The Washington herald., 1911-09-05

ported, to make room for those who
| come at no cost to us. 1 thought for
time it could be done. 1 have tried to do
| it. 1 have failed. I Do not think others
| will follow in my attempt"
| We have not underyalued, madam,
| either the brilliance OF the prOfundty
| of your own active intellect. What YOU
| say is of interest. We already have fol-
| lowed with profound interest your efforts.
Your words here Justify our concern in
meeting you. This Is perhaps the first
| time in our history when a woman has
| been asked to meet those most concerned
| in even so informal an aSSemblage aS
this, at precisely this place"
There were gravity and dignity in his
words. The majesty of government,
the dignity OF eve1 the simplest and
most democratic form of government, the
unified needs, the concentrated wish OF
many millions expressed in the persons
of a few-these are the things which
cannot fail to impress fven the most
ignorant and insensitive as deeply as tn"
most eXtrayaEant pageantry Of the
proudest monarchy. They did not fail
TO impress Josephine st. Auhan, brilliant
and audaciOus thinker though she was,
and used to the l.omp of Old World
courts. At once sEe fel; almost a sense
of fright. of terror. The silence Of these
other gentlemen, so able to hold their
peace, came to her mind with the impress
of some mighty power. She half shTank
b1ck into her chair.
Madam. you have no need of fear,
broke in the iaeD voice Of the gentleman
who had escorted her thither. and who
now observed her perturbation. We
shall not harm you'll think not even
criticise you seriously. Our wish l.
wholly for your own good
''Assuredly," resumed the first speaker.
That is the wish of all my friends fere.
, But let us come now to the point.
Madam, to be frank with YOU, you
have, as We have just said. been muCh
concerned of late with attempts al thr
colonization and deportation of NEGROES
from this country. You, at least nave
not hesitated to undertake work whIcN
has daunted the imagination Of our abIest
minds Precisely such was once my own
plan. My cOunselOrs dlssuaded me- l
lacked your courage.
..There seemed no other way. she
broke in hurriedly. her convictions con
ouarine her timidity. L wanted so much
70 do something-nOt alone for these
bIacks-but something for the good OF
America, the good of the world And l
failed to-day
The work of the Colonization Society
has gone on for many years. gently in
sisted the first speaker, raising a hand'
'and made no serious coHlpllCdlloII9-
Your own work has been much bolder,
and. to be frank, there have been COM
plications Oh We do not CrtticiSe you.
On the contrary, we have asked your
presence here that We might understand
ingly converse on these things to Whlch
Won have given so much attention.
If have erred" she ventured, 1t has
been done within the limitations or hu-
man wisdom; yet my convictions were
absolutely sincere-at least, may assure
you of so much. have not wlsheu 10
break any law, to violate convictions on
either side. l only wanted 10 uo Soiiie
good in the world"
I'VE are quite sure, my dear lady' that
the sentiments of your mind are pre-
ciseIy those of our own. But perhaps you
NAV be less aware than ourselves Of
complications which may arise. Our
friend who sits by you has found occa-
sion to write again in unmeasured terms
to the representatives of Austria We
are advised Of your affiliation with the
HUNGARIAN movement-in short, we are
perhaps better advised OF your move
ments than you yourself are aware. We
know of these blacks. which have been
purchased and deported by your agents:
but we also know that large numbers of =
slaves have been enticed away from their
owners, that whole plantations have been
robbed Of their labor, and this under the
protection-indeed, under the very name
-of this attempt which you have set on
foot. Has this been done by your knowl-
edge, madam? / anticipate your answer.
am sure that II has not"
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