Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-30
By Frederic j. HaSkin.

~HRIsTIANsTED. St. Croix. D. ". L. Mar. lit
1 seems homogeneous that in this sleepy, pretty
- little island the struggle between money and
muscle should be waged just as intensely II not dnl'e
vigorously i'm Chicago New York, and that so
calism should have found foohold here in the Ca
rhbean, which home of piracy. slavery
and other form of primitive and awess indlvid-
ualsm.
Yet socialism is Just engaging the attention of
St CroN to the exclusion of almost everything else and
this island could probably muster heavier socialist
vote in proportion population if it had eec-
tive electorate. than any other part world For
Hamilton Jackson, whose word is divine law to almost
every negro the island. has announced that he is
socialist and has mapped complete program for
the specialization OF the island.
jackson committee congress
st. Croix and study conditions: he believes they
will is right. The planters detach-
ment OF marines ST. Crox and that mig
get right back in his place 1t will be mighty hard for
Uncle Sam to please everybody in St Croix
On otherwise bare walls of the office which
Hamilton Jackson edits his newspaper and administers
his savings bank his labor union, hangs a large
cheap portrait Washington; founder
of Tuskegee is the model and inspiration of the
st. Croix who has win freedom for his
people. And from all that be learned Jackson is
fully the equal of Washington in mental ability. Even
the whites of ST. Croix admit that he is an orator OF
real power. His of the English language,
in his newspaper is only forcble and correct but
in good taste although he a Rooseveltan propen-
sy to apply the short and ugly his enemies in print
Jackson also has what is more useru and more dan
serous than amount of mere brains; he has power
of leadership The negroes of St Crox who have lived
in slavery peonage for centuries who had
ton of collective effort before his coming, organ
lied into effective labor union, and absolutely
solid personal following. Furthermore he has filled
these people with Il blind himself
negroes of St Crox openly speak of Jackson a god
and attributes to him supernormal powers
jackson is a powerful standing over six feet
tall and is but thrytwo years old He is very black
nappy-headed His grandfather was Scotchman
he wishes that he could claim Afri-
He speaks fluent English without
West Indian infection. and has some command of
Danish. taveled in Europe and America and is
of his philosophy is that the Afri-
negroes people of possibilities which be
realized If they have opportunities He points
that OF the ancient civilizations, negroes
played important part and that many modern ne
groes achieved deal He willingly admits
that his people lack the moral stamina and ndomtable
will OF the Aryan but points out that in power of mu-
steal expression they richly endowed He does not
believing they better their
destiny separately. But he does peteve that the
stronger should give the weaker equal civil
rights. equal opportunity to and own
In the people st. Croix Jackson has great faith
In spite of the nsuciency Of the Danish schools only
about cent of these people ierate. and the
old He asserts that the ST.
master He also points out, what is that these
people very ceanly do not get drunk
frugal and thrifty in their way. They do
work hard northerners, regularly they
save and take of their property.
Jacksons claim for his propaganda
the island would have been depopulated within half a
century. He cites the figures Danish census to
about $4,000 $4,000. and that this
decrease was going on steadily and the island being