Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-08-15
A MOB CONFERENCE
Unique Gathering Discusses a Live
Question Of The Day
DEFENCE OF LyScHING FOR RAPE
John Temple Graves Speaks on 1.-The
hob Spirit In the South ano Oe-
tends Ills Section.


Chautauaua. y. Y. Special-UniQue
among all summer gatherings Is the
mob conference" now in progress
hero. Tho increase OF mob spirit shown
lv feuds. lynch!ngs. riots. assassina-
tons and other laWlcss happenings
gives great importance 10 this confer
cnce Among Tuesdays speakers was
John Temple Graves. OF Atlanta. Ga.
Mr.. Graves spoke on The Mob Spirit /
of the South" lie defended lynch law
as remedy for the crime OF rape !
holding that though lynching IS a |
crime. IL SIS justified by the crime which |
urovo'.cs IL and viii never be discon-
tfnrcd until that cromo Is eliminated
TIE remedy for lyinching must be the
elimination OF the crime OF rape and
~ is. he maintains could be done only
by the separation OF the two races ln
the United states.
THE problem OF the hour is not how
"a n~evcnt lvnehing i'm the South. but
the larger question. How shall We de-
/ sire the crime which always has and
always will provokc lynchingg The an
s,yer which the mob returns TO this VI
tai question is already known Inc
moh answers Il with the rope. the bull
Ter and sometimes. God save us. with
the torch. And the mob is practical It's
theory rs effective 20 a large degree
tho mob Is today the sternest. the
strongest and the most effective re-
. straint that the age holds for the con-
troll OF rape.
The lyncher does not exterminate
p, the ranist. Mr. Graves cOntendcd. but
. ne holds him NIGHTLY In cheek. as
/ sheer. cold. patent fact. he said. the
. rioh stands to5ay as the most potentlal
4 huiwark between the women OF the
= south and such carnival OF crime
as would infuriate the world and pre-
20 cipitatc the humiliation OF the neE'o
i race. The masses % the negro, ne helu
D arc not afraid 90 death coming IN =
- regular way. They love display and the
II spectacular clement az trial and eN
I ecu.ion appeal 90 their imaginatons
ENpcditing the processes OF the Ia"
- world not be adequate 20 eliminate
4, l,nrbinr The repeal OF the amend
- mcnts and the establishment OF the nc
- ctocs' infer o-ity in society. declared
:, Mr.. Graves. though desirable. are no
~ s,,f-feiont "for the negro he added
= .is n thtn- % me senses. and with TN
IN race and with all similar races the dc
"a sire OF the sense must be restralne
~ bv the terror OF the senses. II possln
a under the law.
- N innuence OF suppression S
=, mighty and effective could be brougi
az 10 hear as law making amputauo
- tho ponaltv for the crime OF rape. ISL
i. This like curfew edicts. separate Ia"
~b ror white and black. or the trcatmei
- ~ the crime OF rape as separate an
outside OF AN other codes are but e.
Incidents. he maintained. there is I
raal remedy but one 10 statute vi
re~rranently solve this problem. X
Icion does not solve g. Educau1
complicates a. Politics comphcAies
THE truth which lies beyond al
above an those temporizing eNpee
ents." ne concluded. lis that separ
ton is the logical. the inevitable. q
Of only solution of this great prooiem
am the races. NJ.
y. discussing the subject of "Mcn'
80" and Moral Contaeion." Dr. j. NJ Buc
nc lev ~ New York. after speaking
lice some length % the various transie
him and permanent changes that take pla
Il under different physical and mem
influences. IN human personality, 70
nm the question OF crime and argu
ing that all crime implied the existence
,isi society and its attritions. that sin
Ger VICE could be committed by pefs
20 alone in The world. but not so crir
Ne showed the operation OF this q
how Ear through their natural eau
epldemics might spread
- In conclusion. ne declared thai
=. laws OF association bring on such 3
lied eral and feverish criminal tendenc
!. So the laws OF association must be
,.bo ployed 20 antagonize them.