The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-09-04
FOLLOWERS OF GARVEY STANDING
ABOUT MEETING BECOME ENRAGED
WHEN BACK TO AFRICA" MOVEMENT
is CRITICIZED. POLICE ARE CALLED
TO PROTECT MINISTER FROM THEIR
ATTACKS.

New York, N. Y, Sept 2.-Disciples
Of Marcus Garvey and members of
the Universal Negro Improvement As
sociation became violently demonstra-
tive on Sunday evening. August 22,
directing their anger against the Rev.
Charles S. Morris of Norfolk, Va, who
preached that evening at the big
tent on West 13Sth street, which is
being used by the Rev. DR. A. Clay
ton Powell and his flock from Abys-
sinian Baptist church for a series OF
outdoor meetings. DIR. Morris, in the
course of his sermon on the signifi-
canoe OF the present discomfort in the
world, took occasion to speak disDnr-
ingly Of the Garvey propaganda
DIR. Morris characterized as a fool
ish proposition the alleged intention
of the Universal Negro Implement
Association to take all of Africa from
the white nations of the world. The
resources of France. England, Bel
GUM, Italy and other European coun-
tries having interests in Africa would
make force which the Garvey or
ganization could not possibly over
come, said DIR. Morris.
The Abysinnian tent is located on
the property recently acquired by that
congregation, on which their new
house of worship is to be erected. and
Il lies adjacent to Liberty Hall. which
Is the assembling place of the Garvey-
lite convention now in session in New
York AS Is usually the case Liberty
Hall could not hold all of the people
a number of them were scattered
around the outside of DR.. Powell's
tent church.
Disorder Starts.
When these people caught the drift
of DR.. Morris sermon and discovered
that he was speaking against the
Garvey doctrines, they Immediately be-
n disturbance a6
Abyssinians religious service. Threats
of physical violence against the
preacher were added to the vocal dis
turbance and II became necessary for
the police authorities to take a hand.
The ordinary detail OF one or two
officers was not sufficient to protect
the religious congregation. II is al
legged that those of the Liberty Hall
convention who were on the outside
acquainted those on the inside of the
hall with what was transpiping under
the tent, and II is said that wihthin
a few minutes several hundred Garvey
ties were engaged in the demonstra-
tion against DR.. Morris bcause of his
remarks. The police on duty sent in
call to the 135th street station
house and a half dozen uniformed men
found themselves unable to handle the
crowd and sent in a call for addi-
tioEal officers. Six plain clothes men
soon put in an appearance.
1t is declared that the demonstra-
tion became so violent and the threats
so earnest that 1t was necessary for
the plain clothes men to form them
selves into a bodyguard and escort
56 West 134th street. where he was
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Mason. 1t
was thought best to take a round
about route through Seventh avenue
instead of the direct route to Lenox
avenue which would have taken that
party directly past Liberty Hall.
DIR. Powell Also Threatened.
After DIR. Morris had left the tent
II Is said that the attention of the
Garveyites was directed toward DR..
Powell Abyssinian's pastor. He was
advised to leave the tent by some
other way than the main entrance