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VOL. XXVIII, NO. 2. . ' THE DALLAS EXPRESS, DALLAS, TEXAS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1030. ' , TRICE TEN CENTS.
SAYS GOOD DEMOCRATS DO NOT EX
IST. NAMES HOKE SMITH, VARDAMAN
AND TILLMAN AS EXAMPLES OF DEM
OCRATIC GOODNESS. SAYS REPUBLI
CAN SYMPATHY AND LOVE OF JUS
TICE COMMEND THEM TO ALL AS
WORTHY OF SUPPORT.
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Chicago, 111., Oct 14. In a letter
recently made public, Henry Lincoln
Johnson, National Committeeman from
Georgia, (rives strong reasons for the
support of the Republican party by
Negroes.
The first letter written to him by
a friend recently settled In the north
caused this letter which has become
a chrttfce bit of Republican , argu
ment.. The letters are as follows:.. . . ,.
Colfmel Henry Lincoln- Johnson, .
Chicago, III.
My ' Dear Colonel:
As you know I am now living In
Chicago and have been for the past
two years. I left Georgia because I
was tired of being disfranchised and
of the cheap way In which lives of
Colored men were held.
I knew . you will be glad when I
tell you that both my wife and my
self are now registered and ready to
vote In the coming elections. All of.
our people of course, are for Hard
ing and Coolidge, but some few are
saying that we can serve the best
Interest of our race Just as well by
supporting a good Democrat for Con
gress or the Senate as by supporting
a Republican. I have known you all
my life and I want you to give me
advice on this question. Tour friend,
ENGLAND FIELDS,
Mr. Eugene Fields,
S44K South Wabash Avenue,
Chicago III.
Mr. Dear Eugene:
I am so glad 4o get your letter of
the th. I want to congratulate you
upon your decision to come where
you could be free and where your
body would not be In such everlasting
danger. I appreciate your confidence
in me and I shall give you the best'
advice of which I am capable .
Allow me to congratulate Mrs.
Fields upon her being a registered
voter, and I am sure that when she
casts her' first vote she will keep
in mind the lowly lot of her dear old
mother who Is still under the cru
cifix way down In Georgia.
You speak of a good Democrat In
connection with candidates for Con
gress and the Senate. There is no
such thing as a good. Democrat when
it comes to your and Mrs. Field a
voting; they are all bad Democrats
so far as the-destiny of you and
your loved ones lies along the 'line
of politics. '
When you speak of a good Demo
crat, I suppose you refer to some
local man in your precinct or ward. I
For precinct and ward purposes he
may be what you deem good. Now,
tell Mrs. Fields that when you come
. to the election of a Congressman or
a 8enator, they are not going to
function for one minute in Chicago
they will function In Washington,
D. C, a thousand miles away from
your ward where you deem him good.
Now, the question Is, how will the
Democrat good at home be when he
functions away from home and out
of your sight. Let me explain it to
you. When all Congressmen and Sen
Neighborhood- Quarrel Al
lows Negroes to Buy in Ex
clusive N. Y. District
New York. N. Y.. Oct 14. Dr. Ju
lius Schletn of 383 Union street,
Brooklyn, was prevented receptly
from constructing a driveway through
his courtyard to connect a garage
that had bean built into, the base
ment with the roadway in front of
the house. Court actions . and word
wars figured In the Interference by
other property owners along the
block, the arguments being that it
was one of the 'most exclusive in the
neighborhood and that located on. It
were the homes of some of Brooklyn's
leading physicians and surgeons. With
sentiment against him, Dr. Schleln
ha attacked the matter from a new
angle. He has advertised his home
for sale to Negroes.
The advettlsement appeared " Fri
day in Brooklyn newspapers, and al
ready there have been . prospective
purchasers on the ground to look
, over the Schleln home. The physician
Intends to move to a house at Clin
ton and President streets, a few
blocks away.
As a result of the threatened in
vasion of the block by Negroes, other
property owners there, including al
most a dozen physicians, made known
yesterday the reasons why they ob
jected to Dr. Sehlein's private road
way and basement .garage. They ex
plained that so far back ad 18R1 the
Legislature ruled that the old Ber
gen estate on which the property Is
located should be cut up so the' city
should own permanently all the
ground Included In the front court
yards. They based their fight 'against
the automobile driveway upon this
act and were successful in preventing
the physician from making use of the
garage. Dr. Schleln, however, de
clared his neighbors were trying to
get rid of him.
