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HON. JOHN E. OWENS
Prominent lawyer and popular citizen, a steadfast friend of the Colored race,
who is strongly in favor of the equal enforcement of all the laws against
the criminal element.
COLONEL THEODOEE EOOSEVELT
SPEAKS OUT IN BEHALP OF
THE COLORED PEOPLE.
(Concluded from page 1.)
and Tvill be dismissed from further
service, that law and order must at
any cost reign supreme throughout the
State of Illinois.
It was stated in the Defender last
Saturday that Governor Lowden had
sent post haste for Louis B. Anderson,
Edward H. Wright whom they claim
is far famed aB the "boss stud poker
player of the Appomattox Club," Ben
jamin BT. Lucas, Editor S. B. Turner,
our highly esteemed friend, Major
Bobert B. Jackson and the Hon. Edi
tor Bobert S. Abbott, to journey to
Springfield at once as he wished to
confer with them respecting the race
riots at East St. Louis, HI., that they
made a dashing trip to that city in a
special car or fast train all by them
selves. It seems that before departing for
that city, those gentlemen with the
assistance of the Bev. Honorable
Archibald Jackson Carey, Ph. D. D. D.
who is ever ready to root around in
any political trough whenever he can
find any "dead easy money" who
practically does nothing for the two
hundred dollars he draws down from
the city each month met somewhere
possibly in some rear dark room in
the City Hall and without being re
quested by anybody but themselves, in
the name of the two hundred thousand
Colored people residing in this state
they very -poorly drew up and sent
forth to the world this very untimely
so-called memorial address or mani
festo, and right here extracts are re
produced from it which appeared in
the Chicago Tribune, Saturday, July
8, 1917, please remember the date and
the year.
Will Take Memorial in Behalf of Col
ored Citizens.
Several of Chicago's representative
Negroes will meet Gov. Lowden in
Springfield today at noon, by special
appointment, to hold a conference with
him "in behalf of the 200,000 citizens
of the state who belong to the Colored
race." They take with them a "me
morial," which is the result of the re
cent race riots in East St. Louis.
A member of .the committee, who
brought to The Tribune a copy of the
memorial, last night said:
"The inflammatory meeting held in
Chicago the other night, when talk was
made of arming with guns for protec
tion, is not representative of Chicago
Negroes. In our churches, our publi
cations, and at our meetings we teach
a different kind of logic.
woman or the Negro woman who mar
ries a white man is ostracized in Chi
cago's biggest Negro district. We ob
ject to them taking up residence there.
We do not approve of it."
Signers of the memorial and the com
mittee named to take it to Gov. Low
den are composed of Edward H.
Wright, Louis B. Anderson and Bob
ert B. Jackson, prominent in Negro
politics; Sheadrick B. Turner, Bobert
S. Abbott and Benjamin H. Lucas,
editors of Negro publications, and
Archibald J. Carey.
Advised to Avoid Whites.
"Wo advise our people to avoid tak
ing a seat beside whites in ttie cars;
to refrain from being boisterous in
them and in public places. Wo ask
our people to avoid white restaurants
and to patronize our own theaters.
"We are workingrfor Negro schools
in the black belt and have a place
picked where we hope to establish a
playground exclusively for Colored
children. We are working to segre:
gate ourselves as far as possible and
it can come without any act of law.
"The Negro who marries a white
Pa Pate
Show Touch of Pathos.
Extracts from the memorial, show
ing a touch of pathos which is typical
of a race that has learned how to
suffer, follow:
"We are in no position to exercise
force. We would be reckless and fool
hardy indeed to do other than to ap
peal to the best conscience of the
American people and ask that the con
stitution be respected as to all citi
zens alike.
"We are but 'a. drop in the bucket'
as compared to the 100,000,000 citi
zens of America. We can do naught
but appeal to the best conscience and
Christian spirit of that vast body of
American citizens who believe in law
who believe in God, who believe in the
destiny of America to point the way
to a greater freedom and a wider liber
ty to all the people of the earth.
"If the answer should be that to us
alone these blessings shall be denied,
and for us must be slavery and serf
dom or annihilation, we are ready for
the sacrifice for never will we oi
choice accept anything but justice."
The 'citizens of this city are paying
Edward H. Wright five thousand per
year for what he does not know about
the law and until recently they paid
Louis B. Anderson three thousand per
year for the same thing and as they
and Editor S. B. Turner, Editor Bobert
S. Abbott and Bev. Hon. Archibald
Jackson Carey, Ph. D. D. D. who is
one of the greatest many sided politi
cians in the world also claims to be
some kind of a lawyer, with all of
their would-be legal ability they made
a great mess of it in sending forth
their memorial address, for even if the
various members of their self consti
tuted committee attempt to run out
from under the "Jim Crow" part of
their uncalled for address, the closinp
part of it wherein it is stated that
"if the answer should be that to us
alone these blessings shall be denied,
and for us must be slavery and seri
dom or annihilation, we are ready for
the "sacrifice, " and so on.
