The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-20
THEY LIKE KANSAS
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| Underwood represents the aggressive
young men of his race. and has made
good as a physician, enjoying a large
practice in Frankfort.
Attorney j. H. FordhaIn of Orange
burg, s. c., in addressing the supreme
| lodge, said that the Pythians were I'M
der obligations to the officials Of Kan
sas for the use. of the capitol, and for
the courtesies extended by everyone
! in the building. This is another ad-
vance epoch in the history of our peo-
pie, and we thank DR.. S. H Thomp-
i son, Attorney Guy and others for in
I viting us to come here" he said. Il
4 was proud to see the cut Of our SUI
preme chancellor and our supreme
counsellor in The State Journal a few
days ago. This told us that the editor
was interested and wanted to eneour
age us in our efforts to lift up our
people.
-@We come from the sunny South,
where we are devoting our time and
attention to the uplift of our people
| thru education, industry and business.
We are building and fostering enter
prises among our people along all
employment to our boys and girls as
they come out of school,"
= Noted Educators Here.
Among the noted educators who
addressed the supreme lodge this
! morning was Prof. Robert Shaw Will
klnSOn, "A. M, president state cOlleBe,
! Orangeburg, S. c., which is the con-
tribution of South Carolina to the ed
ucatiOn and training of the negro
youth. There is but little known about
the real work. of South Carolina in an
| educational way for colored youth,
and the address of Doctor Wilkinson
was an eye opener. He is a graduate
of Oberlin college (Ohio). and has
| been teaching a number of years. His
early work was in the State Univer-
| sity, Louisville, KY
Resolutions were passed thanking
Il the citizens the state officials and the
press for courtesies extended during
the session of the supreme lodge and
| supreme court.
| Meaning of Kansas
This visit to kansas, has meant
much to me- said Col. w. w. An.
d1ews, grand chancellor of Florida,
] land 1 have been reading and hearing
| about the resources of your great
state and about your governor. but
like the Queen of Sheba the half has
not been told. You will have to come
to this state to really know the liberal
| spirit. I represent $4,000 brave
Knights in Florida, and we have in
| our endowment treasury $780, 900, and
this represents the saving of the ne
gro Pythians, providing for their wild
ows and orphans"
The Resolutions.
The following resolutions were
adopted as an address to the country:
The twenty,first biennial session of
America, Europe, Asia. Africa and Aus
tralia, convened in the chamber of the
TopeKN, Kan, August IS, 1921, hereby eE,
presses Its profound gratitude to Almighty
God, for the manifold blessings of peace
recognizes the ever Increasing power and
commanding influence that our republic
among the worlds foremost nations. hearth
l dnDrOVp cd NV h.
president of the United States to discuss
disarmament program and pledge anew
| our loyalty to American ideals and pur-
We We desire, furthE i to express, our CRATE
ful recognition Of the rising tide of the
| moral conscience of our country. TIE
presidents fine delivery against iynching
In his first message to congress, the atti-
| tGde OF the governors of several states in
exposing the systems of peonage, offering
protection to unfortunate negroes accused
| of crime, denying extradition where il has
been apparent the ends of Justice did not
warrant it; together, with the recent pro-
nouncemeht against lynching. mobs, and all
other unla wful procedure delivered by the
federal council of the churches of Jesus
Christ, representing practically all protes-
tant1sm; not to under estimate the ever in
creasing number of editorials of leading
magazines and newspapers in each section
of our land; these with courageous utter
ances from pulpits, public forums and
Legislative halls, clearly indicate-that Amer
lea will be delivered from the shame Of
these barbaric and inhuman mobs
|
Just laws which prescribe an adequate pun
1Shment for any and all crimes, marks
ndI19n power ana ST. strength The Impartial
dicial favor or bias is the fundamental
| safeguard of society and the bulwark of
every mans life limb and property. All
government is -predicated on law and order.
The mob, the ku kluX Khan, etc, are indi-
cative of national weakness, the failure of
government, the decentralization of Chris
tian Civilizations return to pFimeYal saw
age and barbarian.
| 1t is not ours to condone crime, apologies
for the vicious and brutal nor to protect
| the criminal, but we are apprehensive of
the nations future, so long as the crowd
| is permitted to take the life of any man
| with impunity. In this condition no man S
life. whether Of this or that race, is safe.
| We love our America, and have proven our
loyalty in blood and treasures upon ali
the nations battlefields. Whenever or
wheregedr ,o The nations lions chanEpiifo ions have
they have fought we have struggled, and
paid the last tribute Of fidelity and de7o-
ton. No cause whatsoever can be dear to
any loyal American that is not dear to us.
Resolved, That the supreme lodge of
America, Europe, Asia. Africa and Aus
tralia appeal to his exceiIency, Honorable
United States, TO the members of congress,
to governor of each state, as well as judges
of the court to treat all American citizens
with humane consideration, guarantee
equal justice before the law; and we
further challenge the entire citizenship to
create an atmosphere OF mora TIghISous-
ness in which the mob, the ku <klux
Khan and kindred organizations cannot
exist
Resolved, That we appeal to congress to
pass such legislation as will make lynch
ing a federal crime.
Resolved, That a copy Of these resolu-
tons be sent to the President of the United
States. to the members of congress, to the
governor of each state, to the Associated
Press, the negro press and spread on our
J. II. P. WESTBRooK, Colorado. Chair,
JOHN w. ROBINSON, Illinois, Sec'y.,
GEO. A. WATTY, Maryland.
T. G. NUTTER. West Virginia,
W. A. THOMPSON, Tennessee,
A. L. GARVIN, Kentucky.
III In the Supreme Court.
"We~now come to our closing said Su-
! preme Counsellor Ernest G. Harrington,
aand we go from here to better the home
life of our people. Let us have better