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to act differently from the Governors of any other colony, and why should the Negroes of this island be denied the right to organize in trade unions?

The Negroes were not denied the right to organize in trade unions, replied Sir Philip. The Governor was the right person to decide whether documents issued from alien sources outside the island were to be allowed inside the island.

In reply to a further question as to whether any international organization, which did not happen to have its headquarters in the island, was to be regarded as alien, Sir Philip replied that in point of law any arganization which was outside Great Britain would be an alien organization.

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[[caption]] "Dictator" Cunliffe Lister, Secretary of State for the Colonies [[/caption]]

A REPLY
As soon as the action of Cunliffe Lister became known, the Negro workers in England held a meeting under the auspices of the Negro Welfare Association in London and issued the following statement to the press which exposes the lying hypocracy about British democracy in the colonies.

This statement reveals the vile slavery of Negroes in various parts of the Empire.

"Whether or not Negroes are denied the right to organize in Trinidad, it is a fact that in almost every other colony of the British Empire, Negroes, when they attempt to organize, are beaten up, arrested and shot.

"In Kenya, for instance, when the workers tried to organize in a trade union nearly six years ago, the union was broken up, many workers shot down.
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"In Kenya, for instance, when the workers tried to organize in a trade union nearly six years ago, the union was broken up, many workers shot down.

"Now in Kenya there is an Ordinance prohibiting more than five workers from meeting together.

"In Gambia, in West Africa, when the workers organized in a trade union and went on strike against lower wages troops were brought out and the Government took every means to suppress the union. In Sierra Leone, when the rail workers organized a union and went on strike to demand better conditions, the Government treated it as a munity, beat up hundreds of workers, flung others into jail and prohibited any strike whatsoever on the railways.

"In Nigeria, when the women of Southern Provinces demonstrated against higher taxation, in November, 1929, troops opened fire on them in several areas, kelling and drowning over a hundred.

"In Uganda no organization, even under the cover of religious objects, is allowed.

"In South Africa there exists a Masters and Servants Act, which makes militant trade unionism practically illegal. Leaders are deported from one part of the country to the other at the will of Government, under the Riotous Assemblies act.

"In many other of the African colonies similar Masters and Servants Acts exist which make any trade union organization impossible.

"In the West Indies the unions that exist are only the direct control of the Government. In Jamaica, for instance, only a short time ago a worker, for
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daring to republish an article from the "Negro Worker", was imprisoned for three months.

"Further it is a well-known fact that not only is the "Negro Worker' banned from Negro colonies of Africa but most other publications of a militant nature published here in Britain.

"It was only two years ago the International Conference of Negro Workers was prohibited from being held in Britain.

"Finally Cunliffe-Lister asserts that any organization outside Britain was con-sidered an alien organization.

"Actually the Government treat all Negroes whether born in England or not as aliens if they want to get employment as seamen. They are forced to carry what are called alien registration cards, which makes it difficult if not impossible for them to get employment."

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[[caption]] Unemployed West African worker and her children. They get no social insurance from the Government. Employed and unemployed are taxed [[/caption]]