Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-27
A Different VIEW OF 1T.
Santiago Bandeoa Guiana Does Not
Object to Importation of cyan
Lee Negroes"


SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Nov. 26.-The
Bandoea Cubana a weekly paper, OF this
city, takes an opposite view to the other
papers regarding the Importation into she
island of negro colonists from Kansas. The
paper SAYS that all that. should be required
is that the immigrants should be of good
character and willing to work, and declares
further that the Cubans have no right TO
object to the immigrants on account OF
their color, as the negroes have made
equally patriotic efforts with the whites to
secure the liberty of Cuba and that, con-
sequently, no objection should be made to
the coming of the negro colonists.
TOPEKA, KAS., Nov. 26-Rev. Mr.. John
T. Veney, the Topeka colored man who is
expecting to take colony of coored peo-
pie to settle near Santiago de Cuba, does
not believe the reports regarding the oppo-
sition of the Spanish native CubanS to his
coming there with his colony. He ac-
knowledges that there may be some oppo,,
sition in Cuba. but he says that II all
comes from tine eN-Southerners who have
settled in Havana and other places and
who are attempting TO STIR up pubic senLi-
ment there against the negroes of the
United States.
Mr.. Veney believes that these eX-Soutn-
| erners are responsible in a great measure
the papers regarding the opposition around
Santiago TO his colonization scheme.
Il do not wish to say very much about
is stirred up the worse IL Will become. our
enemies are trying to create the impression
| down there that we intend to march down
and take possession of the land. They
need have no fear on that score We eS-
| pect to rent or lease our land &rom the
| Spaniards or Cubans. or whoever owns It,
| and we will pay a good 1air rental for it.
| That is the most of the colony will lease
their lands until they accumulate enough
to purchase them. Part of the colonists
will have sufficient funds to purchase their
farms as soon as we get there.
'I intend to take none with me but the
better class OF negroes-those who are good.
lava biding citizens. | want none OF the
other class. Take our colony as a whole
and we will be able to carry on all the
mechanics and machinists in the number.
but the most will be farmers.
Mr. yeney is almost daily in receipt of
letters of inquiry from all parts of the
country asking for information concerning
his plan, and if he cannot make arrange
arranged to make his colony broader than
he al first contemplated and will take in
negroes from both the East and West
Among the more prominent colored peo-
pie from whom he has received letters of
encouragement and requests to be allowed
10 ioin the expedition are c. NJ. Nickel. of
Chicago: James p. Martin, Des Moines, Ia;
DR. MAY Crescent City. o. T, and ]. Alice
Hamiin. a teacher of ST. Louis. Some OF
the applicants have already visited Cuba
and are acquainted with the conditions
there Nearly all of them are provided
with ready funds and can purchase land
outright upon their arrival.
Mr.. Neney has secured railroad rate
of l cent per mile to the coast and he is
now figuring on steamship transportation
will sail from Galveston and the Eastern
ones from Tampa.