That weak admission on their part
has set the Colored people bac in this
country one hundred years as a matter
of fact the vaporings from their memo
rial address sounds like that some one
connected with the committee is either
looking for a new political job or that
they are endeavoring to land the Bev.
Hon. Archibald Jackson Carey, Ph. D.
D. D. as a member of the State Board
of Pardons.
The members of that long to be re
membered memorial committee ought
to have sense enough to drink in to
the full this self evident truth name
ly, that liberty never descended from
tie starry heavens arrayed in .her na
tive purity for the special benefit of
any one race or! people; that each and
every civilized person on the face of
the earth must constantly strive" to
raise themselves up to the priceless
jewel of liberty; that whoever would
be free must himself strike the first
blow.
Sunday "afternoon a great meeting
was held at Bethel Church, Attorney
Walter M. Farmer was the leading
speaker. Besoutions were introduced
by Julius P. Taylor and they were
highly endorsed by Hon. A. H. Bob
erts, Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnefct, Bev.
W. D. -Cook, Attorney A. L. Williams
and' others. Bev. Cook jn speaking in
favor of their passage loudly ex
claimed that it was the first time in
forty years that he was mad from his
small toe to the top of his Christian
head that he could not stand for such
un-American stuff or rot promulgated
by the memorial committee.
Mr. B. H. Lucas one of the members
of the memorial committee and being
one -of the members of Bethel, assist
ant supt. of its Sunday school was
present and made a rank failure in
attempting to white wash himself.
After he had assisted to stab Mrs.
Barnett in the back he turned around
and insulted her to her face, in his
most bluffing manner he declared that
Col. or Editor S. B. Turner one of the
members of the memorial committee
had been selected by it to tote or carry
copies of their address to the daily
newspapers; that it was Mr. Turner
who had done tho talking with the
city editor of the Tribune which had
so completely stood all the Colored
people in this city on the top of their
heads.
Monday evening another meeting
was held at Bethel Church and Mrs.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett was the main
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arrival at East St. Louis, 111. just
forty-eight hours after the riot had
simmered down. Bev. Cook followed
her in the talking. During the meet
ing Edward H. Wright, Louis B. Ander
son and Editor S. B. Turner entered
the church and without being invited
to do so they walked up to the-platform
and sat down but neither one of
them were permitted to have one word
to say at that meeting and in less than
six minutes tinft fifty-two dollars was
paid in" by five or seven hundred peo
ple present to send the following com
mittee to Springfield to call on Gov
ernor Lowden to urge him in some way
or other to aid the innocent victims
of the riot at East St. Louis, HI. The
committee which left for Springfield
after the meeting on Monday evening
consisted of Bev. J. W. Bobinson, Bev.
W. D. Cook, Mrs. Ida B. Wells-Barnett,
Mrs. W. M. Parmer, H. A. Watkins
and L. W. Washington.
Tuesday evening another meeting
was held at Quinn Chapel, Prof. A. J.
Bowling presided. It was addressed
by Attorney Walter M. Parmer, Law
yer A. L. Williams, Prof. Poust of
Lexington, Ky., A. H. Boberts attend
ing the Chicago University and Bev.
J. C. Anderson. Besolutions were
passed praising the Chicago Daily
News, the Chicago Herald and the Chi
cago Evening Post for their fairness
in dealing with the so-called "Bacc
Question" in this country at the same
time the resolutions condemned the
Chicago Tribune, which is fast becom
ing the greatest Negro hating paper
in the world.
aroused the white people and was the
immediate cause of the riot July 2
EAST ST. LOUIS DEMANDS LAW
AND RETRIBUTION.
East St. Louis, HI. The citizens'
committee, at the meeting called by
the chamber of commerce, has adopted
the following resolutions in condemna
tion of the political causes and official
negligence leading to the recent riots:
"Tho following declaration is pro
mulgated: "We, the citizens of East St. Louis,
who are in favor of law and order and
the protection of life and property, in
a meeting assembled, declare that,
"First Without undertaking to spe
cifically account for the recent riots,
I it is necessary to state briefly what
has occurred. About a month ago a
riot took place, in which a number of
citizens, under the pretext of driving
from the city all Colored people located
here, marched down our streets and
assaulted every Colored person that
camo in their way, and it so happened
that nearly all of the Negroes assault
ed were of our old time citizens and
most, of them law abiding people.
"A number of vicious and lawless
Negroes took advantage of the ex
citemont brought about by this riot,
and, under their leadership and im
passionate plea for revenge, tho worst
element began to organize and arm
themselves for this purpose, and on
Sunday evening, July 1, when it was
reported among them that some one
was riding through tho southern por
tion of tho city, shooting into their
homes, this lawless and armed band
met at a late hour of tho night in one
of their churches on an agreed signal
given.
