उपज LACK OF CO OPERATION DIE WEWN THE WORKMAN READ THE WORKMAN LEARN ALL THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS IN YOUR WEST INDIAN HOME WEEK BY WEEK AND PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY VOL. 12 No. 26 PANAMA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1924 PRICE Cts. Cy.
LABOR IS ACTING ACTIVITIES ON THE TOPSY TURVY GOVERNOR THE BLACK REPUBLIC BY SAN BLAS BLAS COAST THE LATE HENRY REEVE Depicts Gloomy State of Affairs in Office, 21 about raiding, the de Sierra and STARTED At Bocas del Toro Exodus Thanks Canal En ployees Has Been Very Determined for Faithful Service DurSays Newspaper ing Manoeuvres.
Laborers Migrating by the Hundreds Commenting editorially in its to Mandingo Plantation, says issue of the 19th inst. the Centru! cf warships through the canal In connection with the transiting Liberian Government Which He American Express of Bocas del Acting. Governor Walker, has our Correspondent.
Toro says. For the past month, the exodus should cause much satisfaction to issued the following Bulletin, which Says is an Utter Failure.
of laborers from this province all Panama Canal employees conEven Christmas day was not and repaired to ranches in favor towards the new banana farın at nected therewith:The following article taken from dian, but one feature he brings excepted by the moving laborers of the comforts of their fellows who San Blas has been very deterthe Demetara Argosy. the facts into daylight with a fulness never The Panama Canal, Executive and shippers eager to reach the came in with their weaker vessel. mined.
of which are based on a book hitherto penned Damely, the terriMandingo Plantation.
It is also a pleasure to note the The men have become desponentitled the Black Republic ble failure of the administration of This date was epochal in the willingness with which the men dent over the system of semi Balboa Heights, written by the late Heary Reeve, justice. In the courts, as elsewhere, arrival of 80 laborers from the coming in and finding our regular slavery under which they have January 19, 1924. an Englishman, who was well corruption and inefficieacy abound interior of Panama, with but one camp accommodation somewhat been isting for the last five or known in the West Indies, he but the whole position is disclosed exception, all natives taxed have taken to ranch building ten years.
BULLETIN being at one time Colonial with a wealth of convincing detail The New Year rush came from for which a fair remuneration is The New Year has however It will gratify every emplovee of Engineer ia the island of St. Lucia never published before. It may be Bocas via Colon, followed by a given. Many of the men rather upened a new vision among them The Panama Canal and Panama The article paints a most gloomy Isaid that if these American Libedouble shipment coming direct like camping out in ranches, es with the beam of hope shilling in ksilroad to know that our organi picture of conditions existing in the rians are content with this chaos from the Bocas del Toro district.
pecially near the river side where the direction of the San Blas zations were able to, and enthusi. Liberian Repu lic and should and corruption, then it is their AND YET THEY COME it is cool and fresh and wateroscan Development Company. The men astically did, meet every request make of the above lots hailing from be used in abundance for all pur on the whole have in most cases made by the Army and Navy in large interesting reading for a business. Still, it is somewhat number of our readers. hard on the 000. 000 unfortunate Bocas it is with a measure of poses abandoned even their homes and connection with the recent com The Argosy in reviewing the native Africans in the territory of rezret with the writer solicitude THE FAINT HEARTED SHOULD property they might have had with bined maneuvres. In fact, in the book says inter alia:Liberia. the hard working Kroos for the weltare of the honest NOT COME NOW. the determination to risk all on, movement of vessels through the Mr. Reeve book makes sad and the High Bush tribes. Mr.
our were work and the colonization scheme We have had men come in suf the new promise rather than can that have to state that fully 10 fering froin all sorts of physical reins in under the present con far exceeded, the transit of the reading, for he is compelled to Reeve says the Government writ were not as fit as the undertaking and even mental ills; imbeciles and ditions.
Battle Fleet being completed in admit that the Liberian experiment does not run beyond 25 miles round Monrovia, and outside this circle half the time that was has failed utterly. Liberia is demands for work on a plantation disconsolates. The plantation de No offer of money will stop planned, notwith standing that country rich in natural resources, soldiery rare constantly the rapacious police and disorderly of by Manduego estate. Unfortunately Velopments have not yet reached them. They are prepared to leave comercial transits were heavy on ostives, and capable of being made robbing, and fighting the natives, the activities and demand of the its city establishment imits where at all costs.
the suid batch found the plantation we can accommodate and take e days involved, who hold the Liberians in into a second Gold Coat or contempt The tension of the past ten To the employees who have Leone. This territory is governed from driving them into the sea a waiting tools from town, care of their firm and those in need years has snapped. Any offer by made this record possible, in some by an administration born just apparently are only preventer procure the immediate suplies for full under our care and controll ments come only as insult to the to tender the thanks of our com est or promise and supported by length from a review in a newspaper through lack of weapons aily subsistence, many cleared out will be taken care of; don come men.