Dr. Sylvester J. McNamara of 369
Union street said yesterday that no
one on the block cared where Dr.
Schleln lived.
"We are concerned only with pre
serving law and order and preventing
trespass upon restricted city property,
he said. "Every step we have taken
has been legal and without personal
malice. If Dr. Schleln may regrade
his courtyard and build a runaway
on It there Is no reason why other
owners In this section may not dig
down and build up anything they
wish. It Is to preserve the courtyards
and the appearance of the street as
originally planned that we are flght
, ing." . -
ators 'go to Washington the Republi
cans go Into a Republican cau
cus and . the Democrats go
Into a Democratic caucus. A Demo
cratic caucus Is a meeting of all
Democratic members of Congress, and
every Democrat who goes in Is
bound by what the majority of his
follow Congressmen or Senators do.
A majority, of Democrats in Congress
and in the Senate are from the South
and whn your good Democrat gets
Into that caucus the majority makes
him do what they want and every
thing that a Democratic caucus by Its
majority wants to do Is the very
thing that every self respecting Col
ored man in America does not want
done.
A good Democrat in Washington
In Congress Is of the caliber of such
men as Mr. Heflin of Alabama, Mr.
Hoke Smith of Georgia, Mr. Varda
man and Mr. John Sharpe Williams of
Mississippi. Now you know these, and
since your good Democrat goes Into
a caucus and Is bound by what these
men say, your question resolves it
self practically Into this: Would I
serve the best Interest of my race
by voting for Mr. Hoke Smith of
Georgia, Mr. Tom Heflin of Alabama
and Mr. Vardaman of Mississippi?
They are all Just the same because
when they cdme out of the caucus
they are all of one mind. So, you
see there can be no such thing as a
good Democrat for you and -your
loved ones. They are all Just like the
lynjocrats from the South and you
Know, Eugene .they were so very
good (?) that you took up your bed
and walked away from there.
Now. the Republican for whom you
and Mrs. Fields wUl vote, will go
Into a caucus whore there are men
like the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge of
Massachusetts, Senator Watson of In
diniana. Senator Curtis of Kansas,
Senator Spencer of Missouri and Ex
Governor Willis of Ohio who is going
to be a senator from that - state.
These men have sympathy for you:
these men helieve you are entitled
to the protection of the Constitution;
these men have written Into the plat
form of the party our strong resolve
to put lynching under the Jurisdic
tion of Unite .States courts and thus
end , this outrage. But your good
Democrat, If you vote for him, will
vote against this because their states,
rights Idea would have all of us,
Eugene live forever under the ten
der mercies of the ' mobs in the
South that are already running, us
from our homes, making us seek
shelter where Republicans run the
government and control things.
No, Eugene, you have no choice.
You would be a traitor to your race
If you voted for any Democrat any
whore for a seat in Congress or in
the United States Senate. Vote for
Republicans for these places - and
write the beautiful words of hope
and promise over the cradle of your
young.
Sincerely,
HENRY LlNuoLN JOHNSTON
Bandits Attempt to Holdup
Baptist Church.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct 14. Members
of the congregation of Grace Bap
tist Church, located on East Twenty
first street, near Buckman street
gave an admirable demonstration of
their ability to comply with the ad
monition of their pastor. Rev. Wil
liam Smith, to "battle tfravely against
the enemies of the Lord" when three
gunmen entered the sanctuary and
made a' daring attempt to hold up
the worshippers.
The church Was crowded for spe
cial services and Rev". Smith was
hearing the end of his sermon when
three rough looking men, each bran
dishing a revolver, stepped suddenly
into the church at the back of the
concregatlon. "
"Everybody throw up your hands
and proceed to hand over your mon
ey,' said the men. "Hand over your
money, niggers," .shouted a second
member of the trio of gunmen. -
Instead of complying with their re
guest howover, the gunmen were
met with a shower of hymn books
and everything else available and
"throwable." The gunmen pulled the
triggers of their revolvers but the
bullets harmlessly , imbedded them
selves in the celling and sides of the
edifice. The males of the congrega
tion seized chairs, books, and made
for the wild shooting hold up" trio.
