The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-12-30

Police Attempt to Halt Meeting;
Mayor Giyes M0rd Tor Speaking
to TO On; Audience Noisy and
Dem0nstratiye-t Harvey says Ene-
mics Have Been Busy.

Pitlsburg, Pa, Dec. 30.-Marcus
Garyey came to town last week pri-
med and ready for knockout blow
to all those who disagree with him
on his pet schemes for the redemp-
ton Of Africa and the uniting of the
Negroes Of the world into One Big
Union The first obstacle met by the
president Of all the Africas was the
Pittsburgh Police Department. BY
some means boss McCandless got II
into his head that the Honorable Mr..
Garvey wa a dangerous reb" or
something else highly explosive and
infIamable. He, therefore, ordered
one police commissioner. one lieuten-
ant. eight cops and the patrol wagon
to be in wait for Mr.. Garvey. The
President was informed that he could
not speak. The faithful began to MUIR
muir and growl. 1t was probably their
experience with the no-free-speech
clause of our police-reyised Federal
Constitution.
But Mr.. Carney has probably read
other Constitutions than the one
which governs the w. N. S. A. He
seemed perfectly familiar with the u.
S. Constitution as it was written by
The fathers Of the country. He insis-
ted that he was going to speak After
much discussion the Mayor was cal
led and decision was rendered in
favor OF Garvey The police then took
seats in the hall and as the meeting
got under way everybody seemed to
be enjoying themselves immensely.
The hall was filled with African
Nationalist, future admirals and field
marshalls. There we're numerous stars
on the program but of course all
thoughts were on the President Hon.
George Weston presided and inter-
spersed his numerous introductions
of U. N. I. A. notables with u n. 1.
A. philosophy and principles.
When Mr. Garvey began TO speak
prolonged cheering greeted him. He
began by paying his respects to the
police and to his enemies whom he
suspected of being responsible for
the welcome address being made by
policeman instead Of by the Mayor
as had been advised. Mr.. Garvey
said that he hated coward and
that no one would stop him from
speaking, that he knew his constitute
ional rights.
Carney then launched into a contin-
GUS TRADE against the Negro Press,
Negro preachers and the ri. A. A. G.
p. He said that when his movement
began the preachers opposed him,
but that he had knocked them out
In eighteen months and that the
Negro editors would not last long
The N. A. A. c. p, according to
Carney is useless and do-nothing
organjzation dominated by white peo-
pie who are not particularly in love
with Negroes, The Negro Press would
soon meet its Waterloo as the U. N
!. A. is planning to put the Negro
Times into Is million Negro homes.
This, according to Carney would
mean the passing Of all Negro papers
that opposed his program. -
The meeting was noisy and turbu-
lent. So partisan were some of his
hearers that rose from their seats
time and time again to voice their
approval. One man got happy at
times shouting tell III. tell 1t" at
times Gaveys language was violent
and threatening in discussing his
"enemies" This caused surging and
rumbling out In the audience some
what resembling the actions of a
mob. One man. not a Garveyite re-
marked TO the Pittsbureh American
reporter, that he was glad the police
were present
The flag Of the u. n l. A., the
Red, Black and r-5Sn was much in
evidence, beiIs $50 by members
out In the audielt The meetings
were continued at Liberty Hall unc
the end Of the week