3 PAGE FOUR THE WORKMAN SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1929.
Great Court Reception THE WORKMAN (Continued from Page 1)
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That 00 Registration Law Montserrat Dominica Grenada Antigua Bahamas Barbados British Honduras Guadeloupe (2) Lei After several elections by the Jomaica Military Band, the procession of officials to the Court was started, the advance guards to the official party being applauded as they made their advent to the stadium. But the greatest outburst of greeting was that which was released for the filing in of the Hon. delegates, the High Potentate, the President General and Mr. Garvey, as they passed between lines of official guarde, with drawn swords, to take up their positions on a most lavishly decoratJed stage.
THE FUNCTION BEGINS The President General presided over the function, and annamed By the command of His Highness the Potentate of the Universal Negro Improvement Association we now declare the 1929 Court Reception open. We will have an anthem by the St. Andrew choir. This item The heavens are telling was very well rendered, after which the samaica Military band are one of their very best offerings. The huge crowd applauded for some time on the completion of this item. Jamaica Caruso, Mr. Granville Campbell was next heard to advantage, and was followed by Miss Lee, with a recitation. The A. band rendered Reminiscences The Boys in Blue. which was well received. Next was a soprano solo by Mr. John Lyon. he responded to an encore) recitation by Miss Gladys Parker of New York, and a solo by Miss Hewey. This was followed by the singing of Ramona by Profersor Geraldo Leon, while girls of the Follies danond.
THE PRESENTATION At this state the climax of the big evening was reached. The President General addressing the larg Jamaica (2)
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Not Able To Pay We are not unfamiliar with the fact that other countries have similar laws which demand larger sums than five dollars for registration, but we know of no instance where these laws were, or are retroactive. We are familiar with the law that gives West Indian labor twenty five percent employment as against seventy five percent native. Consequently, we have already been made unable to pay because of this. But the new decree says that within 180 days, from the date of decree, we must pay five twenty, yet there are Goverment collectors going around every day collecting a Road tax of from three to ten dollars. And with all this although West Indians are heavy taxpayers they have no voice in politics.
Of course, some day we are going to stand up for our rights. Experience, if nothing else, is going to teach us that there is no better representative of a man than himself. No one can measure the pain of one heart nor the humiliation of one pride, like himself; so why are we continuing to depend on divine providence for the representation of the painful heart and the trampled pride which should generate their own representation?
The Time Has Come Is it not plain that the time has come for West Indians to act together and become intellectually strong, industrially strong, economically strong? Certainly it is very plain; and each colored man realizes now, the imperativeness of standing together; and we are going to let it be known that we realize our squeezed position and are going to use the applied education of the world and see that our international and constitutional rights bring us the same profits as are derived by all others.
We are leaving the humbleness and docility to dogs and cats, and beg to state that we are not able to pay five dollars and twenty cents for Civil Registration.
The authorities of the Panama Government and those of the American Government as well as those of our own British Government should not wait on us to tell them that we are paid only food wages, and thereföre unable to pay this new tax as it stands. They know that it is too much. They know that they are commanding wives and children to starve, or be put out of home and shelter because of not being able to pay rent.
Truly, we cannot imagine the authorities allowing such distressing scenes upon a neaceful, law abiding people and we hope that they will consider West Indians FOR Making Good Clothes Highness. Hon. Delegates, honourd guests ladies and gentlemen, it falls upon me as a duty a pleasant one. to announce that His Highness the DiTak Sanda Tes the best for Potentate is now disposed to receive the Tropios in presentation the ladies and gentleImen, the honoured delegates and their wives, who have been invited Rent Receipt Books in Spanish to this Court. Before the presentaand English for sale at the Work tion, the President General continuman Printery.
ed, he would refer to the freedom from the shackles which came to their forefathers 91 years ago, and the steady manner in which the sons and daughters of the negro race were winning their way to complete free dom. The day was at hand when Ethiopia would be truly liberated, and they were all looking forward to that day with pleasure. That night they were celebrating what had gone before in the noble Court of Ethiopia, the grandeur of past ages and he had pleasure in receiving them. large number of the delegates from overseas and Jamaica were presented to the Potentate, also a number of well known citizens.
At the close of this the President General announeed the presentation.
of DISTINGUISHED LADIES and gentlemen of the Court, in the persons of Mrs. Amy Jacques Garvey, Mrs. Jacques of Kingston, and Miss Ida Jacques, Lady Henrietta Vinton Davis, Miss Hazel Escridge, Miss Gladys Warren, Miss Dairy White, Mme. de Mena, Miss Ethel Collins, Hon. Knox, Hone. Wallace, Dr. Peters, Robertson, Craigen, Weir, Adrian Johnson, Mrs. Robertaon, Rev. Belllamy of Kingston, Bisbop Barber, Miss Miller of Kingston, Mr. Stewart and other high delegates. Apve. plause greeted the announcement of these names, and as they came forward they paid their respects to the President General and Potentate.
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