Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-03-05

tho list Of ofilclaldom and tho duttes
given to each, affords a goneral view
| OF the wide scope OF this organization.
IN statement announcing tho result
Of tho election there runs this sen
| tenco, "Thero has been disputed lead
crship Of the Negro people in all coun
tries heretofore, but through the Of
fort Of this international convention
the problem Of leadership has been
settled once and for all and all Ne
groes in all parts Of the world are
asked to obey the rulings and advice
given by the following dignitarics nc
cording TO tn cauthority vested in
them" The statement continues:
His Hi~hness. Gabriel Johnson, Po-
entnte OF the Universal Negro In
provcm"nt Association and African
Communities League, was elected
world leader and he shall have ur-
der his command all the Negro pep
pies of the word. Tho -Potentate's pro
clamation Oh all matters pertaining
to the race shall DO respected by all
Negroes OF tile world. His Highness,
G. 0. Marke, was elected Supreme
Deputy Potentate All dranks second
To His Highncss the Potentate.
His Excellency, Marcus GarSey was
elected Provisional President of Afri
ca and his ruling of ell things Afri.
cJn pertaining to q free and indeEcn
dent republic shall BIO obeytd by all
Negroes.
In this alignment rotentate John
son who also is the Mayor Of Monrov
! Ia, the Lberian rapital, becomes the
Pope Of the Negro race and. he head
OF tho super government not Unlike
that Of the Catholic Church which
shall control tho general conduct CT
his race under varying conditions
throughout the world. The idea is, in
fact adapted from the model provld-
ed by the Catholic Church and hence
forth the capital &c Liberia becomes
tho Vatican of Ncgrodonl. The posi-
tion-not to say the power-of the Pc
tontatc is indicated when 1t Is explain
cd that for instance should America
become tnGased in Il war. the Negro
es Of America would be required to
await the ruling Of their supreme
leader before participating and to re
fuse to shoulder arms should he do
eide that Negroes should stand aloof.
A precise analogy is to be found in
the Pope's decree In the World War
that CONSUMPTION was immoral and
: should be resisted. Tho Potcntnte Of
the Negroes l9 bencoforth empower.
o! to enunciate the course to he taxi
eh by his race in MI such matters. "a
well as In political, racial, education
al and religious issues.
Garycys position requires less gold
lace, yet tho Provisional President of
Africa emerged from the election with
|, what Is obviously the heaviest and
most noteworthy Of tho assignments
distributed. Garvey remains In
America to devote his attention to
the trtumvirate Of undertakings IL,
each Of which he was reelected prei
Gent. H+.#
"I1is Excellency, DR.. ]. w Eason"
tse election announcement Continued
"was elected leader Of the 5000, $50
Negroes Of the United States uod his
command shall be obeyed In all mat
tors pertaining to the race O'kcr
on Gals elected were: r. RI. Tob::t.
'e"dcr OF tho eastern section O. The
West Indies; Ohm Sydney DeboIra,
leader OF the eastern section of the
West Indies; John Sydney Debourg,
trail America; Gabriel Emanuel Stew
art, high chancellor; Wilford Horace
Smith. counsel general; Dir. r. VIII.
com E"0rc", commissioner general
DR.. George Alexander Mcclure chup
lain general; Henrietta Vinton Davis
international organizer; Frederick
Augn2ta4 Toot". speaker of the
House Of Convention; ana Captain
r. l.. Gaines minister of lcgions.
On August S1st the convention
which Transformed. itself by name III
to the IEonsc of Deputies OF tho Ne.
gro Peoples Of he World. caused t.;
be read, ratified and sent broadcast
the record Of their deliberations.
their selection OF leadership and
their Declaration of Negro Rights
and institution Of Negro Liberty.
With final prayer that God might
speed the redemption of Africa, the
restoration Of the Empire Of Ethiop.
In the convocation OF tho Black Parli
amcnt the mobilization Of the Black
Army, the launching OF the Black mer
chant marine, the construction OF the
Black navy and lastly, the establish
ment Of an earthly shrine OF tho
Black religion they adjourned anu
went their way rejoicing.