The gunmen fired a era in, but one waa
hit by the bullets. The rush that fol
lowed was decisive. The gunmen took
to their heels and two made good
their escape. The third was caught
and. turned over to police officers.
He gave his name as A. J.' Bristol, a
sailor from Norton, Kansas. The oth
er two robbers have not been ap
prehended. When asked about the advertlne
ment for Negro buyer: which Dr.
Schleln has caused to be published.
Dr. McNamara said:
"To the persons Imbued with the
proper human qualities the color of
one's' skin is of - secondary consider
ation." Dr. John J. O'Reilly, whose borne
at 405 Union street is directly across
the street from that of Dr. Schleln,
said that as for the prospective entry
of the Negro buyers he would rath
er have law abiding Negroes on the
block than persons , who have con
tempt for the law. ' . .
Among the other physicians on the
block are Walter Stevln, Louis Dus
sfhlorf, Walter Plerson, W. J. Camp
bell and Wilfrid Esran.
HARDING STANDS UP FOR NEGROES
COMMISSION FOR STUDY OF AFRICAN EDUCATIONAL
AND ECONOMIC QUESTIONS LANDS IN LIBERIA ;
SENT OUT BY PHELPS-STOKES FUND. INVESTIGATIONS WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO
NATIONS WHO CONTROL UNDEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN EDUCATING THEM FOR
SELF-GOVERNMENT.
New York, N. Y., Oct 14, 1920. ,
The African Educational Commis
sion a body of American. British and
African educational specialists who
left New York In July for a year's
study of educational conditions In
western and equatorial Africa, has
lust landed in Liberia on the first
lap. of Its journey. This fact was
announced today at the office of the
Phelps-Stokes Fund, 25 Madison Ave.,
New York City. The itinerary of the
Commission which has the active co
operation of the Colonial Officers of
Great Britain, Belgium and France
and of the government of the United
States, will Include Liberia the Gold
Coast, Nigeria Kamerun Angola
South Africa and the Belgian Congo.
This commission was formed through
yie co-opcratlon of the Foreign Mis
sionary Societies of America and
Great Britain with the trustees of
the Phelps-Stokes Fund, a philanth
ropic foundation devoted mainly to
the education of the Negro. ,
Results of great value from the
work of the Commission ' were pre
dicted today by the Rev. Anson Phelps
Stokes, secretary of Yale University
and . chairman of the committee on
Education of the Fund, who has just
returned from a six months' - trip In
the South Pacific, Australia and the
Far East '
"I believe ' that the . findings of
the African Educational Commission
will be of the largest service to all
nations dealing with backward peo
ples, especially at this time when
the Mandatory system is being put
in force by the League of Nations in
vartoue varts of Asia, Africa and the
South Pacific- Education of a type
adapted to the special needs and con
ditions of a given people is absolutely
essential if , that people is to be
raised to a higher level of civiliza
tion. "Nothing has struck me more in
my recent travels than the determi
nation of the forward looking na
tions to try to fit their backward
races through education for as large
a measure of self government as
their capacities warrant The United
States was a leader in this movement
In the Philllplnes, where a thorough
educational system, originally under
Governor Taft has been growing in
Kb Hux Han is Big Feature
in U. C. V. Parade in Houston
Houston, Texas, Oct 14. The
great street parade of the confederate
veterans held in Houston last week
contained among other features a
long line of representatives of the
Klu KIu Klan and a huge float with
Inscriptions calculated seemingly to
create a sinister impression upon
those who In former days, suffered
most from its practices.
Some Idea of the way in which it
was taken may be gained from the
following account of it as published
in a leading dally of Dallas.
The account is In part aa follows:
Most of the Confederate officers
who rode in the parade sat on
their horses with the east and graoe
of old. They were "In the saddle"
once more as typical Conferate caval
rymen. There were flashes of the
days when they were dashing horse
men of the Forrest type.
Several Negroes 1st Parade.
