The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-01-16
ADVISES ALL
TO PROTEST
Socialist Editor Russell
Tells Association A
merica Must Suf-
fer for Color
ed Citizens
MRS. tAfOLlETTE ALSO SPEAKS

New York. Ian The animal me- {
ing of the National A~~a.iatinn fnr a.,
Advancement of Col"r,~i P,-ppl, WAS hel,
Monday evening IN thr assembly hall %
tl.e Charities builiing. during the af
{ .rnoon the busins-S- -.---ior Was i'm aiten
ian~e. hut at : a. IA an Open meeting
was held. that the Iulli.. might listen L.
address, by several ar.isnt champions
for the ca,is.. of jnstir,. toward cnlor,',i
people. Among tho-s. vino gave rnthn-i-
astic talks were Mrs Robert VI l.aFol
ette, Who. by her un una~-uming man
ners won her audiensr. and in her own
original way told of her wonderful exper-
Iences oi investigation ina the several ,l..
pattments Of the National Capitcl. whicli
have r,~-rntly isscone the hot-ls.-d of -s-g-
grs-gstion. Mrs LaFnllette has I,sr-ni,-
ally tnken mp the 'r,'a~"n Why of the
dismissal II three young col"r,~i wons.n
inHn the Bureau II Printing and Engra
wing, and ~ the ca~a. H. "nr that show.
a strain of the segregation r.ntiment
this distinguished in,c-tigaior l@san cor
,~pondence with tilr bead Of the hurran.
hen VT >s'cr,-tsry 81 the Treasury Wm
~ McAdoo, and tlpnn with the Executive
the nation. After nurh bantering
,nd f"rInality Mr.. l.af llettr r,~eiVei
rtter re~ently r.-gapilng the dismissal of
fiie thr,v. girls wh" had is-.n i'm 10 their
,ieI,artm~nt- %" l.-~s 'han five Year rncli.
rom tine hsad "f tia. bureau. 1hi- let
srr the WISCONSIN lA..y rcad along with
'tlers which gave IL confirmation. The
head oi ths bureau tried very hard &"
ke-p out any inkling of the real purIso-s
Cf the separating IT employs but was de-
criv,-d 10y his inn~rnt u-s. oi words fur-
ther. Mr- I.aFollstte advises that iIe
colorsi people have a bit of patiencr
and they can win by this endeavor. even
tho-e things held m's-t remote.
DR. W. r.. Il. Dubois gave wond-r-
fnl report of the real condition in the
southern states letwexn the Whit and
cOlOrei residents. The speaker had for
his reference wonderful compilation oi
Of figures a. hard iacts for EARNEST cOn-id
Grafton. Dr. Dul,ois made il clear that
the relations between the white and col
ored i'm the rural districts 81 tle several
southern >tntes we're even in danger of
the taint of segregation Newspaper
men there have already opened the qus--
ton, ~hich may gain ground II allowed
g. ~ unchallengr'i.
Charlie Edward Rn-@cll. the famous
-ociali-tic pul,lici-t and editor of tlIe
The Nation. was also an interesting
speaker. and ~ always, delivered in a
matter-oi-fact way, strikingly god
talk on the matter Of segregation a. Il af-
ierts the darker man. MIR. Russell re-
cited few "f hi- experiences of travel
ling in the southland. and Of the 80
called Jim Grow ears for colOre,l people
the in-llt- that are thrown at well-ic
haved. e,lucatel, gentlmanly. color,~l
men and women for no other re~-s,n
should a per-Dn Of white birth con-i,ier
that colOre,l Icr-on's blood j. un-imilar
in color. that hi- heart acts differently
that he cannot think with equal chance
said the speaker. These are truly strong
wor,i- and cOntain deal II thougnt
Mr. Ru-ell atsr called o. memory the
immortal uticrance a Thomas Jefirs son.
the father II d'inocrscy.' ~ho ~ one
time said. Il treinile for my country
when refneinirr t;od - just
The Ameriran people must suffer for
the wrong. tie humiliation. snd ssgr,~is
ton uieis-i o. tlie 'ieienrels-- col0rs-i man
IIe must make a ibid stand and light the
ever grO~ing terIdencier 81 public disre-
gard Tor law in his welfare lie must
join hand- With his bretlerh. and ~ be-
ha- ar Occa-ion o. STRIFE injustice and
prejndice of the prevalent kind be- NM,
strike ~ith -uch force ~ o. - felt With
seriOus lrariug To make tlls-e sOrt a
protest. felt u take the wore and .senti -
ment n every c,,lor,-i T~r-,n. and ju-t
'1ink. What stronger obiec'ipn could
tlerr ~ than i2.vD.tsD coiorrI persons
against segregation, enviourle~-- Dr. a.
dice. humiliation. antsg0nirfn2
O~~ald Garri-on Willard. puillisiler -
ihe evening . 1T. and chairman - the
Board II Drrectors ~ the Association
presided al the meeting, which was wel
sttended. IIo-ts oi colored persons we're
present and showed = very keen interest
in the meeting. which. without doubt.
ws- the t--t yet beld ~ the mp-t valua-
bic a--oriation u workers for the uplift
Of the colore'i people