HC Deb 02 March 1920 vol 126 cc285-6W
Colonel WEDGWOOD

asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether Mr. Hercules, director of the African League, was recently refused permission to land on his native island by the Governor of Trinidad; whether this was on account of his efforts to promote trade unions among the native workers of the West Indies; and, if not, what were the grounds of this refusal to land?

Lieut.-Colonel AMERY

I understand that Mr. Hercules is a native of British Guiana. The Governor of Trinidad refused to allow him to land in that colony because he considered that, in view of the excitement prevailing, Mr. Hercules' presence might endanger the public safety