Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-09-14
THE FEDERATION COLOR CUES
TINN

The Southern Woman" published
at Atlanta, Ca, the official organ OF
the Georgia Federation of Woman's
Clubs, has issued a special edition in
honor of the North Dakota Federation
and publishes the resolutions of the
Florence Crittenton Circle of Bis
marck, relative to the color question
in the general federation, which is
now exciting much interest in the
south and in New England.
The president of the Georgia fedora
ton writes to Mrs. Linda w. Slaugh-
ter, the author OF the resolutions, a
lengthy and imprisoned letter on the
subject from which we make a few ex-
tracts as follows:
Rome, Ca, Sept. 2, 19O1.-My Dear
Mrs. Slaughter: Your letter contain
ing the resolutions received. 1 am
not generally a woman of many ex-
carnations but when I read them 1
said: THANK God there is one woman
who can see and understand the posi-
ton of the southern woman and is
generous enough to vote to relieve the
condition"
One reason the feeling is so strong
against social equality is give it to the
negro woman, and it must be given to
the negro man, and you certainly must
see sufficient in the papers of lynching
for the most henious crimes to know
that the colored man is several gen.
erations off social equality. We are
perfectly willing that Massachusetts
shall have all she wants in the clubs,
but do not think she has any right
to put them on us-in the General Fed
GRAFTON. And this is not from want
Of friendship to the negro by any
means. And if they really want to
help the darkies it is in the clubs that
meet weekly and monthly that they
a do them some good, but at a bien-
NAL that meets once in two years for
six or seven days, what great benefit
could they derive from it. If they
succeed they will lose thousands OF
strong southern women and not do the
negro any good. It is not to be ex-
pected that the New England states
will vote any way than with Massa-
chusetts herself is not solid, and on
the contrary all the south and every
northerner in the south are solidly op-
posed. There must be some reason
for this opposition from all classes
and conditions. It is the western and
northwestern women who can, if they
will, save the day by voting as your
club has done. 1t will be both Just
and generous for them to do so, re-
membering what is a matter of no mo-
iment means much to the southern
Women-perhaps even their lives.
We love the G. F. W. C. but if the
women OF the north and west value
us no more highly than to vote against
us after all we have said to explain
our position our love is not being re-
and we must look to our own
interests and leave an association in
which so little courtesy is shown us.
I sincerely hope North Dakota will
stand by us and I believe she will
when the women learn that the pas
sage of u resolution will do Massa-
chusetts no harm, as she can have as
many darkies in her state federation
as she pleases, while the passage Of
the Massachusetts resolutions would
materially the Georgia and
southern decorations.
Hoping you will be- able to carry
your state for justice and generosity
and thanking you for your resolutions,
remain fraternally,
ANNIE J. JOHNSON,
President Georgia Federation.