New-York tribune., 1908-10-04
ERICA NERVOUS OVER "BLACK PERIL"

nI,ated with the Negro Methodist Church IN
the United States, is justly described as tne
chief factor OF disturbance IN ali the southern
norton of the Dark Continent, and as 1urhlSn-
3nz the most dangerous organizers OF the move
rnent ''of Africa for the Africans IN an az
ticle contained in one of the recent issues OF
the London National Review" F. s Totharn'
member Of the Legislature Of Natal VINO mas
made q special study Of the so-called Ethiopian
movement declared that IAN energetic element
Of American negroes has been imported with
the distinct and definite aim OF expelllng the
white man and building up an omnipotent
black republic In South Africa and this state
rnent has received confirmation from many
quarters. one of which. contained IN a letter 10
THE London Times" declares:
RTAME AMERICAN NEGROES.
1.-THE most energetic and influential agitators
are to be found in the docks at Cape Town, East
london. Port Elizabeth and Durham, among the
American negroes. These latter come over and
obtain employment in the docks. They speak
English, but quickly pick up the various native
languages and most of them can write They
soon get put in charge of gangs, and as CANCERS
they exercise considerable influence over the
less educated natives In the native locations
of these seaports they have plenty Of time and
opportunity for harangues. and. relying upon
their American citizenship and on the well
known reluctance Of British authorities to deal
roughly with people hailing from the United
state. no matter whether white black, they
do not even trouble to maintain any secrecy as
to their bastard tehad, part religious, part po-
Htical and part social, giving vent to the most
revolutionary expressions. AS the natives work
,roy IN the docks come from all directions and
from all races. and are constantly coming and
going. the sayings of these ag1tators are circu-
lated in every direction
Opinions differ as to the extent Of the respon-
sibiIity of the African Methodist Church here
for the Pan-African agitation. Some declare
that while the movement promoted in its
inception by the negro Methodist church in
America it has now got beyond the control of
its transatlantic foster mother and has broken
away from her direction. Others. again, insist
that the negro Methodists In the United States
continue to incite the anfmosity of the blacks
against the whites in South Africa, and call at
tention to the fact that one Of the recent issues
of THE Voice Of Missions" the official organ OF
the African Methodist Church of America. pub
lished at Atlanta. contained the editorial ex-
preston Of the hope that 'the blacks would
drive the English out Of South Africa in the
same way that the French had been pitched out
of Hayti" The origin of the Ethiopian move
ment may be found in the secession OF a native
minister named Makone from the Wesleyan
Church at Pretoria in 1892. and in his founda-
tion of an independent church of his own called
the Church of Ethiopia. He was afterward
Joined oy another native seceder named Dwane
or Duane, and it was they who then managed
TO obtain affliation with the African Methodist
Church of America. Dwane coming to this coun-