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For Activity in Exposition Move.
ment and Government Laufeifi fiaS
emancipation Meeting for
eliminating. - 4rt &SisS7 3rs

segregated position which the mace
occupies in this country has been
tlargeiy responsible for the great
progress made by the race since, thu.
Eaholition Of slavery was the view,
Haken by Rev. DR. Ernest Lyon, form
er United States Minister, to Ltberia
tdn an address at services commemor-
atlve of the forty-eighth anniversary
l0ot the signing Of the emancipati0in
proclamation by Abraham Lincoln.
theid last night at John Wesley Meth.
odist Episcopal Church. -, ,..,.I ..iI
| Inc services we're largely attend
ed by prominent citizens Of bnflSs
races, who listened intently as the
various speakers spoke words of wis
dom and counsel. ..., d., 80 =,
Resolutions offered DIV CITY co,,n..:
Gilman Harry S. Cummings, mentions
ed IN glowing terms the. great pro-
gress made 'by the Negro since 18ek
praised the proposed exposition, pro-
1ected in 1918; extolled the dtp,oma.
Er!c SERVICES OF Dr.. Lyon and. decIaTt
| I4ak the race is discriminated
against In the United States NAVY.
IN all eloquent address 1JIaSra~
| hobeft H. Ternell r. ---Washinsto to4a,r
Eulogized Lincoln, Summer, Garrison
ana other immortals who labored
1or the freedom Of the race, s-arrt&:z
spoke or the present-day opportunite
les ana problems of the race: II
The Issuance Of the Emane;nia.
lion Froclamation", said DR.. Lyon,
marks the most noteworthy event in.
.he history of the colored 3 peopls
III THIS country. 1t is the foundation
Tor the 14th and 18th amgadman1tss, :,
10 the constitution, hpon tphfahf 3Ssst SssttG
only the rights Of .citizefls|ffR fR e 49,:
franchise are based, but the tfixsAt tn
ENJOY every other constitufaonaIS
privilege, which Is the heritagsss ss tsf
lree men and the citizenry OF * cbiI-3 =
mon country" =. :, 80 Z ,
AIter saying that he believed
mat Acknowledgement and otboi,,, 8
ahtl-Negro measures would not, an i:
oure, ne said, Segregation, self M id.
poSed' is not a bad thing. 1t NAV ::
nave bad name and a questionabla
origin but it has helped tho tcnih
ofed people in this country rWhsr..s.; -;
ever IT prevails, the c6l6rs
lea man has become an ecoIn.
lnlc factor; without it We would be
"lthout representation in the CIV
council Of Baltimore to-day. It ,ta
means IN disguise to bring the raca
.osethef. We object to segregation
[ ny law, but the race would NOT oof
together unless forced by unp]eassnt
lne' "oos. This method stops that
class that is trying to get awuy. rrsm.
Ihe race. The super-sensitive mtght
not agree with this, but it is nayer-
| theless true. ~.
Leu US profit by this segregation
movement by establishing such an
te'prlses among our people as win
'eho 10 segregate our earnings. Ip
all our savings in this city were
segregated in one or two banks
operated Negro banRers- --7z;, 7z5e,
could make not only respectah1t,
showing, but command attention :, ,n
ne financial affairs of this city,,
DR.. Washington Lauded ..
T.. we hereby endorse the effort,
reao the resolutions adopted in
part to hold semi-centen1,iaf k;a. kHr..,
position in 1913 on a scale edtn nav tffsS
fsurate with the Importance, ar tfifas4.
event at which time the progress.
OF the race will be fully demonstrate.
co. ana IN recognition of the aria
services being rendered by DR.. Bbsk..f
Ier l. Washington in this and dr..
o'rcctlons in the interest OF the racs.+f
we hereby extend him an irvitatil,mS,
70 tour the State of Maryland im liz tirass, tiias,
interest Of SAID project I'": .dtf ~
| we also call attention, To tha
present policy Of the United stntaa
navy Which by the severe Siscrirnf-
nation on account of race and color
oaS completely forced the Negro out
oI the seamen's class. Therefore,
we respectfully invite the attention
iof the Navy Department to thjs dis.
Uesslng fact, and ask as partial
remedy that one or more vessels. he,
manned by Negro seamenn.
the resolutions end with praiss
lor the services rendered tho race
ny John II. Murphy, the veteran
eo'tor OF the Afro-American Ledger,
ana commends the plan for giving
monster banquet in honon of his
10th birthday, -.