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Rh be pointed to as another evidence of the inferiorit^ and incapacity of the negro?' 'How can the mure intelligent negroes of the United States expect to over- come the prejudice here, of which they so bitterh' com- plain, if the race everywhere else on the globe, and especially in Africa, its ancestral home for centuries, is forever to be in a state of barbarism, anarchy or serv- ile dependence on nations who claim racial superior- ity?' Without answering any of these questions, which, by the way, are by no means difficult ones for the philosophic ethnologist to solve, the Society briefly states its plans for the future as follows : —

1. Colonists hereafter to be selected with special reference to the needs of Liberia, and to be located there with more care and to better advantage to them- selves. " ' 2. Funds held in trust for education to be applied in ways to stimulate the Liberian government to more energetic action in establishing and fostering a sys- tem of public schools rather than to the support of in- dependent schools. " ' 3. To aid in collecting and diffusing more full and reliable information about Liberia. " ' 4. To promote in every possible way the estab- lishing of more direct, frequent and quicker communi- cation between the United States and Liberia. Direct steam communication is now the pressing need, and it is believed to be practicable solely from a commercial point of view. There are now steamers running to Africa from Hamburg, Havre, Marseilles, Cadiz and Lisbon, and two a week — some as large as 4,000 tons — leave Liverpool alone for the west coast of Africa.