Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-30

II there had been no Martin Luther,
there would be no freedom in the
world to-day. II there had been no |
John Brown. the American Negro /
would still be in the bonds Of chatte |
slavery. If there had been no Crispus
Attacks or Thomas Payne, there would /
have been no United States.
QUESTION FOR THE PLANET
How 1 again repeat. will the PLANET
meet this late call of humanity and of
supreme duty2 For the cause of liber-
ty, what is to be done I suggest that |
you open up special department in !
the PLANET. and let in the light on this |
subject under unfettered free speech. |
That is the first step. As a starter of
the discussion, propose that we shall
organize at once, an Afro American
Military Colonization Of Cuba to unite
forces with the Cuban Revolutionists
and that Generals Garcia and Gomez
be informed Of our purpose.
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
1 also propose that all who are in full
sympathy with the liberty ideals of
the Cuban people (the principles of
1879 be invited TO join ia the move
ment.
/ would not confine the movement to
the United States, 1 would make it in
ternational and invite the liberty men
and women of all nations to unite
forces with us in the conquest, control
and perfect such q regeneration of Gu
ba as TO make its reinstatement by the
Hannaites OF plutocratic America in
alliance with papal ecclesiaticism di-
rected by that master of political in
trigue, Archbishop Ireland, impossible.
BOTH TO BE FACED.
II need be all should be prepared to
face both the Spanish and American
Imperialists.
The demand for our action is imper-
alive. Immediately on the breaking
out of the war lin which as before stat
ed. Archbishop Ireland's secret hand
was forced by Foraker in the Ameri-
can senate) that political ecclesiastic
organized g literary war bureau,
with Headquarters at Washing
dents and scribbers whose chief duty
was to Willy the Cuban and Philippine
insurgents.
SEVERE ON THE cUBANs.
The Afro-Cubans especially were the
favorite targets for these journalistic
Hessians. They were described as
lazy, thieving. plundering. worthless,
numbering mob who needed to be kept
down with a strong hand
Ths Washington City correspondent
of the London Chronicle enlisted early
and cordially in the service OF this
Irel and literary bureau.
| So successful has this intrigue and
, propaganda of his been managed,
that finally the semi-official statement
is given out from the State Depart
ment at Washington, that the United
States will soon be compelled to occu-
| py the same position towards the Gu
ban Revolutionists that Spain has oc-
, cupied for the last two years.
CAN Sink NO LOWER.
| There you have it Can national
I dishonor sink lower than that ? All
the courage OF our brave sailors and
soldiers with the naval genius of Dew
ey and Schley, cannot efface that dis
honor. 1t is as ineHacable as the ma
tional dishonor which has permitted
the decorations for bravery given by
the nation for whose preserv alton they
! fought to be stripped from the manly
breasts of colored union, veterans
and sons of veterans practically in
South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisi-
ana. deprived them of the rights of an
equal citizenship under the constitu-
ton of their country. and forced their
wives and sisters and daughters and
mothers to ride in Jim Crow Cars.
IT'S IMPORTANCE APPARENT.
The tineliness and Importance of
this Afro-American military colonial
tion of Cuba must be apparent TO all.
Cuba will either become politically in
dependent or exist under some sort oil
joint protectorate or become absorb
, ed in the United States as State OF
I territory. In either case, the Liberty
struggle will be renewed on the island
AS long as such men as Gomez and
Garcia live this may be relied on.
NO PLACE FOUND.
; If Cuba becomes a state of the
4 American union, then no better place
{ could be found in which to assert anC
t establish the principles of free govern
t ment by the Sovereignty Referendum
{ against delegated legislative and judi
! cial despotism under parliamentsrian-
D ism. This liberty ideal If perfected
8 and materialized in Cuba, is destined
$ to become the one all embracing hber-
: ty issue around which Americans ev
: srywhere will have to fight finally TO
b their own freedom rights, for imperial
g ism IS here.
PREDICTION FOR THE FUTURE.
Freedom under Soveignty Referen
dunn government, being once firmly es
tablished in Cuba, will then be ASSERTED
!, in 8. c., Mississippi and Louisian
= where liberty now Lies bleeding" IN
= der the heel of ferocIous white mi
nority rule race despotism. The lssu
; is also already up in the west, and
= destined to spread.
= Now friends, let as all get togethe
= and show the imperialists. the none
sharksland the clericsls that the sacre
= cause of humanity can never be perms
: nently put down (because the uncon
querable self-respect and self-assertio
of the human mind cannot be pu
= DOWN and that the liberty ideals {
= 1915 are still potential force in til
!. worlds affairs.
= BRAVE MEN YET WILLING.
L g. Al.