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to colonize large tract on the Ca
valla River in Maryland County, Ii
IBERIA, to import skilled and semi.
skilled Negro workers familiar with
modern industrial methods and expe-
rienced farmers, and to exploit the
rubber and mineral resources of the
country.
One of the communications most
highly enthusiastic about the plan
bore the signature of James ]. Daw-
son, late chief justice of the supreme
court Of Liberia, and the date of July
/, 1924.
Fear independence Of Negroes.
A significant note that ran like a
red thread thru most of the commune
cations was suggestion of hope that
the operations of the Negro associa-
ton might fan to life a general polit-
ical movement for independence of
African peoples adjacent to Liberia
now ruled by European Powers, and
that the Liberian republic might be
helped to escape the intimidation of
French and British creditors.
Mr.. ]. Van Lowe of Detroit, an Off
cial of the association, and Mrs. Hen.
rietta Vinton Davis, recounted to the
convention the events of their visit as
members of commission to Liberia
at the time when, they said the Lii
berian government agreed to the plan.
Garvey Blows Hot and Cold.
After their reports, the convention
awaited with tense excitement a
speech from Marcus Garvey, president
general of the association. The pic
turesque and enigmatic Garvey has
blown both hot and cold thruout the
convention, once electrifying his hear
ers with terrific denunciations of the
capitalist Imperialism. that enslaves
the Negro at home and abroad, then
suddenly descending to a fawning at
titude toward the Ku Klux Khan, melo-
dramatically terrorizing his followers
with warnings of what the bedsheet-
ers would do to them if they didn't
watch your STEP (thus arousing an
old rumor that he has himself had
dealings with the Klan), then again
declaring that the Communist denun-
citation of the Khan should be "courte-
ously received"-and still another
time suddenly switching about to adj
wise the convention to send servile
pleas to the white supremacy" gov
errors of southern states. Would
Garvey blow hot or cold now? was the
unspoken question on every face when
it became apparent that all the pan
dering to the enemy was of no avail,
all the surrendering of the Negroes
rights in America made a cruel joke
by this sudden bursting of the illusion
of pacifst solution of the race problem
thru the peaceful liberation of the Ne
gro in Africa under the benign smiles
of capitalist society Would Garvey
blow hot or cold this time?
Garvey advanced to the speaker
stand, shaking his head like bull
charging the toreadors.
1--WE are going to fightI" he shouted.
The audience roared its approval.
The tension relaxed, and men and
women gave way to almost hysterical
cheers, tears streaming from hundreds
of eyes.
Eve of the U. N. l. A. work best
when there is fight on hand" the
speaker continued. Now / hope that
all of the members of the association
feel like me. / know all that has hap
pened. Somebody has to play smart.
Somebody has to sidetrack somebody.
Somebody has to play the fool You
remember when we were sending our
ambassador to England what / said
about diplomacy. Diplomacy is, If
everything is all right. l know you.
If everything is not all right, l never
saw you before Now read between
the lines. At the same time it is such
a mixup that we have to explain a lot
before our people can understand.
Now trust this will prove to you the
importance of the U. N. l. "A. Tell me