The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-10
LIBERIA THE SOLUTION.
African Senator Wants Government to offer
 Transportation.

African senator EtU0se Nofetuuatnt " OaA0
 Transportation.
 New York TribunA.
 Senator R. H. Jackson, of Liberia, who tv now stopping at the home of a friend, Peter Downing, of No. s4 Johnson Street Brook lvp. ia convinced that the only hope of the American negro is in the African Republic The Senator is a small black man consider ably past middle age. His parents were among the first to go from America to Az rica Once they were slaves and emigrAteo from New Orleans to Monroyia-
 T see no hope for the negro in America he said last night to reporter of fne Tribune T agree with Bishop Turner, or the Methodist Episcopal Diocese of LonH Island. that all who have the means should seek a home in Liberia. If saw him com mining with the whites in business and neing treated with impartiality would cay hotp, ing. but he Is to be found in no large enter nrises to speak of, and socially he Is an out cast.
 .rba organization which founded the ytherian Repubiie is stiil in existepce, ov' is not financially able to send neEraes oaeS "a Africa in any numbers. and few negroes are able to pay .their own passage tnet. ana live until acclimated and In pusihess. ,.. The Liberian Emigration Society formelR transported negroes and main.aineo ~ sa- far atx months 1t would be we'll for the he- rroea and the whttesaif the United States royernment--whIch now protects the repuo- Itc from foreign aggresson--would unoer- talla inc work which the society IS no tonS- CT able to Derform.'
 a,o you. Intend to see President RooseveH mon this pronosal7" asked the repoFtes.
 s.iyo . replied the Senator; T am in tnis .ountrv on h private business eHterpr'se' snd have no commission from my govern roent to take the matter up with him anF | 1vo,,id not presume to bring it up otneF- wise." .s..,f tc sa. aside a certain portion of the uni'S' states and restrict It's use to negraes
 .'rhat would fail. The negroes .risu ans ,r the Southwest long ego, and the white, sarnaa their way in upon them It would on- ,,' ssad to trouble The only plan for doins s.rsv with the race problem Is to make v possIble for any negroes who wish 10 go - Africa" .rsnsni. rration, would yoa?"
 sNo would not like to see gre nun her going to Liberia at one time. "ou,o a,- s1 Ds ,s,,a .nv oie Ro who did not do so yoi- ,,o,ariiv and I would not have them go WITT Sa,ns,ona Let them know. exactly what Li- s-s.s. H,s ike and let only those go who IT. ,sna to work there just as nara As shs, sara to work here to get living Otner- ,.,sa thev will be discouraeed ana wlii Ds- coma : burden to the country. .srhe pioneers who went to Aifiea le.'-s ". released from slavery Iney we s., .,,s = = saee all sorts of hardships oy the sL.,,sht that they would be free. and thes
 s-sa1ad Their descendants have no suer sN...at,on ana many of them have faiteH .Sss sNIStIess ways Take them all in al, .hsv are tust about the same as the nesto~' ara here. Some work and some de not
 .srhe Liberians are about 4s-ovV ln ,.. ru her and there are 1,Soo,OVo neasne ss- .Ss,., They get along well with tne pc ., nun,ber of whom are civilized now s.,' ha,s our schools and our churches aho 's,,. half our population can read any write. ,.a,.a ,,,iies ione ..a t,,o hundred deep and has excellent ,r"- so,rees and can support large popu,ss.s. s.ls-. r,,vins is cheap and so is ianot. Ans -a. ...,,si,,, small-plots of five or ten acre. are ussa' ,or~est farm in the country hAS e-,.r ,on acres or less What we need is ceP s..i na labor to develop our resources i'sr ,r,. ..aorls here tell me that some oa
 s,, bave A share in the government s..s te,i them that that will never oe' Anr , ss,,.t he equal in brains, equal m puese a . A--,o, ,n numbers before they can nope - sse. saua' ,,. there is no immigration or Nesroe. ,o this country and the whites als ,.,ss NS- ',ai,,, ceming in from all parts
 uA M ar only dwindle in numbers
 sFoes .ou the people not to go 10 LiDe -,. 1",.h the idea that they can lie on the'' s.,'s s.a They must work. We have work ', SaeAs need Workers We have enouer eo a, o, our own There is an impressio',
 oon thst all one has to do in Lioeria ls % ,,a,, n about and pick up gold ana ls~s wax a, aO me natural products; but that IS .a,s,ste. n%S Ike and no one should go there W''' that idea" A., tihar,a shoula
 DSilSNe NhoN .,,1.a ,he solution of our race problem .syss If the government of the unl.su ,o s,.tss would take steps to enlarge hiperi' sud srS'ss assist in the development of its re ...ss anu hy lending financial aid. there IS nr eto', ,vbv we should not become prospSr. reasOm na,Ion. That in itself would draw the .A..aes whom the government would ASs'S' , nss nst ,bltshing in our republic
 ID ,.ould advise no old men to go ther~ arsor has a weakness, the levers o' 1T t Country are likely to attack him anr ,.,A eHs anon the weak spot. The people tns' sSS sant are the young and vigorous nave Ss..d ,nuch criticism of Bishop Turner 10" n,s a,,oeaey of emigration to Liberia Pee- n,s -av that he should go there himself, " p,e ,Sants others to do so. He is an ol"
 and inc change of climatic condition s.',d L''e, nrobably shorten his life,