The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-05-13
Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
March IA, 1922.
BY Chas. w. Abingdon.

March IA. 1929.
BY Chas. w. Abingdon.
After spending little more than
week in Monravia, l left on Wed
nesday afternoon. March Sth, on the
S. S. Abinsi for Liverpool, England
making only stop at Freetown, ST.
ezra Leone. Experienced some diff
culties in getting accommodations
owing. to the crowded condition OF
the ship-I had a cabin alone until
l reached Freetown, but from there
on / am to have a companion, but
L am quite comfortable. The special
Providence that so wonder
fully directed my way on my trip to
Africa. gave unmistakable evidence OF
His presence at the very beginning
of my return trip. The Abinsi, the
ship on which l have passage does
not call at Monrovia at all, but an
, English Lord, who has been visiting
time was engaged to make a brief
stop at Monrovia, which gave me my
chance, otherwise / would have had
to wait several days and then take
slow boat all the way to Liver
pool, or change at some port entail
ing considerable expense. This boat
only makes three stops before reach
ing Liverpool and makes the run in
about IA days.
Have had two chats with the titled
Englishman, despite his rank he seems
TO be much of commoner, much more
so than the missionaries, s. called
to Africa. 1t is my purpose to talk
to him about the Tightening and cir
cumscribing the missionry activity
along the coast, and especially in
South Africa. l realize it is very
delicate question, and must be APP
preached with uttermost caution, but
am resolved to make the effort to
let him know. how we feel about the
matterIhe said something in our last
talk that has given me the key /
think. The world must know the
feeling of bitter resentment that we
feel toward the powers in South Afri-
ca, in saying that no Negroes shall
go there to teach their own people,
the matter must not rest.
The port named above where we
have called today Is a Spanish pos
session and is a beautiful place-was
greatly interested in the wonderful
development we find there-Las Pal
mas has all the improvements of a
small modern city-with electric car
lines connecting neighboring towns.
1t is clean and full of hustle. L OBJ
serve that there are no Negroes of
any sequence there, l write these lines
that the Express may be able to keep
a line on my movements. As mail is
dispatched by the quickest route l
have an idea this will beat me home.
now turn TO the Republic Oh LII
IBERIA. AS 1t Is my purpose to write
a series of articles on impressions
gotten in Liberia, this may be regard
ed as the first OF that NUMBER
have endeavored to be close obser-
yer and have compiled extensive notes.
II is often said that before a person
Is really competent to write on sub
ject of SO great Importance as this
one, he should have at least year.
experience on the ground and know
\. ef Ea hfutrk nf hA aInh nnf
away back through the years. I have
not had a year on the ground, but
have read extensively about the land
and people that l have just paid q
brief visit. 1t must be distinctly un-
derstood thai | am not posing as a
critic of Liberia, or the Liberian5, but
Just as 1 have written frankly Of the
Impressions 1 have gained in French
and British possessions as visitor,
plan to do the same in the case now