THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, SEP. 7, 1929.
INTERESTING ENTERTAINING INSTRUCTIVE WEST INDIANS MAKING HISTORY Edited By LEACOCK 0119 ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION Lewis Leads Home. Building Four Thousand UNDERWOOD Scheme at Rio Bajo TYPEWRITER CLUB Souls owner.
Sunday Aug 4th oney Dr. Fairweather ARTURO PERIGAULT (Continued from Page 1)
Stand. President Whyte here led Says Panama Government Can Assist By cies of the family. The abundance of the way to the stand, conducted the Tuses, plants and ferns make a beau guests to their seats and introduced Purchasing Lost To Sell To Poor tiul scene and add greatly to the them to one another. And here we beauty of the cottage with the trag must mention that it seemed that rance of the roses; and it is remark every phase of colored community Mr. Allan Adrian Lewis is known kept before his mind eye his able that one did not hear the buzz life was there represented except the at Rio Abajo as the pioneer of that purpose to become a house and land UL the mosquito until one left the Press who were left outside to jostle settlement which is fast becoming a cuzy dwelling in the crowd and swelter under the town. He owns lots of land of 300 After a long and weary search he Tontinuing my questioning ask heat of a scorchung tropical sun.
square meters, and every one points secured himself another job ht the ed: Do you anticipate a big and The Rev. Wade opened Our Club Started to his achievement as a symbol of umber yard of Guardia Co. but beautiful town growing out of your the exercises with prayer and was thrift.
quickly discovered that he had chang. settlement, if 10, about how soon do followed by President Whyte who in Mr. Lewis came to the Isthmus in ed one laborious job for another, but you thnik it can be realized. a trite speech welcomed the Acting January, 1908 and in true West In there were however, encouraging dif Ans. am agreeably surprised at Governor and hoped that the Asdian Style accepted the first avail ferences that brought with them the alacrity with which West Indianssociation would win him over to the Uuderwood 00 per week able job and worked hard and earn consolation. One relieving difference followed my example, and should inranks of the good and influential estly to make himself an independent was that he could look at the palme form you that since made the American friends it boasts of having. Portablo) 50 citizen of Panama. There was little of his hands without a sigh. Another move, that property on which live The Rev. Mulcare, Rector of. has been sold out including four St. Peter Church, La Boca was the others around Rio Abajo.
next speaker, and said in part, The Join now and win a Typowriter. Soloot a Taking into consideration the raWest Indian Employees Association had justified its existence tremendpidity with which West Indians are numbor before thoy are all taken up ously. He was engrossed with the acquiring land and building cottuges should suggest that in the spirit of economie freedom for his OFFICINA MODERNA very near future we should boast of people and charged solemnly that a modern town in Rio Bajo.
by getting together and sticking toQues. And how do you think that Rether they would eventually comJ. Salas Co. Panama. Lda.
the Panama Government can help to mand better compensation for West Indian labor on the Canal Zone. He establish a large, accessible and beau COLON, RP.
PANAMA, tiful town site here?
was loudly applauded. BOX 257 Ans. The Government can do nothMr. Gilkey, followed and took BOX PHONB 637 as his topic come Reason Together PHONE 809 ing better than make our streets a very pointed but desirable phrase what they should be, and extend the which he belaboured very diplomatic KOKKOKKOKKOKKRRRRRRRRRRRRRE KOK water main from the Sabanas Police ally. Another very valuable point Station out to Rio Bajo.
touched on by Mr. Gilkey was You It is my opinion. he continued, can become anything in this or any that every owner of a home here other country until you own land or would be glad to have city water for property in that country. He then which he would willingly pay rates. touched on the money squandered, The Government can also assist by purchasing lots and building a park, he said, by West Indians in the LotPHYSICIAN and by sending teachers are better tery, at the Dog races and the horse races and stated that it all this and higher types than the ones we money was set aside and pooled in HAS REMOVED HIS OFFICE TO have at present.
a fund, property could be easily Mr. Lewis is a naturalized Pana acquired therewith. Mr. Gilkey spoke No. K STREET manian.
for ten minutes and wound up his What do you advocate as the best address by admonishing West Indian PANAMA CITY way to get more interest stimulated parents to see that their children not het work then but the laboring class, in West Indians to acquire property? born in this Republic were registered SOUSCOUSCOÇOCUSCOGS was that of wages; there was a and in his first job he schemed and small increase, but small as it was, importance, and should suggest an could usurp the right of citizenship Ans. This question of paramount as Panamanian citizens so that they ned a career as he sought more pro he would put it aside to purchase netive newspaper campaign to teach and acquire the franchise for said progressive employment to satisfy some books. Getting them, he began his ambition.
to add to his school training.
the people the value of HOMEHis hands were now covered with OWNERSHIP, and the legality and he it was only by voting in the af There were clerks fairs of a country that one can make corns and scabs from the rugged lumber yard. Mr. Lewis wanted to more to educate the people with in the Guardia safety of property titles and, futher his voice heard.