"When the police officers learned
that the Negroes were assembling in
the church, believing that a riot was
likely to start, a number of officers
were sent to dispel them, and as they
reached the church these officers, with
out any warning, were fired upon and
two of them murdered. This greatly
"Second We in the most emphatic
terms condemn the aetion of the riot
ers in the latter part of May. By
their action they were defying the law
and were administering punishment to
innocent and unoffending people.
"In the same manner we condemn
the action of the lawless and savage
Negroes who on Sunday night, July 1
armed themselves- for the purpose of
committing deliberate murder, and who
carried out these intentions -by killing
two of the officers of the city.
"We are at a loss to find language
to express our indignation concerning
the action of the rioters on July 2;
their unwarranted acts stand without
a parallel in the history of our coun
try. These rioters, without the slight
est effort to discover the persons who
had murdered the East St. Louis offi
cers, directed their wrath against Col
ered people who they knew had noth
ing to do with the murder. They in
the most savage and brutal manner
set fire to their homes and shot them
down as they were fleeing for their
lives. Some were not permitted to es
cape and lost their lives in the flame.'
of their burning homes.
"Third We believe that the princi
pal cause of this riotous conduct was
the laxity in the punishment of crime
that has prevailed for some time past
On account of this indisposition tc
punish crime there has grown up in
our midst irreverence for the law that
has brought about the harvest that wc
have just reaped.
"Many criminals, both black and
white, have found a congenial home in
our city and have carried on their
criminal acts without the slightest fear
of the pains and penalties of the law.
For all of this the police department
of our city and those officials charged
with the conservation of tho law are
the most to blame.
"While we commend the action of
Adjt. Gen. Dickson for the able and
efficient manner in which he and the
men under his direction are handling
the present situation, and for which
we feel extremely grateful, we must
condemn the action of the militia who
were in our city on the second day
of July pretending to give to the city
aid, but who were wholly inactive and
in some instances aiding and abetting
the rioters.
"Fourth The good people demand
that our' city be rid of the criminal
class that has recently infested it, that
the law be strictly enforced without
fear or favor, and that there bb no
influence in the city that cn screen
or immune any offender, that all law
abiding persons in our city, oe they
ever so humble, white or black, rich
or poor, be absolutely secure in their
lives, property, and the pursuit of hap
piness, that all persons, hereafter, who
have a grievance, be it real or imag
inary, must resort to the law for re
dress, and we pledge that we will see
that nothing be spared to punish per
sons, white or black, who attempt to
take the law into their own hands.
"Fifth We demand that the police
department of the city be reorganized
upon such a basis that tho Jaw will bo
enforced as hereinabove stated. And
we pledge to the mayor our entire sup
port in so reorganizing the police de
partment of our city and in the bring
ing about every reform that tends to
peace and good order.
"Sixth We demand that every ef
fort possible be put forth to punish
the persons who murdered the officers
Sunday night, July 1, and to punish
all of the persons guilty of murder
and arson and assaults on Monday,
July 2."
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HON. CHARLES S. DENEEN
Former Governor of Hlinois, who stands like a solid stone wall against mot
and lynch law and anarchy. He is absolutely in favor of the orderly ad
ministration of justice, that all the violators of the law must be equally
punished, regardless of their creed or nationality.
HON. CHARLES S. DENEEN COMES
OUT STRONG IN FAVOR OF LAW
AND ORDER AT THE SAME TIME
CONDEMNING THE ACTIONS OF
THE MOB AT EAST ST. LOUTS,
ILLINOIS.
Hon. Charles S. Deneen the first of
this week expressed himself as follows
in relation to the reign of mob and
lynch law at .East St. Louis, HI.:
"The occurrences at East St. Louis
have cast a sad reproach upon the
administration of our laws. All the
excuses and explanations that can be
made can furnish no justification for
tho denial to citizens of Hlinois of
rights which were theirs by constitu
tional guaranty. And conditions in
East St. Louis are not unlike those
prevailing in Chicago and some of our
other cities. The lax administration
of the law; the encouragement and
protection of vicious resorts; the under
mining of character in this evil envi
ronment and corruption of the morals
of citizens, the bartering of the privi
leges of violating the laws, and the
protection of notorious vice lords who
traffic in vice and crime, have brought
reproach upon the law's administra
tion and lowered the respect for lax
throughout the community. The citi
zen looks about him and witnesses
daily the toleration of law breaking
and the corruption of morals. Under
such conditions, the law for the mail
tenance of public order loses its re
straining influence and when stirred
by great passions, the mob rushes the
law aside and defies its authority.
