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AS GARVEY DELIVERS OPENING ADDRESS to three Another Crown Bottling Product COLON PANAMA Detroit delegate Mr. Garvey delivJAMAICA. Near on 9th Front St. Bolivar Ave. 93 Central Avenue ered a splendid speech pointing out the thousand persons attending the disadvantages the race had to fourth session of the International Phon. 303 Phone 1193 coutend with in the United States, Convention of the Negro Peoples of and that it behoved them to assert Box 64 Box 212 Ancon, the World at Edelweis Park yesterthemselves and win their full ireeday morning, listened with the closdom economically, financially, 30est attention to the impassioned cially and otherwise. Referring to speech made by Mr. Marcus Gervey.
conditions as appertaining in the President General.
suth, Mr. Garvey said if they would white concerns were opened; they themselves, but would stand by him During the address scores of deleto victory economically survey the United became serious and said those neg. and steer the barque gates from different countries shed States of America and not foolishly rces were adamant and that they They could win out for themselves tears as Mr. Garvey related how the Association was robbed by some of and sentimentally yank upon the fu woud have to ret Garvey and pre if only they would be united.
At the close of the address Mr.
the officers during his incarceration ture of the American negro (when vent the Organization going on the Garvey was heartily thanked for his in Atlanta there was no future unless they plan sms. Theypot hold of the captu The proceedings commenced at ved it. they would realise that the they wrecked and ruined the engines masterly spende 10:15 o clock when the Convention south that was once an agricultural at sea, they wabotaged the Black was called to order by the President seciton was now becoming also in. Star Line. The girst big thing stardustrial. The indications were that ted in America was the Black Star What Affects the General On the motion of Mr. McClarty sethe South was going to become Line with 10 million dollars. Mr.
Young kreat industrial centre of the negro. Garvey repeated his statements that conded by Mr. Edwards, of Along with industry was the rise of he had never been false to a man, Cuba, the standing orders were susthe federation of labour that was that he had never robbed a man, Should be Handlod pended and the President Genral was asked to deliver his opening address.
working hand in hand with capital that he had never gone out of his Gently Mr. Garvey said it was a pleasure for the employment of white labour, way to Interfere with anybody He referred to the starting of business, and that were it not for for him to meet them in Convention THE BLACK STAR LINĖ the and the cause he By SMITH once more to give an account of his and the manner in which the effort sought to serve he would never have to the Editor of the Workman: stewardship to which office, as PresMARCUS GARVEY ident General, they elected him, so ne was laughed at by the big fellows in been known to many of them who Sir. Please allow me space for years ago, and which was actually eral was still addressing the gather re election of Mr. Garvey was fol. could never carry America. They said those chape were hounding him down. He called the following: terminated by his imprisionment in on; but when upon the delegates gathered at this, There are many surrounding Asing and was so visibly moved that lowed by prolonged applause and they had sold three quarter million the sixth Convention to return of pects affecting our community and Atlanta for two years and ten he ceased speaking and asked the cheering.
doliars stock in the first four month ficers of calibre and integrity men especially the younger generation months on a sentence for five years. indulgence of the delgates to allow Immediately following the slight and applied for increassed capitaal of who would give of their best, their which could be handled with greater The report that be would give them him to stop at that stage until the interruption of his address by the 10 million dollars the eyes of the very bet; men who would not stultify effect under a different system than was really a report of the organisa afternoon session when he would tion, since his pardon, as he did not continue his address.
the present one in force, that of pla.
carding, ridiculing and belitting know anything about the organisaThis was agreed to and the session those of our own, when such a systion prior to his freedom and the two was adjourned until p.
tem does not prevail among other years and ten months before. He THE FIFTH SESSION peoples domiciled here.
could not honestly and conscientiously tell them what happened to The fifth business session of the have read with disgust many of the Convention of the A. which the articles coming from the pen of organisation in its detal during the time that he was incarcerated in At was convened at Edelweis Park yesis celebrating its sixth big event men who boast of intelligence. can see no advantage to be gained by Janta, because the organisation fell terday afternoon, commencing, these aspects in the manner they are into the hands of men who. 80 o clock.
expressed and the means adopted.
