The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-13

secretary Oh thS 1sdsiOHai <AoSo1sdsAoi
for the Advancement of Colored
People, and riot-inciting stories in
two daily newspapers in Dallas, Tex,
failed to prevent the New Yorker
from delivering his speech in Dallas
Friday, April 20, it was revealed
here today by the national office Of
the NAACP.
Mr.. White, on a tour of southern
states, as scheduled to speak to the
Dallas Interracial Commission at the
YWCA Friday afternoon, April 20,
but after an advance notice of his
speech had been published in the
daily papers April %, movement
was started by the Klan and the Sons
of Confederate Veterans and the
Daughters Of the Confederacy to
prevent his speaking. Earl E. Hurt,
Commander Of the Texas division Of
the Sons Of Confederate Veterans,
protested against the appearance Oh
Mr.. White.
Mr.. Hurt called on District At
torney Andrew Patton to ascertain
if there were any legal method OF
preventing Mr.. White from making
his speech but was told by Mr.. Fat
ton that there was no law forbidding
such speech.
.sThe Southerf white people OF
this city, as well as the entire South,
should vigorously protest against any
Negro coming into our midst, lec-
turing or talking on issues inlmlcai
to the interests of both the whi1e
and Negro races, such as the talk
scheduled to be made by this Negro,
Walter White" Hurt said.
Papers Incit Riot Spirit
The Dallas Morning News, the best
paper in Dallas, and one of the best
newspapers in the southwest, was
the only journal to refrain from SEN
sationalizing the appearance OF the
NAACP secretary. It carried oniy
two short items.
The other papers, the journal ana
the Times Herald practically urged
race riot in their accounts. Inc
Journal used the following language
in a front page story: a muttering
threat Of violence and riot raised
ominously throughout the city,
This newspaper continued the
campaign in the same story by quot
ING an anonymous telephone call
from a man who is said to have tod
police Chief r. L. Jones: j am not
goinp to stand for this Negro talk
ing" Chief Jones, however, INFORM
ed the Interracial Commission that
il could have police protection for
Mr. White If they wanted it.
Pressure on the white YWCA was
SO heavy, however, that on the
MORNING Of April 20 they cancel
led the meeting at their building
and Immediately the gathering was
+,ansferre to the Moorland YMCA
(colored).
The Dallas Journal, which did
everything possible to stir up race
feeling, quoted George K. Butcher
leader of the Ku Klux klan, a.
saving. .eThe Negro will not speak
to the white women of Dallas to-
night. The Negro is leaving town
that il If he can be found. ! am try
inc to start anything they want MI
to. / am not going to stand TO-
these niggers any longer. II they
schedule the meeting somewhere
else, / will be there. And won't b
alone, either, you can tell the Worie
that"
Despite the threat of Klansmal
Butcher. Mr.. White did speak at tn
Moorland YMCA and answered que
t;ons from the audience on the anti
lynching bill fight. About seventeen
white people were present, including
a white woman who is chairman 9
the Texas division of the Association
of Southern Women for the Pre-
yention of Lynching. Also presen
were two instructors from Souther
Methodist university (white) and
number of their students.
Kluxers al Airport.
Mr.. White reported to the natl
onal office in New York that whe
he arrived at Love Field, the Dalia
airport, by plane from Tulsa Okla
4 committee of colored men met tn
plane and completely surrounde
him. escorting him to waitln
automobile. Also present at the ar
port was group of white me
headed by the Klansman Butche
Butcher and his group watched q
NAACP secretary alight from u
plane and enter an automobile WI
the committee, but made no attenl
to molest him.
AT the Moorland YMCA, q COZ
don Of police completely surroundt
the building and the meeting hs
was jammed almost to suffoeatloh
The Dallas Times7Herald, II
advance story on the meeting sta''