Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-03
CLUB PROMOTES
iNTER-KACLAL GOOD WILL.

Nashville, Tenn.--A committee on
Race Relationships, appointed by Nash
villcs Commerce al Club, has worked
out 4 simple, practicable plan us TO
markablc i'll its way as that of the
memphis Chamber of Commerce
which promises to reduce racial fric
ton III this city to Il minimum. 1t is
we'll worth the attention of other cit
les.
rho committee composed of fifteen
prominent white men, conferred with
number OF leading Negroes who
were asked as in Memphis to forum
lato definite program of desirable
local procedure. At later meeting
Tins was presented and adopted imam
lmously by the white committee. II
covers six points:
Humane treatment by the police
when arrests are made, with fair and
impartial trial at the petty city
court and the deputy magistrates
court; correction of unfair discrimi-
nation on street cars whereby color
CD passengers do not receive the
| same treatment as is given white pas
sengers; equal salaries in schools and
equal wages for equal work; improve
hent ana development Of parks and
Fairgrounds for colorcd people: cour
tcous treatment at railway ticket Off
ccs, tax receivers Office and all pub.
lie offices where Negroes must 20 In
attending to routine business affairs
II correction Of unkind statements In
The press, with suppression of unsub
st"ntlate6 stories of Negro crimes.
n Subcommittee of three was ap
pointed on each of these points. Mon
ey wns provided for the c,mnIovmont
, OF white counsel for one wear. who
VIII give his entire time to petty court
/ proceedings and who will with tho
Shb.committce on that section invos,;
gaze treatment Of Tegrtcs by polico
"ni sh2ri'iS assessments of fines and
! o'lis Oh costs, and garnishment lev
les.
series OF meetings will be held
at the Commercial Club, beginning
Win inc CITY officials including tho
chlel OIL police, the city judge and n
number Of policemen who will ba
the guests of the white committee
i'''cr inc street-car officials and as
hiahv motormen and conductors as
possible will be invited. There will
also De meeting with city reporters
ana editors. At each of these moot
lhgs the entire program OF the Club
committee will be outlined.
'Probably the chief thing of i'm
portancc that has yet been accom-
pllshed'' says the chairman, 'is that
fifteen busy men are greatly inter-
estcd as we'll as deeply concerned in
these matters, and are willing to
make an open fight for fair dealing
with the colored People. There is a
genuine desire on the part of every
member OF this committee of white
men to bring about speedy corroc
, tioh or these matters that have here
tofore rarely IL ever been thought of
as existing"
:, This last sentence adds point ia
, the urgency of the Federal Council
CT Churches the U. S. Department
or Labor; the Y. M. G.. A. and other
civic and religious agencies for the
formation of committees Of both rae
es in cities: towns; and counties
which may meet together from time
TO time and learn more about local
needs and tho often simple things
for lack Of which bitterness between
the races grows. Black and white a.
we'll as rich and poor each half needs
TO know in democracy how tho 9th
Ter half lives.