The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1945-05-16

On April 9th Negro leaders
at the world conference made his
tory when all elements got to-
gether and settled their differ
ences.
There are at this League of
Nations Conference representatives
from all leading organizations in
the world. Spearheaded by the
National Baptist Convention and
the I. B. p. o. E. of W, these
are listed as unofficial observers.
There are three consultants on
Amrican Negroes to the League
of Nations.
The unofficial observers and
consultants were at war with each
other. But at the haid confer
ence, April eth, the whole mat
ter was threshed out and a solid
front will be presented by the
American Negroes to the League
of Nations.
Also. the combined lineup was
able to agree on a plan to go
into the charter of the League
of Nationes, which was presented
to this unified body by Perry
w. Howard, legal advisor to the
united body. The plan is as fol-
lows:
THAT the League of Nations
will look with disfavors upon
any nation which discrim-
mates by law, practice or
custom against any segment
of its citizens I'm the matter
of civic rights on account of
race, creed or color"
An organizatio of the consoli-
dated groups was perfected with
Rev. J. L. Horace of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention as
chairman, Rev. G. Cooper Foun-
telroy as secretary, DR.. J. Finley
Wilson as treasurer, Judge Hob
son r. Reynolds as vice-chair-
man.
A steering and drafting COM
mittee was appointed, consisting
of Perry w. Howard, legal ad-
visor of the Elks, as chairman.
DR.. ]. Finley Wilson, Grand Ex-
allied Ruler of the Elks. Mr.. Ed
gar G. Brown, director National
Negro Council, Washington, d. c.,
DR.. ]. c. Austin, National Bap-
fist Convention, DIR. Mordecai
Johnson, President of Howard
University, DR.. T. l.. Boone, De-
troit, Mich, DR.. E. 1. Robinson of
Los Angeles, President National
Medical Association, Rev. Waters
of the A. M. e. Zion Church.
Mr.. Joseph oliver, Pote2tate of
the Mystic Shrine and Mr.. Har-
old D. Summers, International
Honor Bright Society.
Most favorable comment is made
upon showing of major organiza-
tions in representation at this
worlds greatest conclave such as
the l. B. P. o. e. of w. led by
the Grand Exalted Ruler, DR.. J.
Finley Wilson and his delegation
of seven members: Mr.. James E.
Kelley, Grand Secretary, Mrs. Blu
ena Kelley, Grand Secretary of
the Temple; Judge Hobson r.
Rynolds, Grand Director of Civil
Liberties, Mrs. Therese L. Robin
son, Directress of Civil Liberties,
Attorney C. Henri Lewis, Jr., Di-
rector of Postwar Planning Mr..
Eugene Sorrell, Grand Esquire,
Mr.. Perry w. Howard, Grand Lee
gal Adviser. This delegation has
attracted further favorable COM
ment by its fine headquarters at
the new Scaggs Hotel, with ban
ners flying, typewriters clicking
and the Grand Exalted Ruler ex-
horting his delegation to see the
Importance of the work to be
done here at this propitious mo-
ment. In the meantime, this or
ganization with its popular west
ern auxiliaries, is the cynosure of
all eyes on the western coast,
with the Grand Exalted Ruler
occupying a CONSPICUOUS position
in that he is battling before THE
World League with one hand and
waving the wand of determination
with the other.
These organizations will stay
un guard or will be preresented
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