Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-30
MASS MEETING LAST NIGHT
Addresses by a Number Of Represen-
tatives Of the Race.
DIR. C0RRoTHERs' ALLEGATIONS
Reference to q Remark Alleged to
Have Been Made by Superin-
tendent Chancellor.

schools and pastor Of Galbraith Zion
NJ. e. Church, last evening at public
mass meeting in the Vermont Avenue Bap-
list Church made answer to charge OF
agitating the cofored citizens OF the Dis
trict on the school question. He referred
to a sermon he had preached q short time
ago and declared that Superintendent
Chancellor of the public schools had
Threatened" that If he did not stop that
sort of thing the colored people in this
city would find themselves in as much
trouble they have been in some cities
farther south.
1T Is not I who am bringing about this
condition." exclaimed the minister, but
DR.. Chancellor himself. The only way for
him to make me and the rest Of us stop
agitating Is to stop the cause Of the agi-
tation.'
They were especially bitter against the
three colored members Of the board Of
education, charging them with being trait
ors to their race and not standing firmly
for the rights of the colored man. They
declared good was never accomplished ex-
cept by proper agitation and announced
themselves as determined to continue along
the lines laid down. The board of educa-
ton as whole was charged with incOm-
potency and overriding the law.
Booker Washington Not in Favor.
Reference was made by some Of the
speakers to Booker Washington in a spirit
Of doubtful friendliness. 1t was stated
that Washington was all right perhaps. but
that he ough not to expect to control the
whole colored race. The members of the
race ought not to stand 1t, either, it was
urged. In the next breath 1t was declared
to be the belief of many prominent colored
men that when the white race admires a
colored man there must be something
wrong with him." Race patriotism was the
cry Of all of the speakers.
A report was heard from a committee
on facts" which sought to substantiate
the positions taken by the various speak
ers on the local situation through newspa-
per clippings. letters and other papers.
Several hundred persons were present
and the speeches were applauded vigor-
ously.
Statement by Rev. E. 81. Hunter.
Rev. Edward H. Hunter; one Of the speak
ers and member of the citizens commit
tee. had this to say of the situation:
I'VE are told to keep quiet while many
wrongs are being perpetrated by the local
school board. DR.. Chancellor predicts that
unless we stop these agtations we will
have serious trouble. but 1 want to say
to him that we don't fear his threat that
we will have such troubles here as the
colored people are having in the south.
If he thinks he can get southern troubles
enacted here he Is mistaken. This Is not
the south. 1t the administration Is wrong
we are going to talk about it and let the
public know it. We must speak out for
the right. I congratulate the colored peo-
pie of Philadelphia on their manhood In
causing the suppression Of The Clansman'
We want such manhood and courage here
why is 1t that DR.. Chancellor has dis
missed only colored teachers? He has in
troduced the race problem into the District
"a INCH hr-ifE
these Washington schools he is going to
pray God that he may get away from here.
He has brought on this public agitation by
his injustice. 1 lay the fault at his door
1t is to be regretted that this course has
been made necessary"
Colored Attorneys View.
Another address as made by A. w. Scott
a colored attorney at-law, who said he had
fled from North Carolina six years ago on
account of race trouble in which he figured
as an agitator.
"At one time" he said, I'VE had school
boards here which acted without injustice
to any concerned. We once had colored
members on the board who stood for some
thing and spoke out for the colored schools
hear the so-called big niggers talking
about 'agitators.' Mrs. Terrell ought to
be the last person to talk against agita-
ton. Some one went all the way to New
IOIh last year dilu III d speech attacked
the poor colored servant girls of this city
DIR. Chancellor seems to be full Of CHI
canery and tricks. He threatens us with
southern troubles If we keep up our agita-
through just such agitation that Charles
Sumner Fred Douglass, Wendell Phillips and
other great men made the institution of
human slavery to totter and fall. Let us,
too, be men and agitate until justice is
done In our schools"
Rev. George w. Lee. pastor of the Yer
mont Avenue Baptist Church, also spoke
along the same lines. He referred to the
differences among the colored people in the
city over this very question, and paid his
respects to those who were not on his side.
He favored agitation, declaring that preju-
dice against the negro was fixed in DIR.
Chancellor's mind. He accused the superin-
tendent of schools with trying to use south
ern methods with the colored people here,
and said he could not do this successfully.
Quotes From Book.
James L. Neill, chairman Of the COM
mittee on facts, read a portion of book
by DR.. Chancellor on the race question. A
Chicago paper was quoted as saying that
DR.. Chancellor had failed to measure up to
expectations here and would ultimately
have to give up his position
In the course of the evening DR.. Cor
rothers again took the floor and declared
that he had no use for the colored man who
was afraid to stir up trouble. If thereby he
might secure his rights. lie declared that
trouble is sure to come some day and 1t
might as well come now. He preferred,
he said to have the trouble himself than to
be cowardly and leave 1t for his children
to fight out.
Resolutions Adopted.
Resolutions. offered by Secretary Charles
E. Lane Of the citizens committee were
adopted unanimously. They were to the
effect that those present were not disposed
to indulge in hasty criticism of the school
system and administration of affairs, but
on the contrary would have been glad to
uphold the hands Of men who would con-
duct the affairs of the system properly
The determination Of the persons in this
movement to protest against the reckless
and unlawful acts OF the present board in
summarily and without cause dismissing
against the expressed wishes of the COM
munty.'' Mrs. A. ]. Cooper. J. L. Love, j.
b. Clark and F. L. Cardozo was announced
Protest was also made against the alleged
attempt of the school authorities to sup
press private convictions among the school
employees and the legitimate expression Of
them.
1t was said that number of people had