Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27

Organization Composed OF Prominent
Men and Women Of Both Races Takes
Firm Stand Against Lynehins-es-
lisvss In Equal Justice and oppertu-
nifty For Afro Americana.
Chicago.-The fourth annual meeting
Of the National Association For the
Advancement Of Colored People will
be held in this city for two days, be-
ginning on Sunday afternoon, April %.
at which time the exercises will be
held in the new Sinai temple. Miss
Jane Adams will preside. The speak
ers for this session Of the conference
will be DIR. Emil G. Hirsch, Mr.. Os-
wald Garrison Willard Of New York
and Professor William Pickens.
This will be the first time the ass0ci-
alton has arranged for an annual meet
ing in the middle west, and as Chi
cago is easily reached from all sec
tions the management expects large
representation of members. visitors
and other persons directly concerned
in human welfare. The sessions on
Monday and Tuesday will be held in
Handel hall. At the afternoon meeting
on Monday Mr.. Sherman @. Kingsly
will preside. The speakers will be DR..
w. q. B. Du Bois. the eminent scholar,
author, editor and lecturer. and Judge
e. o. Brown of the appellate court.
At the evening sessions Bishop B. T.
Lee of Ohio will preside and will
speak on 1.-THE Rule of the Strong"
Miss Julia Lathrop of Hull House will
open the discussion following Bishop
Lees speech. l. NJ. Rubinow, of New
York. Charles Edward Russell. maya
zine writer, and Professor Kelly Miller
of Washington will be among the
speakers.
On Tuesday morning reports will be
received from the different sections
of the country A reception will be
held at Hull House Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine will preside at
the final meeting, which will be de-
voted to a discussion of "The Negro
in the City" Among those on the
program are Mrs. Ella Flagg Young.
superintendent Of schools; Mrs. Ida
Wells Barnett, John 81. Walker. presi-
dent Of the United Mine Workers Of
Illinois, and Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
In the list Of topics for discussion are:
1.-THE Negro's Progress During the
Year." "Help For the Negro From the
Silent South" 1.-The Years Record
Of Lynching and Other Manifestations
Of Mob Law" problems Of Urban
Life" Segregation Of the Negro"
"Disfranchisement," 1.-THE Kansas City
Dynamite Outrage" 1.-The Psychology
of Race Prejudice" Denial Of the Ne
gro's Civil Rights in the North
The call for the convention declares
its purpose in the following statement:
"The purpose Of the association. ac-
cording to the call sent out by Its Of
fcers, is to 'uplift the colored men and
women of this country by securing to
them the full enjoyment Of their rights
as citizens, justice in all the courts.
and equality of opportunity every
where The association upholds the
doctrine OF all men up and no man
down It abhors Negro crime. but still
more the conditions which breed crime
and most of all the crimes committed
by mobs in the mockery Of the law
or by individuals in the name of the
law. 1t believes that the scientific
truths of the, Negro problem must be
available to uplift the colored man and
aid the white man to peace and social
content.
'Tynchings in the United States dur
ing 1911 were many and terrible. The
number recorded is seventy-one. eight
white and sixty-three colored, but un-
questionably not all are reported. Many
entirely innocent persons are among
the victims. Thus In the lynching at
Lake City. Fla. six Negroes were
strung up as targets to be riddled
with bullets in revenge for the killing
of one white man. In Oklahoma.
Georgia and Kentucky innocent men
have died deaths of torture at the
! hands of the mobs. Women. too. have
been among the victims. AS the ter
rible happenings have occurred the
association has written to the COVER
nors of the various states demanding
tie punishment of the criminals. They
sent courteous replies. but tho end OF
the year 1911 saw no yncher pun
| ished."
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