The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-02-10
URBAN LEAGUES
BIC MEETING
Views Of Prominent Leaders on
Race Migration.
STUDY OF new CONDITIONS


Conference Discusses Method Of Ad-
justins Migrants to New Environ
nents-Exodus Still Continues.
New York-The National League on
Urban Conditions Among ColOred Peo-
pie held an important conference On
the migration Of cOlored people from
the south at the Russell Sage founda-
ton building in this city, Friday, Jan.
26. Professor Kelly Miller Of How
ard university, vice president OF the
league, presided at the afternoon ses.
sion and L. Hollingsworth Wood, pres
ident of the league. presided at the
evening session.
Among the speakers were Frederic
G. Howe, United States commissioner
of immigration: George F. Haynes, ex-
ecutive secretary, National Urban
league; John T. Emlen, secretary Arm,
strong association. Philadelphia; #. j.
TRAY, Jr., special agent Erie railroad 4.
Miss Helen B. Pendleton, assistant sec.
retary Associated Charities, Newark;
G. r. Erwin agent Negro Organization
society. Virginia.; Forester b. Wash
ington, director Detroit League on Ur-
ban Conditions; John J. Murphy, tene
ment house commissioner, representing
Mayor Mitchell; Oswald Garrison Vii.
lard, William II. Baldwin. third, DR..
Hollis B, Frissell. principal Hampton
institute; j. II. Butler, assistant sec.
retary Savannah League on Urban
Conditions, and others.
In presenting program Of work for
the Negro in cities Forester B, Wash
ington of Detroit in part said: "We
are aware Of the fact that the need for
recreational centers is hundredfOld
more important in a northern COM
munity than in the south, because Of
the shorter hours of labor in the north
and the migrants absence from the re-
straining influence of the community
that is acquainted with him. With
this in view we have organized a
league of young men whose duty it Is
to get among the newcomers and in
vite them to one Of the public school
buildings each week to enjoy a pleas
ant evening with the very best class
Of people"
DR.. Hollis B. Frissell, speaking on
THE Negro's Industrial Opportunity"
said in part: Booker Washington said
the colored people were the only ones
to come to this country by special in
vitatiOn; that they were our guests. /
think that this Is true and that for this
reason the white people Of this country
ought especially to look after the col.
ored race. There is another reason for
1t. Every once in awhile we have
commissioners coming from Italy to
look after Italians, some one comes
from Japan to look after the japanese.
but no one ever comes from the dark
continent to look after the represent
atives of the colored race"
On the subject of "The Futility of
the Strong Arm Methods to Stop Mi
grafton FROM the South" J. II. Butler
Of Savannah, Ga, said: There Is hard
ly day that somebody does not write
to us asking US how may they go
HOith' AhC oIuCi uoy q "o"dh "hoSe
husband is making $40 per week in
the north came to our Office for advice
as how to get north. l tried to per-
suade her to return home because Of
her large family and to wait until
spring. She replied that she would
rather die than to return to the county
In which she lived. one of the worst in
Georgia.
l.. Hollingsworth Wood read a letter
from Governor Stanley and requested
the body to pass the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, Testimony offered at this con-
ference has shown that lynching and fear
Of mob violence have led to a stipulation
Of migration, almost depopulating some
|. communities, be II
Resolved. That Governor A. o. Stanley
Of Kentucky be heartily congratulated for
his loyalty to his oath Of Office at great
personal risk Of saving Negro prisoner
from lynching, the administration Of the
law from disgrace and the federal court
officials from threats Of mob violence at
Murray. KY.
DR.. r. r. Wright Jr.. editor of the
/. Christian Recorder. official organ Of
the A. M. e. church, said in part:
"Colored people do not know their
economic power. and the white people
will not admit 1t. When they leave
their very moving. although morgan
lied, proves both to the Negro and to
the white man that the Negro Is an es-
sential factor In the development Of
the south. 1t further proves to the
thoughtful Negro, II all Of this stir can