We have quotet at considerable leaving their dues on the shoulders now, please, or you will have remunity, and othe Zone administhe of honest co partners Even the canceling of rent duetration The grets in the hustle you will find bills and the petty reductions in sustains accomplishment Government of the country is solely which is notoriously sympathetic to cur But yet they are coming. Sunday prevailing.
of (Continued on page 8) measuring up to all requirements can negro es, who number 12. 000 at cause of the coloured races of the the 20th the record was broken by Every care is however taken of the arrival of the Lindo and all our sick folk on the job. No most, What does Henry Rave world, because it is to Lideris that Alba gain direct from Bocas fear along these lines need be tell us are the results? Everywhere the local Negro Progress Associawith 230 ord, some bringing along entertainer t; and other institutions OPENING EXERCISES WHAT IS THE STATUS corruption; in the Customs, in the tion would have us look for future their families despite the polite to make for our people spiritual, in public offices. the advice sounded by the Workman social and like teeds are being con.
amongst the police and troops the of the negro rulers is ao proof that recently that families who desired sidered.
Of The West Caribbean Of West Indians in This retail of dishonest dealing pois ons the Kroos would not be desirable more convenient and confortable every administrative activity Yet settlers, or that large numbers of COLONISATION ACTUALLY Training School Community?
quarters than those available for as air. Reeve says, what are offi them would not be willing to men would be doing well to wait cials to do who are rarely paid emigrate to British Guiana, On the off a few weeks more.
Already the come to stav prea The West Caribbean Training (By. CARL ELLIOT)
their salaries! Alone amongst contrary, it is admitted that the Those coming in all the same mation has gone forth from any School was opened on Tuesdav last he time is not for distant when neither railways mor bridges. no duftrious race, and it may well be territories Liberia has Kroos are a hard working and in soem to be imbued with the pion of the men coming in, chiefly from the 29th inst, for a fourth year of tolerance will have lost its virtue roads, quiside Monrovia, neither said that they would be only too neer spirit and are making them. Bocas, wo declared that they usefulness as the only institution and the mosk of diplomacy hospital nor dispensary, nor any glad to get away from a country selves quite homely. have come in to settle for gooi in of its kind on the Isthmus for dropped exposing to view the sanitary institution.
And up to the moment of writing this country. Their attitude in the training the youth of this country. naked skeleton of our Status in the number of children receiving educa: usa race are without that congenital The total of the am pleased to state that the last miner in they enrolled community.
of batch 250 seem to be a fine lot of things far from belie their declara students were present at the tion is less than 5, 000 most of disinclination to quit their oativo men. Men who know what it tions either.
opening as well as a good nume Labour Union and Mr. Gompers low of the public schools possess come in the case of East Indian The attitude of the Panama whom are in mission schocls; very soil which has always to be overmeans to go out in a new country THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION ber of new ones who enter the recent address are likely to be fore. seating accommodation, to make it both habitable and migrants.
school for the first successful for their own welfare.
The tive: runners of a crisis fraught with boards. or slates only one or two it is obvious that Mr. Reeve opening exercises 100 writing book ought to be read by all who RANCHES It is also a pleasure to speak in however proven a handicap to the assisted by his able staff of co Then will occur a rude awakening materials, whilst the teachers sel have any leanings towards the from the unenviable pose o com receive their salaries.
admiration of the enballero spirit progress of the plantation banana workers among whom are Pro economic lethargy that has charactheories of Marcus Garvey, the and behavior of such of cur older activities, shipments of succors fessor Crafts, musical instructor terized and gained for us the Reeve tells the same story as other and regenerator of the African race.
With exceptional suthority Mr. convict who poses as the leader bands occupying regular camps coming from that country having and Mrs Crafts, new additions to wholesale contempt of other mi writers upon Liberia, writes a re It is not a colour problem book, without families who have vacated (Continued on page 8)
the teaching staff grants resident here.
viewer in the Manchester Guar. Continued on page 8)
Among the visitors who were It is impossible to evade the Tomorrow Races. Mr. Enrique Guardia Returns present at the opening were Mr, fact that we have let slip by, vast Next Week Andross, Superintendent of cpportunities that would have es. Boy Scouts Entertainment The Lombardothe Inter American territory of tablished us a thrifty, intelligent the work of the Seventh Day Colony.
Again comes the Jockey Club Dundee Fight.
