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HON. MARCUS GARVEY WRITES
THE ARMS CONFERENCE,

Marcus Garvey, president general
OF the Universal Negro Improve
ment Association, representing Nc
groes throughout the world, sent
the following telegram to the Prcsi-
dent and members OF the Armament
Conference at Washington today:
November II, 1921
+ president and Members of the In
ternational Conference Oh Dis
armament, care Of Secretary OF
Conference, .Pan-American Build
ing, Washington.
Honorable Gentlemen:
Il salute you in the name of de-
mocracy and for the cause of JUS
tice on behalf Of the four hundred
million Negroes OF the world. Your
honorable conference now sitting in
washington has q purpose that hae
been announced and advertised toy
the world for several months. You
were called together by the Prcsi-
dent of tho Democratic Republic OF
the United States of America to dis
Gus the problem of ornaments, the
settlement of which you believe
Will insure the perpetual peace OF
the world. AS the elected spokes-
man or the Negro peoples OF the.
world who desire freedom, political
cially and religiously, rs we'll as u
full enjoyment of world democracy
and 4 national Independence all our
own on the continent of Africa, Il
Is Tor me to inform you Of q little.
: Slight that has been shown to four
hundred million Negroes who form
Il part Of this worlds population.
AT the Versailles Peace Conference
the statesmen who gathered there
made the awful mistake OF leHk-
latins for the disposition of other
peoples lands especially in Africa)
without taking them into consider.
alton believing that Il world peace
could have been established after
such conference. The mistake is,
now apparent. There can he no.
peace among us mortals so long as
the strong OF humanity Expresses
the weak, for in due process of time.
and through evolution the weak
Will one day turn even like the,
worm and then humanity's hope Of
peace will be shattered All mon
have brains, some use their abilities
Tor inVenting destructive implc-
ments or warfare, ouch as guns, gun
powder, gas and other destructive
chemicals. The Negro for huntll eds
OF years has attempted nothing de-
or humanity; in fact, he has not
even made an attempt to make tho
world know that he is alive; never
theiess, like the worm, the Negro
Will one day turn. | humbly ask
YOU, therefore. that your Honorable
Conference act not. like the one at
Versailles, but that you realize and
appreciate the fact that thc Negro
! IS Il man. and that there can be no
settlement OF world affairs without
| inoper Consideration being given to
him with his rights. President
Harding OF America has bur recent
~ sounded the real cry OF democrat
cy. He says to his own country,
and think it should be an advice
to the world, Give the Negro equal
ity III education. in politics, in in
duStry, because he is entitled to hui
man rights | humbly beg to rec
ommend to your Honorable Con-
terence these quoted words OF Pres
ldent Harding. Negroes have blood,
they have souls, and for the cause
OF liberty they feel that the conduct
OF men like Alexander, Hannibal,
Caesar, Napoleon. Wellington, Laf-
aNotte, G"?ihH.di, Washington. is
lnilnltable, and that peace not
founded on real human Justice will
| invocation. Peace, perfect peace +
trust your honorable Conference
Will not fail to take into considera-
ton, therefore, that there are four
hundred million Negroes in tho
world who demand Africa as their
rightiul heritage, even as the Eu-
ropcans claim Europe and the Ash
attic Asia. pray that your Con-
ference will not only be one OF dis
armament, hut that it will be a.
congregation Of the "BiGgcr Broth
crhood," through which Europe will
see the right Of Asia, Asia and Flu
ropc see the rights OF Africa. and
Africa and Asia sec the rights Of
Europe, and accordingly give every
race and nation their due, and let
there be peace indeed. On behalf
OF the four hundred millen Negroes
of the world not represented at
your Honorable Conference.
have the honor to be,
You're bedicnt servant,
MARCUS CARNEY.
PRESIDENT General Of the Universal
Negro Improvement Association
and First Provisional President
OF Africa New York