RAN IT TO DESTRUCTION Mr. Mareus Garvey, President Gen The mere exhibition of the ability to without any advice from him, so eral, presided, and amougst those on do a certain thing, or exposing a cer.
that after he was discharged he was the platform were Mr. Knox.
tain element can bring to positive unable to tell what the organisation Mme. de Mena, Miss Vinton good to the exponent except from was. The men had muddled up Davis, Mrs. Amy Garvey, Rev. pecuniary standpoint.
things. Some of the misrepresenta Norton Bellamy and Miss Ethel There are better means whleb can tions had not been through inno. Collins, acting Secretary General. CANADIAN CLUB. the Original. Dry be adopted on any matter affecting cence or through ignorance, but had Mr. Garvey gave a forceful report the conduct and morals of our peo been wilfully done for the purpose in which he dealt more extensively Ginger Ale, was the conception of an idealist; one ple. We are too prone to placard of self aggrandisement. In New with the ruin of the Organization the failures of the less fortunate York they drew the Organization from his incarceration and the viciswho dreamed of the nectar of the gode, and, among us rather than counseling into Court and when he requested eitudes a solvent concern had had to them on such matters and in some certain officers to give evidence they face, leading up to a bankrupt affair.
purposely refused because they felt Ho referred to what he would term dreaming, sought the secret of High Olympue, to way lead them to the right path.
There are wayward boys and girls that when their time came it would defrauders: men who could have used in every race and among all peoples, also go against them. So one judg. their best efforts for the welfare of make it serve for Modern Man.
but among the more developd, sysment after the other was passed a the Organization but who had provtems are instituted and encouraged gainst the Organization and such caused traitors to the cause and had ed the wreck and ruin of the Organi brought about failure, An English chemist was he, learned in all the as a means of perverting these way.
ward tendencies and of setting the zation, through such unserpulou Delegate Smith from Detroit, on dangerous influence of a thoughtless persons that they elected to repres point of order, suggested that the beverage ways of the Tight Little Lale, who made ent them. Before they elected any President General adopt a milder atcommunity.
It is our duty to offer a brotherly ore such officers he wanted matter titude towards those opponents of to be quite clearly understood. First his, and this poin the best of their ginger ales, but he lessened the hand to the fallen and by lifting mmentert them up we not only do them a good of all they had and still have the on by another delegate. and unineorturn but also raise the standard of The President General, who had Sugar, he lightened the Color, he cut out the ourselves and at the same time preporated Organization which he teen giving a comprehensive resume was President General. The organi of the struggle he had had to contend sent lesson to others. Journalistie Popper, and made a delicato blend of pure Jamaica zation came into being as the first with, gave the impression, in his recontroversy which is the dominant feature among many of our writers Organization which operated for a tort to Mr. Smith, that a section of Ginger with aromatic flavors and juices of tropical is but a selfish part of our conceit, while in Jamaica and afterwards in his division was in a way not unconand rather trom being food for the New York.
cerned with the difficulties the orgaThe President General intellect, discourages the reading gave in nization had had to face and that it fruite something different and distinctive and publie, and tend to disrupt the reastances in which he said the Orga was only after a strong letter to nization was.
that Body that they had recognized soning of the youthful, because of the result was Canadian Club.
ROBBED BY MEMBERS in some respects their obligations the opposite elements and contradleCONTENTS 12 of its own race who were simply out financially. To this Mr. Smith took FLUID OUNCES tory viewpoints expressed in the to ruin the concern. He instanced exception, and the feeling of articles.
the Canadian Club then a more name, but now, several cases of how for long assembly was that Mr. Smith should Again, beg to recommend that the period he did not receive any pay retire from the meeting in that he after nearly forty years, a trademark maintaining Churches adopt a weekly lecture sysfrom the Organization and told how had een anugonistiIs the exprestem on vital points affecting the certain officers on the 16th of each sions of the President General, in a standard of excellence that has made it the guar morals of the community, that the month would go up to the Chancel what was really an oral report.
schools organize among themselves lor in the office in New York and The President General decided a weekly lecture for boys and girls anty of quality since the last century.
at which time masters from differwould demand their full month that Mr. Smith should remain, but a salary. They were occasions, the few of the delegates were rather CANADIAN CLUB CORPORATION ent schools will be invited to instilt speaker added, when a number of displeased with his attitude in chals ia them the necessity of proper boston, MASS officers would go out on tour and lenging the remarks of the President study, the dangerous effect of onwhen they returned instead of bring. General during his oral report. After couraging bad morale and bad company, and lastiy, instil in them ing in money to the Organization few minutes discussion between they would put forth bills which they themselves the meeting bowed to the that character and racial pride, thrift, sell respect and unity are ferhad accumulated and which the organ decision of the President General and ization had to pay.
to the end there was a lively business tures if encouraged will make them Scores of delegates shed tears session, resulting in the nomination fit and law abiding. eftizens in ang country in which they may live. Let cally our maxim be the Fatherhood of God tions which certain of the high of RETURNED TO THE LEADERand the Brotherhood of Man ficers of the organization carried out in New York during the period of the Universal Negro Improvement Panama Rent Receipt Boots Spolek he was in Atlanta.
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