The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1912-06-01
Will NOT
SOLVE PROBLEM
Race Wants Political and CHI
Rights hOteCtnd
STROAG PLEA FOR JUSTICE


ri Association Fer the Advancement
Of ceIsrs4 'PsopIe-spirssrns Nor.
ton and stS~art Plead Cause
~ Fin. LYDIA c SrfIrH.
Brooklyn - Interest In the work Of
the National Association For the Ad.
vancement Of CoIored People con-
ttnues 20 grow In pubic favor among
both races. Besides the lectures BY
DR.. W. z. B. Du BoIs In various SEC
lions Of the country from- time 20
time, mass meetings are regularly bald
In the large cities Of the country, In
which the organization maintains
branch headquarters.
Acting upon the initiative Of the
Equal Sunfaee Ieag1e 6t this city, a
COMMITTEES Of woH1ea. wfth DIV. Nor
touJones as president, recantiy held
an enthusiastic meeting In, the Bridge
Street A NEE chhruh,, fAmed al =
former underground 'raitr6ad station,
which was largely attended The Rev.
Dr.. C. p. Cole, pastor OF the church,
acted as temporary chairman After
the singing of Julia Ward HoRs,s
Battle Hymn Of tie Republic DE.
Cole Introduced Mr.. George n VINE
can as-maStsr OF cersfnoaIss. = -
The principal spsGkeEs were James
p. Moeton, lawyer end suffice. PFooDs-
Soe I'm. spinszfn. prssidsat sof n
New Yetk btaach OF TIE associAtjon.
and III. -6IIchrist SssI6rt &C ths ND
lance eo1amifts& an. Emery Jones
was tie soIolst Of ne evening. ana
Mis- IVA geSkSo6 was q the piano
Upon 'tAktKs thec ebear Nrs WIbsean
sid: sThSse men W1o are % speak
tDn1eht are among he best citizens Of
this eountry. They are Giving thslf
t1me and money 90 all IN {Ais, move
rnent TO- bring about I pestSe endsr-
stAndtng between ne rASes b zoedE
that justice may - aceocded % an
slIhaf Personally tbsy, gain ipothing
but their work f6P ha1nan cSiehtE
which benefits the 1nAti6nett: fes33Ss=.,
Lawyer Norton 6aid mat the na-
tionaf aasociationi II not theosst3eal but
eminenfly practical % itS sim % cFSatA
right and tust eondittolS PreJudIcs -
not only ID tBe1sossh. bot right htfo h
our northern cities. Ours ID an organi-
Eatios q snliEhtenme1t - sayeI 10Th
races. One ounce Of Justice - worth q
ton Of charity. Segregation on account
Of race or eoIer eheuldAsSe 10 plaeS1h
the WORK for human adsaDosment but
every man or race should be given a
chance 10 earn an honest livelihood
and enjoy the blessings Of orr free In
sttfrdons ~ 49, = - - =
Professor }. N. sptngarn. who had
Just returned IN time for the meeting
from en- extended trip south. said: y
Tel now mat the Americans reed the
more Than any 1spec1nc
face- I wish I could tell you~ Of the
knowledge that have gained By 7inves-
tdeation- I.haye seen the eolored pso-
pie from the medical college president
down through S6SAr1y' SRsfy form q |
bnAness and the laboref.: and have |
noted the marvellous progress made By
them In fortyeight years against o. |
ganised prejudice ] have noted the
acchmilanon % money and property. |
but the accumulation Of wealth alone
wfn 61ve No race, fce an eansBe takeH !
Iway In q minute II Il has no political
dghtnI5 - 49, ---- ---------- 4
Mr.. Gnchrist Stewart, who with Pro
lessor Spingarn and other members Of |
he vigilance committee secured tie |
Inst conviction In New7orE az Ola
theatrical manager for violation Of ne
;iv1 rights law for refusing orchestra
eats to an Afro-American. also made
strong plea for fairness and urHod
yur people to stand ey bhs orgAnlkat1on
md thereby show % ne wealthy 6nd
Influential white people who ars-Wofk-
ne for the race through the national
association a. did the Abolitionists for
he freedom OF the slaves, 1
CongfeSman wiIIianf n. Calder sent
Jsstsf OF regret tAGt ~ eo1ld not b
resent but heartily GppfoSed Of the
ron which the lO4eanizstion II doing
nr the advancement % American eit1-
snship. Rev. George Frazier Mllsr,
u. William L Hunter and the Rev. J.
finest Robinson also took part IN the h
roNaama Tnaun1astrcharHR Of fhe /
be{t1s FSt thHE tIpuSb
idenf. Nh AnWiseay. ttes pA
snt; Ma Lydia G Smith, secretary;
In II. QSLA&ton! s ASsistAHf. Sscrs-
NJ, and Mn. Peter Harrison, treas
RI. The committee has raised, 400
b. the association within tHs piSt
arsS months Jfhis sum was presented
q meeting held AZ the Bethany Bsp-
q church On Tuesday evening. Nay d