The morning times., 1896-01-15
DRAWING 4 COLOR LINE
Its Between Yellow and Black
and White Is Not in II.
is SUB-RACIAL DISTINCTION
Ebony-Hued Complain That They Are
Disseminated Against and win
Hold Mnss Meeting to Protest.
Colored Schools Draw In as IA
Case In Point.

The race question has assumed a novel
phase IN Washington. In the States, IT is
invariably question between black and
fnulatto on one SIDE ana the Caucasian on
the other, but the war es it is bIeWiug
here, is between the blacks and mulattoes
1t VIII interest the yellow race to know
that preparations are now being made
Tor the holding OF mass meeting at Mt.
Vernon NJ. Z. Church at which some de-
cidedly sensational statehients viii be made
and Diseased. It 10 upneoessary to say
that this meeting 1s'to be called by men
whose skin is black and lyh0 are proud OF
the fact.
Two of these called at The Times Of
flee last evening 10 state. the fact of the
proposed meeting andSs,lso outline the
cause OF war. 1t apptars, they say, that
the black people, while included in the gem
erai term coiored people, have not en-
Joyed equal privileges with the yellow
brethren socially or edylcstionaIly.
MULATToEs AS FAVORITEs.
AS 10 the educatiohai- privileges and
favoritism shown The yellow people ii is
proposed TO submit the facts and prove tire
case from the colored High School, the
attendance at which, the achievements in
scholarship and the post graduate careers
as TO the yellow and black people are to be
compared. 1t was stated last night that
statistics would be on hand 10 prove that
the black brother had been Disseminated
against and that Il correct proof ofthis could
be had from the High School even at the
present time.
who are stirring the question, have the
advantage in all positions, from domestic
to clerical, granted by the white people.
The mulatto girls are given the preference
in work. They are more intelligent. having
received through favoritsm better edu-
cation aud training; The white people are
more familiar with them by reason of these
facts and in all respects tracing it all back
TO the schools, they have or are given the
advantage over the unquestionably black
brother or sister.
One OF the many interested in this move
ment and investigation is Mr.. Oliver C.
Black, the real estate agent at cod Fifth
street northwest.
COMING MASS MEETING.
This mass meeting is TO be held at an
early day and, If half the things are true
that 1t is reported will be said and done
there, it will be one . fthe most interesting
or Investigations for years. 1t is not known
how widespread is the desire of the black
men to take part, but IL is claimed by
those promoting the investigation that the
meeting will be thoroughly representative.
One decidedly sensational proba bllity of
the proceedings, as is intended, will be some
public information q S to marriages between
the yellow and white races in Washington,
or at least, in the District of Columbia.
This all comes. said one of the leaders
in the agitation, from the reception of the
brighter colors and intellects in white
homes and the gradual loss of their racial
identity.
1t is also stated that certain alleged scan
dals in the matter of purchasing sites for
co,ored schools will be given an airing. 1t
is claimed that they have facts sufficient
to show deals in favor of high priced lots
as against low priced lots of equal elgi-
biity with those purchased as building
sites.