There were several old Negroes
with the marchers, some on foot and
others looking condescendingly at
"common niggers" from leathered
cushions In touring cars and limou
sines. They were faithful body ser
vants to "old" marse" during the
trials of the war and never .deserted
their young masters when death and
carnage stalked abroad. ,
One old Negro, all bedecked in a
gray uniform with a huge sash and
baldric of red, held two- chickens
aloft and yelled the while. He was
Illustrating how be used to forage
for his master's mess table during
the time the young master was fight-
Ing the 'Yanks. This spectacle pro-
Ka Klax Klan In illne.
v A distinctive feature of the parade
waa the long line of Ku Klux Klan
In the terror-striking garb of the
days after the war, when they put
fear into the souls of Negroes and
other evildoers who were taking ad
vantage of the stricken South and
Its helpless condition. Many Were
mounted and others afoot. They were
garbed in long white flowing robes
with masks and headgear of white,
but completely disguised. It was so
striking, so realistic and so awing
that many Negroea along the streets
were seen to disappear. It was an
awful tradition with many of them.
In the center of the Ku Klux Klan
there was a huge float of white, on
which there were guards of the klan
and a stern Judge who tried the of
fenders. He wore a mask of hideous
design and a flowing robe of silk.
His very appearance, a replica of the
olden days, was enough to lrlve ter
ror Into the souls of any accused
brought before him. The float - was
preceded by a banner reading: "We
were here yesterday, 1866." Another
placard read: "We are here today
1920," and a third brought the stir
ring and deterring advice that "We
will be here forever."
TENNESEE 8TFI.I, SF.NDUVG MANY
NOllTII. .
(Bv A. N. P
Memphis, Tenn., Oct 14. Saturday
and Sunday night for a number of
weeks from four to six coaches are
attaohed to the regular trains aa "ex
tras" to carry the Colored passengers
bound for Northern communities. This
northern migration has kept up ail
during the summer, and many pre
dicted that it would cease when fall
weather set In, but such has not
henn the caso to date. Not only are
the people going North, famlllea of
those who have gone before. but
hundreds who have never before been
North, also ar going..
;
influence and momentum for twenty
years. No European nation baa con
ducted far from its home an educa
tional experiment on so large and
encouraging a scale. But 'impressed
by the results obtained in so short
a time in the Philippines, and real
izing that in the long run Ignorance
only begets prejudice and Inefficiency,
other nations are following suit. The
British government in India, Egypt
and Burmah, and the Dutch govern
ment in Java and the adjacent islands
have since the war been devoting
far more attention to the educational
needs of native people. It Is now real
ized that both progress and safety
require that there' should be a-group
of well educated native leaders and
that the masses of th people should
know the rudiments of a useful- edu-
i cation which will fit them for the
actual duties of , life."
The educational problems referred
to by Mr. Stokes are outlined In a
report Just issued by the Phelps
Stokes Fund, covering the history
of its first ten years of work among
the Negroes. This includes a scienti
fic survey of 747 Negro educational
I Institutions jointly undertake? and
nnancea oy tne tuna ana tne u. a.
Bureau of Education, which occu
pied five years. Flagrant fraunda
were detected and many inefficient
Institutions were exposed with the
result that the charitable support,
which was being given to Negro insti
tutions to the extent of $3,000,000 an
nually has been concentrated 'on
trustworthy end; efficient . Negro
schools and colleges.
Fundamental changes in the edu
cational methods of a large number
of these Institutions in order to adapt
them to the needs of the pupil and
community rather than to formal,
traditional education requirements,
recommended In the report At the
same time, high praise is given many
of the larger Negra Institutions,
which are called pioneers in the
movement for educational adaptation.
While recognizing that "The In
creasing responsibility of the Negroes
for their own education la one of
the hopeful signs of the progress of
the ace," the report points out that
the too rapid elimination of white
National Race Congress is
Held in Washington. Plans
Racial Uplif L
. (By Charles Stewart).
Washington, D. C Oct 14. The
doctrine of self-help for the Ameri
can Negro waa preached during the
session of the National Race Congress
which was held last week in the
John Wesley A. M. H. Zion church,
presided over by Dr. W. H. Jernagln,
the organizer and who was reelect
ed president
A' large an Interesting program waa
planned and carried out and now the
Congress is planning to do greater
things for racial uplift Every Inter
est of the race is to be looked after
during the next 12 months, and an
executive secretary is to be employed
to give this time to the work of the
Congress and race with headquarters
In Washington, D. C. Disfranchise
ment Lynching, mob violence, dis
crimination, proscription and all their
kindred evils were discussed and re
ceived special attention.
