The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-21
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the cigar store clerk. dropped dead.
During the shooting a second flag
was thrown upon the flames but was
rescued before it was burned. Short
ly after the arrival of police and dis
persal of the crowds. word was sent
out for the arrest of Jonas, Before
the order for his al rest was issued he
was seen by newspaper man and de-
clared he had nothing to do with the
parade. He denounced Redding as a
radical and an agitator." but when
police tried to locate him, he had dis
appeared.
Gave Washington Address.
Jonas, who was still at liberty this
morning after an all-night hunt by po-
lice, was found by reporter and told
his version of the rioting. He said he
met Redding. who poses as an Abys-
sinian, in New York several weeks
ago and had later introduced the Abys-
sinian to President Wilson at Wash
ington. Redding. Jonas said told him
he has recently been in Abyssinha and
when asked how he got there ex-
planned that he took an airship from
Mexico
Jonas said he accompanied the ne
groes to Chicago two weeks ago to ask
the Republican convention to incor-
porate a blank in the party platform
providing for the resumption of the
Abyssinian treaty with the United
States which expired in 1917. Since
coming here. he declared, he had de-
nounced Redding and the other
'Abyssinian princes to the federal au-
thorities as radicals, but without re-
suit.
The propaganda circulated among
Chicago negroes by the Prince"
Jonas said. was signed by George
Gabried, Abyssinian linquist' and Red
ding 1t gave the offices of the or
,;x etr h.
ington. D. c.. in care of Mrs. Dabney,
and Is West 13Sth street, New York
City, in care of Charles Manzon. Red
ding, Jonas said. worked thru the
Universal Negro Improvement associ-
alton and the Black Star Line Steam
ship company, a negro organization
which owns one steamer.
Headquarters Are Raided.
Police raided a garage near the
the fantastic robes worn by the
Prince" five short barreled rifles, a
picture OF Jonas and the Abyssinian
delegation taken when they landed in
New York and some of Redding' s
propaganda.
One pamphlet bearing the crossed
flags of Abyssiania with the lion
rampant, was inscribed:
THE lion of Judah. Treaty Be
tween King Ethipoia and the United
States
His majesty Menelik II, King of
Kings of Ethiopia, etc"
/. w. w. Denies Connection.
The Abyssinian explained at meet
| ing called yesterday to boom Mayor
william Hale Thompson as the presi-
| Dental candidate of a third party
composed of Irish, negroes and trade
unionists, that the treaty which was
negotiated under the administration OF
President Roosevelt would. if restored
vitiate "Jim Crow" laws in the South,
as negroes claiming projections as
Abyssinians, could demand the right
to travel on the same terms as whites
Reports that the Abyssin:ans were
| backed by I. W. w. thru a negro radi-
cal organization known as the Black
Star, were denied at I. w. W. head
| quarters. Officials there declared
| there were no separate branches for
negroes only and that the I. W. w
| operates under only one name.
At the Thompson meeting yesterday
Jonas told the negroes that the friends
/ of Irish freedom had aided in estab-
fishing the Black Star negro steamship
( line which would ultimately carry
arms to Africa" He also declared he
had seen a letter from cannon De
| Valera, in which the Irish president
Isaid he had given up hope of obtain
ing an Irish plank in the Democratic
platform at San Francisco and would
back the thirty party movement.