The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-07

FUTILE GESTURE
SAYS AMERICAN
NEGRO CONGRESS-
Jamaica Exploiters
Don't Fear Garvey

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 6
(C.N.S. )-Edelwise Park was packed
with curious Jamaicans when the
sixth convention of the Universal
Negro Improvement Association
opened here with "divine services, ;"
which was attended by the mayor
and members Of the Kingston Cor
poration who, apparently agreed
that so long as the Garveyites con-
tented themselves with praying to
god and petitioning the imperialist
League of Nations, no real action
would be taken by them toward the
liberation of the African races, and,
therefore, the oppressors need have
no fear
In the afternoon a procession of
$4,000 marched through the streets
with bands, banners and outriders.
Garvey strutted ahead in naval uni
form, in memory of the defunct
Black Star Line He was followed
by a line of Black Cross nurses,
hoy scouts, girl guides, delegates to
the convention and many curious
natives.
1t is understood here that Garvey
intends making an appeal to the
League of Nations on behalf of At
rican liberation, ignoring or lgnor-
ant of the fact that the League of
Nations is an instrument of the i'm
perialist powers which are exploit
ing and depressing the African ma
tives and other Negro peoples.
For the first time in the history
of the u. N. I. A. conventions an
organized opposition has developed
against the policies of Marcus Gar
vey and today saw the crystalli7ation
Of that opposition as a powerful
group which intends to fight to the
finish the policy of Garvey of re-
moving the headquarters of the OF
ganization from New York to ia
maica Ill the effort to keep the or
ganization under his personal con-
troll The delegates opposed to this
policy are mainly from New York,
Chicago and the South.
A furore was created here with
the appearance in the local press of
q statement issued by the delegation
from the American Negro Labor
Congress attacking Garveyism as a
futile gesture and incapable of adj
vancing the liberation of the Negro
masses in Africa and elsewhere.
The statement opens with an
acute outline of the general world
situation in relation to the Negro
masses. in which it is pointed out
that the Negro masses are the VIC
tins of the imperialism of the cap
italist powers, and that, following
the world war, their exploitation has
been intensified ain the most bcastlv
manner in order to create huge prof
its for the CAPITALIST class" Con-
ditions in the United States, in the
West Indies, in Africa, in South and
Central America are analysed in a
mastery manner; the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the world So
cialist parties are denounced-in
stirring language as the allies and
tools of the capitalist class in the
oppression and exploitation of the
Negro masses. The Jim Grow poll
icy of most Of the international and
local unions in the A. F. Of L. is
bitterly denounced and a comparison
made between the attitude of the A.
r. Of L. and that of the Trade Union
Educational League and its newly
organized trade union center, where
the fight is being carried, even into
the South, for the organization of
the Negro workers on basis of alb
solute equality in the union and on
the job.
"The poison Of racial prejudice and
hostility permeates even the labor
movement. A concerted effort is
made to keep the Negro workers out
of the trade unions. The reaction
ary trade union leaders deprive the
Negro workers Of the benefit of
unionization, thereby weakening the
trade union movement and leaving
the Negro workers at the mercy of
the employers. In this, these labor
takers serve their masters-the en-
ployers-well. Only the trade
unions affiliated with the Red In
ternational of Labor Unions accept
the Negro workers on a basis of
equality and fight in behalf of the
workers Of all races"
"Negro workers! Support the
program of the A. N. L. c..
Support the fight for militant
struggle against Imperialism!
Strengthen your struggle by join
ing hands with the revolutionary
workers Of the world!
Down with imperialism! Down
with capitalism!
Long live working class solidar-
ityl
"On with the real fight for AZ
rican liberation!
"For a free, federated West In
dies!
"For full race equality, social and
political, throughout the worldw
(Sgd.) Board of Directors.
American Negro Labor Congress,
National Offices, 235 w. 10th st.
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