The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-10-14

lars in one year, who can estimate
the loss Of character and life.
Mrs Margret Peck Hill OF Ba1ti-
more. Nd, lecturer, National w, c. T..
discussed the evil Of drinking Rum.
Mrs. G. First Johnson OF Mobile.
formerly Of Texas known as Mrs.
Peterson, discussed the Relation Of
The Bootlegger and the Blind Tiger,
How TO suppress them was discussed
BY Dr. !. w Waters OF Washington,
D; g., n, ID church and DR.. w, w.
Blair. High Point. N. c.. A. Nj Il.
Zion church, Address: Cooperation Of
the White and Negro Citizens for the
Enforcement OF Prohibition Laws by
Rev, T. J. Moppins NJ Il. church, st
Louis, Mo-. who said 1T Is Well Said
That Law Is Rule OF Conduct that
drives its force from its observance"
ignoring or flouting the law wheth-
err by the rich or the poor by the
big or little by the Intelligent or the
ignorant endangers every right that
law Is designed to make secure with
out law and obedience 10 law, there
can be no liberty for the individual
and no security for property rights
and without these, there is no in
centive TO work. TO save, to build and
to create Order is heavens first
law and the first article In our Am
erican creed should be: Obey the Law
And yet my friends, we will never
have law enforcement until a public
are opposed to the enforcement is an
awakening OF group conscienciousness,
an appreciation OF the possibilities.
rights and responsibilities Of the
group. II our community interest were
considered mutual cooperation will be
inevitable. We cannot have contemp-
| tible disregard for law by one group
in given community and then en-
force the law especially IL o COM
munity is attributed to the combined
| nnfI al .f H..
dividuals Of both races which must
be overcome by a stronger group
composed of law abiding citizens OF
both races in life. home and good
government. A Negro just because
he Is a Negro, should not be allow
ed to polute the social atmosphere of
any community where children are
being born every day and white
man just because he is white should
not be allowed to corrupt the morals
mining good society. which is the
hope of people" Rev. Alfred Law
less. ID. D., Field Secretary of the
American Missionary Association. At
lanta, Ga, followed DR.. Moppins, dis
cussing the above subject with great
why there should be mental coopera-
ton by all races and all the people
for the enforcement Of ali law.
What should be done to render the
/ ANtBIO tAltCllNt IN
Prohibition laws, was discussed by
Rev. Lucius u. Jordon Of indianapolis
1 Ind. After which announcements were
made and this closed the first days
program, benediction by Bishop c. Fl
Phillips of the c. NJ u church We
now give below condense epitah SO
as that all may see the magnitude OF
this great conference and shall close
the report by adding some of the
remarks Of DR., Clarence True Wilson
| q -.
Temperance. Prohibition and Public
Morals Of the NJ. r. church. Prof
Weldon Johnson, secretary Of the N
A. A. Q. p. of New York and the
Honorable Guy d. Goff. assistant AT.
torney General Of the United States.
Clarence True Wilson. well-knowr
prohibition lecturer. was the princi
pal speaker at the Wednesday nigh
session of the Nationtl Interdenomi.
national temperance. Public Morals
and Law Enforcement conference ai
the Ryman auditorium.
Mr., Wilson had for his subject
Shall Booze Come Back or the Con
stitution Win Out?" Mr.. Wilson show
ed how the whiskey interests had op,
posed the laws of the country from
the whisky rebellion in 1874, dowr
to the present day. He said that there
the industry, but what was Violated
He showed how the liquor interests
evaded local option. state prohibition
and national prohibition.
sProhibition does prophit," said ths
speaker. and went on to show how
national prohibition had cut dowr
the saloons. eliminated ali Yst the III lns Il
buttons of cure for drunkards. in.
creased the standard of living anC
bettered economic conditions.
Lecture Cancelled.
DR.. Clarence True Wilson. general
secretary of the board of temperance
! prohibition and public morals of the
M. f. church. South was scheduled t.
deliver a talk at the Thursday night
meeting showing that John Wilkes
Booth, slayer of Lincoln. lived 80
years in Oklahoma after the murder
DR.. Wilson has followed the story
4 identity of a man who committed
suicide at Enid Okla, in 1902, al
John Wilkes Booth.
Thursday morning, DR.. Wilson was
waited on at his hotel by group OF
Nashville citizens who objected SO
] strenuously to having the lecture Civ
EN- that he agreed to omit it from the
program.
THE Questions OF Rape and Other
Crimes Attributed to Negroes. What
| J. Weldon Johnson. the speaker who
\ followed Mr.. Wilson. Johnson gave
4 some interesting statistics covering
\ a period of twenty-five years concern
ing lynchings in the United States
The speaker did not deny that there
were rapes committed by members
Of his race, bat declared that the
whole people should not be held re-
sponsible for the acts OF few He
declared that the better class OF Ne
grocs, as were represented by the
gathering there, had no more to dc
with the Negro criminals than the
better class of white people had to
4 do with the white criminals. He said
eve are not asking for pardon for
/ the Negro rapist. We are asking for
Law enforcement against carrying q
Negro out. tying him to stake and
after being tortured, burned TO death
We are asking that he be. given q
fair and impe rtial trial before.
| let the law take its course and the
| Negroes win not express one word OF
sympathy for him.
Law-Abidfng Citizens.
Johnson said that the Negro, con-
4 trary TO popular conception, was NOT
a fiendish bestial animal, but law
abiding citizen trying to live In peace
| is peaceful and without an impulse
/ Of revenge" he continued, is evil
denced by the fact that there has
never been an attempt at retaliation
4 for some OF The in1usbces suffered ~
them, such as ambusi.es, poisoned
/ wells. arson. etc"
mo man is so high that he is above
| the lay and no officer may set the
1 law al defiance. All are but crea-
lures 81 the Jaw. Government Is q
| trust created for the benefit of the
people and officers are trustees. Ex-
| cntives shsIi not say whether law
| Is good or bad but should enforce II
or resign his lrust This was the
message brought to the National Inter
lDenominationcl Temperance, Public
Morals aud Law Enforcement CONFER
/ ence in session AZ the Ryman auditc-
1 rum lbv Hon. Guy ID. Goff assistant
limited states attorney-general, Thurs
dav night.