The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-10

Determination on the part Of the
colored population OF Washington TO
apprehend the criminal guilty Of the
| repeated assaults upon white women,
the hope that he will be punished to
the full extent OF the law, and sorrow
that such an incident has occurred to
reflect discredit on their race were
expressed today in statements from
prominent colored leaders Of the city.
Feeling that the action of the GRIM
! inal has deleteriously affected all
Washington's colored population, the
District of Columbia branch OF the
National Association for the Advance
ment OF ColOred People has issued a
statement urging that nothing be left
undone to bring TO justice all those
implicated in the outbreak OF lawless-
ness
The statement issued by the organ
ization deplores the fact that the &C
ton Of the criminal has reflected dis
credit on all OF WashingtOn's popula-
ton, and cites the action Of the Chevy
Chase Club in discharging colored
Caddies over fifteen years old from
the links, terrOrization OF innocent
colored men in Montgomery county,
and the recent case in Washington,
when a group o. men threatened a
colored boy .i;h a rope until the
police interviewed.
Race Emphasized"
When the fact that the criminal
was a negro is repeatedly emphasized.
the statement continues, 1.-The black
ness of the criminal becomes more i'm
portant in some minds than the black
ness Of his crime, popular passions
become further inflamed, without any
increase in the chances for appre
hending the criminal, but with grave
possibility Of injury to innocent pco-
Pile"
DR.. Emmett J. Scott, secretary-treaS
urer and bushes manager OF Howard
University, states that the colored
population has no sympathy with
criminals Of any sort and especially
resent the attacks upon womanhood
and the reign OF terror" which has
prevailed in certain portions of the
District during the past week.
THE ColOrcd people OF the District
he said, I'm common with all good
citizens have no sympathy with Grim
mails Of any kind. The criminals.
white or cOlored, should speedily be
brought TO justice by the constituted
authority and through the orderly
procedure of the court receive penal
tics " the fullest extent of the law"
DcpIOrcs Race Crimes.
The Rev. A. c. Garner, of the Ply
mouth Congregational Church, color
ed, stated that 1t is extremely unfOr-
tunate that our race is producing SO
large number OF men who are guilty
OF crimes so shameful and disastrous
to our race standing"
We deplore particularly the class
or outrage which this fugitive from
Justice is alleged to have committed.
1t is my belief. however. that this
element Of our population will grow
less and less as we ourselves awake
and purge our social system of this
class OF rascality. We express our
deepest sympathy for the victims OF
these attacks. and we shall exert all
our power to bring the fugitive to
Justice
I'VE deeply appreciate the orderly
way in which our white fellow citi-
zens have gone about ferreting out
this criminal. and we are thankful
and glad there has been no resort to
the violence which has been suffer-
ed many times by innocent negroes
In other communities"
The Rev. Charles T, Benjamin. Of