Declaring that owing to the refusal
of the state of Alabama to permit
Colored women to exercise their right
of franchise, no self-respecting Negro
could vote the democratic ticket this
year. Dr. W. H. -Jernagln, president
of the" Congress opened.
"If Alabama refuses to permit Ne
gro women to vote, he said, "then
that state . or any other state who
does the same thing are In open re
bellion to the United States. This
Government has spoken through the
Amendment ' to the Constitution. The
question Is now whether Alabama la
larger than the United States, or the
United States larger than Alabama.
The nation has spoken placing the
franchise in the hands of women...
"It Is time for the south to pro
duce statesmen .and not pigmies who
build up raco prejudice, race hatred,
race antipathy. Unless we are pro
tected In our political and civil rights
and provided with schools, then every
Negro will go where he can . get his
rights. We can never have true de
mocracy In America as long as hu
man' beings are lynched and mob
violence and lawlessness go uncheck
ed. What we died to establish In
Europe, we would like to have right
herein America."
Bishop I. N. Ross, delivered the
opening sermon on Monday night,
which was freighted with good ad
vice and . Information, seasoned with
common sense. Among those who
spoke during the session were ad
dresses of welcome by W, O. Car
rlnnton, D. D., pastor of John Wes
ley, J. A. Lankford. Ph. D., archi
tect, representing local unit; Judge
It H. Terrell, representing the citi
zens; J. Pinlay Wilson, representing
the press; and the addresses were
responded to by Dr. C. H, Stepteau.
.Other speakers were W. J. Win
ston, Baltimore, Md.; E. W D. Jones
D. D.. of the A. M. FZi'on church,
Washington; W. Auguntus .Jones, D.
D., Pittsburg; Chas. Stewart of Chica
go; Dr E. W. B. DuBois of New
York, editor of .the Crisis; Dr. Er
nest Lyons, of Eattmore, Md.; t. O.
Jordan, D. D. secretary Foreign Mis
sion Board of National Baptist Con
vention; J. T. Brown, of Cairo, 111.,
Miss Nannie H. Buroughs, president
National Training School for Girls,
Washington: Mrs. Casely Hayford,
Freetow;, W Africa: F. D.. Lee.
Washington, National Memorial Asso
ciation. Among the sollst were Mlssea Bes-"
slo F. Burrell, "Ethiopia, the Chief
Corner-Stone" by Hormes Zimmer
man, of Hadley, Ohio; Miss Alice L,
M. Callls. of Washington, D, C.
- .
teachers from Negro schools has se
rious disadvantages from the stand
point of Negro educational develop
ment. '"".
Dangerous riots have been averted
and a large section of the press won
over to support the increase of edu
cational and' health facilities far Ne
groes In Southern cities by co-oper-ntlve
committees which have been or
ganized since the war by the Inter
Raclal Committee, a body created
largely, through the efforts of Dr.
Thomas Jesse Jones, the educational
director of the Phelps-Stokes Fund.
Officials of the Fund now Intend to
devote their energy to the extentlon
of the work of Inter-Raclal commit
tees In Northern cities. ' . ,
Other movements f tnandd by ' the
Fund include the establishment of fel
lowships In the University of- Geor
gia and the University of Virginia,
and a traveling foundation at Pea
body Teacher's College in Nashville
to stimulate a scientlflo approach to
the Negro question among Southern
students: the work of ' the Southern
Publicity Committee, a group of
Southern men and women who have
circulated widely to the press ac
counts of efforts to build tip better
relations between the races; an archl
'tectural survey of Southern educa
tional institutions with recommenda
tions for Improvements in construction
and taste: the introduction of a
scientific system of accounting into
many Negro schools; aid In the train
ing of rural ministers; and co-operation
with the University Commission
cn Race Questions.
