The Indianapolis journal., 1903-11-11
RACEQUESTIONDISCUSSED
BOOKER r. WASHINGTON SET FORTH
HIS VIEWS ON NEGRO PROBLEM.
Referred to Need of Harmony and Or
ganfxatiOn-Other Speakers Diff
fered with ColOred Educator.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Booker T.
Washington to-day spoke at the confer
ence of negro leaders on the race problem
Despite the fact that the special problems
of negro raping and lynching were be-
fore the conference for discussion, he care
fully avoided them, devoting his time to
general advice to the conference.
Il feel,' he said, 'ff L had listened more
and talked less than / have done. should
have accomplished more in the work 1
have started to do"
He referred to the need of harmony and
organization, and repeated that the Ma
tional Sociological Society had a work to
do which no other organization could per-
form. Continuing; he said: Il am glad we
are getting to the point where we can
come together without regard to denom-
ination or even to party to discuss these
problems. There are two things that /
want to say to you. 1 hope you will bear
in mind that the great body Of your people
live in the South. There are 100000 in
the South, and they will be there for years.
If you will help us you will keep in touch
with us who are striving to better the
conditions there. There are those of us
who expect to remain right In the South,
and if our people suffer, to suffer with
them. In the discussions of this confer
ence condemnations of wrongs have large
part, but very large part should be given
to bringing out something constructive
There are wrongs, to be sure. Some OF US
live i'm sections where We hear them and
eat them for breakfast dinner and supper.
But along with condemnation there Is a
demand for something constructive. what
can you actually project or what reilet
can you bring?
Before leaving the floor Professor Wash
ington was asked by the Rev Henry john
son, of Baltimore, if he saw any tendency
toward the adoption of his own constructive
theories to which the leader replied: My
own feeling is that we must do our duty in
the line of human progress, and If We see
any immediate results or not we should
trust to God to help out"
Following the address the members OF the
society discussed several factors In the
solution of the race problems, among them
being education, craftsmanship. religion
and philanthropy. j. w. Lyons, the negro
leader and register of the treasury, also
spoke, advising the conference to ferret out
numerous lynchings in order to show the
wrong done to the committee was
appointed to show by the records the truth
of the statement made by the Rev. DIR.
Caruthers, of Washington, that the white
men of Chicago had been guilty OF the social
crime more than the entire negro race in
the same length of time.
AT public meeting Tonight Rev. Dean
Richmond Babbitt of Brooklyn, made an
address on the question of race prejudice
which evoked enthusiasm. He dwelt eA-
tensively on the subject of mob law and in
this connection said:
'.This mob monster. the American pub
lie must now deal with in short, quick,
decisive way. 1t has but one medicine. bull
lets straight and swift from guns in the
laws hands. Lynching Is murder and
lynchers are plain murderers 10 whom the
law should give no quarter
Reference was made by DR.. Babbitt to
declarations of certain orators regarding
the demands of lynch law to deal with
crimes of negroes, but he declared these
people do not represent the South in up
holding mobs, lynchings and fanciful Quix-
otto schemes of expatriating the negro.