The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-27
THREAT OF A RACE WAR.
BISHOP WALTERS SAYS CHARGE
AGAfNsT HOSE - IAFoUNDED.


NEW YORK April 2e.-~At the annual
conference Of ths African III. f.. church IN
Jersey City today bishop Walters spoke
OF the recent burning at the stake Of Sam
Hose. c9soged at Palmetto. Ga. The
bishop asserted that the charge Of assault
which was put forward III justification Of
the treatment OF Hose was unfeunded and
would soon be shown 10 be false. He
warned the whites OF the North that IL the
negroes Of the South were not given fair
treatment race war would be- precsps-
lated. Bisisap Walters sad:
''Tise Cubana and Filipsnas. upon whom
We have spent so much money ard shed
much bio1d 10 free frosa Sea nssil OPP
preston. were never treated ~o barharoEs-
" In time OF peace ny that government as
some OF ths negroes have been in the
states Of Arkansas. Texas North Care
liza, South Carolina and Georgia. Those
who speak fippantis Of determination
WIFI find. when that work Is done. thar
all the white people Of Amerlsa will not
be against the negro. any naore than they
wsrs during the civil war"
bishop Walters announced that the FIRST
Sunday IA June wauld be observed as a
day % fasting and prayer 70 Almighty God
for aid tn this hour of distress.
Decentralization of the Mob.
ATLANTA, Ga, apai z5.-The ,,lntn iss-
tefaational Sunday sesseoi eongEeas met
tonight al the Grand opera house. Attend
lag the congress are many rnenlaers fFosn
prsmlEeas sssf'say school workers In tae
Irated States and weird. lion. JOAN IL
Greer of Atlanta called the assesnhsage
- arfer and Gas. &llen u. Gambler. IT
Georgia welcomed thr delegate 10 TIE
state. There was Il reference 10 the New
nan affair da~4ug tie evening aud !. was
received with CHEERS. DT Naner. Of NASH
Vile. who sTaas for tbs south IN response
80 the welcoming addresses. SAID on tais
subject.
"As / stand hefe tonight. a soatherner.
speaking far ny section aid addressing an
audience from all sections. there II aite
fogl blot upon the fair name OF tse South
a. the bar. GisnASA Of which the heart
turns sick Ard tire cheek IS efinsogsd With
shame. | wait 10 ilfs my Voice tonight lB
iuuJ and iofaS Indignant protest against fte
awful horror of rnnb vissauue, @ngsl the
other day reached be climax % US mad
ness ans snfAmg iy! 4 decd - black ana
brutal aud barharaas as cmn De found III
All the annals % hitafan crime. j have
right Ia speak GA taiS subject. ana ! PRO
glSe IL BE- heard The time has GENE for
every lover Of the South To saf rAe might
OF angersJ and resolufe rfsnaGnd
against the shame and peril OF the lynch
demon These peoiie vino with tienaish glee
tsuns their victim gs his flesh cracases n
the flames do not represent tAH > gtn. /
have not = ssiiable NJ apology for tn. sick
enifs crime they Faeant 10 avfnge. But
II II high tlfue we were learning thai law
tessneSs Is 10 rsngesiy for crime, Fer one.
! dare 10 believe that the prepls of MY
segtion are ahis to cope with crime how
ever trsacheraus and defiant through their
courts OF Justice and plead for the mas
s.Ysii away Of righteous and exalted
public eminent that shall class lynch Law
in the category wish the crswe"
pr0tsst by Afro America0s,
CHICAGO. April 2s~in behalf IT the
n zoe coiarsi residents Of -Chlrago the focsss
auxiliary of the National Afrp-A American
Council Is arranging fer a series of meet
itsgs 60 be held ia the churches next sum
day night ta protest against the lyurhing
Of the Rev. i.ge Strickland az Palmetto.
Ga nv mob og'whita nen. President
L. y Barnett. ~ ;he local organization.
and bis wife, Ida Wells BarnHtt sscre-
tary Of the national council. have arrange
ussnts in charge.