PAREA CAN LISAN AUSTRATION BUILDING MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL THE WORKMAN READ 328 32R THE WORKMAN WEEK BY WEEK AND LEARN ALL THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS IN YOUR WEST INDIAN HOME PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY VOL. 9, No 20 PANAMA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 1921.
PRICE Crs CY Xmas Message to West Indians FROM THE HONOURABLE TERRIBLE RAILWAY TRAGEDY AT DEMERARA RACE GREETINGS apostolic par the which an which. o well as a Many understanding districts as ber of curious when carriages within was in the seemed be ours, in was nuobar of This CHRISTMAS PRESIDENT MESSAGE GADSBY CONSTANTINE GRAHAM From the Rev. Kissock Christmas Message to Wesleyan Minister Members of the To the Readers of the Workman. PELLOWMEN OF The Negro Engine Leaps From Track Killing His Britannic Majesty Charge in response to the invitation of the Editor, send you a Affairs in Panama City.
One and Injuring Many brief Christmas message.
It is with a heart pregnant with The dominant spirit at Christ racial pride, coupled with an mas time is Peace and Happi ovorflow of patriotic philanthro On Sunday morning 20th inst. Josephine Evelyn of 15 Lon.
At this season when thoughts of goodwill and trust ness the latter the product of py, and mingled with town into a of are naturally uppermost in men mind, can think of the former. It is as the Peace emotions of true Garveyism, that shortly after o clock, George bard Street, Charlestowns.
true write you this my first epistle.
Edna Henry of Victoria Villnothing better to say than that hope from my heart happiness prevails, and most Delving into the domain of litera excitement, when news came age, East Coast, Damerara of a train that all your readers may find comfort from these feelings. Sincerely wish you that Happiness bene standay home history reset bad occurred in the vicinity Sandy Bobb teret. Kitty. years) of The times for many of my West Indian fellow citizens ress which is the product of ing as the study of history. Het Turkeyen, East refer to Scriptural bistory) it miles from the City. Not since Coast, God Peace in the Soul.
are hard, and the prospects are not yet bright.
Lavina Booker of Sandy Bobb carries the man of today back the Some of yuld no doubt are into the past, and makes liistoric disaster of 1896 Street, Kitty.
It is at such moments that confidence is most difficult when incidents spectator of Coburn Blackman of Second passenger train ran into to feel and distrust most easy to sow among the sufferers. passing through deep waters; spect you are baving an experience and Many of you know are sharing their bread and their inat is now is is a phrist. have evolved fashioned an excursion train above the Street, Alberttown, human thoughts and human This is a mas of want and suffering. but fort, it supplies incalculable of panic stricken citizens whose man et Kitty Station has there been Such a furore and large numbers Village, East Coast. Demarara.
of homes with those who are less fortunate.
Victoria brave and admirable charity. But what should like it the Peace of God rules your expression Patrick Rowland of Friendship to appeal for is a spirit of confidence among you in the heart even under your present varios tipos wollebeis in educatian relatives and friendsenhand it begets judgment. very esof by for outlying Village, East Coast, Damerara.
men who have been your employers in the past, who are trying experiences, you will be to sential Edward Lynch (boy) of Water.
still and will continue to be the employers of many of you, by bread alone.
goodly o a right of human motives.
persons and will in the ultimate future be the employers in all you bave cast off the my historical Mem. Retorting City for the scene of the dist the loo Street, Georgetown.
to disaster. Rodney of First Street, AlDifficulties almost inevitably Gud of your former years. urge about 1954, yea probability of many more.
Bicycles, motor bikes, cars, cabs, berttown, in short all classes of finish Paul Lawrence of Nabaclis.
arise in questions of employment, and often hardships are you to return to allegiance with created which give rise to heart burning among those who and what He says He can and will abis diurnal task, when the vehicles were pressed into service Eust Coast, Demerara.
