arly age
of 28 years, after a short illness due to an inflammation of the
intestines. Stoically he bore the bitter effects of his courageous
utterances; and when death came to him after only a short period of
endeavor, both in the interests of his own people, and also of the
weaker classes of all groups, the success of his efforts had just
begun to appear. The name of Remy Ollier in Mauritian history,
therefore, symbolizes perseverance in the face of great obstacles,
agitation as an instrument of social progress, patriotism as it
relates to the island of Mauritius, and justice respecting all classes
and races. In 1916, the centenary of his birth was celebrated in Port
Louis. Then it was that the city and island demonstrated its love and
gratitude for Ollier, because of the services which he rendered the
colony in general and the population of color in particular. Remy
Ollier was one of the unknown leaders in the cause of freedom.

CHARLES H. WESLEY

FOOTNOTES:

[1] This sketch is drawn largely from a pamphlet, presented to the
Association for the study of Negro Life and History by the author A.
F. Fokeer. The author states that he has not had access to all the
material which he desired to use, for when he applied to the
municipality for one of the books concerning Ollier, he received an
answer stating "that books written by Mauritians, and published in the
colony are by no means to be lent to anybody." Therefore, the source
from which most of our information is secured is _A Biographical
Sketch of the Life, Work and Character of Remy Ollier_ by A. F.
Fokeer, published by the General Printing and Stationery Cy. Ld., 23
Church Street, Mauritius. 1917.

[2] Earlier figures are not available.

[3] General information concerning the island may be obtained from the
following: Martin, _The British Possessions in Africa_, Vol. IV.;
Unienville, _Statistique de l'ile Maurice et ses dependances_; Epinay,
_Renseignements pour servir a l'histoire de l'ile de France_;
Decotter, _Geographie de Maurice et de ses dependances_; Chalmers, _A
History of Currency in the British Colonies_; Anderson, _The Sugar
Industry of Mauritius_; Keller, _Madagascar, Mauritius, and other East
African Islands_; _The Mauritius Almanac_; _The Mauritius Civil
Lists_; and _Annual Colonial Reports_.

A NEGRO COLONIZATION PROJECT IN MEXICO, 1895

The Negro question touched the relations of the Unit