The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-19
OF
 EMPLOYMENT This Must the Negro
 Solve. WORDS OF WASHINGTON Blacks Must Be Taught to Do
 Things We'll. A Resolution Comdemning ''The Leo- pard's spots," by Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., Before Negro
 Baptist Conference.

Philadelphia, Sept. 1S.-At to-day's ses- sion of the Negro National Baptist Con- ference, John T. Turner of Texas, intro duced the following resolution:
 Whereas, Unwarranted destruction of human life and the breaking down of con- stitutional government have been perpe- trated through mob violence which often put an innocent man to death for an al- legged crime against womanhood. be 1t,
 Resolved. That we implore our people to refrain from any act that gives the and unwarranted destruction of such lives and the breaking down of consti- tuted and God-given government.
 The resolution was referred to a com mittee.
 The book "The Leopard's spots." by Rev. Thomas Dixon. Jr. was denounced in a resolution by Rev. J. M. Codwell and Rev. A. Barbour of Texas. as traductng the colored race. Reduction of publica- ton boards followed the general business session.
 Washington Speaks.
 Over 10000 persons attended to-night's session of the convention at the National Exposition building and listened to ad- dresses by Booker T. Washington and Rev. Dr. Dean Richmond Babbitst of New York.
 Washington addressed himself to the delegates and in the course of his speech said:
 'Tn large degree the negro minister. during the last twenty-five or thirty years, has been the preserver of peace and harmony between the races. But for the forebearance and patience and the gentle tact of the negro minister. many race riots would have occurred in our country.
 What We need in an increasing degree is that kind of leadership in the pulpit that Is willing to stand adverse criti- cism, to be misunderstood and even abused for the sake of right. Our people do not need f1attery so much as they need rights.
 Problem of Employment.
 ''You will find one of the problems that is going to press more seriously upon you for solution in the near future than in the past is the one of employment for our people, especially in Northern cities
 We can only hold our own in the world of labor and industry by teaching our people to do a thing as we'll as any body else, by teaching them to perform common labor in an uncommon manner"
 In his further remarks, Washington said:
 Bishop Candler of Georgia, struck. in my opinion, the heart or the race QueB- ton a few days ago when he said that each race should try to correct the evils among It's own people and that the white race should cease abusing the negro at long range and that the negro at the same time should cease his cross-fire at the white man."
 Rev. Dr. Bappitst delivered a lecture on 'The Negro and the Nation" He con- tended that the real negro question be- fore America is to give the negro the highest possible development of Amer ican manhood
 Removal to North.
 He said that voluntary. economical, in- dustrial, persuasive transplantation from the congested and illiterate black belts of the South to the regions of the North and West should be immediately attempt ed and slowly, systematically carried on. Some of the practical and speedy bene- fits to the illiterate. superstitious and morally inadequate negroes of the con gested black belts of Mississippi Ala bama, Georgia, Florida and Louisiana, he said, would be their moral and intellec- tual expansion and general uplift in the different and better industrial and edu- cational conditions of the North.
 The North ought not to object. for this, he said, is truly national problem and not sectional one.