The People's friend., 1894-09-28
WICHITA KANSAS FRIDAY SEPT 2a 1894.
A HEROINE OF THE RACE.
Her Interest in Behalf of the National An

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ti-LymchiHO League.
Miss Ida B. Wells is the young Col
ored woman of Memphis who has jus
returned from the second of two remark
able tours in England, where she endeav
ored with marked suc"ess, to arouse 4
pnbllc feeling whicq would aid her ir
this country in her crusade against
lsnchng. One OF her most successful
and significant efforts in this direction
was that by which she induced the labor.
ing organizations of the great Manufac-
turing centers. Leeds and Bradford 20
pass resolutions to the effect that they
would dissuade their class from emiyrat-
ing to the Southern states until negro
lynchi:ig should cease. Everywhere She
was received with great consideration
1T was" she said in speaking of her ex-
periences III England ''.ike being born
agasn in new condition. Every where
l was received on a perfect equality with
the ladies who did so much for me and
my cause. In fact. my color gave me
some agreea bic prUminenc which might
not otherwise have had. Fancy my feel
my when | saw the lady mayoress TAX
ing leading African prince about at Il
garden party and evidently displaying
him as the lion of the occasion. | forgot
while there that ever lived where was
subjected to the indignity Of being
obliged to accept inferior hotel gnd rail
road Accommodations because was Col /
ored." The deepest interest was shown !
IN her and in her work. Whatever eff
feet it may have on the ultimate object at
Which She is aiming-thgt Of protecting
ler race in the south against lawlessness
she certainly succeeded iu her immedi.
tie purpose of arouslng public sympathy
n England. Miss Wells recently arrived
n New York and brought with her bull
" files OF English papers containing
trong editorials in favor or her agitation
nd MANY interviews with her. The
london Chronicle of AfeY1I rs cont t,i--'rer
49, ~rrenIs veryravors le to her.
Then [ondon naily News of JUNE 10 con-
tains sthalf column leador equally strong
and ia yorable to her ca use. The Bristol
Mercnry of April l3 contains Il long ac-
count OF her lecture in that city, over
which Rev. G. A. Sowter, vicar of St, ST.
las. presided, and la this way throughout
Great Britain her work was noticed. =
Tuesdays Eagle,
Last week Miss Wells was greete d It
DcsMoines, Ia, by the largest audience
Of white citizens she has met with on this
SIDE OF the Atlantic. The Tabernacle was
hlled by over two thousand people The
secretary of State presided and the pas
tors of all the white churches occupied
seats on the platform. Miss Wells spoke
fer All hour aud a quarter after which q
set OF resolutions cOndemning lynching
md commencing the prompt action OF
The Memphis authorities in the brutal
of the six alleged negro in
;endlaries, at Millington, Tenn. was
passed. Thursday night she spoke in
omaha to large audience and on Fri
lay left for Chicago On Sunday she occu-
pied the pulpit of DR.. Gunsanlus' church,
ana had the promise Of that notle gentle .
mans active help and sympathy. Locat-
ad on Michigan avenue. near 26th, it is
among the finest churches in the city of i
Chicago, and her work was presented to
ln audience which can do great good
when once it is interested.