Evening journal., 1908-04-28
TWO RACES IN A
FEAST TOGETHER.
Social Equality and Inter-
Marriage Of White and
Black Advocated
BOOKER WASHINGTON'S
NAME IS KISSED
By United Press Leased Special wire,

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NEW YORK, April 2s-New York,
the haven Of every conceivable sect
and creed. is today in a fever heat over
the race question. Morning papers de-
failing the doings Of a dinner held in
Brooklyn last night by the Cosmopol-
itan Society, precipitated the trouble.
The spectacle OF young white women,
seated side by side with negroes and
the enthusiastic acclamations by all the
diners of the proposition Of intermar-
riage as a solution Of the race problem,
have proved too much for even lethar-
gic New Workers.
Prominent negro educators and lead
ers with a foresight to see damage
worked by last nights affair, declare
that more injury has been worked by
their race than by any event occurring
in the north in recent years.
There were twenty white girls and
women at the dinner. There was also
a half dozen white men. The white
girls sat for the most part between
negro men and listened. some with
interested attention, others with ap-
parent Indifference TO a discussion of
miscegenation.
Miss Mary White Overton, a Brook
yn girl who has been a leader in set
tlement work, Harold G. Willard an
editor of the Evening Post and Edward
c. Walker, president of the Sunrise
Club were the white speakers. The
negro speakers included Captain II. A.
Thompson, who said he was at San
Juan Hill with the Ninth Illinois (col-
ored), DR.. John A. Morgan. Rev
George Frazer Miller, Max Barber,
Chicago editor and DIR. O. NJ Waller
Washinston's Name Kissed.
The incident of the dinner which
caused most dissatisfaction among the
negroes today is the fact that the name
of Booker T. Washington. who advo-
Gates peaceful resistance" was booed
down and treated with cat calls and
misses, while that OF Dubois. who fa-
vors exercising all rights under the
constitution" was given a volley Of
applause
Miss Overton in an impassioned
speech advocated social equality. "The
negro mustn't give up any of his rights
, as man." she said. "He must never
be satisfied until his equality is re-
cognized. The power of love over
runs caste and brings all castles to-
gether. I like to think we are going
TO eat with and stand up for our col
ored brethren and sister wherever we
may meet them"
Editor Willard declared that the
spirit OF caste is the most dangerous
that can threaten the land. 1--WE stand
in this country for equality" he said,
'equalities of rights, liberties and to do
as we see fit"
DR.. Ferris the negro lecturer de-
manded If the time was not here when
the negro should force recognition r
his claim to be recognized as the equal
of the white. This meeting means
, more TO the resident Of the Black Belt
I of the South than to the negro Of the
north. 1t marks an epoch for the
down south negro. II is a question of
{ recognizing him as a man and as ar
equal. There is only one way to sue
, ceed-demand our equality"
1t was at this time that he contrast
ed the difference between Booker r
e Washington and Dubois and the ne
groes present cheered him TO the ech'
, Rev. George Fraser Miller declared
the hope OF the negro race lay in So
cialism. Max Barber. negro Chicago
e editor declared:
: Taft is the heir presumptive TO the
throne and will restrict the suffrage of
the negro"
All Of the other speeches were along
similar lines There was a noticeable
: absentee, Rev. Madison c. Peters had
= agreed to speak, he came in and inn
mediately left He pleaded. another en-
= gagement and promised to come back,
but he did not.
I lntermarriage as the Remedy.
Hamilton Holt, editor of the Inde
pendent in his speech said:
'Intermarriage. If continued long
enough" he shouted smiling grace
fully into the faces Of his white fen.i-
J nine hearers. will solve the race prob
lem. / do not believe the white man
would be so anxious to marry the negro
woman as would the negro man to
marry the white girl And if this is
continued, the negro marrying the
white woman. the dark race will grad
ually bleach"
when the colored race in the south
gets educated the whites viii have 10
recognize them az their equals. There
is but one remedy. Deportation Is
{ impossible. Amalgamation is the only
cure So it must be intermarriage and
+ education"
Washington Agitated.
Booker T. Washington head Of Tus-
I kegee Institute, who is at the Man
haitian Hotel was greatly agitated
when he read the story of the Cosmo-
politan banquet and especially over the
frank statements made by Hamilton
Holt.
He sent word to the desk Of the hotel
\ that he was not to be disturbed and
notified his two secretaries that he was
mot at home" to reporters.
An effort TO see him was met by
the sending back of the card with the
message that "Dr. Washington is en-
gagged" Persistence met with a visit
from one of the secretaries. He had
been well coached.
'You want to talk with the doctor
regarding certain speeches made at a
so-called dinner last night; well the
doctor will not talk about what ans
one else might have said"
call of Washingtons room tele-
phone resulted in the interrogation Of
the inquirer who was asked what he
wanted 70 talk about. When he ex-
planned the answer came back, Or.
Washington has nothing to say