Richmond planet., 1917-10-27
AN ADDRESS TO THE
COUNTRY
TO TUE PRESIDENT AND MEM
BEERS or TIE \ATlONAL.
RACE CONGRESS-

At this. the second annual session
Ct our Congress. We. your committc"
leg leave to submit the following rc
Jort on the present state of the coun
try:
l. Togcthr. with the VIII lc nation
cur group is sharing its quota OF the
burden Of tn greatest war known to
.hc world, and in proportion to the
contribution We make to secure to the
world the much sought peace "" shall
share tn benefits Of .hr ".Icw lNc
mo 'racy" rc"cn'.y declared to be the
ultimate objective Of the war.
>. Out OF the world war have
grown economic conditions and prob.
lens that affect us directly and i'll
directly. At present, we ar confront
cd with unusual economic necessity.
We are bel ng forced by necessity and
circumstance to transplant i'll unus-
ually larr" numbers. our accustomed
place OF abode in the southland to
now and untricd localities IN the
Horthland. We are migrating in num
bcrs heretofore unknown.
3 Our migration has given rise to
labor problems. political problems AID
social problems, calculated to affect
every phase of our national life. In
the North.wc are face to lace with
"rDHSi. ron in the labor world, ana no
t'tlc criticism Is beng expressed IN
u "".': ""' "'i""t :" disturb, tho
N""ro III "Ia new '>hl OF LABOR. we
''2 the victims ol one "l three aEeh
ci"S. Father IN" labor unl"n& OF the
N"r'h ar" opposed 10 Negro lahor III
me various industries "i IN" No:'h;
or lhrr' Is nj W'rN Il Scrr"' agency
from the south Fc"klh& |" 50 "lStnrh
lan"f '"h"nl"h9 ny sA""f rl">S aS ~
lrlEh'ch the \'2r" pack l" southern
S"ll ana southern ''IPl"Elh'h'' or me
Nc&r" IL 'hronh'"rln& extreme 6ii'-
'"H! III i''"''! adjusting h'i'"1! |
n'N '''P'"!n''H' ana 'nc a'''Nd2ni
H.Gh wage
we ""'' '"' E'i'FH' h''"SSllH l"r
'"hS'"n' curse "i instruction Il"
"'i l'"P'' WIZ" nave "'r'l ul''i'd NY
'h'S ne" 'nah2' "l hAhla'l"h an!
"''''p"' ."''' we rec ''oi''A'h" 'hA' IN"
- 49, ''' P"'P'' anu 'h' PLATFORM ne
"''''1''"' ~ I'hH' III part /" Il con
thn"" course "l instruction I" tn"
.h""NaIdS VIII" nave com" N"f'h TO
HF' uh"'r "l'lr"IN new conditi"nS
and new laws; that "hcdicnr" o! the
Jaw ne tan&h' NJ every opportunity.
clllrl"hrE ana r"llahlhtN h" held he
lore thcm a$ essentials: that thrift
ana economy be urged generally.
=. We cal! attention 10 the peculiar
*linailon arising ont Of the draft OF
our men for the National Army
Th|rc is danger of unWiSo rOmmcnt
upon the method OF procedure adopt
cd by the administration relative TO
the cnrampmcnt training and ulti-
ratc employment oi Negro soldiers.
We urge the exercise OF caution in
our remarks. the cultivation OF 10y
any 10 Inc country forever, and rS-
pcciallE at This time when it Is cvi-
dcnt mat dcccptlv" agencies are at
work seeking to arouse us to diSloyal
expression and general disruption
Il. Nor must the abnormal condition
Of the markets OF the world be over
looked Money * plentiful, but prices
are abnormal. and there is danger Of
period Of extravaganza. due to the
unusual flow Of money and acorrc.-
spending danger OF a disturbance Of
credit due to a lack Of appreciation
"i me extremely high cost of living.
7. our educational institutions gen
orally and the pubic schools especial
~ IN the south. are suffering because
a. me unprecedented demands OF the