Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-01
struggles to the danger of progress and

struggles to the danger of progress and
enlightenment.
&. The Liberians are at this moment
engaged in d war with the Grebo tribe
great labor-supply people, the krus. the
cause of which is tina: the aforenamed
tribe is being held responsible for the
alleged misdeeds Of an allied tribe on the
Cavalla river, which latter tribe, as the
Liberians allege. fired upon the frontier
police force or the Liberian government.
The truth of the matter, however, Is that
this execrable force is entirely democrat
lied, and wherever they have been sent
throughout the cOuntry-whether tc the
River Cess or into the hinterland-their
custom has been to plumber the towns
through which they pass and rape their
women. This practice they exhibited on
the Cavalla river, moreover shot q man
Oh a tribe, thus forcing this tribe, whose
chief they had been sent to call to take
measures for their own defense, which
resulted in three of the frontier soldiers
DeIn5 Killed. NOW the Cape Paimas Gre
bos being in alliance with this tribe, the
Liberians allege their completely in the
matter. which may be clearly seen to
have come upon the spur of a moment
Thus two Grebo youths living among the
Liberians. both engaged in their occu-
pations. the one as preacher and the
other as tailor. We're killed on the spot
by the Liberians. The life of a Grebo
youth who had been appointed secretary
TO commission sent out by the president
or Liberia TO investigate the matter was
threatened also by the Liberians. Thus
the Grebos. fearing that the Liberians
would have taken them by surprise, as on
former occasions. erected stockaues for
the defense Of their towns. This the
Liberians Sset up as the casus beiii, and
SO attacked the Grebo towns at night
Thursday, the 11th of February, 1910
Liberia Has Failed in Mission.
I. Under these circumstances the object
for which the Liberian colony was plant
ed in West Africa has not been gained,
oppression and Generalization to our
people. We recognize the high qualities
of the present president of Liberia, and
that he has been doing his utmost to
fight against the corrupt state OF affairs
in the country, but his efforts are isolated
and his influence has been curtailed by
the opponents of his rational policy.
8. The Liberians, contrary to all the
compacts entered into with our fathers.
would not open schools among US till
after the year 1893, when, in considera-
ton of the fact that We had Joined them
in the early part of the same year in
fighting the other sections Of our tribe,
they finally established primary schools
advantages we have enjoyed were only
those furnished by the American board
of foreign missions Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. All we are today is
due mainly to their benevolent institu-
tons, and all our prayers are that the
Lord may spare their work for further
usefulness among us, with, of course, q
change which time will fully demonstrate
in the epiScopacy.
8. Notwithstanding our. youth have so
progressed in understanding as to be
able to cope with better advantages with
their Liberian .compeers. yet In the dis
tribution of government positions our
youth are permitted to partake only in
a nominal fashion of the Offices. In the
last year or two there have been no
more than ten Of our young men who
have had government positions.
TO- In the national legislature We have
been kept by strategy from reaching the
rank of senators, although some of our
people possess the necessary advantages.
There is statute which provides that
a certain number of acres OF farm land
or a town lot may be acquired by every
aboriginal citizen from the government
as a grant. Besides this, the regfstra-
ton law of the republic of Liberia pro-
vides that q certain amount OF property