Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-22
INTERESTING VIEWS
 CURRENT NEWS.
HOPE FOR NEGRO.


 races, is the child of the white South
 born out of the spirit of righteous ness in every one, which, tho long
 delayed some times, inexivably de-
 mands justice and fair play to all alike. In these days of reconstruc- tion when the whole universe seems out of joint it was refreshing to come upon group of men and women, rep
 resenting the white South, where
 many think the headquarters of rac- ial disturbance and injustice is locat-. ed, busily engaged in settling afloat
 influences which, if anything, will correct the evils of from which our
 fair land and stranded race are af flicted.
 Serious Minded Men and Women. The Congress was not made up of
 number of politicians who ever watch
 full of the political harizon, for some
 sign of social unrest of manifest civic
 need, trim their sails for some unfav orable wind which will bring their
 ship into port of easy place-offi
 cialdom; but was composed of a group of seriousminded men from every walk of life, who fully recog-
 1lized the task they had set themselves and the sacrifice, and in some cases social ostracism, many will encount- CT in making this stand squarely back of Mir. Wilson, our great president, in his efforts to give the world Uni versal Democracy, everywhere and to all people alike. Former slave hold CTS and sons and daughters of form CT holders, scions of the best blood of 1 the South from proud Virginia to the everglades of Florida; from the chap paral of Texas to the ocean swept shores of Georgia, the lair of the mob demon; they came. Private Citizens, patriotic office holders, serving for dollar a year, ministers, college presidents and cap. ltains of big business were all there pleading for their fair land, pleading mot to outsiders and not from fear lOf out side interference, but with themselves from sense or right and justice from sense of pride in their own fair land, and it's fair sons and daughters that they, and it, will no longer remain in different to the just claims of those within their mldst,i Iclaims never till now admitted but once admitted can no longer be denied land maintain our own self respect. They plead with themselves for them selves. They admitted the injustice
 and promised to work for righteous change with life of devotion that was most inspiring.
 Negr0's Part In It.
 Yes, there were many negros there; II. T. Montgomery, the founder of the ] most natable negro town, Mound Ba- you, and the ward of the wife of the president of the confederacy, bishops, pastors, of the great congregations Iof the South, men born and reared lin the South, who scQrned to run away from the land of their birth to enjoy an0thers civilization, men and women }who believes in, and are therefore working side by side with their white brother to lift this incubus from Americas fairest possession. They | were not forward, speaking only as programmed. They had no need for speech, for others plead their cause far better than we could have done, They set with eyes brimming with
 tears and hearts warming Wltn nope,
 | for as the white South talked, they 1visioned lifting pall of night; van fishing cloud of injustice and Misund- terstanding and suffering 30 heavy ithat it could not be uttered, passing. l The Negrps Message To His hind. The negro sends message of nope and good chear to his kind through Ievery utterance. It was also mes ! sage of common sense and reason. ! lit pleads for patience and co-opera- | ton on the part of the negro with the white South who have set them selves the task of righting their wrongs. The leaders are admonished to ring up their units to broader lsense of the duties and responsibiil-
 Ities of citizenship. We are admonlsh- led that the teachings and concepts lof 3 life time cannot be set aside III Ia day, ar. lgranted all that some demand would find ourselves tWoefuuy embarrassed ! by our own kind, as they are at pres lent This was most clearly shown Tn 4 this the most democratic meet ling we have ever attended.
 There were -negros demanding speech that the white people hsten- ed to with respect, and pity; whom the. negroes were ashamed 0t, and lshowed it. Until a plajority 0f the imembers of our race units in the ssx- ieTal sections, churches and other a1- ifiliations gre no longer 2 cause of \ concern when races meet there ae much for ps to do. z, :s '. 1< A Fast Ggpwipg EQ1ylftQ4
 It is very plain to zee fhHf l MllQ attended this meeting, hlRel N las white, think that 4 tne FIT of tl1e aoTtherp GpsStjo