The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-10-09
er-Racial Conference
Held in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Oct with
voice quiyering and shaking with
emotion. General, Il. d. Turner, pio-
neer Oklahoman, stood in the Senate
nounced Jim lCrowism and mob vio-
lence with a fervor and righteous in
dignation that was gripping and COM
pelling. You haven't the protect-
had" shouted the General You have
right to complain and there is only
one answer to the question of AD-
JUSTMENT, and that is to give the
Negro all of his rights"
General Turner is former confed-
an expression from him was tangible
evidence Of an awakened conscience
and a determination TO deal fairly
and squarely with the underlying
causes OF racial differences
Promptly at two-thlrty, Judge
James r. Keaton. of Oklahoma City.
called the race conference into being
and many people were present from
over the state TO take part In the
same, Delegates were present from
Okmulgee. Tulsa, Carter. Logan. Nc
Claim, Lincoln, Seminole, OlSfuslSee,
Atoka, Creek, Pittsburg, Oklahoma,
Hughes, Craig. Murry
with a statement of the purpose of
the call. He said that he desired to
congratulate the Negroes present for
the interest that they were exhibiting
an understanding in America whereby
the two races may live together In
harmony. We are all Americans and
am glad. continued the Judge
to identify myself with this move
ment,
Judge Keaton then called upon At
torney r. Emmett, Stewart of Mus
kogee. to open the discussion. The
I'd r. fs1 Astfs. k..1
Black mans cause. He said in the
outset that; "The best in our race
has always stood ready to stand by
the best in your race in the interest
with you and he sincerely hopes that
you are with him in his fight for
the things that ought to be-" con-
tinued Judge Stewart I'VE condemn
your 1e 'ispSs'on race to feel that the Criminal
element of our race are representa-
tives of the Negro, as class" At
torney Stewary made a clean, clear
plants He went into a detailed dis
cdssion of our faulty educational pro-
gram in the state. He touched on
Jim crowism, Disfranchisement and
Mob Violence.
Col. a. N. Lee Craft was then intro
duced He said that he welcomed the
Negroes on behalf of the State Off
cials TO the state capitol. II was In
New YORK. SaiO 1Oi. lttCFdlts Wntn
j read of the lynchinE in our state
and 1t caused me to hang my head
in shame. We should work out a
program and work together in har-t
mony," continued the speaker,
Hon G w + Sawner Of Chandler,
was the next speaker. He traced the
history of the Negro's trials in Amer
lea and emphasized the fact that 1t
was possible for the white man to
correct all of the difficulties between
the two races himself. The white
race has been great enough 70 take
world leadership. to controllt every
thing but themselves" said the
speaker, "and il is up to the white
man TO put down mob violence and
all OF the other shameful outrages
that are perpetrated against the
Judge Keaton. at this time. APP
pointed a committee on resolutions.
He stated that he felt that even tho
another meeting ought TO be had
prior to permanent Organization. He
felt that the meeting ought to go
on record In attempting to appre-
bend the mobbists in this state. The
resolutions follow;
Resolutions.
We, your committee on resolutions.
beg. leave to report the following:
ist That we cordially approve Of
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