Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-04-05
THE PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS.

The April Crisis says: The Pan
Afr Can Congress an established
iaot. MAS Aciu Eevru~ry ~, 81, Z.
1919 ut the G.aid, noe, ibuu.uyur>.
ues Capu,lnCs, tL.is. Ihe LXecut -
Committee CONSISTED a Va. D,..lsc
D..gne. Prcs,.en III. w. II. bug
harut Du Bols Sccrv,ai., A.rs. .a>a
Gibbs Hunt, Assistant .cctc>ur.; ahd
NJ. Il. Il. r'.c-etiGns. lhG Congress
maintained an once III he ,.utuI &c
Mate, IS Rue itichclicu W tn off &C
hours from 10 A. NJ. to & =. Nj.
f1itysc.cn oclcg",cs, including II
number OF native Alrica.s Cduc.,ui
abroad wore proscn. IL the Cong. COS.
In IL, fifteen countr cs we're lc9Ic-
scented as follows:
United Sta cs l6; Haiti Z; French
West Indies Is Fran Z: 10
Spanish Colon cs 2; Portugu sc Colo
IL cs /; San Domingo / Eng and i;
British Africa l; French Africa 1;
Algeria /; Egypt /; Belgian Congo l;
Abyss MIA 1; Total 81.
Resolutions were passed providing
for another Congress to be held in
Paris during the year 1921.
The follow ng resolutions, 20 I've pre-
scented to the Pence Con'c"c &C now
in session, were un nimously adopt
ed:
! The Negroes OF he world In Pan
African Congress assembled demand
in the interests Of Justice and humnni
~ for the purpose OF strengthen ng
the forces OF Civilization tina imm"di
ate steps be taken to devc'on the 200,
600 900 Of Negroes nnd Ncgrods; u
this and they propose:
l. That tho All'cd and Assoc atcl
Powers establish a Code Of Laws for
the interna IONA, r~"'o"''
n wives OF Africa elm lar to tho pro-
posed intern, iona' Code for L"hor.
q Tha' the League O' Nations cs-
tahlish permanent Bureau charged
with tho src"inl DUTY OF" ovorSeo'ng
tho application OF these laws to the
pCIt'cal social and cconmic welfare
OF the Natives.
II. The Negroes of the would dc
mand th't hcrc,'te~ he Motives az
Africa md tho PEOPLES of Atricnn dc
scent he governed according to the
following principles:
7-Tho land. THO land and its nat
ural resources shall I've hold IN 'r"~'
70" tho Nat'v"s md ut al tines ther
sh'll have effective ownership Of o.
much land rs hey can profitably d.
vclop.
2.-Capital: The investment Of ca.
tai and granting of concessions sha
be so regulated as to prevent the Q.
plnnat.on OF Natives and the na,ura.
wealth Of the country. Concessions
shall always DO limited time and
enhfapf IN nj nfrol
social needs of the natives must be
regarded and the profit taxed for the
social and material benefit Of the
Natives.
3.-Labor: Slavery. forced labor
and corporal punishment, eXcep, in
punishment Of CT me, shall be nbol
,ishedl md the general conditions OF
labor shall be prescribed and rcgulnt
cd by the State.
4.-Education: 1t shall be the
right Of every native child to learn
to read and write his own language
and the language OF the trustee nat
ion, ut public expense, and to be CIV
en- technical Instruction In somc
branch OF industry. The s ate shall
also educate rs large number OF
Natives "a possible in higher tcchni-
cal an cultural training aud main--
tain corps of Native teachers
5.-Mcdicine and 1Iygi,~c: shall
be recognized that human existence
In tho tropics calls for s~c"i0l g.,
guards and n scientific system OF pub
lie hygiene. rho Safe shall he re
spons,ble for medical care and SAM
tary conditions without discouraging
M nnt ND s,,It x,;l ,s.s
vice crea cd by the state shall pro-
Vido phys clans and hospitals, and
sholl enforce rules. The State shall
establish native medical s'aff.
G.-1he State: The Natives OF
Africa must have the right to parti-
cipatc in the government rs fass rs
their development permits III con
formi.y with the principle that the
government exists for the Ma ives
and not the Natives for the govern
mcnt. The Natives Sh I'll have voice
in the government to the extent that
heir development permits. bNginn ng
at once with local and tribal govern
ment according to ancient usage. ana
extending gradually as education and
cNncrience proceeds to the higher
offices OF State, to the end that n
tine, Africa be ruled by consent Of
the Africans.
7.-Culture and Rel gions: No
particular religion shall be imposed
an no particular form of human cul
turc. There shall he liberty OF con-
science. The upl.ft of the Mattress
shall take into consideration their
present cond ton and shall allow the
II most scope to racial genius. social
inheritance and individual bent, so
long as these are not contrary to the
best established principles Of civili-
cation.
S.-Civilzcd Negroes: Wherever
persons Of African descent arc C vi
lized and able to meet the tests Of sur
rounding culture hey shall be accord
cd the same rights as their fellow citi
zcns; they shall not be denied on &c