The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-10
ASK DAUCHERTY
TO GUST CARVEY
and U. n. |. A.
Organization Has Stirred Race
Hatred and Sanctioned
Crime, Charge
MENACE TO RACE CONCORD
Garvey Termed 'Unscrupulous
Eemagogue" Who Has Vic
timized Thousands

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Washington, Feb. o. Attorney
General Daugherty was urged to "dis-
band and extirpate the Garvey move
ment and speedily push the case
against Marcus Garvey for using the
mails to defraud" in q petition signed
by eight prominent citizens of the
race, which made public here today.
Signers include Harry Pace, pho
nograph manufacturer; Robert s.
Abbot, editor of the Chicago Defen-
der; John E. Nail, real estate dealer,
DR.. Julia P. Coleman, head Of local
chemical company; William Pickens;
and Robert w. Bagnall, secretaries
of the N. A. A. c. p; Alderman
George Harris, editor of the New
York News, and Chandler Owen,
editor Messenger Magazine, who
signed as secretary.
Menace Concord.
Parts of the petition follow:
Hon. Harry M. Daugherty,
United States Attorney General,
Department of Justice,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir:
"As the chief law enforcement Of
ficer of the nation, We wish to call
your attention to heretofore un-
considered menace to harmonious
race relationship. There are in our
midst certain "Negro" criminals and
potential muderers, both foreign and
American born, who are moved and
actuated by intense hatred against
the white race. These undesirables
continually proclaim that all white
people are enemies to the "Negro."
They have become so fanatical that
they have threatened and attempted
the death of their opponents, actually
assassinating in one instance.
""The movement known as the Uni
versal Negro improvement Associa-
tiorl has done much to stimulate the
violent temper Of this dangerous eie-
ment. It's president and moving
spirit is one Marcus Garvey, an un-
scrupulous demagogue who has
ceaselessly and assiduously sought to
spread among "Negros" distrust and
hatred of all white people.
Condones Crime.
"The u. N. /. A. is composed chief
ly of the most primitive and ignorant
element of West Idian and American
Negroes" The so-called respectable
element of the movement are largely
ministers without churches, physi-
clans without patients. lawyers with
out clients and publishers without
readers, who are usually in search of
"easy money" In short, this organ
ization is composed in the main OF
Negro sharks and ignorant "Negro"
fanatics.
"This organization and it's funda-
mental laws encourage violence. In
it's constitution there is an article
prohibiting Office holding by q con-
victed criminal, EXCEPT SUCH
CRIME is COMMITTED IN THE
INTEREST OF THE U. N. !. A.
Marcus Garvey is intolerant of free
speech when it is exercised in criti-
cism of him and his movement, his
followers seeking to prevent such by
threats and violence"
After citing specific instances of
violence and disturbances perpetrated
by Garveyites in New York, Phila-
delphia, Los Angeles, Cleveland and
other centers, the document contin-
ues: .-,-.'.s .-. o.. ~
"In fact, Marcus Garvey has
created an organization which in its
fundamental law condones and in
vites to crime. This is evidenced by
Section 8 of Article 5, of the Consti-
tuition of the U. N. l. A., under the
caption, "Court Reception at Home"
It reads, NO one shall be received
by the Potentate and his consoft who
has been convicted Of felony, except
such crime or felony was committed
in the interest of the Universal
Negro" improvement association
and The African Communities
League ..:.-
"On January 1, this year, just after
having made an address in New
Orleans, the Rev. ]. w. II. Eason,
former American Leader" Of the
Garvey movement, who had fallen out
with Garvey and was to be the chief
witness against, him in the Federal
Governments case, was waylaid and
assassinated, it is reported in the
them are prominent members Of the
u. N. ]. A. in New Orleans.
Swindled Thousands.
Further, Garvey has built up an
organization which has victimized
hordes of ignorant and unsuspecting
Negroes" the nature of which is
clearly stated by Judge Jacob Panken
of the New York, Municipal Court
before whom Garvey's civil suit fol
fraud was tried. Judge Panken said;
"It seems to me that you have beer
preying upon the gullibility Of your
own people, having kept no proper
accounts Of the money received fol
investments, being an organization o1
hiph finance in which the officers re
ceived outrageously high salaries
and were permitted to have exhor.
bitant expense accounts for pleasure
jaunts throughout the country.
advise those tdupes' who have con.
tributed to these organizations to &
into court and ask for the appoint
ment of receiver.
"For the above reasons we advo
cate that the Attorney General us,
his full influence completely to dis
band and extirpate this viciou!
movement, and that he vigorousll
tcontlnusd On Fourth esss)