During the War, the Fund gave
constant and active assistance to the
Government In Its educational work
for Negro troops, and co-operated
with the War Time Commission of
the Churches and the War Work '
Council of the Y. M." C. A. The Intro
duction to the report contains a bio
graphical sketch of the late Miss
Caroline Phelps Stokes, founder of the,
Phelps-Stokes Fund, and one of the
donors of Woodmrldge Hall to Yale
university and St. Paul's Chapel to
Columbia University. The essential
philosophy of the Fund is that all
work shall be constructive.
Society For Study of Negro
Life And History to Meet in
Washington.
Washington, D. C, Oct 14. On the
18th and 19th of November the Asso
ciation for' tha Study of Negro Life
and History will hold lta annual
meeting at Washington. D. C. This
will be a convocation of teachers
throughout the United States now
giving attention to research and In
struction In this field. The manage
ment of the Association Is endeavor
ing to make this meeting one of the
most representative ever assembled.
The purpose of this organization Is
to collect sociological and historical
documents, to publish books on Negro
llfa and history, to promote studies
In this field through clubs and
schools and finally to bring about
more harmony between the races by
Interpreting the one to the other.
,The. PTt of the work accom
plished by the Association during the
past year will be made, further plans
for thd mors successful nm.Ai.u4ln.
of the work will be devised, and a
number of Instructive addresses will
. be delivered by the most distinguished
men of the country.
I Among tHe speakers will be A. B.
j Hart, Professor of History at Har-
vard University; Franz Boas, Profes
I snr of Ethnology, Columbia Unlver
I sity; U Hollingsworth Wood, Presl
I dent of the Urban League: Oswald
Garrison Vlllard, Editor of the Nation
and Col. Robert T. Kerlln of the Vir
ginia Military Institute. These ad
dresses will cover every phase of Ne
gro life and history.
During the past year the Associa
tion has succeeded in extending the
circulation of the Journal of Negro
History, stimulated research In tihs
lonts neglected field and published a
number of Informing works of a se
rious scientific nature. How this
movement may be more successfully
promoted so as to direct attention to
this large group of population In this
country and abroad will be one of
the Important questions before the as
sociation. The Association ' was organized in
Chicago, September 8, 1915, incorpor
ated under the laws of the District
of Columbia, October 3, 1916, brought
out the Journal of Negro History,
January 1, 1916 and since that time
has extended Its circulation Into all
parts of the world. The important
results have been to direct the at
tention of Investigators to the study
of the Negro and to secure for the
race a hearing In circles sometimes
. Mnn.MAf.arf .YolnatvA.
! The movement needs a decided in
j crease in revenue to extend the work
1 V. .mnlnvlnff tlnd In VASt i STatorS
adequate funds for publishing the re
sults of their researches. To this end
the co-operation of all is earnestly
solicited. Persons not In a position
to make large contributions can sup
port the movement to the extent of
an active membership fee of 13.00
a year or can give a subscription to
the Journal of Negro History which
is only 32.00 a year. f
The following officers wera elected:
W. M. Jernagln, P. D. Washington,
D C president; Bishop L N. Ross,
P. D', Washington, D. C, vice-president;
W. H. Dead, D. P., Baltimore,
treasurer; E. A. P Check, D. D.,
Newark, N. J.. Chaplain: C. H. Step
teau. P. P., Baltimore, Md., recording
secretary; J. H. Randolph, D, D
Washington, assistant secretary! J.
C. Austin, D. P., Pittsburg, organizer.
1 ..-OKLAHOMA SPEECH
SAYS 1 BELIEVE IN EQUALITY BEFORE
THE LAW. YOU CAN NOT GIVE ONE
RIGHT TO THE WHITE MAN AND DENY
IT TO THE BLACK MAN IN REPLY TO
QUESTION ON JIM-I
' Oklahoma Clty,Okla., Oct 14. In
his speech before a great throng In
Oklahoma City, Saturday, Senator
Harding after discussing at length
the oil situation as It affects America
he answered a question put to him
by a local Democratic daily on the
Jim Crow question In his character
istic fashion.
