The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-09-09
MISS KATHRYN RUTHERFORD, 121
EAST 4sRD STREET FEELS THAT
THE AFRo-AMERICANs SHOULD
HOLD A NATIONAL CONGRESS
AND DEVISE WAYS AND
MEANS TO PROTECT THEM
SELVES.
Chicago, September 8, 191

To Editor Julius F. Taylor:
That the time is ripe for National
Colored American Congress on Citizen
ship Rights and as 1 understand such
a Congress is to meet in 1916. In GER
tain states of our country the race is
compelled to accept segregation in
many forms, schools included. We are
all Gods children and there is no sane
reason why all should not enjoy his
creation equally in all things. The
full story of the grievances of the race
and of their earnest demands for jus.
tice and fair play should be given out
to the whole world and such a demon
stration of the united Colored people is
a great necessity and the best thing
that can now be done.
The industrial opportunities denied
them. The freedom of speech and of
the press not allowed them. The civic
and political rights taken from their
race, give sufficient ground and reason
for the calling of such National Con-
gress of Colored Americansi The time
is ripe for an awakening. Since all
other groups of oppressed people are
in the stir and rush of agitation.
The South is still in the saddle at
our national Capital-rushing headlong
with a most reckless disregard for the
rights of twelve million of loyal,
Colored Americans. The time is here
for all organizations, societies, political
or fraternal, to form a Citizens Equal
Rights Committee, and so be ready for
selection of delegates.
Ny interest Mr.. Editor is to call at
tention to the citizens of Chicago to
the needs of the friendless boys and
girls of Sunny South, especially the
Floral Shelter Home, in Savannah, Ga,
and as have been appointed repre-
sentative with full power to appoint
agents to help along in this struggle,
100000 is needed in the darkest hour
of distress. Checks can be sent to Rev.
s. B. Birchmore, No. 81 N. Kentucky
Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
There are perhaps $4,000 children
with approximately 10000 not provided
for. If the pastors and community at
large were more enlightened as to the
needs and care of these children, 1 am
sure they would respond to the call.
We should throw on the search light
in earnest, for the Colored man and
voter cannot make his call from the
South felt. We northern men must
send out the call. Information on the
Floral Shelter Home, a home for
Colored boys and girls, situated in
Savannah, Ga.
The need among the Colored in
Savannah, Ca, $4,000 Colored people,
many churches, few good schools, and
short of modern improvements since
there is such a host of children that
a demand for Christian activity. Think
of it, there is much suffering among
these little children, hungry, without
clothes, bare of foot, and in many in
stances fathers and mothers dead.
The Color line is not confined to us
alone, but it is seen in the brute crea
ton! A mother hen brings out her
baby chickens some black, some white
some yellow, some brown and some are
red. Same applies to horses, of which
there are many colors. Also to cows
and many other animals. We must
not punish them on account of theiI
color, and of all things be kind to each
other.