THE TAILOR Secretary King was next ness of his occupation. The sun baked study the lumber business, and if he facts.
his back and burned his hands and did not become a clerk in the Guaray have no doubt that many more called upon and made an impassionneck to a blister, but he kept on. To dia lumber ate plea to all workers to become 15 STREET WEST business, in somebody him this was only the beginning of else lumber business his knowledge owned lands, etc. but for the fact red to Mr. Gilkey remarks about West Indians would have already members of the association. He referHOUSE NO. life. He had a purpose and to its would serve him.
realization he was working.
that they are afraid of false titles West Indians buying the lottery and When Lewis had recounted his and the attendent trouble attached gambling on the dog races and horse The intention to become the owner career on the Isthmus of his own house and land urged much greater detail me (and in thereto, they hesitate.
races and emphasised the fact that it than is here him onward. He reasoned that he stated. presented to him the fol the fact that Panama Land Laws that these people were forced to As yet the people are ignorant to was on account of inadequate wagos mean he would like to say in reply stantly inimical to the progress of would eventually become a husband lowing questions.
that for a long time the preachers the colored worker who for twentybeen five years had worked side by side and father and that the are about as good ad any anywhere take chances in the hope of making and religious teachers had environ Ques, In what year did you come raise to better their living condi preaching and leading colored people with him in peace and harmony a 11 ments in Panama City, where meagre to Isthmus. else, it land wages compelled him to live, were Ans. came in 1918: individual proceed in the usual way. tions. He told of the conditionat to prepare for good things above the Government had listened to every men today not conducive to rearing a respectthing said by the Metal Trades Anyone about to purchase land fellow worker who had given twenty but that colored Ques. What great urge prompted should first find out from the Public five years of etticient service to the preachers and teachers who will Council, we would be in a much able family. He quickly found out you to purchase property?
to good that after paying an exorbitant rent worse position he mid but want Ans. The urge Registry if the land under considera. American Governtent and who was preach and lead them of an an independent tion is encumbered or no. Then, after ambitious daughter; this young things here below. Continuing he you to organize. Organize and be.
tor a small and dirty room in a dis ratus prompted to purchase graceful tenement house, he had very property as discovered by expe tered. This property becomes then every morning come to work as a rurchasing, he should have it regis woman he said can be seen plodding emphasised conditions affecting the come strong organize and give us silver worker. He said as soon as full strength to represent you. We little teft of his wages to properlyrience that people without property feed and clothe himself.
lind little voice with the government as good a holding here as in any domestic servant in White American we get a one cent an hour raise of are not working for the Metal Trades He became obsessed with the pres and are always dependent and tranquarters to earn a living just be en other country.
10 Council, we are working for the Govpay Commissary prices go up ernme entiment to buy himself some new sient.
cause the wages paid her father Yoour move, Mr. Leacock, is cents. He marshalled a line of facts ernment of the United States of Ambooks from which he could study and broaden himself; but month at his lots of 3, 800 square meters. He In May, 1926 Mr. Lewis purchased certainly a creditable one. It shows never permitted his giving her an and presented them with a force and erica. He further stated that the education to realise her ambition. It impressiveness that called forth loud your interest in your people and present Governor like the past Govwas a sad story and the crowd groan applause from the audience. ernors of the Panama Canal ter month passed by and he was not has raised a congenial little family their well being. Your questions are able to put aside the purchasing and has built AN very interesting and they show that ed?
Vice President Elijah Hunter willing to hear the pleas of the West a comfortable, airy The Rev. Wade was next of the Cristobal District the well Indian Employees Association they and spacious cottage, which was you have been studying to find a made observable efforts to adjust Lewis now observed a faint tend. started in October, 18s. The spot plan for ameliorating the conditions called on and in usually cluent nown writer and columnist, was the eney of becoming despondent. Two legs cleanliness of the surrountings of your people. wish you success. witty style rose to the occasion How next speaker and made lengthy matters little by little, but that the referred to the insular prejudices but strong informative and interest Metal Trades Council at every turn years had passed and we see him in of the cottage bear remarkable tegwhich he said were too evident a ling address. When he felt that the of the way sought to block adjustthe same position, but he manfully timony of the high hygenic tenden mong the various islanders residing solemnity of one of his statements ments. Acting Governor Schly, repon the isthmus and felt that subordi did not receive the desired recogni resentnig Governor Burgess who at Omphroy Auto Supply rating these petty jealousies the last moment was called away to and tion from the crowd he repeated the getting together and joining up with statement and again appealed which Washington was here asked by Presthe Association much coula be aé met with hearty response. After ident Whyte to to address the crowd.
complished for their economic be stressing the point of the intention He honored the program by stating Muller Building nefit. He then referred to one of of the Association to institute Second that he was only a short time on the the banniers carried in the demon ary Schools with Government aid he Isthmus and was not in position CALIDONIA PANAMA stration which read What do these urged the crowd to purchase all the to give advice. He remarked in Telephone 280 Churches Mean and commented tags that had been unsold to help as substance that every Engineer knows thereon: sist the cause along. He then plead there will be better service where Morgan of the Cristobaled not guilty to the inference of ins. wages are adequate and he left the District was the next speaker and ular prejudices among West Indians ponderous remark with the officers waxed poetieal. He said among many fron the various islands hinted at by of the association, that the differ In the World Pocket ORDER BOOKS other things We have blundered in Rev. Wade. Continuing. Mr. Bunterence of opinion of an adequate wage the past, so let us make amends now: said in part There no more loyal is debatable. His appearance typiand high in the World SECRETARY he was followed by Mr. Me people on the Isthmus than West fied a very approachable official and Eeteem.
AND Carthy who gave a very pointed but Indians. They sing all National his remarks met with generous apTREASURER serious address which was well Hymns with the same fervor as they plause.
do theirs the British the American, This terminated the first part of FOR FRIENDLY SOCIETY Alexander then took the Panamanian and French National the program.
MISTELI. THE JEWELER Athletics in the evening brought floor and enlivened the proceedings Anthems 80 want you West InON SALE with a fervid address of straight dians to apply the same unselfish to a close a day that should long be ALL KINDS OF JEWELRY At the Workman forward and pungent facts. He said loyalty to the betterment of your remembered by Panama Canal Workthat mention had been made to one selves He then emphasised the act ers all of whom should join the assoPrinter which means that do these phurches of the Canal Zone for being con the officers to better represent them.
of the banners in procession on ciation and force of TE want me price.
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