Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-14
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MONSTER MEETING is HEED by
MONROVLAN u. N. L. "A.
(MOnrovia Liberian News, !

Because of the ban placed on pub
Tic galhering as a precautionary meas.
ure against the spread OF the epidcm-
fc which had started, it was Thought
advisable by the Sanitary Commission
not to grant permits for permiscous
gatherings. AS Il result, the local III
vision of ',he Universal Negro I'M
provemcnt Association had suffered
q great deal In not being able ia, have
any meeting; nor had 1t had the priv
ilege or opportunity Of hearing the
Delegate sent to the Great Convex.
ton held in New York City August
Inst.
A permit having finally been grant
Ell, the first meeting Of the assocfat~
ion since the arrival of His Highnes$
the Potennte was therefore neId on
Thursday night, December 30th, 1920.
wish large crowd present, Mr.. G.
A. V. Wehner, vice-presIdent of Tho
local branch assembled the platform,
where His Highness the Potentate, Ca
briel M. Johnson, President OF tho
local branch and delegate to the Great
Convention; Ex-president Arthur Bar
clay Of the Republic of Liberia, Treas
urer OF the local association; Senator
K. Il. Parker, Of Montserra1o County
Associate Justice p r.. r. johnson of
the Supreme Court OF Liberia and tho
Rev. Mr.. w. l.. Turner, Chaplain Of
the local division.
The attention of the meeting was
for few minutes given 10 "unfinish
ed business" after which the Vice
president presented Hhe delegate
In very clear, explicitly and inter
esting manner, His Highness told or
MS trip to Spain and thence to tho
united states, of his arrival there; bo
ing the personal guest Of The Hon.
Marcus Carney; Of the Great Openipe
Day, with appropriate religious ser
vices, OF the magnificent procession
at each service Of the day; OF thePom
poast Parade of the day following: the
Grand Gathering ut the Madison
square Gardens that night and OF the
work OF the Convention week by week
Among the many things, the speak
err said During the first week tho
whole time was given to hearing Com
pants from delegates from all parts
OF the world, ana the significant
thlng about 1t, was. that each had the
same story to tell. Some told of their
being Jim Crowed; segregated ami
lynched; while others told of the Ills
examinations; pconage and general on
preston which they received ut the
hands of the domineering Caucasian.
III think Of the whole number OF dele
gates. l was sthe only one who had no
complaints to make living rs an I'm
II Free country controlled by our nco
pie. (applause)
"Wn 1tcpnVnra1
OIL the majority OF those had come to
the convention was that when COM
plant was made to any set of people.
by single individual or few pAoDlc
whether to. American. British.
french or Notwithstanding was
done. But when made by large num-
oers' something was Doing" Can
plause) N"'
he told OF the happenings of the
three weeks following, and also how
the American press, both white ana
coiored, attempted to ridieule the, do
lngs of the Convention during the
inst week and how they finally boiIen
down when they found out the seri-
business OF the movement; for the pub
nc meetings. were epend to any bod,
VINO could get in the auditorium.
lie said further: II found out how
sadly ignorant most Of the Neproe.
ABROAD were about Liberia-and we
are entirely responsible for this--T
therefore in my feeble way ATTEMPTED
10 give such information MS might
heip TO clear their minds concerning
conditions here"
NOW speaking about Mr.. Garvov
so many of us have been wanting tn
KNOW what kind Of q man he is7'
what are his plans? etc. 7 might snv
mat he is man just like any other
man, with one idea in view. ana ,bot
IS TO come over to help us build tbis
country which We have started as ,
hat'on. some Nave said that he In.
'e'''S coming over to take the rcins
u government and all sorts OF other
cFh'c"l rcpor'G. Let me say Mr. Gar.
Vey mas no idea Of the kind. | was
WIN nm in personal way and was
ape TO study him and found ont
that his Intentions are purely Racial
and not Selfish ."
After telling Of the proposed Two
Million Dollars loan OF the Universal
Negro Improvement Association which
is TO be used for construction work
mere in Liberia; 'and about the rcali-
" of the Black Star Line--for the
benefit of the many Thomascs. hay.
ing made an inspection of the sbips.
ne cautioned the membership gener.
any about their duty to the association
saying: "Thcre are so MANY thar
come into this movement for what
they can get out of it, rather than
what they can put into it," He asked
that call exercise more patience ana
the results which we are. working
for will eooo bn rn,1;,o1p