The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1937-03-19
Kelly Miller

Deaf III. Miller:
We. of the United Aid for Peo-
pies OF African Descent, are pain
fully distressed by the news from
Rome and Adds Ababa telling of the
wholesale slaughter OF hundeds of
Ethiopians as reprisal for the bomb
throwing incident in Adds Ababa.
Such wanton destruction of human
life cannot but arose the conscience
of the civilized world particularly of
minority groups.
AS result of a mass meeting
held last night at st James Prcsby-
terrain Church, Il number of cable
grams and tlcgrams, protesting these
aScist acts Of barbarism, were
ent to President Roosevelt, His
oliness Pope Pious XII, he Right
Honorable David Lloyd George, the
Italian Ambassador ut washington.
and the Italian Consular General mt
New York.
Another mass meeting has been
called for Monday evening. March
first ut the Renaissance Cusino. 1873
Street and It'll. Ave. to further ex-
press the Indignation of lib;rty low
ing persons of all races.
We respectfully request that vol
send to the mass meeting an cxpres
sion Of opinion condemning contn-
ued Fascist slaughter of practically
|defenseless Philippians, whose great
est crime is that they stand in the
defense Of their country
The United Aid for Peoples of AZ
rifnn Descent = pledged to use every
legitimate means to help save the
Ethiopian people from further at
tempted determination.
May we rely upon your help?
Yours sincerely.
William Llyod lines. Pres.
Dear DR.. Ines:
/ am enclosing herewith a state
mont to be used =. mass mccr-
ing Monday night.
The world h:o rd state of
wickcdnesS unequa4. .;ince the days
Of Nouh. With the guilty acquiesc-
ence Of church and state, Italy is
permitted to rape the ancient King
dom Of Ethiopialand to extermi-
nate her loving sons WHO resent the
atrocity. Organized government and
organized Christianity break down
at the color line. 1t may DC that it
dcvOlvcs upon desccndnmis of the
so called Ozark Continent, rs Gods
chosen people, to QUICKEN the cOnsci-
cnce CT mankind"
Kelly Miller
There never has been IL time since
the great flood when the world was
, more wicked than it is today. Our
bOastcd civilization consists i'll par
"lSuOIl
and wickcdness. When we look over
the face Of the civilized world and
witness the rnthlcssness Of the tia
lianS in Ethiopia, Of Hitler i'll Ger
many. Of the British in India, to say
nothing from: patriotic reticrncc of
| Americans in America, our hearts
sink within us.
The Peoples OF African descent.
scattered throughout the world. bear
the heaviest hrunt OF this affliction,
but they must. not permit them
selves TO be overcome Of evil: but
must overcome evil with good. They
lnnot fight with carnal weapons;
cy cannot match might with might
wealth with wealth knCwlcdgc with
knowledge, or power with power
They find themselves in the plight
Of an infant crying in the night. an
infant crying for light and with no
language but ii cry and yet cry.
is the most powerful ana effective
language in the world. Prayer. pcti
ton and protest constitute the only
weapon which the weak can cam
mand against the strong.
But let TX not be downcuS.. Along
with the growing wlckcdncss Of man
kind, there Is also II growing consc
iencc, else there would bo no recon-
pcnse for those who suffer and ar
heavy laden. Every religious system
that comes into the world releases
some new doctrine which serves to
quicken the human conscience. Al
though the human race has come
long way since mankind like brutcs
was red in tooth and claw. yet we
Itavo not rcachod thc b,Iftvnv mint