The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-10-25
WILSON
ADDRESSED
NATIONAL RACE CON ESS
HOLDS GREAT MEETING
HON. W. H. HARRISON DELIV-
Erred ADDRESS-TWELVE MIL
LION NEGROES REPRESENTED

At a recent meeting of one of the
National Race Congresses held in the
District of Columbia, a delegation
called upon President Woodrow Viii
son. The spokesman for the delega-
tion was Hon Harrison, an attorney
for the National Baptist Convention
(unincorporated), formerly of Okla
homa, but now living in Chicago.
Judge Harrison, as he is well and
favorably known, has travelled for the
past year in the interest OF war saw
insg and liberty loan drives, and was
selected as the spokesman for the oc'
casion when the leading men of
brain and thought were in atten-
dance. Judge Harrison in address.
ing the President said:
"Mr. President, twelve million faith
full, courageous, patriotic, loyal and
liberty-loving American citizens are
your debtors for this conference.
These twelve million American citi-
zens realize and recognize the fact
that these are the most crucial times.
as well as the busiest times of your
eventful life. They recognize the
fact that since this nation entered
the great world war, the human TRACE
dy of all times, the nations of the
world are wont to look at and regard
you as the big brother Of all the
earth.
THE nations of the world recog.
nize your farsightedness, sound judg.
ment, humanitarian heart and com
prehensive craftsmanship, and are
: giving you the last word in all inter
national matters, and for that reason
the visit of these representatives
must of necessity be brief.
: I'VE represent the only race IN
earth whose color is prima facia eVi
dence of it's patriotism and its 10y
atty, and we represent the only race
on earth that has no German propa
ganda among them, no traitors, nj
alien enemies and no spies. We CAME
to reassure you as matter of repe
5 tition that we are with you and will
5 your every utterance directed tt
I winning the great world war am
|. bringing democracy to the oppressed
y Of this earth. We are with you a
e home on this continent, and we ar
n with you over there, for over ther
Il our boys have passed through thel
It Gethseman0, their baptism of fire
II their Golgotha's height, and some o
II them have been crucifed on tn
s cross of autocracy that democrac
S might have life and have it NOR
n abundantly.
S I'VE come, Mr. President, to as
y on behalf Of these twelve million
a that they be given a mans chanc
n in all of the constitutional right
4 guaranteed and vouchsafed to thel
r. by the Federal Constitution and tn
le constitutions of their states. W
)f have observed, and now call you
n attention to the fact that discrimin
IT, tion on account OF race and colo
ye and segregation and Jim CrowisI
,e are practiced in some of the depar
ut ments of state assisting you in wi
I'd ming this great world war. We ca
e. not think that you are advised as
es such discriminatory treatment, an
ne that the mere calling your attentiC
d. to the fact is sufficient to have tt
n same remedied
er I'VE believe in the right of tri
he by jury, we are certain that il
es Crowism and mob violence are u
IN American, undemocratic, and a
in wrong, and on behalf Of these twel'
IN million American citizens we pr;
p. the exercise of your good offices
es the end that Jim Crowism, mob vi
~, lNnf fnr
to to hinder us as a racial unit, not on
ia be discouraged, but stopped.
m Thanking you for this conferen
,w on behalf of these twelve millio
,ic we are very grateful"