The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-10
Excellent Sir:

Club of Chicago, send you this expires
sion of loyalty, the deepest sympathy
and the earnest and constant prayers
of it S membership, to the end that you
Mr.. President, in your great wisdom
NAV with honor, maintain a peaceful
attitude and refuse to be drawn into
this worldwide conflict, which in the
end, only means unlimited suffering
and will tend to the humiliation of the
entire human race.
Assuring you, however, that what
ever your decision may be, as loyal
patriots of our country, we stand will
ING and ready to obey your commands
and preserve with honor, the respect
and security that is our due, even
though we perish by the sword.
To President Woodrow Wilson,
Executive Mansion,
Washington, D. c."
Col. J. H. johnson, Pres.
; Howard T. Cornwell, Sec.
The eager and enthusiastic manner in
which the motion to send this telegram
10 the President was seconded, was
proof sufficient that the Negro of to-
day. is still the most patriotic of all
American patriots, and as result, the
telegram was sent to the President,
bearing the name of President johnson,
and the Secretary, Howard T. Corn
well.
Or Sunday, a "Symposium upon
the question of "Negro Migration
North,' - was held at the Parlors of the
: Appomattox Club. There were repre-
sentatives from all of the churches and
literary societies of the city. Speeches
we're made by Prof. W. W. Lucas, of
Meridian, Miss; Mr.. Frank w. Henry,
of Bethel Literary Club; DR.. S. c.
Diekerson, of the Appomattox Club;
Rev. J. w. Robinson, of the st. Mark
Literary; Mr.. John Reece, of Missis-
sippi; Mr.. A. l.. Jackson, Secretary
Young Mems Christian Association;
Hon. R. S. Abbott; Rev. G. E. Carter,
REPRESENTATIVE of the Epworth League;
Edw. Clisby, of Sylvester, Texas; j.
, A. Walden, of the Berean Baptist Lit
erary; Hon. John R. Lynch and Beaure-
gard F. Moseley.
Before the speech making began, Mr..
= NOscley, acting as Chairman OF the
Civic and Public Affairs Committee of
the Club, proposed the following tele-
gram be sent to the President:
"Chicago, Ill.
Feb. 4th, 1917.
Excellent Sir:
Realizing the momentous decision
! You are now being called upon by your
duty as the Chief Executive of this |
country to make, regarding the present
and future of our country, and the |
possible fate of all of our citizens, the
representatives of the Literary Socie-
Ties of Grace Presbyterian, Bethel A.
NJ. f., st. Paul s NJ. E., st. Mark IS
NJ. f., Olivet Baptist, Quinn Chapel,
Wayman Chapel, Mt. Zion, Berean Bap- /
fist Epworth League; Y. M. c. A, The
Fellowship League and the AppomattoX
Club, in meeting assembled, send you
this expression of loyalty, the deepest
sympathy and the earnest and constant
prayers of the churches and lyceums of
the Negro citizens of Chicago, and offer
all, even our lives to you in your efforts
to maintain, if possible, security of our ,
citizens and their homes, with the
sword, if need be.
10 President Woodrow Wilson,
Executive Mansion,
Washington, D. c." I
The motion to send this telegram to
President Woodrow Wilson, Washing ]
ION, D. c., was unanimously made by a
NSng vote of all persons present. Not s
We dissenting voice was heard. The g
telegram was forthwith sent. Thus "a
vas the Negro race of the country /
PACED on record as being willing and I
ready 10 defend the honor and integrity
" this country; not because he has not c
FaSOnS at times to criticise it and feel !
~at its attitude towards him has been i
VI is unjust, but because he is pa I
u'd and believes that this is an oppor-
~oe hour to think of any wrongs in ?
>e'ed upon him in the past, when the v
spare of the country is at stake; a
'~'ng to sacrifice his all for his coun-