The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-15

menC at the JcIferSOn commencing
 speakers. Among the more importan:
 kresolutions adopted were the following:
 Whereas, The members of this con gress recognize the great advance that 1 has been made and is being made by the
 negro race in the face of adverse condi- tions;
 | Whereas, We believe that such ad- vance is in direct relation to the progress
 of negro education;
 Whereas, We deprecate any retrogres- 1 sive ideas or action In our common efforts I to solve the negro problem in fairness and justice to the negro race,
 Be it resolved, That we desire to ex- press cur attitude toward the negro prob- lem to consist in justice in. the courts and at the hands of the white race; such education as will make the negro more efficient and tend to a lawful attitude to- ward the government; such social, moral and medical attention as will aid in de- istfoying disease, reducing vice and crime and rendering the negro generally more Tt for the duties of citizenship Be 1t further resolved, That we do most earnestly commend the work that has been accomplished in the past among these people by the great educators of | Ipoth races, and do hereby pledge on. acuVe sympathy and co-opera ton with all such educational work in the future" Whereas, The convict lease system of the state of Alabama Is affrent to God and shame to humanity, Be 1t resolved, That we demand of the governor of this state and of the sta ste legislature when it shall convene. the complete abolishment of the system Tha we demand of each candidate in the com Ing gubernatorial campaign an open statement of his position on this oues ton. a'e' be It further resolved That we will not cease to strive for the correction of this abuse until this blot is removed fron, the name of our state"
 Be it<resolved That we the members O. the Alabama Sociological congress. in session assembled, severallv ard jointly cypress anew our loyalty and devotion to .he American republic, voice our confi- aehce Tn the President of the United states and pledge him our support" lhe hnal resolution was the subject of snort discussion. as a few of the mem- hers desired to add clauses commanding every step taken by the administration in the past and urging the Presidents im- mediate intervention in tie Furopean VI struggle on the side of the allies If was the almost unanimous opinion of the congress that such resolutions whether desirable or not, were outside +aa assoe'a : tior's legitimate sphere of activity. The resolution as adopted was carried with but three dissenting votes,
 The report of the organiyati tion commit tee of the Alabama Anti-Tuberculosis as soclaton was read end adopted The fol- lowing were elected members of the ex ecutive committee Of the associa tion: pr B. L.. Wyman, w. F. Aldrich. Dr. Cabot Lull, Miss Pauline Levy of Montgomery and pr. George Eaves
 MRS. MATHIS SPEAKS Mrs. q. F. Mathis. in her addrass un- held the negroes of the south in their efforts for further educational advan- tages. She declared that the best farm CTS she had ever had on her place came from Booker Washingtons school, and that all a negro had to do to get a place on her farm was to tell her that he had Fattended that institution
 " had one negro farmer there who had attended Tuskegee for two years, and he used to teach the white men how to farm,' she said.
 Mrs. Mathis told of the spread of dis ease among the farmers of the state, and urged that educational measures be em- ployed to bring about better conditions, especially as related to tuberculosis Dr. w. G. Harrison spoke on Social In- surance,' and made plea for helping the man who is unable to help himself. "Workmen's Compensation" was the sub- ject discussed by Prof. Lee Bidgood of the department of economies, University of Alabama. and Dr. J. P Chapman of Talladega spoke of the duties of the county health officer Other speeches were made by ]. T. Asheraft on sSug- gestions for Educational Service" H. L. Lloyd on Financial Matters and H. l..
 Turner on organizing Local Associa- tions.''
 Following the meeting yesterday morn ing many of the delegates visited the county almshouse and inspected condi- tions there.