The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-13
CITIZENS HOLD
RACE COUNCIL.
BALTIMORE CITIZENS APP
POINT PERMANENT COM
MITTEE FOR RACIAL CO.
OPERATION.

Baltimore, Md, March 11.-Relations
between the white and Colored people
OF Baltimore were discussed from
economic, educational, legal and other
viewpoints at the all day session OF
the Inter-racial Conference of Balti-
more at the Friends Meeting House
I Throughout the discussion, there was
evident spirit of good will and
tolerance and realization of the i'm
/ perfections OF human beings and hu-
man institutions. Chief Judge Nor
ris A. Sopper of the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City, admitted there
was actually no such thing as alb
Fsoluto equality of justice before the
| Judge soper did say though. that
IN Maryland. thank God, there is
ssSSme1tnlng sSn Inn a%pproaching % Justice before
man alike" that at least lives and
| property TO all citizens are fairly
safe in this country in contrast to
| some others. He mentioned the in
evitable imperfections of human sys-
tens and of human theories and
said that one of the best remedies
Tor race antagonism was plain cour-
| tesy.
Rev. S. A. Virgil stated in the dis
cussion that followed that the chief
| trouble in the problem of Justice
70 the Negro lay with the police, and
he mentioned an example of unneces-
sarily rough treatment. Judge Soper
in reply said the police magistrate
was the most important Judge in
Baltimore city. and that the appoint
ment Of police magistrates, was
among the most important in the
Judiciary of the State, because more
people came in contact with the po-
lice, courts than with any other.
The possibility Of building up Ne
orr ind afrfa I'D TDr..1f
| Harry 7. Pratt, after an address by
the Rev. James ]. Coale, secretary
lof the Presbyterian Federated Coup-
Icil, on The People" Mr.. Coale has
between colors in industry and of
the attempts of the corporation of
Negro labor.
Prof. Pratt said there always would
white and Colored men were em-
| ployed together and that apparently
the only way to obviate this friction
was for the Negroes to build up their
| own industries He said this should
be possible in Baltimore, with its
| 100000 Negroes. He cited the Negro
laundry as sevidence of what could
be done. He declared vocational and
| industrial schools for Colored child
! rem were also needed.
AS result of the two-day Inter-
racial conference held at the Friends
| Meeting House. permanent organi-
| EatlOn VIII De FORMED the OBJECT OF
which will be to create a better feel
| ing and understanding between the
white and Colored races of the city.
The organization proposed to study
a fresh the problems that enter into
inter-racial conditions finding new
/ appreciation on the part of the white
7 people of the Colored peoples value
to the community and at the same
| time finding a new appreciation on the
part of the Colored people of the
white peoples interest and readiness
| to cooperate in the Negroes en-
deavors for race Improvement.
| DR. Peter Ainslie has been asked
to take charge of the work. He will
appoint within the next few days a
commission consisting of nine NOM
bers, Ave white and four Negroes
to act as chairman of nine commit
tees. Each of these committees will
take up the study of one particular
phase of the problem, such as hous-
ing conditions, health education and
morals.
The committees will meet from time
to time during the year and will oc-
casionally hold public gatherings If
need be. A large conference SINH
liar to the one just closed will be
held in 1921 at which time the re-
suits of the Investigations will be
made public.