In his fair grounds speech he paid
high tribute to Oklahoma as a factor
in safeguarding America's Interest
In petroleum - production and develop
ment saying in part:
"But the star of petroleum's ' em
pire travels always from the exhaust
ed fields to newly opened territory,"
he continued. "New fields must be
opened and before many years we
will be compelled to draw upon oth
er countries, even other continents,
to provide for our own needs,
"We must turn again, now, after
an excursion of some eight years,
Into the realm of lofty and no doubt
most ennobling idealism to a na
tional consideration of some very
plain practicalities of life: It has
been a flne thing that so many should
have been inspired during i the war
by the wish to effect arrangements
that would prevent repetition of such
conflict But while our own ad
ministration has been seeking to
produce such an ideal situation what
have been the real activities, (he
dominating concens of other nations?
tlonsT .
"We have-f.mnd "th-nr animated tiy
the same lofty purposes and noble
aspirations that have been proclaim-
News Received From Negro
Women Delegates, to Interna
tional Meet
Christina, Norway, Oct. 14. Mrs,
Mary B. Talbert, former ' President
Federation Colored Women's clubs and
Dr. Mary Waring 'of Chicago, have
been visiting various points in Eu
rope as delegates to the Internation
al Council of Women held at Chris
tiniana, Norway.
The convention included delegates
from all nations and was presided
over by Lady Aberdeen of Scotland.
The convention was a notable one
and gave our two delegates an. op
portunity to Impress upon this gath
ering of women from all countries,
something of the culture and grace
of the ladles of our own race.
Excerpts from a letter written by
Dr. Waring furnish Interesting side
lights on the Journey.
"Our convention is over and we
have yet another month and are
looking forward to some very inter
esting alghts,
"Here in Christiana wa have been
at the home of Dr. Roede, a little
out of town but very pleasant.
"In Paris the American delegation
waa received by the Ambassador at
his palatial . residence. The United
States Ambassador at Copenhagen en
tertained us at dinner and he and
his wife entertained us most gracious
ly afterward wltht musical pragram.
. "At Christiana, the United States
Minister gave a dinner Saturday,
September 11.
"We were ' entertained at a club
dinner served in courses on Sunday,
September 12th by Dr Ida Oss and
Dr. Marie Shyalster (Norwegian). On
Tuesday. September 14th w had lun
cheon at the Castle with the King
and Queen of Norway at 6 p. m. On
Wednesday, September 16th, were en
tertained at breakfast by the March
ioness of Aberdeen and Temmair at
the Hotel Victoria. On Thursday, the
16th, all delegates were dinner guests
In private homes. On Friday, the Nor
wegian ladles entertained - at the
Fjords and gladiers of Norway.
"However we have had to be con
stantly confronted with tha accursed
American prejudice, for Instance
everywhere In Europe all hotels and
restaurants; all porters and waiters,
have treated the members of the
dark race of the United States with
exactly the same courtesy as other
guests except at a . hotel in Paris,
known as the American Womens
Club and managed by the Y, W. C. A,
Here the door was closed In their
faces and they were told that there
was room for other members of the
American party but It would be im
possible to entertain Colored people.
"One of the other ( ladles. (Mrs.
Radcliffe) inquired as to why and
waa told. It was against the rules
of the house. Now the prejudice of
the United States is a disgrace to
the country and the Y. W. C. A.,
should let It be washed out by the
broad expanse of water of the At
lantic and not Introduce It Into their
private hostlertes in Europe under
the false name of the Y. W. C. A.
"In Norway the women of foreign
countries cannot understand this sort
of thing and we have been treated
with greatest courtesy everywhere.
"At the breakfast given by Lady
Aberdeen after being presented to
the Marshloness of Aberdeen and Te
malr. I was given a seat by the side
of one Mrs. Riley of North Carolina,
who immediately found an excusa to
move. Now tiis sort of childishness
Is unworthy ol' a representative to an
organization whose motto is "Do ye
unto others as ya would they should
do unto you."
"While this particular Mrs. Riley
has repeatedly for the past month
avoided tables at which Colored lad
les were 'seated, she was forced to
sit opposite them at the Victoria bo.
tel or else.
"The King and Queen of Norway,
Lady Aberdeen of Scotland The Min
isters of Foreign Affairs of European
countries and the people of recognized
merit and ability see no reason
for any distinction founded on the
accident of birth,
"It must be said that the Presi
dent of the United States Council,
TOUXL BE SORRY IF YOU DON'T
ENTER OUR GREAT PRI2R
CONTEST.