"The occurrences at East St. Loaij
should be a warning to our own city,
for no community can tolerate sort
conditions and hope to have the law
respected. At this time, the duties of
citizens are being emphasized. Tie
nation is about to call 1,000.000 youn?
men for service and sacrifice in for
eign lands. Those who remain at hoc!
will have duties not so perilous or M
of sacrifice, but nevertheless of tie
highest importance; and among then
is the duty of eliminating the auto
cracy of crime and vice which is
lowering and corrupting our commun
ity morals and making merchandise of
our laws. For the good of all, we can
not begin this work too soon or pur
sue it too vigorously, fearlessly and
impartially."
Let the decent and respectable hard
working Colored people return to that
city at once for after all they only
have one time to die and they might
as well die there as any place else.
Editor.
The Chamber of Commerce and Citi
zens' Committee of East St. Louis has
decided after procuring positive assur
ance from Adjutant General Dickson
of Illinois, that absolute security now
exists in East St. Louis, tho excite
ment has passed, and the Negroes who
were employed in East St. Louis plants
can and should return to work. The
Chamber of Commerce and Citizens'
Committee are able to give positive
assurance that the law-abiding Ne
groes will be safe and will have the
strongest protection from Adjutant
General Dickson and the militia and
civil forces of Hlinois.
Managers of plants will re-employ
tho Negro workmen and will give them
cards affording them protection. Ne
groes who want to return to work in
East St. Louis should got in touch
with their emplovers. You are au
thorized to assure them that they will
be safe and will get full protection.
Very truly yours,
J. N. FINING.
Secretary and General Manager.
The officers of the Chamber of Com
merce of East St. Louis, Hlinois are
as follows: f
C. B. Fox, president; M. V. Joyce,
first vice-pres.; W. E. Knowles, second
vice-pres.; Joseph N. Fining, manager;
E. M. Sorrels, secretary; G. W. Brich
ler, treasurer. Directors G. W.
Brichler, O. E. Ewing, O. B. Fox, L.
C. Haynes, O. T. Jones, M. V. Joyce,
W. E. Knowles, E. C. Examer, C. H.
Quackenbush, C. Beeb, C. H. Way.
THE PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS AND
PHARMACISTS CLUB OR SOCI
ETY GAVE THEIR ELEVENTH
ANNUAL BANQUET AT THE
IDLEWILD HOTEL FRIDAY
EVENING.
Dr. Eugene S. Browning of Grand
Rapids, Michigan and Julius F. Tay
lor Were the Only Two Invited
Guests.
Last Friday evening, the Physicians
Dentists and Pharmacists Club or So
ciety held their eleventh annual re
ception at the Idlewild Hotel, 33rd
street and Wabash avenue and to say
the least it was a very enjoyable or
pleasant affair.
Dr. Spencer C. Dickerson was the
master of ceremonies and he made
each and every one feel at home. Dr.
Lawrence Blanchet was chairman of
tho program committee and Dr. H. B
Smith will serve as tho president of
tho society for the next year and Dr.
Boscoe C. Giles, secretary.
Dr. M. J. Brown, Dr. J. Frank Arm
strong, Dr. James N. Harris, Dr. Law
rence Blanchet, Dr. Chas. P. Cooper,
Dr. H. Beginald Smith, Dr. Spencer
C. Dickerson, Dr. Boscoe C. Giles, Dr.
Wilberforce Williams, Eugeno S.
Browning, MJ).; Wm. Bradley, M. D.;
T. M. Smith, M. D.; A: B. Brooks,
Phc; J. Leonard Pratt, M. D.; J. H.
Mitchell, D. D. S.; Wm. H. Huff, Ph.
G.; Geo. Miller, M. D.; J. A. Harper.
O. V. C; Dr. Corent J. Teffner; T. T
Carlisle, D. DS.; F. J. Branton, D.
D. S.; Geo. M. Porter, Ph. G.; Geo.
W. Prince, M. D.; Dr. Dailey, T. tf.
Willis, H. A. Turner, M. D.; James B.
White, M. D.; M. A. Majors, M. D
F. G Trapp, M. D., and Julius P. Tay
lor were among those present who
greatly enjoyed the 'spring chicle:
and the other feasting around the han
quet table.
Speeches or toasts were delmredhj
Dr. M. A. Majors, Dr. Huff, V. II. G.;
Dr. Carlisle, Dr. Harper, Julius F Tay
lor. Dr. Armstrong. Dr. J. R. White,
Dr. U. Grant Dailey, Dr." A. Wilber
force Williams and Dr. II. R. Smith.
Many thanks to our highly esteemed
friend, Dr. M. J. Brown, for convey
ing us to and from the banquet &
his fine new auto.
MRS. IDA B. WELLS-BARNETT-
One of the greatest champions of
civU and political status of the Colo
people in this country who had &
designated as the Joan D'Arc of
Afro-American race.
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