The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-08-12
BITTER ATTACK ON GAR
VEY LAUNCHED BEFORE
u. n. |. A. MEETING.

New York. N. Y. Aug. 10.-on the
eve OF the third annual International
convention. of Negro peoples Of the
world, a circular appeared In Harlem,
denouncing Marcus Garvey, head OF
the movement. and calling upon the
Negroes Of New York TO reDudiate his
leadership.
Marcus Garvey must Cor said the
circular in large type; Carney q mem
ace to Negro Freedom Can Negroes
afford to tolerate a Negro supporter
OF the Ku Klux Khan? VIII Negroes
follow leader who urges them to
American should Carney, who " Is not Of
a citizen, advise Negroes in the United
states Go surrender their citizenship
rights2"
In his office at Sc West 1s5th ST,
surrounded BY an organization OF
bustling assistants. Marcus Carney
much occupied preparing for the com
yenton TO worry about the circular.
He did pause long enough however
dictate another circular denouncinE
the authors OF the derogatory state
ment and attacking their motives
Garvey's hand bill. In type Consider
ably larger and blacker than that of
us predecessor was on the streets Of
Harlem by evening.
In the meantime squad OF can
penters Is busy at Seventh avenue q
reviewing stand for the parade which
inaugurated the most pretentious and
aalnlhitisfs convention ever held by the
Garvey h Central Figure.
The leading spirit OF the convention
Is Marcus Carney. Carney has climbed
from obscurity to world prominence
in his race on the slogan. Africa for
the Negroes" and the dream is sug-
sests OF wholly black continent
conducted by Negroes in the interest
OF the race.
scale. His organization has collected
hundreds of thousands OF dollars from
negroes all over the world for the
"Biack Star" line of steamships aud
other enterprises looking toward the
migration Of the Negro back to his
native land.
Likewise, his convention starts with
an ambitious program. Chief among
the topics to be discussed are:
Discussing ways and means OF bet
ter steamship communication between
the Negro peoples OF the world and
the expansion of the Black Star Line
Drafting an International political
program for the Negro peoples Of the
Appointing delegation TO repre-
sent the Negro at the Supreme Coun-
eli OF the League of Nations to pre-
sent claims"
n petition has already been prepared
by Carney and his fellow officers In
the U. N. 1. A., to lie presented TO
the League of Nations Council when
II meets at The Hague in September.
Want Race RecOgnition.
The petition calls attention to the
fact that the League of Nations has
conferred Palestine upon the Jews in
recognition of their war activities and
has liberated according to racial des-
tiny the small nations of middle Eu-
rope, and that the world in general
has recognized the rights of individual
races even Ireland. to govern Il en-
selves. Yet the Negro is left without
racial recognition OF any kind. Where
upon the petition goes on;
we, your petitioners. desire to
achieve q sympathetic, spiritual, edu.
cational and industrial evangelization
Of our race in Africa, and we have
every Justitlfication for holding the
opinion that the league will consider
our moral and legal claim to rehaA
Utilization in our Observation-Disclosures.
s'Your petitionehs pray that you
will grant to us. for the purpose OF
raC ri development, the mandates now
glyon to the Union OF South Africa:
namely German East Africa and Ger
man Southwest Africa. We feel that
II the Leagu9 viii pass over to our
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