Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-10

AN OPEN LETTER TO
DR.. KELLY MILLER
FROM c. ". LEAGUE

AS General Counsel or The Inter
national Community Welfare League
which is perhaps the newest Of organl
cations purposed for the advancement
of the Negro to complete manhood in
the United States as well as out Of the
United States. I have been instructor
by our International Executive Com
mittee to forward the following open
reply to your open invitation to all or
ganiZatiOns concerned In the advance
ment OF the Negro to enter into confer
ence for the purpose of relieving the
present apparent hopeless situation
which exists for our people in the
United States.
The suggestion of the International
Community Welfare League is that
this conference be held in the early
spring of this year at some centrally
located point such rs Kansas City, ST.
Lonis. or Louisville, Kentucky.
! The city in which the conference is
held should he one which the creates,
amount of freedom can be exercised
by our people and their delegates in
their deliberations of the conference
And under no circumstances should
those in control of the conference iu
whole or IN part be personally under
+he economic influence Of antagonis
tic white forces.
There should be q subcommittee or
call Of conference Immediately ap-.
pointed. This subcommittee should be
composed OF representatives, of orgapi
7ations Of leading Colored people from
he north the east. the south and the
west. This subcommittee should make
IN list OF organizations etc, to
whom formal invitation should be
extended to be represented in the CON
ference.
The conference should last ten days
| and oil suggestions OF every kind ana
description should he submitted in
| ypewritten or printed form. And pre-
Terably in sufficient number of copies
| TO furnish all parties concerned with
copies thereof. The various subjects or
| discussion should be digested by COM
petent committees whose recommenda
Ton should be given in detail an 1
with reasons therefor to the genera
conference before final action.
The immediate object of the confer.
ence should be definite and practica:
program for assisting the average Ne.
gro in the United States to Immediate
ly improve his present condition.
The ultimate object of the confer.
ence or series of conferences should be
to institute program OF action design
cd to establish harmonious. fair
and brotherly relationship between
the races within the United States and
neighboring territory.
The conference should proceed up
on the theory that the Negro's wei
fare must be worked out under the Ne
gro's own initiative, by the Negro
own power Of execution. and in connec
tion with such recourses, friendships
and influences which the Negro may
bring to himself from whatever source
both as to locality and peoples. having
at all times due regard to the strategy
OF those who do now oppress US.
With these suggestions which are
made for what they may be worth
The International Community Welfare
League assures you that it is ready 10
enter the conference whenever the
call is made and it will remain with
the conference until practical results
are accomplished. The League further
desires suggestions that the west AMI
the great southwest OF the United
States will have voices to be heard in
these conferences which may bring 9
new ray OF hope into the present dis
NAL situation
HUGH E. MACBETH.
General Counsel Inter
national Community
Welfare League.
Los Angeles, Calf. u. s. A.,
February 1st 1923.