PADE THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1980 THE TRIAL OF KNOX Who it is Alleged Attempted Alarming Condition to Steal Negro World Making Good Clothes of West Indians Records Postponed in Cuba Cleaning Clothes Good FOR and LARGE NUMBER OF JAMAICANS RETURN HOME Many Others Waiting to be Repatriated or on OUR GREAT ANNUAL Sale of IRONS.
will start July 1st The Negro World of the 7th required. The judge said that was inst says :sufficient guarantee since bail is resee Knox, who broke on Satur quired only to insure the appearance day, May 24, into the headquarters of the defendant. REID of the Garvey Club Inc. at 365 LenGarvey Defamed ox avenue and tried to rifle the rec Mr. Knox attorney seemed to deords and suscribers list of the Ne velop a line of defence by trying to Ero World, was brought before the defame the Hon. Marcus Garvey. He No. 6, 19 Street and Central Ave.
Economic conditions in Cuba are were repatriated.
Fifth District Magistrates Court, 170 argued that Mr. Garvey was deportPanama, so bad that Jamaicans are being FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE East 121st street, New York City, ed from the United States and that driven back home. Last week two Mr. Leonard Russell of Westmore before Justice Ed. Weil for trial. Mr. he is not liked by the authorities ships brought to this port 255 Jam land who was in Cuba for ten years Knox lawyer made a motion for in Jamaica, while Mr. Knox was.
Ricans, 105 of whom were so depress and who has a good grasp of the adjournment until Wednesday morn man of great international stand Small ed and distressed that they had to situation as it affects foreigners in ing, June 4th, which was granted. ing.
be repatriated at the expense of the general and Jamaicans in particular, BOX 649 DENTIST Higher Bail Asked For ANCON, This argument was cut short by Government of Jamaica.
gave a Gleaner reporter his impresMr. Knox appeared before the the counsel for the Negro World.
MASONIC TEMPLE Last Wednesday night the sions of conditions existing in the court greatly worn out and with fear Defamations of the Universal Negro Office Hours:8, am to 12 pm Cirilo Sandford Habana came here with 138 Jam Republic. 30 to 30 pm in his eyes. His lawyer motion for Improvement Association its Sundays, by Special Appointment aicans 30 of whom were repatriated. He first uttered a warning to JaAttorney at Law postponement was not contested as great leader was uncalled for the Masonic Temple lith St, On Saturday evening the Webster maicans and other foreigners not to such by the counsel for the Negro counsel said. The present trial is O, Box 787. CRISTOBAL OFFICE: 153 CENTRAL AVE.
entertain the least idea of going to PHONE Steam ship Line steamer Eros arrivWorld, the latter argued that concern with the defendant atPHONE: 1664 OFFICE ed with u7 passengers, 75 of whom Cuba. Conditions in that country the defendant should be held on tempt to destroy the propery of the have reached a stage where it is exbail bond much higher than 1, 500, Negro World, with his assault tremely difficult even for the naPALLATITE of which 1, 000 was for possession one of the officers of the paper and ELLET tives to go ahead.
of a gun without license, and 500 with his unlawful possession of the We are told by the Cubans, Mr.
for assault.
gun.
Russell said, that Jamaicans have Adjourned to June no right in Cuba, and correct they ll not object to adjournment, your honor, said the counsel for the The trial was finally adjourned to are, for they must first seek to protect their fellowmen before holding Negro World, but move that the Wednesday, June 4th. The case will be called around 30 a, out a helping hand to foreigners.
defendant bail should be increased The trouble of Mr. Knox started There is no work for us to do in in view of the fact that he carried a when he refused to obey the orders Cuba. The little labour available big gun apparently with the intengoes to the Cubans. We are forced tion of manslaughter and in view of of the President General who comto walk about the streets with no the fact that he is not a resident of manded the business manager of the fair chance of securing employment; the city of New York. He actually Negro World, Mr. Harold Saltus, got into a combat with Mr. Strong not to take orders from Knox. Mr.
but with every possibility of being Knox tried various means, including accosted by the police. We have of the plaintiffs, and besides, he the present unlawful entry into the been repeatedly told that there is possessed that gun without license.
no place in Cuba for us; but we have The judge agreed with the counsel premises over which he had no conbeen holding on in the hope that for the Negro World. personally trol, felonious assault and rifling of things would change; but the time would require a much higher bail records, in order to get control of such a case, said his honor, but the Negro World in defiance of the of holding on now ceases.
Marcus LONGING FOR HOME hesitate to increase it now in deter orders of his chief, Hon.
Garvey. Jamaicans are hastening from the ence to Judge McQuade, who fixed From all reports the loyal followrural parts of the country to Santhe ball originally.
ers of Marcus Garvey in New York tiago where they are staying, or In the meanwhile Mr. Knox City have defended the interests of rather hanging about, for an opporcounsel offered to produce his client The Negro World with commendable tunity to present itself for them to on his own responsibility whenever real.
return to Jamaica. The rural parts SPECIAL OFFER of the republic have been deserted by Jamaicans and other foreigners, for everybody realines that Eastor west, home is best.
Mr. Russell pointed out that the steamship service between Cuba and Regularly Selling Jamaica is inadequate to meet the demand. Jamaicans are held up in Santiago for weeks before they are In Office of Solicitor for the able to book a passage to return. It Post Office WILL BE is a boon to Jamaicang in Cuba, he stated, that the Websters Line has SOLD FOR WASHINGTON. Postmaster Gen oath of office and assume his dut re commenced its service which will eral Walter Brown has appointed July He returned to Gary Wedneshelp the situation.
25 William Hueston of Gary, Ind. as day to wind up his affairs there. One point would like to stress, an attorney in the office of the solithat is the lives of Jamaicans in Cucitor for the Post Office Department courts of Gary and the commissioner He is a magistrate in the city ba are not much valued. Mr. Rusat a salary reported to begin at of education of the Improved Benevosell continued. We are ill treated 4, 500 a year.
by the Cubans and if we speak in elent and Protective Order of Elks of a loud tone for our rights we are This is the first time that a color the World. His coming to Washingshot. That is no exaggeration whated attorney has ever served in the ton will tend to centralize Elk offices Post Office Department in a profes here, an objective soever. Let me give you an inwhich Finley stance. When Jamaicans hire lands sional capacity. The highest grade Wilson, grand exalted ruler, and from the Cubans and cultivate them hitherto held by a colored employee they have to pay a high price and in the Post Office Department is that Perry Howard, grand legal adin addition to that a tax, and as soon of assistant chief clerk at large in viser, of the Elks have been working for.
as the crops begin to come in, the the railway mail service.
Cubans say they want their lands for Mr. Hueston was here Monday and Senator James Watson, of Inother purposes; the Jamaicans are Tuesday in conference with the Post diana, Republican floor leader, figurtherefore driven off without the opmaster General. He will take the ed in bringing about the appointment, portunity of taking off their crops and if they protest they are in many ODIO Old Iron instances shot and no one is questi tioned about it. We understand that there is an improvement in the Agricultural life of Jamaica, and it is general opinion that we ought to be able to better ourselves it we retrun to the soil of our country, till it and cultivate rood products. The banana industry in this island offers very good oppor tunities, and we are going to take AT YOUR SERVICE full advantage of those opportunities to better our state of living.
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