The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-08
NEGROES ARE BITTER
Press Association Vigorously
DenOunceS Imperialism.
DEPLORE RACE TROUBLE
ROOSEVELT SCORED FOR INSULT
ING COLORED SOLDIER.

Z me NTH annual convention OF the
Negro Press association is a thing of the
past. 1t closed last evening after electing
officers and voting to meet next year in
Colorado Springs. in the first week of
August J. NJ. Booker Of the Colorado
Springs Sun, c. E. Carr Of the Siou-- City
SearchlIghL, Mrs. A j. Young of the
Topeka Plain Dealer, were the only dele
gates present from outside of the CITY
and W. w Taylor of the Salt Lake Plain
Dealer was the only active local news
paper man in the convention. The attend
9 SI was a sore disappointment to all
Many OF the absenteeS who were on the
programme sent in papers to be read.
me of1cerS elected for the ensuing year
are; ". W. Taylor Of Salt Lake, presi-
ceaI; I. L. Carr of Sioux City, first vice
president; Mrs. Z. Ellen Russ of Denver
second vice president; J. Hume Childers
OF Iopeka, treasurer, and j. NJ. Booker OF
Colorado Springs, secretary. The eXecu-
uVe committee IS made up Of +. l. Bar
nett or Omaha, U. +. Franklin of Denver,
Colonel James Beck OF Topeka, H IA
YoSS, of Salt Lake Mrs. Julia Emery of
Manitou, Mrs Mary Howell of Salt Lake
and Nick Childs of Topeka The COM
m1ttee OF ways and means is made I'D of
j. u. ID. Rivers of Denver, c. T. Albert
OF Pueblo, and j. L. Thompson of Des
MOines.
Anti-Expansion Resolutions.
The only time in the whole convention
When hight was threatened was when
the committee on resolutions reported in
the afternoon, but the cloud soon rolled
by. Every paper, address and act Of the
convention from the start had been so
bitterly Republican that il was a matter
of much surprise when the following
resolution went through without opposl-
ton:
We denounce the present policy of ex-
panslon as enunciated by the present Re
publican president. A government that
cannot and does net protect the lives, lib
erty and property OF its citizens at home,
IS a poor guardian with which TO entrust
the life, liberty and property Of citizens
abroad. We are convinced that the high
pretenSions of this great government TO
carry civilization and enlightenment to
the SavageS abroad has for its immediate
OBJECT the reducing of the dark-skinned
races OF Cuba, Porta Rico, Hawaii and
the philippine islands to the plane of
subsection now graeiously enjoyed by the
american negro; and introducing in their
midst social and industrial discrimination
and unreasonable race prejudice"
Race Troubles Deplored.
The resolutions deplored the race
troubles in South Carolina and Louisiana;
applauded the negro soldiers; viewed with
alarm the departure of this great gov
eminent from the principles promulgated
| In the declaration of Independence con-
trmed and made sacred by the constitu-
uon OF the United States, and wound up
with commencing the wise and patriotic
The address on the conditions of the
Afro-American citizens read at the after
! noon session showed that there are 1,5OO,-
oOo eolore9 children in schools in this
/ year; the. celored people have $37, 900, 600
worth OF church property. SO. coo 600
worth of school property. sl65, 100000 worth
homes and $4U0, go. 900 worth Of farms. The
/ report says that the religious and educa-
tional conditions of the race were never
better Among the eolered people Of the
country there are 1850 teachers, I76 col
leges, 500 physicians, $50 journals, 300
authors. three banks and 275 lawyers
Papers Are Read.
The morning session yesterday was
given up to routine business. At the
/ afternoon session r. H. Wagner read a
paper on rs 1t Beneficial to Divide on
waiter at the Knutsford, read a paper on
/ the subject mo Inferior Race" He said
| that God made inferior individuals, bur
! not inferior races; all blood is red: he
! demonstrated from the Bible that all
races are equal. Mrs. A J. Young read
! a paper on missionary work in the west
/ rev A Wagner discussed the relation OF
/ the press and the pulpit. @. c. Carr spoke
/ or the race press as an educator.
| G. I. Albert Of Pueblo sent a paper to be
read on How to Increase Our Political
Prestige It was read by Mrs J. w.
/ Irvine j. NJ. Booker spoke on the ap-
probation OF the race for the race paper,
and expressed some good thoughts.
Scores Teddy Roosevelt.
At the evening session resolutions were
adopted on the death of Editor J. l..
Fleming of Colorado Springs, who died
last Friday J. v. Booker and W W
I Taylor spoke to the same subject j.
/ Gordon Mcpherson spoke with much eIo-
quence OF the negro soldier, and incident
ally took q neat rail- out of Teddy Roose-
Welt. Teddy. he said, and his regiment
. were saved by the Tenth cavalry among
the hills of Cuba, but when he got home
he branded them as towards and told in
, Harper's Weekly how he had TO drive
them up the hill at FL Caney at the point
OF bayonet. Now that he is d candidate
Tor office he is making apologies and say
ing that he was misCuoted.
Rev. A. Wagner spoke to the same sub
ject- w. w Taylor delivered his annual
address, in which ne made apologies for
the slim attendance, and then votes Of
thanks were given 10 the local press the
. trustees of the church in which the con-
venticn was held, and TO the citizens OF
Salt Lake in general.
At II O'Clock today the members of the
convention viii 90 to the Lagoon. at s
n the evening they viii take a trolley ride
TO Murray and the festivities Will close
with g reception at the Masonic hall on
Franklin street this evening.
Bow Badly Hurt