The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
DR.. HALE IS SILENT
Chaplain Makes No Reply to
Protest from Citizens.
CRITICISED By SPEAKER
Southeast Association Decides 10 Let
Remarks About Their Section of
City Experimentation of n Cross
town Street Railway Discussed at
the Meeting Last Night.

As announced at a meeting Of that
organization in WelIer's Hall last night.
no reply has been received by the South
east Washington Citizens Association to
It's communication Of a month ago 10 Dr.
Edward Everett Hale. asking for an ex-
PLANTATION or rStraction Of his alleged
statements TO the effect that the South
east section Of the city is inhabited prin-
cipally by negroes.
The associations letter to Dr. Hale
signed by A. G. Herman and Harry E.
GIadman. president and secretary, is as
follows:
In behalf of the Southeast Citizens
Association. We respectfully request that
you inform US II you have been correctly
quoted by the press as making the fol-
lowing statements in an address before
the forty-eighth annual convention Of the
Free Religious Association of America:
Washington is a city Of four quar-
ters They are what We call northeast.
northwest, southeast, and southwest.
Southeast is inhabited principally by ne
groes; northwest Is inhabited principally
by white peopIe-gentlefclk just such
people as you and I-people who change
their clothes six times a week II they
want to; people who can have anything
they want for dinner"
Facts Were Available.
ITO US T. seems that your very calling,
as We are taught TO believe one Of the
noblest under the sun. would have
prompted you TO make careful search of
the facts as they really exist, and Of the
records to which you have access. the rec
Crds which We're placed before you by
the East Washington Citizens Associa-
tlon. before you would have placed your
self IN the attitude of bearing false wit
ness against your neighbor.
Not only in Justice to us, but TO your
self. we feel that a man of your high
standing in life. to insure your own rep
utation, should make amends 10 the resi-
dents Of this section. who have been in
jured by these remarks We now, in
the name Of this association, ask for a
correction or retraction Of your state
ments
The announcement by the secretary that
no answer has been received to this COM
munica;ion led 10 a discussion Of the
Chaplain Of the Senate. in which he was
characterized by ". D. Culleen as a man
who has brought disfavor upon his cloth
by making a statement which he has not
the courage either 10 deny or verify"
VIII Let Matter Drop.
1T is generally conceded" said Mr..
Culleen. that DIT. Hale is a man OF learn
ing and an author OF note. but to boast
before an audience Of gentle folk such al
he. that he is in position to change his
clothes six times week and order what
sOever he likes for dinner, is. 10 say the
least, an evidence, TO my mind, Of bad
taste
That Or. Hale has worked an injustice
on the residents OF this section of the city
Is generally conceded, but this association
should not further dignity him OF his re-
marks by paying further attention TO
them. 1t is evident that il is not his in
tentiOn 10 answer inquiries. and this assO-
citation having brought TO his notice the
sentiments by which he is regarded by
the residents Of the Southeast should
there let the matter rest"
CrOsS-tOwn Road Suggested.
The construction of a cross-town street
railway was discussed. and the following
route suggested: Starting at Fifteenth and
East Capitol streets ard traversing Fiji
teenth street 10 Georgia avenue, thence
10 Eighth and N streets, and along NJ
street TO the southwest wharves. This. as
well as a number OF street improvements,
were referred 10 the proper committees
for action.
The secretary was directed 10 communi-
cate with the Commissioners in regard to
obtaining Improvements on the southeast
waterfront. The attention Of the Commits
sioners VIII also be directed to the con-
dition of the garbage plant. at New Jer-
sey avenue and I street, concerning which
complaint was made.
a ton of coal. offered by IL. c. Enrich.
as a reward for securing the most men,
bers during the last two weeks was
awarded TO r. X. Bagby. who presented
thirty-one members FOR election to the
association.
A Sl,000 fire-insurance policy was offered
by Harry L. Gladman 10 the member
presenting the largest number Of candi-
dates for election at the next meeting.
two weeks hence.