Remember He has said and this earth illuminary had Jacob Layne of Hadfield, suffer them. It is notoriously easy at such times for do. Can a woman forget her suck light of day bid himself beneath for conveying the excited popu Street, Georgetown.
doubt, hatred, ruspicion and other bitter feelings to under ling child, that she should not the horizon, twilight had faded lation to the scene so mine trust and goodwill. But firmness and patience are have compassion on the 200 of way, yea say it was night, the vicinity were congested We East Coast.
a very short time the roads in Eva Europe of Buxton Village dawn never more valuable than in adversity. Several offers of her womb, yea they may forget other earth herself stance, traffic of all description everyone Sumaria (East Indian) of Kitty have been bəing eager to gain first hand help have come to your ranks from the Government of the yet will not forget thee.
taking a sweet Be true to your God and He when Some of these have been of an avowedly will not fail you.
Panama Canal metbinks hear, now, in tormation as to what had oe Village East Coast.
directly over Bethlehem (the fores of the catastrophe, As was curred and the whys and whereSeriously Injared.
temporary character, and have been less advantageous May you bear the angels city of David) the voices of the above fifteen names of from an economic standpoint than the places which have song Peace on earth and good Angelic Host, declaring to this bacto expected several rumours One was those who sustained injuries and been closed to you.
will to men. and may you nave mundane plana of that the boiler had exploded and are at present patients of the The Canal Government have admitted this, and have that Peace stentorian Fear bring KISSOCK BRAHAM, you the wreckage which had en Public Hospital, Georgetown; never intended that scbemes for relief work such as the glad Peace on earthed not only the fireman and three are reported to serious clearances at Bohio should be other than emergency meas Wesleyan Methodist towards Christ engine driver, but also a large and requicing great care and ures to alleviate an abnormal and temporary situation.
Minister burn.
than pinssengers had been attention. ace light of injureu.
Your wisest plan, in my opinion, has been, and is, frankly It of day had come the Ever kille Ado phus Paris, the er gine.
given credence to by many per driver who sustained a fracture to accept these offers in the spirit in which they have Xmas Creer and Hope.
peace Father, and the Prince of welch tendembered the of the right collar bone, a wound been made. Such an acceptance can only bring about resfest to us in the flesh. Fellow explosion which bad occurred on on the forehead and contusions pect for you and sympathy for the privatrons of your To many this year Xmas will med the recant past when so many wives and families The sacrifice you make in accepting seem a cruel mockery smiling and thinus stop for one moment the West Coast Railway within of the right forearm. boy work on these temporary conditions 13 first of all for them, complacentig whilbeltes biter ventionalities of thought, let us unfortunates were killed and from Friendship who has a scale.
and every right minded person, whatever bis nationality cup over nows while others will ask his wound on the head, wounds on that the left foot and abrasions on the or faith, will accept it in that spirit. Try, in those dark revel to surferting in the luxurisk ourselves, two peace on was the further rum juc Is there really any eesting some evilly disposed person or right cheek.
the moments of discouragement, not to lend faith to restless ous. com ini berlange levens plea today and code entertaines persons bad campared with III. Coburn Blackman a mem.
Economic stringencies, world goodwill towards rails as the resuit of the in wide the holy on train power or ability to propose a remedy. Your island homes de unrest and clatnour for re scriptures, believe in the wrecked with great lost of life Club and a late employee of the had been derailed and ber of the Malteenoes Sports lief have all contributed to Hospital who sustained a laceraare faced with unemployment problems in many cases duce the tonus of mankind to veracity of God word, but be First Arrivals.
ted wound of the right heel.
no less serious than your own; and feel confident that a the minimum, rendering us at lieve me, at this adventual mohoc al solution to reach unemployment crisis will in the end most inert and unfit for enjoy to decide un laveswer to ing first our. The arrival in the City shortly tor of the train. is suffering Mr, Albert Glen, the conducthe prove most satisfactory. You will be sure of finding the ment in the true spirit of most friendly and sympathetic support from me and from But just as there is a merisiste to celestial legion, from mid air gers who had esc rpedo injury as that perfect after the receipt of news of the from shocks and contusion of most auspicious of all epochs, question, by the accident of some of the passen the right hip.
every British official on the Isthmus.
life so Several other passengers sus.
