The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-25
WAR RACES
ON RULER
OF AFRICA
Virginia Interferes With His
Plan to Conquer Africa
for Blacks


between the state OF Virginia and
the African government
The first engagement has taken
place The first prisoner has been
captured lie Is now serving out n
sentence on tho rock.pilo at Dan
VILE.
The capture brings TO iixht a ncw
phase In the very extraordinary
career Of Marcus Garvey. selfStyied
president OF Africa
Carney. at the seat Of the African
government here. Is busy with plans
70 assemble the negroes OF the world
In = new nation in Africa. Enter
rrises he IL establishing to facilitate
the work call for more than SIS 600
coo capital Some Of this already
has been raised.
PROPOSES TAKING OVER
AFRICA FOR BLACKS
Tho gigantic undertaking Of His
Exccliency- provides. among other
things. for.
ONE-The formation OF
worid-wide organization OF ne
groes. known as tho Universal
Negro Improvement association
TWO-Totai emancipation Of
the <oo.coo.ooo negroes Of the
World
THREE-rhe taking over OF
Africa and the creation there Of
negro super government
FOuR-The use OF force by
IAN invading army OF the Afrt-
can government IL necessary.
to regain Africa for the black
man
F1vE-The formation Of
giant triangular steamship line
and Industrial development com
pany TO operate In and between
America. Africa and the West
Indies. the three negro ccutcrs
of the world
Application was made 10 permit
The sale of Black Star Steamship
Co. stock In Virginia The corpora,
ton commission denied this pcrmis-
sion. but offered to give n public
hearing on the application.
J. +. Dunford. head OF the s>curi.
an Investigation. He obtained from
Pinkerton detectives is.page report
on the operations Of the new gov.
eminent.
STATE STEPS IN:
GEORGE GOES TO JAIL
shortly after this John Arthur
George. a New York negro. wen, TO
Dnnvilie. selling Black Star Steam
ship stock Several negro preachers
opened their pulpits for him 10 ~
plain his plan Then the state
stepped IN and George went 70 jaIi.
on a charge of selling stoch that
was prohibited
Should II fan. ~ many OF she
negro leaders OF America predict.
and should Garvey and his African
Governme4 be forced TO the wall.
X 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 his
enterprise
Garvey. \ 53-year old native Of ia
u1aica. and his followers see no pos
sibility that their plans 10 revise the
world may fail. Garvey thus lines
up the situation as IL is today:
"A nucleus OF the African settle
ment movement. such as We plan. al
ready Is established at Monrovia. in
L.iberia. the black republic. II is
from this point that We plan 10
work
"A commission Of six. headed by
High Potentats G. NJ. Johnson, II
now en- route from America with ma
teriai and supplies 20 make more
habitable the country around Mon
rovia-
we are floating a $1,000 900 II.
berian loan Much OF It Is sub
scribed
Thousands Of negroes already
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
turnout the world. Dues are 35 CENTS
monthly with a 81 annual assess
ness and death benefits are paid
The Black Star Steamship Co.
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