August
Eleventh,
1916.

Honorable Herbert E. Parsons,

New York City.

Dear Mr. Parsons:-

Following our conversation of a few days ago, I am, in accordance with your suggestion, writing you on the matter which we discussed.

There is an unmistakable and unprecedented apathy among the colored voters throughout the country. This apathy results from a feeling which amounts almost to despondency, the feeling that whichever way the battle turns, little regard will be paid to the Negro.

The colored people feel the irony of their situation more keenly when they hear President Wilson liudly preaching a "humanity" in which he has no thought of including them; when they see him so gravely solicitous about the economic, political and social welfare of the peons of Mexico, while he has no concern or even sympathy for the "peons" of Alabama on the burnt-alive lynch-law victims of Texas. This

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feeling of bitterness is so tense that any step taken to
break down President Wilson's hypocritical attitude would
bring about a complete reaction in sentiment.

It is certain that a statement made by Mr. Hughes
at some time in his public utterances, and in his own way,
setting forth his position on the question of human and civil
rights as they apply particularly to the colored citizens of
America would rekindle the fire of hope and awaken the whole
race to enthusiastic activity.

With kindest regards, I am,

Yours for success,

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August
Eleventh,
1916.

Dear Mr. Parsons:-

The colored people feel the irony of their situation more keenly when they hear President Wilson loudly preaching a "humanity" in which he has no thought of including them; when they see him so gravely solicitous about the economical, political and social welfare of the peons of Mexico, while he has no concern or even sympathy for the "peons" of Alabama or the burnt-alive lynch-law victims of Texas. This

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With kindest regards, I am,

Yours for success,

April 2, 1920

Mr. Herbert Parsons,
52 William Street,
New York City.

Dear Mr. Parsons:

Mr. Johnson sailed for Hayti the 23rd of
March, and before leaving expressed his regrets in a letter
to Mr. W. H. Hays that a meeting of the Advisory Committee
on Policies and Platform had not been called and enclosed a
copy of an Editorial used in the N.Y. Age of March 13, 1920
covering a few points, however, he will be returning on or
about the first of May; if you will be good enough to in-
form me when the next meeting of the Committee is to be call-
ed I shall be glad to inform him, but hope it will not be
before his homecoming, because I feel as you do, that on the
race question, he has "undoubtedly a great many of the facts."

Enclosure: