PAGE EIGHT THE WORKMAN SATURDAY DECEMBER 1928 CHURCH SERVICES Stubborn Reminder Important Notice CHURCH NOTICES Wesleyan Methodist Church (British Conference. 0FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT Panama. 11. and 7:30. Rev.
Wade. Communion Colon. 11. and 7:15. Rev. Cousins, Communion La Boca. 11. Mr. Walters 7:30. Mr. Frank Reed.
New Providence. 11. Mr. Peart.
Paraiso. 11 Mr. Theo. Fuller.
7:30. Mr. Payne, THE WORKMAN PRINTERY THE ALIEN LABOR CHURCH NOTICES FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT St. Peter By The Sea, La Boca Holy Communion, a. The Rector Holy Baptism, 30 a.
Matins, 10. 45, a.
Holy Eucharist and sermon, 11. 30, The Rector Church School, P.
Choral Evensong and sermon, 730 The Rector MULCARE. RECTOR St. Bartholomew Church, Las Cas.
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of elimination, from the commencement of the work on the Panama Canal to the present time, the West Indian has become the common laborer in general use. Such being the case, they should no longer be treated as a temporary source of labor to be repatriated when their services are no longer needed; there should be created within the Cana!
Zone, permanent setttlements for this class of employees, housing them in a decent and reasonably comfortable manner.
This was by the Board on Silver Rates of Pay in their report to the Governor of the Panama Canal, un der date of December 9, 1916, We wish also to quote from editorial in the Panama American, ricano Panama, of October 26, 1925.
PROBLEM for the construction of the Panama. The importation of West Indians, Canal was inevitable. During the height of the work more than 40, 800 men were employed, and it would have been impossible to recruit so large a force West Indians who came here during the construction period and have spent half of their working lives the service of the Canal. the United States owes a debt which cannot be ignored. It would be flagrant injustice to oust them from their jobs, or to discriminate against them for the benefit of even native Panamanians.
Those should suffice in supporting our claim. They are opinions expressed by Americans who have had considerable experience with the West Indians in this service.
We are solicitous that the Gov.
ernment do not ignore their obligato us those who came during the construction period and gave half of their working lives in the service of the Canal. Recognition of service is what is what we are ex pecting from the Government. This obligation carried out, we have to consider about our offspring.
But as there is a provision in the Constitution of the Republic of ran ama, to the effect that all born in the Republic are citizens of the Republic, it would appear that our children can claim Panamanian citizen rights as employees on the To the Is Now Located in more Matins and address, 11 a. Mr Brathwaite, Lay Reader Church School and Confirmation Class, 30 MULCARE, St Simon Mission, Gamboa Matins and address, 11, a. Mr.
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Panama, RP Sparklets We tenure of The whole question seems to boil down to one of selfishness and racial antagonism. From the days of Governor Goethals, as seen in his Statement Relative To Employment Of Alien Labor On The Panama Canal, dated March 19, 1915; the American labor organizations have been at this work of mischief making by misrepresentation. In that statement. Govenor Goethals characterized their complaint as absurd and intended to create sympathy and untrue, as Absolutely false, for themselves. He also made this very pathetic statement; Within the recent past have discharged many colored yard engineers, most of whom have been employed by the sco Panama Railroad Company since French time, to make places for merican Citizens.
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The Americans are still at this work, and have lately been reinforced by the Panamans. This work of misrepresenatation, in addition to undermining ini the our employment, exerts begative influence on our emos from time to time, to secure better wages, for the administration may andy already feel justifiesd in informing us that our position is already in secure, and the payment of better wages may intensify it and possibly bring about our loss of the whole loaf. It is somewhat the Sword of Damocles.
is: Because we know that there is the of a ruler coming into Egypt who knew not Joseph, in other words, there may come politicians and government represent, atives, who knew not the nature of the service the West Indians th and the Government obligation to them, we respectfully beg that some prominence be given this humble appeal for justice, coming from our Association on behalf of the poor inarticulate West Indian employees We do not often speak, and we are most of the time asleep on rights. Now that we have wakened we pray that equity will hear. This is the other side of the case.
Trusting this letter will serve its purpose, and thanking you in advance for the kind consideration which we are sure you will accord it, we beg to remain, Yours very respectfully, PANAMA CANAL WEST INDIAN EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.
Per ELLIS Corresponding Secretary.
Approved. WHYTE President. VISIT to our new Place of business possibility will Convince you that (Continued from page 1)
foreign countries, with whom might conceivably be at war, to injure or destroy the Canal, it is essential that all positions of responsibility be filled by American citizens; Be it resolved that the Panama Metal Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor in convention assembled protest against the employment of aliens (West Indian Negroes) in positions of responsibility on the Panama Canal and approve the principle that all positions on the Canal Zone above the grade of messenger or laborer be filled by American citizens.
That, gentle reader, inspires an important study of man.
We feel, ke Comrade Theo. Wint, Editor of the Jainaica Critie, that there are yet to come real wars, the big wars, and more wars. Imagine that some of the fellows who rub shoulders with, slept with and quenched their thirst from the same tin cups with West Indians in the canal prism fifteen years ago are among those who are now legislating so drastically against their former diteh chums. They would certainly be more honorable men had they tried to seek approval of the principles of similar resolutions fifteen years ago. Ownership and citizenship rights claim for the North American canal workers the greater percentage of the cream of employment on the Isthmian International waterway. Moral and justificable rights claim for Negroes some similar considerations. But West Indians have not studied well the poet when he wrote Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. Our friends of the Panama Metal Trades Council have evidently done that.
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