
on the road. There are no headquar-
tiers as yet. The movement 10 very
youpg-less than month old. So far
~ actual work is concerned, headquar-
ters will be established probably In
New York. We shall have three
agents in Cincinnati; one at st. Louis,
and one at Chicago. We have some
of the best people in the country inter-
ested; 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 Ia no fixed amount
Of capital. We hope to accomplish by
the exodus, first and foremost. protec-
tion. This is not question Of politics
at the bottom, although 1t will, OF
course, have some political bearing.
Why, do you know that in the last fif.
teen years $1,000 black people have
been killed In the south for their po.
litical opinions, and nothing has been
done to remedy the matter? 1t Is life
or death with US, primarily. We are
tired Of having representatives In
Congress upon a voting population
that has no representation. There is
no other remedy; 80 we propose to pull
out. The colored man has developed
and made the south what il is. and the
white laborer could not and can not do
the work our people do. The south.
erners will find the difference when
they bsve to use the white labor. We
have selected South America for o 10.
cation because Of its climate and
sdaptability OF the soil 70 produces
such articles as the colored people
are accustomed to raising. We
have Investigated the country
and received favorable reports
The people do not want tS
come north and west because Of th'
climatic conditions aid because the
prejudice against black face follow
them even there. In South America
As well rs in other parts Of the world
the color Of the skin does not bar
man out Of the race for the best. w,
shalls start our emigrants from caste RI
points. I Icannot speak any more def
nitely now than to say that Bostol
line running to Brazil will carry pas
sengers at $l4a head. That certainl.
is cheap enough. We have agents =
work in the south aud we shall get q
many emigrsnts as possible out Z
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabamt
while not neglecting NJ lssouri and X en-
lucky and II there Is not . big EN-
grafton before next summer, then
miss my guess"