Evening journal., 1921-04-16
inter RACIAL
MOVEFAVORED
Permanent Conference For
City is Looked Upon
With Favor
BISHOP COOK
ONE OF SPEAKERS

AAE 1T AN'NH NAAAN A"WWMa NNNEnWW
Of Delaware. was one OF the speak
ers at meeting held last night In
the Unitarian Church in the inter-
est OF the Inter-racial Conference.
The meeting was presided over by
Dr. Conwell Banton. Bishop Cook
said.
''The problem OF the relation OF
those who have been brought to
America, or are American because
their ancestors were brought here.
and those who have come to Amerl-
ca of their own volition, or whose
ancestors came here of their own
volition. or who differ in race. re-
ligion and political desires IS one Of
the problems OF peace which can be
worked out 10 mutual advantage II
common ground Of understanding
, can be found"
The Rev. Peter Ainslee. pastor of
the Church OF the Disciples Balti-
more. who attended the conference
held in Switzerland In 1913 in the
interest OF international church unit,
also spoke.
DR.. Ainslee told Of the Fellow.
ship Of Reconstruction formed In
1918 when committee was ap.
pointed 10 approach the leaders OF
the white and colored races IN Balti-
more 10 form "A permanent inter-
racial conference. In 1919, at The
Hague he said during the frst con-
ference after the war. about sixty
members OF the peace conference
met in special session TO discuss
race problems affecting the different
nations. 1T was suggested rnat one
Of the practical things to be done"
he said. when we went back 20 our
homes was that the members from
China, Japan. India and other coun-
tries were race problems exist should
take up the inter-racial problems pc
culiar TO each. In the fall Of 1919,
he continued. n beginning was made,
and every week a group Of eighteen
to twenty-five representative white
end colored people met and talked
over inter-racc problems and de-
cided to have an open meeting In
February OF last year.
Committees were appointed TO sep
arately have charge OF matters Of
education. health. housing. etc, with
the result that wonderful results
we're accomplished. Health, he said
Is a most important item. as disease
is no respecter of color, and any.
thing that is done 20 improve health
conditions and housing conditions
lamong the colored people helps {,
make the city healthier and cleaner
for everybody.
"since both Of ms are here 10 stay.
he remarked. 1--WE have a delicatl
and Divine task TO perform; one tina
will have TO be approached eau
tiously and scientifically" He com
mended the South Carolina Legisla
ture for recently having passed al
appropriation OF 100000 each q
the white and colored soldiers OF tn
late war.
The Rev. r. W. Trapnell, Mri
George a. Rhoades. the Rev. II.
Arnett. the Rev. James y. King an
Prof. Ray Wootten. Of Howard Hiel
Schools Maurice Rouselle and other
spoke i'm favor Of the movement
Practically an present promised Z
cooperate and solicit the cooper
alton Of others I'm the furtherance O
the inter-race movement.
As a result OF the meeting a com
mittee was elected TO perfect organ
ization here. This committee con
sists Of Rev. r.. W. Trapnell Mr.
r Benjamin Nields.' Miss Alice I
p smythe Miss Helen S. Garrett. Mr.
- George a. Rhoads. Miss Alice Bald
e win. Mrs r. ID. Banton and Mau
81 rice Rouselle. the Rev H. Y. Arnet
b the Rev. James y. King with Di
$ Arnett as chairman and Mrs. Rhoad
r as chairman and Mrs. Rhoads a
4 sub-chairman.
e Arrangements were made 20 hol
! another conference at st. Andrew
r parish house next Friday even
- ing. to which George b. Mile
president of the state Board Of Ed
Z ucation will be invited to speak o
the question OF the relation OF IN
e colored schools to the inter-raC
- situation, and Dr. ]. b. Stubb
- chairman Of the Colored Medical Al
s sociation, on the question OF healt
% I'm the colored schools. as It affec
o. the movement for a better unde
G standing between the races. tt
!. Community Service will also
asked to furnish a song leader
o conduct a song service in conjun
Q tion with the speaking.
The object Of the meeting is