Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-06
TIE NEGRO PROBLEM
A Movement Started by Wis
consin Legislature For a
National Conference
70 BE HELD AT ATLANTA, GA.
Governors of the Various States to APP
point the Delegates Which Insure the
Movement to be Free From Partisan
Bias = Aim of the Conference -
General News.

Resolution was introduced in the legiS-
%lature yesterday by Senator Hatton
which he hopes will be TIE initiative in
a movement to hold Il national confer
erce on the negro problem.
The resolution provides for the APP
pointment of ten persons to attend such
g conference to be held al Atlanta, Ga.
and also requests that the governor.
governor of each of the other states,
with the request that Il like number be
|appointed to attend the conference.
This is an absolutely independent
movement. and Senator Hatton's OBJ
ljsct in introducing the resolution is to
bring about a conference upon this inn
portant topic by a gathering which shall
In every way be free from partisan
bias. He feels that such a conference,
providing that the governors OF the va
rious states will appoint as delegates
men who have given some thought and
study to the subject, viii be productive
OF good.
II feel that this negro problem is one
in which the entire country has an in
%terest." said Senator Hat.on last night.
There is no reason why Wisconsin
should not take the initiative in at
tempting a solution of it. / believe that
Z positive good will be done in bringing.
the representatives of the country to-
gether in July, because at that time
such a conference will he least liable
to political influences.
Il believe the delegates should be app
pointed without regard to political pref
%|erences. II the resolution prevails, /
feel sure that other STAGES will fall into
line with the movement and the 0 n
ference will be q success. I did not
urge the passage of the resolution today
because some of the members may de-
sire to amend it and may, after 3consid-
ering it for a day, have some sugges-
tons to offer in regard to it,"
The joint resolution is as follows:
The emancipation Of the negro from
bondage and the subsequent efforts to
upiift the race constitute a part of the
nations history which the people OF
Wisconsin hold in sacred regard. That
out of what has been lone perplexing
problems have grown. which challenge
the intelligence and patriotism of the
NlN 10 IOtE u III isolilS oiAA SAAOoANS NV
be disc%ouragins.
The present agitation of the race
problem offers, we believe, the oppor-
tunity for such consideration of it as
will bring a better understanding Of it's
nature and bearings, and may point the
way to a just solution.
The people OF the south, equally
with those Of the north, desire good
oA ~ r,, =, /, orJ n no 90 mostly striving
to secure it. The problem is for US as
we'll as for them. 1t relates to this high
est welfare of the people of the whole
country, and whether we will or not we
must share the burden it imposes.
1T is not a problem Of recent devel-
but is the natural and inevita-
BILE outgrowth OF conditions which had
their genesis far back in our history.
I'VE believe that this time has come
a conference OF representative
men from the several states Should be
called to consider the problem. In such
a gathering it could be discussed apart
from the passions of 4 political cam
paign; and, in the spiris of Christian
sympathy and true patriotism, consid-
GRAFTON be given to the lghes welfare
OF all concerned.
TO the END, therefore, tHaI tLiS STATE
shall do its part toward securing such
a conference, be 1T
Resolved, by the senate, h assem-
bly, concurring, That tie governor be
authorized and requested TO appoint
within two weeks from the passage of
these resolutions ten mcn to represent
Wisconsin at a conference to be held as
hereinafter provided.
Resolved. That the governor is au-
and requested to transmit a
copy OF these resolutions to the gov
ernor of each state. with the request
that he appoint ar equal number of
delegates to attend a conference to be
held in the city OF atlanta, Ga, begin
ming upon the 4th day OF July. 1902