The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-07-15
coma SF0hDEnf fsalS THAT III
REpIk OFFERS BESy 0PP0RIU-
MlTY FOR NEGRO DEVEL0P-
IdENT IN AF3lcA-

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Riuues until this day and make up
b large number Of the employees In
nliNQf positions IN the British Govern
n6ent along tho Gold and Slave Coasts.
They draw the line between themselves
and the unniNed natives feeling
themselves much superior. There has
been such fusion OF blood among
the peoples Of Africa that the real
BLACK race has largely given place
70 brown race,A notlced how few
dlenee IN Africa the variety Of COM
pIeK|on u not as great as you find
IN this country, but you will find
very few that are simon pure. I
Sisrfn LEONE and finally IN Liberia.
IN The Canarles you find no real AfrL-
cans Ia coloI--if had 3een told be-
fore gcthg 70 Africa KRAFT there were
parts Of that country. where real
black man would DO just a big Curl
osIty as in some parts OF this country
could not have believed Il, but Il Is
true the writer rode through the stree
true-the writer rode thru the streets
OF las Falmas in company with medi-
blood had not been tempered with In the
slightest degree and the children fol-
ioWod us along In perfect astonish-
mlpnt, while older people pointed at
rs as being most unusual beings.
felt greatly relieved when was
back on my boat, The Dutch grad
ually got 81 hold on South Africa,
they mistreated the natives but In no
cases were they as BRUTAL In their
treatment OF the aborigines as the
Portuguese and spanlards and even
the Enelish in North America and the
West indies. not withstanding, the
BOer was determined to make o serf
out OF the native. and when he did
not submit he was promptly exterlnat-
ed IN business like way. On en-
tering South Africa the Dutch seem
at once to disassociate their dealings
with the Hottentots from the ordinary
code OF morals, II was not considered
dishonest to cheat him. 1t was not
thought Illegal to rob him and not
immoral to use his women as concur
Dimes. So entirely was the Dutchman
without scrupies on this point. that
whole races have arose and have since
become nations and are likely to sur
vive and prosper. whose origin Is to be
traced to Illicit relations between
Dutch men and H0ttentot women
THESE 'bastards" as as they are frank
" called were well treated by their
Dutch fathers and not disowned. were
usually converted to Christianity and
taught TO speak the Dutch language
which they speak IN q corrupt form
Until this day. In fine. the morals Of
the South African Dutch IS the morals
Of the Old Testament. The Dutch soon
conquered the Hottentots. but met
stubborn resistance In the Zulus and
kaffirs. One king Of the zulus. Cha
ga. made a terrible slaughter Of the
Beers AZ one time But the real strug-
gle gradually shifted from the native
tribes to the English who were thun-
dering al both the front and side door
OF the Boer colony, which finally re-
suited IN the establishment Of the
British South African states. When the
rich diamond mines were discovered
Il was only o short while before the
native tribes and the Beers were push
cd aside AND pr0tectorate declared
over all the treasures Of that region.
IL the British had been timid before
all trace Of It was soon lost The
gold and diamond hines of South Afri-
ca have yielded almost incompatible
wealth, but this vast treasure has not
benefited the natives to which It
rightfeljy belonged in any direct way.
but Il mas gone to build up princely
Hortunes for the Europeans. II seems
IN all the struggle for territorial
rights the natives have been pushed
back, exterminated and insleved. If
th0re Is bar Of retributive justice
where nations and individuals must ac-
count for earthly stewarshlp-surely
the Turks, the Portuguese. tsle SPAIN
ards and the Dutch, whose records in
Africa we have briefly examined will
have an awful record of renine. MUIR
der. moral brutality. exploitation and
every thing else IN the CATEGORY Of
crime TO account for. They have left
trail OF human blood that would
belt the globe.
Liberia offers the only immediate
hope and outlet for Negro influence
and higher aspirations on the park
Continent We have been for some
time discussing our Impressions as
visitor 20 the Negro Republic. and
much that has been said. which has
only been a simple statement Of facts
has not been In degree complir
mentary by any means. but there Is
never any thing gained by making a
statement that cannot be verified by
fact. A. q race we are very opti-
mistlc and not little given to spread
ing Il on too heavy when we want to
cOnvice the prhoF man of our great
ness. have Llade no statement that will
not stand the test of truth. But der
spite the backward conditions In that
country Liberia offers the only out
let for the larger visions and higher
aspirations for our people In Africa
and ] am disposed TO say In America.
~ must be distinctly understood. that
without special Divine interpretation,
any thing like a satisfactory reaiiza-
ton OF these aspirations must be the
work or yeara--n0 spRsmodic effort
- worth while-wild cat schemes must
be discouraged and their promoters
shown up In their true light Of wick4
"a deception Those who get the
Idea that all that is necessary to be
president or king In Africa Is lust
90 get there and have ability and
money even, will find themselves sad
~ mlstaken--the scramble for office
n Liberia IS just as keen in pro-
portion TO its development as In this
country and IL you think the Liberians
are going to stand aside and give
you charge because you are from the
great American Commonwealth you
are sadly mistaken. Whether he Is do
ing enyth ,ng or not he occupies the
place Of the man that does do. You
will have to fight your way up, 1t
would be difficult TO find place
outstanding than In liberia. Any alb
rupt movement Of American Negroes
TO Africa in large numbers Is to be
discouraged. What seems to be needed
Is commission composed Of the
most outstanding students of social
conditions. Of the best business men
and women; considerable group OF
mechanics, select tnpeny Of edu-
catoras a company o. efficient min
iaters and Christian workers: some OF
the ieadlrg medical men OF the race
and ~ aff Of Newspaper men OF the
hlghest efficiency and give these per-
sons ample resources and as much
time hs they may feel they need to
make an investigation Of every phase
or lie and possibilities In Liberia The
race can well afford such an outlay
Of money and energy that such a COM
mission demands. When this commits
sion has completed its work let 1t re-
turn and give 70 the Negro public ex-
Dol first hand Information regarding
the Possibilities and needs Of Liberia.
This done let there be sent out each
ynag as many persons fully eniightcnt-
% and prepared for whichever sino OF
endeavor they plan to follow. 1t is
useless for persons e 80 there with
out money and mo idea Of the
conditions with &tsich they are TO
gfapple TO follow some such policy
as Is here suggested would mean that
"a the course or IS yeasa we will have
tfansplanted much that is beat In the
American civilization on the soil OF
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