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Statesman Stimson showed to Mr. Mitchell, then released publicly for the first time, his recent exchange of notes with the Liberian Government...
Result: The resignation of President King and Vice President Yancy of Liberia, leaving as President today former Liberian Secretary of State Edwin Barclay...
...years ago, Rev. Sturges Allen, then 73, Father of the Order of the Holy Cross (strict Episcopal Monastic Order at West Park, N. Y.) asked permission of the then Bishop of Liberia, Rt. Rev. Walter Overs, to join the Liberian mission. Because of Father Allen's age, Bishop Overs refused...
...Schwab's report upon the administration of the native peoples by the Liberian government and upon the capacity of these peoples for civilization and their availability for labor in foreign development of the country is not destined for publication. It constitutes, however, one of the most interesting and valuable anthropological documents I have ever read. Some of his observations may be summarized here...
...their olfactory, visual, and auditory senses are not more keenly developed than those of whites. He discusses the "mobility of character" of the primitive Negro--"an inconsistency of impressions and sentiments, which only touch the consciousness without leaving there anything else but a fleeting imprint." The emotions of the Liberian native, his sentiments, his regard for truth, his loyalty, his conception of justice, and his capacity for work are dealt with in detail. Schwab says that the Negro is not lazy. "He is merely unoccupied because he has no imperious motive forcing him to work more than he does...