The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-08-26

while In Liberia that It's citizens are
extremely sensitive to any kind Or
criticism'-thln Is due IN no small de-
gree no doubt to the fact that they
thing else from It's visitors But for
one 10 20 there and returr and give
4 falsa report Of It's development does
an Injustice TO the Liberiane ana 70
our people at home AZ the same time.
The Liberians are our blood prosh ~.
tsust committed 10 them as builders
~ \ modern democratic commonwealth
concerns every blaalc man IN America.
do not believe that there y black
men who has the tllEntsss c9neSrn
Ilbersu. nor would hs say anything
IN would be Detrimental 70 the he-
nu,gsfc But there Is no use whipping
TIC devll around the gtump"-not hing
q to be gained BY such course Inc
dilions as they actually exist In Ii
bcria--they are entitled to know. Men
should not fall to tell what trey see
with their own eyes. The fact that y
person makes a short visit 70 pace
does not argue that ne Is blind while
there. One OF the high officials Of the
Republic said 70 the writer, The
American Negro soon becomes uiP-
couraged and return. This - trl.e
despite the fact that All induce
are
afav there But this situation Is due
In very large MEASURE 70 the totai ls-
norance OF conditions before they so
there. No one with. common sense
expects to find In Liberia conditions
such as we have IN America, no man
hut he daes expect to find rea-
4ormbIe development after almost q
Hundred years OF experimenting at
..ation building. have not had an
opportunity OF reading the report OF
the commIasion- I shall be greatly
pleased to see it--but ! CLEANED from
the editorial just mentioned that Il
eafd some things that were not COM
plimentary TO the conditions there-
One Of these editorials carried win
Il the threat, that Liberia might. be
dleooeed TO close It's doors against
the American Negro as has been the
case with many Of the European ma
tons do not think the LfDerlans
are going to follow such example
which Is both wicked and unwise.
The Greatest weapon that the oppreas-
Cd OF earth has Is enlightened pub
nc sentiment, and when ever the door
Is closed in this modern age. against
such an influence a slavery Is miro
duced quite as real as az t l wnieh Xxx, eI
country. The Famous death farm"
IN Georgia Is an example what the
closed door policy Will dc. II ~ the
turning on the light and the merci-
less exposure of wrong that proves
the real tonic to society. The subdued
tone that must be employed In the
little Republic when one wishes to
say anything that Is not praise re-
calls WILDLY our experience in this
country during the recent war All
the eloquent language employed by
these friends Of Liberia will be OF
no avail-the LibcriaE5 themselves
must awake and get In .he struggle
for Industrial, political. social and
spiritual regeneration. The writer
was only IN the Republic for short
while, but stay Of just one day
would have convinced him of this
fact. I am deeply interested In the
future OF that country. And long to
see II the pride OF the black mar--a
real mecca for the oppressed black
man from every where, but to do this
the Liberians must wake up. Close the
door on the American Negro, when
the Negro from this country Is the
greatest factor In the education and
Standardization OF the youth of Ii
berla During 1921 according TO the
report OF the commissioner Of Educa-
tIon for the Republic--the state voted
two thousand dollars for public edu-
catiou-of that amount less than four
hundred was made available. AS
have said, the nation needs the help
OF the American Negro and IL IL fails
20 come II will be likened up by the
two powers on either side OF the.
Fine phrases are alright but truth
will stand the test.