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WEEPING WILL NOT SAVE ESTABLISHED ISE The Workman THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IS THE PALLADIUM OF OUR RIGHTS. JUNIUS PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY VOL. 18. No. 56 THE WORKMAN, SATURDAY AUGUST 9, 1930 PRICE CENTS France Honors Her Negro Troops on Bastile Day Black Soldiers March CONGRESSMAN THREATENED EXODUS CRITICISES WAR OF NEGROES FROM Alleged Unrest of in Gorgeous Parade DEPARTMENT HARLEM Tribes in Africa Negro Officers and Privates Mixed Widows of Colored Soldiers Ancient Tenement Buildings Claims Blackman in Exclusive Cable Freely With Whites in Despatch to that Paper Says Reviewing Stand Marcus Garvey to be Invited a was was ca For Segregating Mothers Unsanitary Conditions and on Pilgrimage to France BOSTON, July 31. One of the NEW YORK, July 31most severe arraignments of the The failure of the landlords PARIS, France Aug. Africa race: the young sultan of Moroc War Department for their segre and owners to improve Harlem KINGSTON, Jamaica. An exwas the dominant note in what is co, who is darker in color than gation of race Gold Star moth property is causing a general Literature regarded as dangersaid to be the most gorgeous and the average American mulatto; brs on their pilgrimage to the exodus from certain Sections inclusive despatch to the Black gerous by the autorities is being elaborate Independence day cele the bey of Tunis, Africa; the graves of their sons in the war to the sububrs and farther reach man from the Gold Coast, West distributed guardedly by private bration that Parig has had in mo brother of the emperor of Japan cemeteries of France was made es of Harlem, according to Africa, gives an account of a organizers of the conference, in dern times.
and Alcide Delmont, colored Saturday night by Congressman survey report, submitted by the rapidly intensifying inter tribul connection with which no public This year 14th of July the member of the French cabinet. John McCormack of South Real Estate Board.
movement throughout the Con meetings have been held.
tient.
day on which the Bastile After the review, which had Boston (white district. Tiring of the ancient tene.
resulting from a rising Evidence Before Commission The denunciation captured from the king forces been held under the command of made monts, railroad flats as they are tinent, resulting from a rising The first concrete evidence of in 1793 happens to be the cen General Gouraud, military gove during his address at the ins al called, with no bathrooms, cold the black intelligencia. who have this movement was incidentally tenary of the conquest of Alge ernor of Paris, and who command lation exercises of the State De water, and few modern improve considerable influence with the given by witnesses testifying be ria and the famous spahis, orad a part of the Colored Amerpartment of the Veterans of ments, the tenants are seeking native Chiefs and Princes, fore the International CommisNorth Africa Secret Conference Arranged cavalry. were ican soldiers during the last war, Foreign Wars and the line modern quarters in other sion of Enquiry into conditions Gold Coast, West Africa, May of alleged slavery in Liberia, brought to Paris to take part in the remainder of the ceremony Auxiliary at the Eks Hotel sections.
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the parade The Democratic congressman was given over to the African Liven in New York, there arte which ended its second month Almost the entire parade was troops, who marched through the said that the treatment of the apartments which have no toilets, Several tribes throughout Afri work on June 10th. In the first (Continued on page 8)
given over to the Africans. Early principal thoroughfares from the (Continued on page 8)
are arranging to send dele month of it work the Commisgates to a secret conference to sion not only heard witnesses in in the morning the president of grand palace to the city hall.
France, Doumergue, had held The white soldiers most of SEE BE YOURSELF AT FIGHT POSTPONED be held about the middle of Au Monrovia, but went into the Ina review in which nearly all the whom are Frenchmen, were dresgust at a point, it is understood, terior and took Native testimony THE CECILIA THEATRE naval and military units had been sed in the gorgeous and dashbetween Pretoria and Johannes direct at first hand.
Fight fans whose appetites had burg, to settle matters of vital represented, among them the ing uniforms of 1830. The native Coincidental with similar de been whetted for the much ad importance to the natives of the monstrations in India, Ineland, Theatre goers are in for cadets from the famous military Africans, however, wore their an vertised fistic bout at the Bull Continent. Continued on para. college of St. Cyr, as well as the present day picturesque robes, other good picture which will be ring tomorrow, are doomed to Polytechnique and others. long, flowing white, with richly screened at the Cecilia tomorIn all these military and naval embroidered tunics. Then came row Sunday, Monday and Tues disappointment, as the fight is 16th units Negroes as officers, stu a white robed Arab rider, al day, when Fannie Brice will ap postponed to Sunday the dents indiscriminately mixed with most black, on a gray Arabian pear in Be Yourself a picture for Mendoza has unfortunately the whites. In the reviewing stand horse that pranced nervously, which it is claimed to be full of sustained injury to his lip in were also members of the darker (Continued on page 8) action from start to finish. It is training which has rendered him said to be the laugh hit of the unfit to meet the wily Kid Heryear and if you miss it you will rera.
certainly be doing yourself an in in his last workout it is stated justice, so go to the Cecilia to that Mendoza in a reckless exmorrow, see Fannie Brice and be change of blows with Dimas The new Commisary for silver care of any number of persons yourself (Continued on Page 8)
employees being constructed at who might be there one time.