who were fulfillment to the Bethlehem Shepherds, the vicinity when it occurred and tained minor injuries among You must, however, do your part to help, by the was this wonderful. reasonableness of your own conduet, those who have your Christ coming to tas) the great plisheat Watiboen are still against their perantico behaviour when them being Mr. and Mrs.
existence to Douglas, Mrs Alexie the latter interests at heart, and those who bave the greatest power As the Rainbow to the storm, nations, kingdoms against king asked for details gave color to better your situation.
so the event of the Incarnation to doms, peoples against sa several nurses and doctors were Massiah. Continued on page 6) far reaching scheme of land settlement in the Canal the world peace, assurance. If definisay, the World w peoples these rumours; and later when ot whom was attended to by Dr.
Zone is now proposed to you by the Governor. need not we ever needed a rain bow it is definite proof of my contention: dispatched from the City Hospi ocurence discuss with you its terms, which you can read and grasp second question, answer in this with a view to rendering first for yourselves in the daily press. The scheme is not at first May the epidemic of confident our day, civilized as we claim it, aid to the injured the general be Lite and Law sight clear of difficulties, but believe inat patience and seasoa spread far and wide till its zenith, when the hearts of first magnitude had occurred.
hope incited by the spirit of the when misanthropy has reached liet was that a catastrophe of the serious effort on your part to meet with its provisions will the future by cheerful, are desperately Subsequent investigations rePanama, R, afford a permanent source of maintenance to those who unselfish, trustful, honest efforts beautiful and mysterious larming accident had occurred THE WORKMAN PRINTERY Dec. 22nd, 1921.
are now without any, and that, as the effort is made, the shall bave restored to its normal all things, when the only vealed the fact that nile an difficulties in the way of individuals will find a gradual the status que ante, and with such device. Plan and arrangement, by with loss of life tana Anjacy prepare to which the All Wise Creator of the several persons it nothing The Officers and members of solution with the good will and help of the Authorities. It greet the season, and think of ali Universe, should have been glori. Ilke as serious as was at first the above named Society beg to is first and foremost a question of confidence; and feel it may mean to us and ours and fied and adored, is rendered use anticipated and that the deplor. acknowledge with thanks the sure that at a time of widespread anxiety and lack of work all the world.
ess to vs individualities and re able event was due neither to a many ways in which you have udlated. venture to can wish you no more fruitful gift than the trust and say boiler explosion nor to any overt served us during the past nine Take Notice goodwill which will enable you to make use of the opening varied assortment of Christ, thing, less areservedly. There can be act on the part of persons inimir months of our operations, your that is now offered you, an opening which in my opinion mas New Year Cards are on than continued cally disposed towards the Rail willingness at all times to voice.
way Company.
and give publicity to our organishould help you to find a solid livelihood at least. Continued on Page 4)
The Casualties. zation has created a spirit of know that some of you have many misgivings on www enthusiasm and has also created Up to the time of writing the a new spirit for your general the ground of possible eviction. Every Government is bound this fact will, with your loyal help and corperation, lead to following casualties have been stano to avoid making promises which it may be unable to keep, a more effective protection of the West Indian interests reported:It is with pleasure that we but the honesty of its intentions and policy may be largely than has ever yet been granted.
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take this opportunify to wish measured by the readiness it shows in admitting its ina You will find this Legation, myself, and those who Bunbury (Fireman. your staff Happy, Happy bility to make an absolute promise, and that honesty is a work with me, all ready to help you to the utmost of our Christmas and Injured, Bright and greater security to your interests than any number of fair power. What we ask of you is that you should make an Prosperous New Year.
Adolphus Parris Eagine dri Yours for greater advancewords. feel confident that nothing is further from the effort for yourselves as well.
intentions of the Canal Government than a wish to exploit send you my best wishes for Christmas and the New ver) of Barrack Street, King. meat. AUSTIN, the position arising from your tenure on lands which re Year, and hope from my heart that it may bring you greatAlbert Glen (Conductor)
Secretary.
main at its disposal. On the contrary, feel assured that er prosperity than you have ever before enjoyed.
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