PAGE SEVEN THE WORKMAN SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1929.
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feature of the post war history of the spirit of co operation, and it is our Possessions in the Caribbean his hope that the West Indies shall of the decision of a single judge Sea has been the development of be accorded ultimately a seat on the than he is of a jury of his peers the spirit of unity. The spirit has re Imperial Conference, of which hel which means a jury preponderantceived during the past few weeks regards the West Indies Conference ly or wholly white.
the most prac which as a branch.
But with all the discrimination, expres it has thus far attained.
Sir Edward was the founder and and in spite of such symptoms From time to time there have been first President of the Associated lynchings, Dr. Moton sees hope.
held casual conferences of delegats Chambers of Commerce of the West There is great hope in the decision of from the various colonies to discuss Indies, which also held a conference the Supreme Court, written by Jus.
quations of agriculture, customs Barbados simultaneously with the tice White, native of Louisiana, duties and so forth. The utility of Standing Conference.
declaring the grandfather clause invalid. There is hope in the imer.
these conferences suggested that This spirit of unity has also per geney of negro talent in the arte, something more was required. Theated the members of the Press in and there is reason for rejoining in Accordingly there was held at the Caribbean area. They, too, as the need, since the passing of the Barbados at the end of January the sembled at Barbados at the same anti immigration laws, for negro first Standing Conference at which ime as the other two bodles, and labour in the North and in the realthe agenda embraced all matters of us a result of their daliberationszation, born of the exodus of negroes common interest. It is intended that there has been formed a West Indies from the South, that the blark man is an economie necessity below the such Standing Conferences shall 18 Press Association, designed to mainsemble at intervals of about two tain the standard, privileges, and Mason Dixon Line. In closing Dr.
Moton says: years. Their function is purely ad usefulness of local journalism.
visory. They will not over ride, but During recent years the British The negro is not looking for any will make recommendations to the West Indian Colonies have manifest special privileges. He is not asking Governments of the respective Colo ed this spirit of co operation not only for any special legislation. He nies, and it is noteworthy that at among themselves but in common maintains that prejudices of individthe Barbados Conference the prin action to foster trade between Juals that make for discrimination cipal officiat of several of these themselves and Canada. As a result against his race should be properly Governments the Colonial Secre of the mutual preferences accorded regarded as purely private and pertary, the right hand man of the by the latest Trade Agreement, sign. zonal without any title whatsoever Governor was among the delegates. ed in 1925, the growing trade be to recognition and support by public The Chairman of the Conference, tween this section of the Tropics Authority.
Sid Edward Davson, has been the and the Northern Dominion has been He admits the negro is not up to most conspicuous pioneer of this developed still further.
the white man in many respects movement towards unity. Head of These closer ties have been how could he be when he is not a a family which has owned sugar cemented by the arrival in West In hundred years from slavery, nor cstates in British Guiana for more dian waters of the first five steam many more from the jungle. but than a century and a quarter, he ers, built under this Agreement, at the bottom of his heart the negro believes that he has capabilities of culture and character equal to that of any other race.
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