"'.!.. ).
ed by our own single track national
leadership? I questioned whether
other " nations have taken very se-.
riously ' the noble and . self
ahnegating alms which the Wash
lngton Government has been pro
claiming. The plain fact Is that while
pur Government has been attempt
ing to organize a model state of so
ciety other great States have been
looking about for the means to dom
inate he petroleum production of ,
the world, becuase of their convic
tion that the control of petroleum
they might find the power, to con
trol the commerce, the trade, the In
dustry of the twentieth century
would." )
Equal Itlghta for Negro.
The black man must be given the
same rights as the wHite man. Sen
ator Harding declared. There was
dead silence In the momentenary
pause which followed.
"I believe in equality before the
law." he said. "You can not give one
right to the white man and deny
the same right to the black man.
"But that doesn't mean that the
white man and the black man must
be forced to associate together In the
acceptance of their rights."
- This waa in reply to questions,
printed In a local Democratic paper
asking how Harding stood on Jim
Crow laws. , , '
','l'ln't. be fit o Vs p-.ijt
in dltlh t tell you the some thing a
I tell the people In the North," Hard
ing said, prefacing his declaration.
National Bank OScials Will
Not Reply to Mason's
Charges on Rule in Haiti
; (By A. N. P.)
New York, N. Y., Oct 14. James
Weldon Johnson, Acting Secretary of
the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People, which
sent him , to Haiti to make an In
vestigation and whose charges
agalhat the American occupation In
the black republic havt. brought about
an Investigation by the United States
Navy Department, in a statement
challenged the methods which h. ...
aerted the Government .had employed
tnrlS f avy. ""Partment will ln
the AmerJa people whether a
strict censorship still prevails on
"wehf.?.mKI!?,t1'',. a,d Mr- Johnson!
we shall better be able to estimate
AHmirorJ' of Generl Lejeune and
Admiral Knapp when they are made!
f 1 hnow no "Penln of the
yerikde0rp.aneW from HaJ" ha
"Meanwhile- the Administration
sends to make a report to the Ameri
can people on the conduct of Ma
rines In Haiti, the commandant of
these Marines. General Lejeune, an
Admiral of the Navy Department
wh ch stands accused of making
Haiti unsafe for Democracy. It look,
suspiciously like an attempt at an
official whitewashing before Congress
assemblea The statement that Ad
miral Knapp was sent to Haiti more
as a representative of. the State than
of the Navy Department is obviously
an attempt to gloss' over the facta
It should be borne In mind that
there has yet been no official denial
of the charges made against the Ad
ministration by Herbert W. Sellg
man. who waa In Haiti at the time
I was, and by myself, both Mr. Selig
man and myself writing in the Na
tion. Although a number of news
papers demanded explanations from
the Navy Department no word . waa
published In denial or extension un
til Senator Harding reiterated them.
The Scc'y of the Navy Is reported to
have characterized as "unjust' the
statement that thousands of natives
,ln Haiti have been slaughtered. Will
ne aare to say it is untrue? Or will
he rather attempt to characterize the
people who were shot down as ban
dits men who were defending their
country against armed invasion? -
"There has been ample time since
the charges were originally made
against- the Administration's and the
National City Bank's invasion of
Haiti for some word about those
charges to come from Haiti. So far
as I know no newspaper in this coun
try has published anv news or any
communication from Haiti.
"We do not need an investigation
by officers subject to the present Ad
ministration so much as we need di
rect and open communication, openly
arrived at between the Haitian peo
ple and the American people. Then It
will appear who were the bandits la
Haiti."
Officials of the National City Bank
declined to discuss In any way tha
alleged controversy between that In
stitution and the Government of tha
Republic of Haiti. Roger L. Farn
ham, Vice-President of the Bank, re
ported to be in charge of its affairs
In Haiti, Is out of town on vacation.
It was said, and John H. Fulton.
General Executive Manager sent word
to newspaper men that he bad "noth
ing to say."
Mrs. Philip North Moore Is not at all
in sympathy with these narrow mind
ed Southern women and she and other
Northern white women have done
much to show their disgust at cuch
undemocratic attitudes.
"We will soon be headed toward
home and I shall be please to tell
you more of our xporiunces when I
return."
Mrs Talhert end Pr. Warlnir sail
from " London for America October
14th. .
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