The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-13

time are the trees subject TO the blasting
effects Of frost as in Florida or even IN
California IS the thcrmom,t,r never fails
ia summer
"..f-s. Cocoa -a-ward. and mahogany
EF. -nr staples The expert of the FIRST
i". Yields Yearly - tay national treasury
over sa-.r.- All .E this cultivation 90
"# % refer II done with i-- rrudrst Of
I--' "IT.f-s=- l-a Elt think --.-e az. a
-.HzFu r.-'y~ .1 JIe Island. or lTDnr-saVl!1S
farm. 5ri- Utensils that would alleviate the
uauu jaes, facts in order that your friends
r.-E .a.-- camUTeEead the fertility OF tins
Another feature that's worth mention
IUE lS that there are no Eaulac,UreS
here There is q wide field for mrs class
Of enterprise, especially catl.u mills, as
ta, principal article # Ci-rHiEG of al
classes are OF this material 81 nat Haiti
needs Is class OF aCEiCuituEIStS vino
oH d different principle than mas been done
heretofore and lutT05Uce therein such
farming utensils IS are common on any
farm u~ plantation IN the States BY this
ans the SOIL would yield more abundant
ly ,u4u now and She resources Of the Re
public would greatly increase
our leading men e The race. the Eizh-
ops OF Tho branches Of the Methodist
Church in CUR country owe II to the race
10 direct the attention of our people to
TINS ls.aEt and To assist this people IN the
her one g at truth. that H&IJi in The fam
lily OF nations stands today. as she stood
from the day she achieved ner independ-
crCr. like our people in The States. jso-
. lated with no helping hand stretched forth
TO assist to advise or help her. OtRer peu-
pie. not Of our race. have come and are
Caliy coming to enrich themselves at her
expense IsNlng her poorer when they
leave md what - stronger stiI.. they have
no seed word 10 utter II her behalf,
but desire to bleed her a=a5u and again.
r. T4H. .. 81 .ITt q i.
rect emigration to the western shores Of
aiiila- NaeTe the climate is pCTujciOUs to
our people, but they tail 70 call attention
10 an iS.tuG peup-ed by Cur race. with
progressive ana independent Government
Of ltS own and near to our shores.
W . also tail To remember that if this
Republic should lose the Independence
that it has won. and the Government that
/ ii has maintained fer 4 period of nearly
: 100 years We in tbs States would add to
. ourselves another load to the many
J are now bearing because Of the failure of
+ the negro to maintain system of gov
! eminent
: The question is. VIII this class Of emil
grafton be WelcomecE can say that
/ from conversations 7 have had with Pres
{ ICent sam with members Of his Cabinet,
/ with the leading men Of this republic
they win welcome such and that every
facility will be given them to d acquire
/ homes.
1 Il am Informed that there is room for
/ all who are willing TO cast their destiny
! with this people in q land where there
/ VIII be no prosecutions on account Of race
( or color. where each win prosper as the
/ republic Increases in its resources and in
wealth, and this wealth viii be controlled
/ by our people In ike manner, as the in
( iluence she viii exert in the world at
. IsESf grows, 50 viii that influence re
dOund TO the credit of those Of our race
( who may prefer to remain in the States.
Let II be understood that those who
/ CTElETate have TO be people who are will
I ing to work willing to suffer some Dri-
TauoHs as DO all those who emigrate to
new country Let them bring with
/ them improved farming utensils and such
! laboT-SaVIng machinery as are or NAV be
needed ia such work Let them have
some little money to sustain them in this
! new land until the ground Yields to them
/ its fruits, which it viii do in a short time.
/ What Haiti does not need is that class
/ which IS naturally tired Haiti has
/ enough of that class already and needs no
! more. Haiti has not State religion,
! though the Catholic Church pTedomfnates,
! as Is generally found in all French-speak-
( ing countries. In the cities are to be
+ found schools supported by the State
/ You could not serve our race in the
( states better Than to direct their attrac-
! ton 70 this section OF this island
! c H D Patriot Of Cape Haitien. one
! Of the most influential citizens in the Re
public in endorsing the movement say Us:
/ I am highly in favor Of an Afro-Amer-
/ lcan emigration to Haiti and am deeply
( convinced that. properly conducted Ii
could be made materially profitable. I am
/ confident that the Government of Haiti
! embarrassment. morally and materially
( to favor the same to the extent of grant
: ing free passage securing public enter
! prises and granting lands with the only
I reservation, enforced by our Constitu-
J ton which requires naturaliza ton as the
( only means of owning landed property in
/ Haiti Rights of natUra Iization are i'm
! mediateIy granted the negro on personal
/ application
What about revolutions? Evidences
4, all go to show that in the past they were
! frequent: at present we know them to be
{ scarce and more difficult to succeed and
! all signs seem TO indicate that they wiz
. be sin more difficult in the future, if not
! impossible
Bishop Holly in addressing an audience
! of colored citizens recently in this city,
/ said
The social life in Haiti possesses two
/ sides, the cities on the coasts showing the
! habits and customs Of civilization. where
! as the interior is-giveu over to the mys-
! teTies Of african superstition which has
! prevailed for the past zH) years. II is
/ against this state Of affairs in the noun
! taius that the Episcopal Church is con
! tending through the means of a native
! clergy