Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
Negroes Censure
Mayor for Riots
Continued from Page One

headed by G. b. Collier and George W.
Mitchell.
Letter to Mayor
The letter sent to the Mayor was in
part as follows:
We represent large constituencies
who reside in the zone of the race riots
winch seem now in progress. We have
visited the homes Of scores of these peo-
pie and are well informed concerning
| conditions
We wish to deplore the fact that vour
poilce nave not been able to protect our
ctlzens from mob violence We deprore
that Philadelphia thus gives the first
answer TO the mobile statement Of Pres.
luent Wilson against mob violence with
such a mockery.
we desire you to understand that
| we put the whole blame lDon YOUR in
competent police force But for the
sympathy of the police, their hobnob.
o'hs with the mob what has now be.
c"tne the disgrace of PHILADELPHIA would
nave heen nothing more than a petty
row, iour police have for a long time
"ihker at disorder. such as the beating
up OF negroes the stoning Of their homes
ana the attacking of their churches
In this very section Divine WORSHIP
! mas time and again been disturbed hy
white hocdums and there has been ne
| fedress. In nearly every part of this
CITY peaceable and law-abiding negroes
OF the homecoming type have been Sc,
| upon by irresponsible hoodlums their
property damaged and destroyed, while
the police seem powerless to protect. II
80 - ~ We N"llueftu at that the mob
'nousnt IL could scare negroes from
'l'e.r MONIES with lmpunity
lhis riot was not started by negroes
| Ny,tt ~,
| iour ponce arrested negroes almost eX-
| ciuSeiy and let white hoodlums roam
me streets 10 do more damage.
| We severely condemn mob rule. and
We condemn negroes who disregard the
| law, and We feel lawhreakers Of all races
should be treated alike.
In every community where there are
! negroes the presence of negro policemen
tends to put down race friction We
| her of Whit 49, aIas aa equd' ''u'il,
| heen in the mob dist,.r, rho d;e,,,,h,,,.
would have subsidized within a very fsv
minutes.
But for your poIicv of n,++i,o, ,,o,;,o
In tho noIiticaI n,.as,i,,o T., po.ice
tricts thera ,rn,,Id rnt ~ 'nese us
such disgracaf,n d,s.mrhanoo :, any
Riotinr Renewed
Rioting started again todav ubo,
crowd of negroes engaged ,ever,I ,rhi.a
men at Fifth and Tophord ...oa.
Clubs, blackiaCks and stones u.ora ,,sod
freely and several ,vara inirra5 a,,
white man and ora ra.ra ou, oIie
wounds so serinus .ho, Ie','iis
the Pennsylvania Hospital
The trouble began when Harold ur..
man, negro, 229 Shell street. stole a
watermelon from the fruit s+.rd =,
Lulius I,! SWlsky 5ls Lombard street
ne'' owlsNy protested he and his wife
Mete oeateh by freeman and two com
the head with an iron 49, "''oSS
Freeman and Swisl,v n,aro
their iri1,ri.s az ,be por,,,. ioi
pital. and then Freen,a, ,,'a Hi.i ilos
| hearing befora No.irta. sNeh
held in $500 hail for conr. Mn t,aIoe. ahe
is suffering from, shoot ;" iSN
Six Rioters Jailed
Six men arrested in connec.io, ,,,,.,
| the riots were sentenced ,o +birt, -.
! in Jail each by Magistrate RaLsar 4as
the Twentieth and Federal streets no,,n a
station. today, and three Others wer
held under $500 bail each to keen tb
peace, and as material witnesses
| Lawrepcs nrcpo-,, o7,s ,,,,
who was wounded in the risht Ian go go,
the first oItburst on SatSrdo' ,i
| into court with the aid OF a cane II;
wound apparently was not serious "
was required to furnish sano hau &c
| witness against others in custody and =,
keep the peace.
Others hold ,,rdar hot, g., M.
were Peter Malone 2542 Oakford street
-.not ->'''e' hesro' ==lz MantoI
Magistrate Baker imposed Jail sen
tences of thirty days each on the fol
lowing;
Robert Ireland. negro who o.r,
here yesterday from Norfolk and ignore,
orders of the police TO leave the sectio
where the riots We're in progress; Fran
McMullen, 281l Oakford street Waite
Fedelen, 264O Manton street: Iouis An
dersOn. negro, 1859 Patton street vii
liam Dyson, 1915 South Sheridan street
John Cannon, 22SS Wilder street.
The funeral of Patrolman Thoma
McEay. Killed on Sunday will be hel
from MS late home, 2736 Oakford stree
tomorrow morning at 3 O'Clock. Lieu
tenant Harry Meyers and detail O
police from the Twentieth and Fedora
streets station will attend. Mass wi
be celebrated in st. Anthony's Roma
Catholic Church, Grays Ferry road an
Fitzwater street.
| he at ,Irbi