The Washington times., 1906-09-26
ATLANTA DEPLORES
OUTBREAK OF MOB
Resolutions Are Adopted at
Meeting of One Thou
sand Citizens.
MONEY GIVEN FOR VICTIMS
Perfect Order Prevails in GeOrgia's IS
Capital Today and no Further
Trouble Is Anticipated.

ATLANTA. Ca. Sept 26.-Perfect
/ order prevails i'm Atlanta this morning
/ No serious disturbances occurred last
/ night and the situation is well i'm hand
/ today.
Every factory and manufacturing
/ plant which had closed down owing TO
/ the unsettled state Of affairs, resumed
/ work bright and early this morning,
| with a fun quota OF hands. Few chill
} drep are reported absent from the public
/ and private schools. and the city pre-
sents more normal tone than IL has
since Saturday. More than 900 highly
/ respected citizens Of Atlanta and Fulton
county attended a mass meeting at the
court house yesterday afternoon. for the
purpose of discussing ways and means
Cor bringing about and maintaining
peaceful conditions The meeting was
held under the auspices OF the Atlanta
chamber OF commerce, and was presided
over by sam j.. Jones. president of that
/ body. The spirit of the gathering was
expressed by Mr Jones who said.
Keep white and colorcd people hard
at work and they viii have no time 10
stand around the street corners. In nv
opinion. the opening OF the factories and
workshops viii do more toward the res
torauon Of good order than any other
measure
A committee. consisting Of Clark
Howell. Democratic national committee
man from Georgia; Charles T. Hopkins.
lawyer. Walter @. Cooper. secretary Of
the chamber o. commerce. Robert r.
Maddox. banker and tho Rev. W. ".
Landrum. pastor OF the First BAPTIST
Church. was appointed 90 draft resoIu-
tioEs.
Resolutions were prepared and adopt
ed by the mass meeting. among them
being the following.
Resolutions of Condemnation.
This city has been the scene OF q
series on horrible crimes against women.
causing great excitement among the
people and leading 90 disorder and mob
violence.
The spirit or retaliation for crime
working under cover of the mob. makes
no discrimination between The innocent
ana the guilty and causes the murder
Of innocent and law-abiGing citizens.
The first duty OF any government is
TO protect IIfe liberty and property and
The first duty OF The citizens is 10 obey
the law and support constitutional au-
Llorlly I'm It's enforcement
The present state of affairs has
demonstrated the fact that crime breeds
crime and lawlessness begets lawIess-
ness. and when a question between the
races mas arisen the existence OF riot
acts OF violence and the spirit Of the
mob eugenGers hatred. fans the flames
oL racial passion and spreads the spirit
Of anarchy until the very foundations
OF government are shaken
W deupunce the cuWardiy and brutal
murder OF innocent people. and the
WoundinE of others
Both Races Worst Elements.
We depIore the crimes Of both races
which have been committed by their
" orst elements. and we soIemnIv pro-
test that mob rule is the worst evil that
car affiict society, for it carries in its
train all the crimes of which human /
beings are capable, and n not checked |
viii lead To- the destruction OF govern /
ment Itself.
'It is not right nor just that the in 1
nOceut both white and black should be (.
punished for tho sins Of the guilty, and (
the events OF the past few days prove /
beyond doubt that it IS the innocent Of /
both races that are made 10 suffer as 1
the result of the unrestricted effort OF 4
the mob 20 aVenEe the dastardIy out
RACES that should be and must be pun /
ished by law
I've further declare that il is the DUTY 4
of our city 10 care for the sick and /
wounded OF both races, and 20 bury the 4
dead, and We pledge our willingness 10 /
assist the authorities If so needed.
Where government has not been able !
to protect its people, the common IN