Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-18
that NEGRO
UPRISING
President Mckinley Makes Inquiry
About Boston Movement.
WHAT PROMOTERS SAY
They Are Opposed 10 tho War I'm tho
Philippines, mud Were Il Possible
10 Render tho Fighting Fiiipinos
Armed Assistance it Would 30
Done Work of Organization VIII
DO Pushed.
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VI tilc ucSIO RATE dSdlnSL Tic aulilllllc-
tration is evidently gaining strength,
if the promoters and leaders have not
been deceived, and this is regarded as
unlikely.
The object of the movement is, as has
been stated, revolt at the ballot box.
The promoters say that during the war
with Spain a proportion OF the more en-
thusiastic negroes of New England and
Of some Middle and Southern States
were ready TO espouse the cause of
Spain. That feeling, it is also said, still
exists 10 a large degree, and were it
possible to render the fighting Filipnos
armed assistance, it would be done.
1t is declared to have been the pur-
pose of some OF the negroes TO raise
troops as quietly as possible. TO get out
OF the country in attachments and TO
join the forces of Spain
AT the time war was declared by this
country against Spain the feeling of the
Northern blacks on account of the
treatment of their brethren of the
South was so intense that many of
them looked upon the war as good
opportunity 10 exercise vengeance on
the government. which. as they say
mad taken no steps To put stop TO
the lynchins of colorcd men without a
fair trial by jury
SEDITIOUS LETTERS WRITTEN.
Clifford II. Plummcr. a lawyer OF this
city and one of the leading Boston ne
groes. was secretary of the National
Colored Protective League. He knew
the undertone. and his daily cores
pondencc told him OF the temper of his
people over the country. Several OF the
writer's OF those letters suggested the
ACCESSIBILITY of making n revolt Some
of the letters were of such a reasonable
character that Plummcr at times fear
ed for himself receiving such ma;ter
through the mails, and lie destroyed
them
At some Of the meetings Of colored
people in this city he heard and saw
the same discomfort. and rcalized that
the Situation was becoming a.d.!uin.ly
dangerous. SO he. with others. set about
TO counteract the rising tide. and used
his best arguments against an upris-
ing. pointing out the evil results to
the race itself 1t Will be remembered
that shortly after war had been de-
clared and after some OF the Massn chu-
sets regiments had left FOR the front
Plummer offered to raise a regiment Of
negroes. AS IL matter of fact he did so
He had the pledges of 15OO negroes OF
New England and other States to join
his regiment, bu. its services were not
needed.
SOUTHERN LYNCHINGS a CAUSE
In an interview to-day Plummer said :
81 raised that regiment of my race
simply to counteract the influence of
revolt that was in the air and to di-
vert the attention of negroes 10 the
need of the country. That critical time
Is past, for IL was pointed out To my
men that the Cubans would probably be
no worse under the control of America
than under that of Spain. The negro
loves America, but he does not love
the treatment that has been given the
blacks of the South. and there was no
guarantee that the Cubans would fare
better. OF course. there was in some
cases the spirit OF revenge"
Tomorrow the first meeting of the
Boston Colored Auxiliary of the Nation
al Anti-Imperialist League will be held
in st. Pauls Baptist Church. corner of
fremont and Camden streets. Dr.. Je-
rome Il. Riley, of Washington. ID. c.. a
writer on negro suffrage ana president
of the auxiliary movement. came from
the seat of government last week and
had several conferences with Edward
Atkinson and Erving Winslow Of the
league. preparatory 10 che work Of or
saniza ton. 1t has been determined to
establish branches all over the land.
and It is said that the support of al
most the entire cOlOred population will
be given to the movement.
TO OPPOSE AI'KINLEY.
This means unqualified opposition to
the policy of the Mckinley adminis;ra-
ton. The prime movers in the endeav-
or say that the fight will be carried to
the polls next year ana that the vote Of
1900 will demonstrate the power of II.
On this point Plummer said:
The negroes are not with Mckinley
in his course as to the Philippines. The
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the negroes In their bereavement Is pit
liable. Since the civil war many lynch
ings. both by night and in open day.
having occurred without any pretense
of secrecy and right under the eyes of
the President of the uIiied States. He
has not even lent his moral Gisapprov-
al
Il think with negroes generally that
he cares nothing for their cause
whether they are lynched or not.
think this matter has attracted the al
tentinn of the negroes throughout tile
country. and there is no community
of negroes in which you cannot hear
Mckinley loudly denounced with the
administration generally y few DAYS
ago gentleman told me that the treat
mcnt accorded. the blacks of the South
By the government is known to the
F'lipinos. ana 1t is like treatment thar
they fear
The i'ilipinos say they were treated
even better than tina: Ly the Spanish in
their worst days. and they fear the
lJucnings and other maltreatmcnt bv
the American people that are being
continually reported 10 them am
told that they are us we'll Informed of
the doinGs In the South rs we are in
ne North. They really fear the Amer
lean master. baltimore sun.