New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-29
DEFENDS NEGRO RIGHTS,
CoIored Professor Deiuers Stirring
address at Unitarian Conferences.

Atlantic City, y J., sept 2s (spseian--Fro1a
one OF the foremost negro educators OF the
South, Professor ". z. 3. Du Bois. Of n. At
Ianta University. Georgia. the members OF ths
Unitarian Conference to-day heard some
rather pointed suggestions on The Ideals q
Life the subject of their meeting. from the
viewpoint of the negro.
Professor Du Bots said that the United States
boasts OF having risen far above every other
nation where class distinction is factor in TIA
life yer the people Of this country are trying
10 divorce the negro from his inherited rights OF
American citizenship asking that he give
Up his right 70 vote. requesting the pro-
prieto-s Of public places 70 discriminate against
him and labor unions 70 deny him the right 20
work. He charged that il is "a fact that class
Of educated and conscientious Americans are
to-day bluntly and soberIy proposing 70 ten
millions Of their darker fellows that they con-
sent TO be haIf-men because SO furious an op-
position will nos let them he men He con-
tinued
You ask what have rhe negroes to do With
science? They should hoe. you say. They
should make themselves so cheap 70 their an
ployers that the color line IS worth % per cert
Their women should keep some kitchen clean
There those of US however. VINO are 90
true the birthright Of American citizenship
that we will not consent that any human being.
white or black shall he excluded entirely from
fhe pursuit Of any human ideal Tor which Ne
is fl
The same men who cry loudly to throw open
the doors Of opportunity also cry, but less
loudly that the black man is unfit You reTner1-
her all the unknd things said about the nssTc-
We have cause to worry when the way OF hfs
is closed 20 men. not because OF their undtnsEs,
but because Of their color we nave nov
learned this nation Of ours. the true lesson On
democracy Let the white people hoid tne1n-
selves as they Will and argue as they may
their thought is I am worthier than he
that far from arguing the matter, they sczrs
aTf0U and en-
blushiug murder OF human emotions
Professor Du Bois had been placed last On
to-day's programme. He took occasion 70 uaks
reference to this by saying. You viii pardon
the statement but I think If ever on an Araer1-
can programme came elsewhere than at tbs
end I should be quite unable TO speak from
sheer surprise.
N O. Nelson, 4 manufacturer OF St Louis
IN an address told his hearers that when he
came here to discuss the business man he vas
an authority on the subject and what they get
from him would be a professional analysis
The one idea Of a business Is TO make
money. The second is TO master the game Of
business and the third social position All
business men are honest, to a certain extent.
and then it a question as 20 whether 1t viii
pay. You have all read Of the denunctat1on or
John D. Rockefeller. Wen, let me ten yen
that he doesn't differ from the rest Of Us. ex-
cept that he may be better golf player than
some of US. We would all Ike TO be Roeksfel-
Iers. If would only ADMIT II ms CIouote
with MI Rockefeller. and which causes all this
criticism. is that he has mastered the game o.
business better than any Of the rest OF Us. hs
and Andrew Carnegie. tell you this as IN
expert.
Determined opposition led by the Rev. Anna
GarItn Spencer of Network. pEevented the pas
sage by the conferences to-day Of resolution
calling on all Unitarian ministers TO refuse 70
marry all divorced persons. The resolution was
offered by the Rev. Paul Revere Frothinghsrn, OF
Boston. Il was also opposed by Carroll +
Wright who insisted that what ne termed 2
sensational press had worked up sentiment
against even the proper divorce or mismated
couples A compromise resolution was carried
II calls on all ministers to make careful dscrlI-
marion The following officers were elected
President. Carroll D. Wright. Worcester Mass
vice-presfdent, George B. Adams chicago;
1-bor1as \ Morris. Baltimore: George c Perkins.
san Francisco: J. Harsen RhoadeS, New-Fork5
Francis c. Lowell. Boston; lockwood Hoar,
Worcester Mass: secretary. the Rev ". r
Greennlan Watertown, Mass; treasurer, Rich
ard c. Humphreys, Boston