Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-03-05
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whites ana their own future.
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"'rhat we believe in tho supreme
authority OF our race, in all things
racial that all things are created anu
given to man us Il common possession.
that there should be All equitable dis
tribution and apportionment OF all
such things and in consideration OF
the fact that as a race we are now de
prlyed Of those things that arc moral
~ and legally ours. wo bcliovc !:
right that all such things should be
acquired and held by Whatsoever
llcuns possible.
We believe in t.le freedom OF Airl.
CT for the Negro .'sop.t 3 cf the world
and by the principle or Europe for
the Europeans; ASH for the Asiatics,
we also demand Africa for the Afrl-
cans at home and abroad.
We believe in the right OF self-de.
termination.
We believe in the inherent right Of
the Negro to possess himself Of Afri.
ca and that his possession OF Same
shall not be regarded as an infringe
Nlellt Oil uIlS Ntl III oE PURCHASE udUG
by any race or nation. -
We strongly condemn the cupittitp
Of those nations who by open nggres
sion and secret schemes have seized
tho territories and inexhaustible nat
ural wealth Of Africa, and we place
on record our mos, solemn determine
ton to reclaim tho treasures and pos
session Of the vast continent Of our
forefathers.
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NATIONS
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We hereby demand that the govern
ments OF the world recognize our lead
OR and his representatives chosen by
the race to guard. the welfare Of our
people under such governments.
We demand that our duly accred.
tied representative - I.fyen proper
recognition In nll League. Conferences
Conventions or Courts Of Information
al Arbitration wherever human rights
arc discussed.
We declare the League OF Nations
null and void so far ns tho Negro Is
concerned In that 1t seeks to deprive
Negroes OF their liberty.
We declare for the absolute free
dom OF the seas for all peoples
We demand Il free and unfettercd
commercial intercourse with all the
Negro peoples OF the world. ,.''
We believe all men should live in
peace ono with another but when rae
.es aud nations by attempting to In
fringe upon their rights, war becomes
inevitable. and the attempt in any
way to fro ones self or protect one
rights or heritage becomes justifiable.
We declare that no Negro shall engage
himself in battle for an alien race with
out first obtaining the consent of tn,
leader OF the Negro peoples of the
world, except I'm 4 m"tter Of national
self.dcfense.
We protest against the practice of
drafting Negroes and sending them to
war with alien forces without proper
training, and demand in all cases that
Negro soldiers be given the Same
training as the aliens"
other sections OF the document
deal with the treatment OF the Ne.
gro i'll political. educational, indus
trial and religious fields tho dominant
note throughout heing that the Negro
must BIO accorded evcn.handed treat.
lnent and that henceforth the weight
OF combined Negro opinion and arms
II necessary will 10 brought to bear
to remedy fragrant evil or oppression
wrapped In all this eloquence and
limo writing Is most matter-of-fact
BUSINESS proposition. 1t is simple and
yet 1t IL, gigantic Garvey and HIS co.
workers have erected three correlated
commercial enterprises These are in
tended as steps on which the Negro
may climb by his own group effort to
somewhere near an equal position with
hhe white man. And, 'as andividual
agencies for the development Of the
Negro, they stand forth 'as shining
achievements OK Negro leadership.
THE TRIANGLE OF NEGRO
COMMERCE.
First and foremost, Garvoy more
than year ago brought into being
the Black Star Line Of etermships.
capitalized and operated by Negroes.
ana plying Negro freight and passen-
ger trade for the Negroes own pecuni-.
airy beneHit BY This project Garvcy
did not seek, rs many Of his quick
triggered enemies Immediately de
clared to provide the means for cen
eral rush Of Negroes to Africa in the
campaign to redeem that continent.
Gnrvcy knew too VOL the history Of
previous cnt"rtpris"s G' the kind.
such as the African Exodus Associat
ION just after ~ CiT:1 War when by
stock subscription owe ship was
bought. loadcd, and "cnt TO sea only
TO meet with pt&|da. death. misery
ana In the end. Cor those who surviy-
cd, bankruptcy. What Carvcy wanted
to do was to creanize 4 trans oceanic
comm cree System t"at would touch
and benefit the three great Negro
groups in the world. A.r:c. he Wrst
indies ard America. with the possible
later inclusion Of n fourth, South
America. Afri"n, no n~n >ceds to be
told, is immensely rich in raw ma
terlals which, 6ern'te widening in
roads by the nations who hold por-
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