The morning times., 1896-11-08
LIBERTY ONLY IN LIBERIA
Prof. Cook Returns from the
African Republic.
PLACE FOR CoLoRED MAN
In That Country Nearly Every
Man Owns a Home and Suf-
fers No Race Prejudice.

ut is possible for a colorcd person to
attain in Liberia condition of in de-
pendencc and a strength of character, to
gether with happy social relations with
| all his 1eilow-nien that is unheard OF in
| America. II the same time the material
comforts OF life are at his command with
as little or less outlay OF labor than is
necessary here
inis Is me statement Of Prof o. F.
Cook, president OF Lii eria College, who Is
now at the National Museum putting in
| order a collection brought from Africa
| 1t is upon these racls,' he continued,
| that we base the belief that the colonlza-
tlon of the negro race from America into
| the African republic may yet prove sue
cesSiul on large SCALE
Two races SO endrciy distinct have never
lVed together IN sucu large numbers so
| long a ume on equal terms as have the
| caucasian ana ihc coloreu people III tins
| country. This fact is tribute to the
aesiec OF Chris nan civilization reached
py poth. Yet from time to tine it is rug
sss'cu tnat tnc BItstil COnaItlohS cann ct
las; Indefinitely and some solution OF
| "hai Is called the race problem is Iro-
posed.
| There are two Well known colonization
| societies whose purpose is To carry tn.
| negroes back 10 Africa and settle them
| there IN favorable surroundings and help
| 'HNhi tnc flGn IHtuFal
| sources of that continent. One of thes,.
Is the well known Organization of this city.
OI which Mr.. j. Ormond Wilson is secr.-
| thry. the other is the New York State
| Colonization Society.
EFFORTS TO COLONIZE.
Neither has for a long time made any
| effort 10 send out colonies. Their WORK
mas been confined 10 disseminating infbr-
iniitlon about Africa its climate. PRODUCTS
| the methods OF Reaching the portions which
| on The whole are tnr most desirable Tor
Intending settlers. and the plans under
! which II colony ought To proceed in going
/ there.
In lis report for 1896 the New York
| society says:
This society long since gave IN its
adherence 10 any scheme OF colonization
as such, and has latterly wholly confined
| IT'S activities to such educational and pr;,c-
| teal questions might in its Judgment
| Lest subserve the higher interests of the
| youth OF the republic.
lhere has always been for some cause or
other the utmost difficulty, amountin.:
| finally TO an impOssibility for this societ \
| 10 obtain such Trustworthy knowledge al
| Ll'erla, OF the intimate personal Charn,-
| teristcs of lis population, either colonists
| or natives, educated or ignorant or of
It's geography, or concerning its college
| or SCHOOLS, as would be any guide whatever
| toward satisfactory solution of the
| questions which this society was first OF
\ SaniZed. If possible To solve They are
| dlilcnlt or solution from the inner ,-Ju-
scouSneSs alrne and are not TO be solved
| without thorough knowledge
| such questions us whether the negro
| race Is capable of self government whether
ue government has always been and now
Is under the control of the wi>est. most
| patriolic and virtuous public Officials.
| what ar the school resources of the
| country: wte.her with the exercise of =,
| proper ambition, industry, and thrift such
results would bc effected as would profit
| ably support commercial connection
| WIN the country. whether the college Mt
| MonrCvia is iavOrably located efficiently
managed. and cheerfully supported by
its immediate benefieiaries, and f;nalIr
| whetper colonization can in the future be
| made practical and beneficial success
| IN the face allitspaSt mana cement, which
| 10 many minds has resulted in a suhsian-
| tlal and discouraSing failure. II was to
| furnish. so far as possible, an answer TO
| some OF these questions by an educate and
| Intelligent observer that this society in
| SSl first sent Prof o. F. Cook and his
| associate TO Liberia &c make such ohserva-
tions as were necessary 10 til at purpose"
LATEST REPORTS REVIVE HOPE.
| Prof. Cook has been for several weeks at
| tie National Museum here and will soon re-
| turn to Liberia The result of his investiea-