Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-11-12
BISHOP WALTERS ACTION.
Gall For Meeting of the National
American Council To Be Held
in Washington, d. @, Thursday
December 90, 1893.

To he Members that were enrolled
at the formation of the Council at
Rochester, n. Y, September 10. 1888
and all the signers of the call for said
meeting. and all who are il sympathy
with the object of the Council (Which
is the amelioratiou of the condition OF
tue Afro American race), and are will
ing TO contribute Five Dollars annual
Iy towards the carrying out of the pur-
poses of The Council
You are hereby requested to meet
nc Washington. ID. c., on Thursday,
December 20, 1898. Ii any apolegy is
neede for The Issuing OF tbs call Of
the fro-Americsn Council so soon Of
ter its formation. l hope the following
reasons Will be satisfactory.
| ls:-A large number of the leaders
OF lhe race who we're anxious 10 attend
the CONVEX tion held at Rochester were
prevented from doing so because of the
| limited time betw cen the issuing OF
| the call august 24th) and the date OF
thu conver tion (Sept. l3th).
2nd. Tie place of me Getting (Roches-
ter n. W was considered by many as
too far removed from the masses OF
/
leaders reside, necessarily entailing
considerable expense. Mr.. Fortune ,
who issued the call for the Rochester
meetir &, reconizing this fact, gave the
following as his reason for doing Sd:
my excU Sc for calling the meeting
st Rochester is SO take advantage OF
the race sentiment which will be in
voked by the unwilling of the monu
mant OF Frederick Douglass in Roch eE-
Ger Septe mber 14th; al city in Viii b
Mr.. Dough ss spent some of the best
and happiest and most fruitful ears OF
hislife, and one of the freest and most
tolerant cities in the Republic, who sc
hotels, homes and press will receive
the confeIees with open arms and gen.
erous hospitality"
Ard. We did not have sufficient time
to finish up the business Of the Coun.
Gil as Satisfactorily as desired.
THESE reasons make it necessary thai
another meeting be called in more
central locality TO consummate the
work so auspiciously begun at Roches
ter. giving ample time between the is
suing of the call and the date OF tn,
meeting for all needed preparation.
The ccntinua ion or brutal lynch
logs, unjust determinations on rail-
, roads aud in hotels, restaurants Ans
I labor unions, the attempted d1sfran
, Ichlsenent Of Announcements in sever
z al of the southern states. and host o
other obstacles which are thrown il
, the way of our moral. financial ard ed
: ucational progress, make it absoiutel
necessary thatwe organize and peTpat
uate an organization for self protec
ton.
e The Afro me rican press is aim 81
a unit in its leonard for national r
e Qanisstion which has for lis objects
fair representation in the et'rrnmen
of the country, local, state sni nAtIon
al; to rrsist by all legal and r asonno
means mob and lynch law, Of " hich "
are made the special victims. and t
insist upon the arrest and uni' hmen
of all such offenders against our legs
rights; to resist the tyrannicSl u~ Sc
+ of railroads, stes mboats. and otnrr e"i
porations, and the violent and insult
: ing conduct Of their employees; TO Ia
= Dor for the reformation OF our pens
institution. where barbarous, cruel an
unchristinn treatment Of con7icts