Silver City is at last nearing The Commissary is centrally lo(By Silent Observer)
imposing cated, and will fill a long felt concrete structure, large, convewant. The population of silver There is a little church by the was reproved by some of the nient, and up to date. When this city is reaching enormous numwayside. On the road leading to disciples, whereup Jesus set the commissary was started some bers as shown by the last census, France Field through Silver City, brilliant example of showing aptime ago, it was hoped, and it was and if one did not read the fig.
there stands the little Church preciation for the little deeds in fact stated that it would be ures, the information would be of St. Mary the Virgin, a done by persons with good inU. and League of Nations Requested to Set up Provi. Tady for business at Christmas mission of Christ Churh tentions, and also of the persons amply supplied just by looking sional Government if Slavery Charges are Sustained. of 1929; but for some reason or by the, sea of the Protestant Epis themselves by saying to the diout on the school grounds Men also Hold Mass Meeting. Mandate Opposed. other, this was not done, for the end of session, or taking a glance copal Church of America. In sciples. she hath done what she Denies Change of Policy.
work slowed up almost to a this little church, the faithful could.
Stand still, and everyone over the city in the evening or comfew worship. Mass is said there morning hours.
But he did not condemn these MONROVIA, Liberia. Ex President Signs Call menced to wonder if it was about on the fourth sunday each month disciples, for they also had good mand that President King and The call for the men mass to be abandoned. However, very The Commissary therefore, is in the morning, and every sunday intentions. Their claim was that the present regime be displaced meeting was signed by recently. and we are informed not one bit too large to hold afternoon, a tremendous number of little children, grown ointment could have been sold by a provisional government Howard, expresident of the re that this was after a very big bread and other articles of food say and clothing sufficient to suffice young people, and women, most for much, and given to the poor should charges of slavery and public, and the Hon. on. Official had something to about it) the work speeded up, this population. At commence ly members of St. Mary Guild and needy, and Jesus settled the foræd labor be substantiated by Johnson, chief justice.
attiend sunday school where a question once and for all by the report of the international The women notice was sign and things are now looking like ment and during operation of the Commissary, the congeslittle instruction concerning the saving. the poor ye have with investigating commission, was ed by Mrs. Manion Gibson, wi there is intention to complete Divine Being is imparted to all you always, but me ye have not urged in a resolution passed at a dow of the late assistant sec the work. beautiful concrett tion at Cristobal Commisary will always, sending throughout mass meting of women, called to tary of state, Walter Van Gib road has been laid down from be a thing of the past, and a who attend Christendom the other beautiful consider the crisis the country is son, and Mrs. Sarah Browell, Guava Road to Bolivar Highway great deal of inconvenience and There is nothing new in this lesson, that those who follow him facing, June 17.
wife of the tex county attorney. between the Commissary and the unnecessary expenditure will be procedure; but there is something should not lose a single oppor The women meeting followed Both are teachers in Monrovia, Base ball Park, and on that side done away with, if the women very old indeed. This kind of tunity of doing whatsobver a meeting of men in which they and last year Mrs. Brownell was of the Commissary which is in don find other ways of spendactivity dates as far back as the kindness they can, be it little or registered their disapproval, in the States and took a course tended to be the front. The vering the dimes and quarters they ancient days when, in the little much, to help others, in what condemnation and censure of any at Hampton Institute in kinder anda to the Commissary used to spend for buss fares to the Cristobal Commissary. And village of Rethany, a few women soever way.
official of the zovernment or garten work.
Spacious, and will acocmodate a went about, doing good among Now, want to say that the any private citizen who may Husbande Opposed large number of patrons who even so, they will appreciate to others. On one occasion we are women of the Guild of this lit have participated in or profited Some of the women active in will not get wet even if it rains, the fullest extent the new coetold, one of them exebplified her tle church of St. Mary have by the illegal and forcible ship the mass meeting, whose hug except the wind blows, as is venience.
desire to do good by pouring an evidently learnt these lessons, ment of boys from Liberia to Fer bands are connected with the gov sometimes the case; but if it This new Commissary will alexpensive ointment ovef the head for we see them day after day, nando Poo, or any other forced ernment, attended in spite of does, there is sufficient room in so serve as one of the permaof the man Jesus, for which she (Continued on page 4) labor without compensation. Continued on Page 8) side the Commissary to take (Continued on page New Silver City ommissary Nearing The St. Mary Guild Completion Silver City Liberian Women Want King completion. It is an Removed from the Presidency at new is