The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-10-03
| NATIONAL RACE.
cONGRES TO HEAR
EMINENT SPEAKERS
VigorOns Program Outlined for "Suf-
frage Session" in Defense OF Con-
stituti0nal Rights Of Americas
l2.00o.O0O Negro Citizens
DIs. JERNIGAN TO TELL. OF HIS
OBSERy ATOMS In FRANCE
fhsilling Message from Over the Sea
Special to THE FORUM:

WASHINGTON, n. G., Sept 25.--
All is in readiness for the Fourth
Annual Tor Suffrage Sessions) of
the National Race Congress Of Amel.
,ca, called TO meet al the Mstronol
tan Raptist Church III this city Orto
bel eth to llth. Reports from every
section of the country indicate that
the attendance will be the largest and
most representative that has yet gath
|ered on this continent to consider the
welfare of the Negro people. Enthu
Hiastic rallies have been held in the
various communities, and the local
unsta organized by churches, fraterni.
ties business aud professional leagues
AND conferences have elected dele
ssaes who will come to the nations
|eap,tai October 7th TO enter their pro-
Iteat against mob violence, lynehing,
peastical and civic prescription and 10
emphasize the necessity of the BAL
LOT az the primary safeguard to full
land complete AMERICAN CITIZEN
ISHIP for the Negro.
What the Race Congress Will Demand
Among the demands Of the Racs
/. Congress will make are: The aholi.
tion of the "Jim-C Grow. car system 81
railroads: the abandonment of dis.
lcriminatory regulations and segrega
tion; fair trial by jury and recog
Inition Of the Negroes right to sit Oh
iurles; the adoption Of an economit
wage scale to be applied alike to hotl
Traces: adequate educational facilitie.
land the same military training fol
lcolored and white youths; reform ii
tbs penal institutions Of the South an
ts4s breaking up of neonage: i'm
lproved housing conditions for indus
trial workers and satisfactory pro
vision for health and sanitary protec
tion In the cities and towns: and TIL,
strict enforcement OF the l3th, l4tl
and 18th Amendments to the Gonsti
tuition of the United States in ever,
State If the Union The Race Con
| .ress makes il plain that the hasi
influence that will bring these desire,
eforms is SUFFRAGE, and it is de
ermined to insist upon the BAILO7
/ the vital force that will enable th
| ace to enjoy the full fruits of free
| ON and to obtain its rightfuI shar
the DEMOCRACY for which
yorld-war has just been fought an,
von. All who subscribe to these hroa,
principles Of SOCIAL JUSTICE
| should send delegates to Washington
/ October 7th, and assist in formulating
A program through which these sacre
| privileges may be most speedily Sc
cured.
An especial feature of the Rae
congress will be the report Of Rev
| w. I'll. Jernigan, who went to Pari
as the accredited representative Of TIL
EI2,0O0, 900 Colored Americans, an
who took strong stand I'm the Pan
| African Congress for the just govern
ment of the African colonies wreste
from Germany, and signed the pet
ton of the Negro people for prope
consideration of their grievances i
1.-THE hands Of the Peace Conference.
| Eminent Speakers Who Will Addres
the Race Congress
Il "A IL
list of able and influential speaker
who will appear before the Race Con
gress during its five-days session
Some of those who have accepted ii
yitatiosi to deliver addresses arr
United States Senator Warren
Harding, of Ohio; United State
senator selden p. Spencer, of Mi
souri,, Congressman Martin b, MAJ
den. Of Illinois; Bishop 9. w. Clintol
Bishop |. N. Ross, and Bishop w.
Chappelle; President Elect G. y.
King, of Liberia; f. M. Hercules, I
London; England; r. Newton Brow
Iof Costa Rica; DIR. r. f. Jones, edite
lof the Southwestern Christian Adv
'Icate, New Orleans, La: and Joh
!. Mitchell, editor Of the Richmond IVA
Planet; Rev. +. c. Morris, presidel
of the National Baptist Convention
Dir. Sutton +. Griggs, of iMemphi
7 Tenn; Dr.. James Z. Shepard, pres
dent or National Training Schot
Durham, N. C.; DR.. R. r. Wright nj
Rev. w. f. Graham, Of Philadelphia
Rev. Drs. w. w. Brown and w
7 Hayes, Of New York City; Rev. Dl
ii. James Bryant, Of Atlanta, Ga,
: IW. Reddick, of An,ericus, Ga; ]
: Ransom, of Wichita, Kan; and repr
lsentatives Of the governments
IJapam, China. India and Haiti. 9th
!. Isuvst~d and exuacteA zp gpeak are