The Fifth Panama Troop of with an excellent program cf It is understood that Mr. En Keliman, Secretary of the Adventist, and Mrs. Andross, Mr The reasons are not far to find Baden Powell Boy Scouts and nine races for to morrow after rique de la Guardia, the popular Inter American work and Mrs. Insularity with its train of evils, Scout Wolf Cubs have arranged to noon diversion Racing at Juan Secretary of the Panama Jockey Kellman, Mr. Pohle of the and selfishness, have blasted every have an entertainment at the The Lombardo Dundee fight Franco has made rapid strides and Club, who has been absent in the Cristobal section, and Mr. attempt by capable individuals at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church received a severe shock yesterday scheduled for February 22nd now compares favourably with the States on Government business for Walrond, Editor of the Workman reconstruction and progress, leav at 12th October Street, Guacharacing most of us have been the past four weeks returns by the newspaper, Panama city, also a fair ing the masses isolated, groping accustomed to see, but it is still United Fruit Co steamer arrivics sprinkling of the folk residing along the dark avenues of moral, various troops to take part wash its hands of the fight, on Friday, April 11, 1924 when Rotarian Vecker at a regular Invitations on the forward march. Each Sun at Cristobal early next week. to meeting of the Rotary Club made have been sent out economic and financial stagnation. the a notion that the said club day programme advances one Mr. Guardia will be welcomed around Las Cascadas.
step towards the desired goal. back by all classes of the com The plan for operating the will bring to light the hideous best singers have promised to resist calamity if the Rotary Club in any careful survey of the situation the programme. Some of the City To morrow programme includes tunity It would school for the five races for imported and four for. Every brietly outlined by Principal Boyd like a rudderless ship buffeted by body Welcome. There will be no way and for any reason severed native horses, sixty eight of which British Consulate Notice, and disclosed a very practical internal storms, hoping against charge for admission, but the gen its connection or quasi connectiop are booked to face the starter scheme that is at once comprehen. hope, and bound for the Port of tlemen are asked to save up their with the matter. This elnb is an The is The British Consulat Colon sive, and one which should meet NOWHERE. If the bitter truth money for tbere will be a contest unassailable power in the commufor imported horses of class at would be glad if the undermen: with whola hearted co operation were told, we live too much in the in which several popular young nityet possesses theta rolden Ten will try conclusions in this tioned persons would call at the by all the students.
spectacular. We think too much ladies will take part Watch further touch of sucess. Separate Rotary event. Among them ar Consul Consulate as soon as possible :Appropriate and interesting of aping, voice patriotisn, high announcements.
from any important undertaking the Venezuelan crack, Glad Knight Dorcas Bailey, Rachel Oldfield, addresses were made by Mr. and sounding and meaningle words and it is initially robbed of 75 per the Jamaican champion, and Buck Altertha Davis, Francis Jones, Mrs. Andross Mr. Pohle and Mr. from stump orators, and exagger.
cent of its lustre.
Dancer who has been off the track Who Mitchell, Miriam Lawrence Kellman, all of whom briefly out atede oparades on the streets in Big Rally of Nationalities for some time. This ráce promises EprestiLee, Augustus Yassel lined the good work the Society is gorgeous regalias, The fight is for the title of Cornelius Philpotts, Joseph a The Isthmian League of British Junior Lightweight Champion of These seem to be our chief ob West Indians is planning a Big The World, a distinction for which greater thrills is the six furlong for Allwood, Alfred Donaldson, James Another race which may furnish Steele, Ellen Haynes, Colin Ralph ng of young men and women hoth living. GET INTO BUSINESS is take placea rito Geddes Wesleyan any city would canvass. Eli is im, parts the worldtrain. and of various to imported horses of Class Toe Henry.
and Hall on Saturday night 16th Feb possible to estimate the full beneEspinosa couple, Tigre and Cortez.
is receiving the unstinted groups: but the only business ruary big attendance is ex fits which would accrue to this will meet the Delvalle pair, Hori attention of the Seventh Day we seem to be adepts at getting pected so get ready to rally for rapidly growing Republic if so imzonte and Chomba Loca, with the Personal Adventist body, and they all finally into is the other fellow your country.
portant a combat is staged in its great Chileno and Santa Clara urged the Students of the West business. Moe, the tailor, has re Caribbean Training School to give fair capital. Let us therefore hope added to heighten the interest. turned to the Isthmus and will be strict application to their studies enough to attempt to bridge the The few who are courageous Regu ar Meeting Such favourites as Alta Mae, again located at his old stand, No. thereby fitting themselves for the chasm of complexities and sibilant West Indians will hold its regular made straight and that the fight that the rough will be made The Isthmiap League of British smooth, the apparently crooked Ceci, España, Ron Topacio ard 71 Street Chorillo great task of life.
Bajareque will grace the track, prognostications, and start some meeting at Paraiso on Wednesday and the memorable Urama will is a hummer and hair eplitting The address of Mrs, Andross was thing, find themselves the 12th inst, and in Pangina on with its concomitant benefits may also face the starter. Every race finishes are anticipated. Continued on page Continued on page 8) Saturday the 16th inst, be the lot of deserving Panama a HANDICAP grave any books or of in year soon