Evening journal., 1921-02-28
VIRGINIA IS At
WAR WITH AFRICA
Combats Stock Selling En-
terprise Aiming at Re-
gaining Negroes
WOULD SET
UP GOVERNMENT
IN. e. A. STAFF Specially

NEW YORK, Feb 23.-war is
on between the State of Virginia and
the African government.
The first engagement has taken
place. The first prisoner has been
captured. He is now serving out a
sentence on the rock-pfe at DanviIle.
The capture brings to light a new
phase in the very extraordinary career
Of Marcus Garvey. self-styled His
Excellency, the first provisional
president Of Africa
Garvey. at the seat Of the African
government here. is busy with plans
TO assemble the Negroes OF the world
In new Negro nation in Africa. En-
terprises he is establishing to facili-
tate the work call for more than
S75.O00,000 capital. Some OF this
already has been raised
The gigantic undertaking OF His
EXcellency" provides. among other
things, for:
/. The formation OF a world wide
organization Of Negroes, known as
the Universal Negro Improvement
Association.
?. Total emancipation OF the 400, o.
100000 Negroes Of the world
3. The taking over OF Africa and
the creation there OF a Negro super
ing army OF the African government"
government
4. The use OF force by AN invad-
IL necessary, TO regain Africa for the
black man
3. The formation OF giant tri-
angular steamship line and indus
trial development company to oper-
ate in and between America, Africa
and the West Indies, the three Negro
centrs OF the world.
Application was made to permit
the sale Of the Black Star Steamship
Company stock in Virginia. The
Corporation Commission denied this
permission but offered to give a pub
lie hearing on the application.
j. +. Dunford, head Of the securi-
ties division Of the commission, made
an investigation. He obtained from
Pikerton detectives 15-page report
on the operations OF the new govern
ment
shortly after this John Arthur
George, a New Y York Negro, went to
Danville, selling Black Star Steam
ship stock. Several Negro preachers
opened their pulrits for him to OK
plain his plan Then the State step
ped in and George went TO Jail. on a
charge OF selling stock that was pro-
hibited.
Should # fail. as many OF the
NnfrrR 1aat4nran rf
and should Garvey and his African
government be forced to the wall,
II may mean the loss OF hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars that Negroes
in every part OF the country have IN.
vested In the various phases of hi.
enterprise.
Garvey, a 33-year-old native OF
Jamaica, and his followers see nc
possibility that their plans to revise
the world may fail Garvcy thus
lines up the situation as il is today.
"A nucleus of the African settle
ment movement. such as we plan,
already Is established at Monrovia.
in Liberia. the black republic. IL
is from this point that we plan to
work.
"''A commission OF six. headed by
High Potentate c. NJ. johnson. is
now en- route from America with
material and supplies to make more
habitable the country around Mon
rovia.
I'VE are floating a $4,000. 900 Ii
herian loan. Much of il is sub
scribed.
Thousands Of Negroes alread,
have left America and have settled
In Africa. More are going daily.
"Our Improvement association has
100000 members in the United
States and 100000 more scattered
! throughout the world. Dues are 81
cents monthly with a 81 annual as
sessment to pay officers salaries
| Sickness and death benefits are paid
THE Black star Steamship Nom
pany, capitalized at 100000 hal
/ been organized for two years Thh
Is the foundatian OF our ocean trad,
and industrial development plan. w,
own two ocean steamers, valued a
$4,000 each, and soon will place
! larger one In service.
"Shares in the steamship com
! pany and in the Negro Factories As
] NNAA4NARAAf aHNAAAFA nlAllin NA our en-
/ terprise, which TO date has purchase,
and is operating a hat factory and
steam laundry, are sold 10 Negroes
at IS each, More than 100000
| In Black Star stock and s40O. 900 n
Negro Factories stock has been dis
posed Of
Garvey. who got his education II
English colleges. was elected pro.
visional president at a congress o,
Negroes that met in convention her,
last summer. The government sea-
was established in two improvised
office buildings in the Negro section
OF Harlem. The governmental stan
numbers close TO 100.
Garvey ordinarily dresses in a
black frock coat on state occasions
he and his stan don their. robes OF
office. These are long flowing gar