The Tulsa Star (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 25, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 27, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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The Race is Not Less Loyal But More Insistent For Our Rights!
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Georgia Citizens Protest to The
Citizens Mass McctliiK nl Atlanta
Address ()hmi I.ettor of Protrst to
President Congress Governors
anil State Is'glsliitiirfN of I lilted
Stlltl'S.
The following cop) of an open
letter from tho Colored Citizens of
Atlanta Georgia to President Wil-
son rongresB governors and stato
legislature of the United States
protesting against l)nchlug and
other discriminations against tho
race was receded liy tho Star thin
week The lettet was signed b) P
J. llrjnnt chalrtmtn and I. II KIiik'.
secretary of tho mass mooting call-
ed for thn purpose and 110 other
prominent citizens:
Atlanta Ga. March 5 1918
To thu President tho Cabinet tho
Congress of tho United States tho
Governors and the Legislatures of
the Several States of tho United
States of America:
During tho past three decades
I nearly three thousand American
colored men women and children
1 have suffered butchery and death In
almost every conceivably form at the
j hands of tho lynchers of America
1 La'st j ear alono tho number thus
(murdered was TWO HUNDIlKn and
TWENTY - TWO. The reported
causes for such appalling brutality
ruji tho gamut from alleged violation
of "tho honor of whlto women to dis-
puting tho word of white men Tho
fact however that onl) about five
per cent of those murders are re-
puted to have been Inflicted upon
accused violators of womanhood
argues almost ((inclusively that the
desire to protect womanhood Is al-
most negligible among tho so-called
causes of l)nchlugs.
Wo accordingly regard lynching as
worst than Prusslanlsm which wo
are at war to destro) Lynching Is
not a euro for crime elthor Imagin-
ary or real. It decreases faith In tho
boasted Justice of our so-callod dem-
ocratic Institutions It widens tho
frightful chasm of unfriendly and
suspicious feeling between the races
ami positively foments tho spirit of
antipathy and resentment Wo aro
accused of concealing criminals
Who has concealed tho many crim-
inals that have mercilessly murdered
these three thousand defenseless
mon women and chlldron of our
race? That those murderers fre-
quently ply their trado in broad da-
Ilght and In plain view of the on-
tiro citizenry even docs not facili-
tate their punlshmont or detection.
Within less than ono ear ono state
alone has tortured and burned at thn
Btako threo colorod mon without
evon tho semblanco of a trial or an
effort to approhend and punish tho
murderers. In tho last Instanco an
entire helploas colored population
was marched around tho flro amid
fumes of a burning human being
and put on notlco that as that black
man was suffering they too should
fear to suffer. Thus tho defiant
lynching giant strides on apace.
While wo aro sacrificing the best
bl"od of our sons upon our Nation's
altar to help destroy I'russlanlsm
beyond tho sons wo call upon you to
uso your high offices to destroy tho
lynching Institution at our doora
We are tho ono group of American
peoplo than whom there Is nono
moro loyal which Is markod out for
discrimination humiliation and
abuse. In tho great patriotic and
humanitarian movements In public
carriers In federal sorvlco the treat-
ment accorded us Is humiliating do-
humanizing and reproheiiBlblo In tho
extreme. This persistent and unrea-
I sonablo practlco Is but a thrust at
J the colored man's self-respect tho
CJ8bJect being not meroly to separato
tho races but to Impress us with the
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''' u supposed natural inioriuriij.
Such demoralizing discrimination Is
WEEKLY MHIL BDITION
Official Orij.iti of 'I'lits Ornnd United
TlTI-SA
not only a violation of tho funda
mental rights of citizens of tho fill
ted States but the persistent segre-
gation of any element of our coun
tr)'s population Into a separate and
distinct group on the sole basis of
color Is treating a condition under
which this ii 1 1 Ion cannot long en-
dure When wo reflect upon these brut-
alities and Indignities wo remember
the) are due to the fact that In al-
most ovory feoutbern stato we han
systematically by law or chicanery
been deprived of tho right of that
very manhood suffrage which gonu-
lm democracy would guarantee to
over citizen In the republic This
propaganda of filching from colored
Americans the ballot is but n su-
premo effort to re-onslavo uh and to
forco our assent to and our Import-
enco against any legislation of our
opponents To this policy the black
man does not cannot and will not
ngrco Of It our Intolerance Is cum-
ulative Against It wo shall exert
our righteous efforts until not only
every eligible black man but every
eligible black woman shall be welld-
Ing the ballot proudly In defense of
our liberties and our homes.
We aro appealing to you nclt'-ier as
vassals nor as Inferiors Hull Run
and Appomattox fixed our status in
this nation Wu aro frco men Wo
are sovorcign American citizens
freemen who purchabod with our
own blood on every battle field from
Hunker Hill to Carrlzal full rights
and Immunities such us aro freel)
granted to others but systematically
refused us
Wo aro writing to )uu gentlemen
that ou may give us the assurance
md guarantee which every American
citizen ought to havo without refer-
onto to color Wo aro loal and will
remain so but we nro not blind
Wo cannot help seeing that whlto sol-
diers who massacred our black
brothers and sisters In East St Louis
havo gono scot free Wo cannot help
seeing that our black brothers who
massacred whlto citizens In Houston
have paid tho most Ignominious pen-
alty that tan come In this country to
i man In uniform Do not these un-
democratic conditions theso inhu-
manities these brutalities and sav-
ageries provoko tho Rulers of the
nation to speak out of tholr sphinx-
like silent o and utter a voice of
hope a word of promise for the
black man? Do tho rulers of the
nation also liato us and will they
I'lhto-llko forever give tholr.assenl
to tho ctucifixlon of the bodies
minds and souls of thu.o In whon
there has been found nothing worthy
of tho death wo aro living save that
wo are black? May not your sllonco
lie construed ns tacit approval of ac-
tive tolerance of theso things? Tho
effort on tho moralo of black men
111 tho trenches whon they reflect
that thoy aro flgbiln on foreign
fields In behalf of their nation for
thoao very rights and privileges
which are denied at homo might bo
discouraging
Wo appeal to yo uin tho name of
Democrnc) I
We uppeal to ou In thu namo of
our American citizenship!
We appeal to you in tho namo of
God and
Wo would bo heard I
llev. Wliltnkor .Making Good In
Ht. IxmU
According to a loiter recelvpd from
ltev It. A Whltakcr pastor of the
Mt Zlon Haptist church of this city
and ho Is tho Hon of tho day among
the Haptist of that city where ho Is
now engaged In a big revival. Ho
Is working hard every day but en-
Joys it bocauto tho people thoro ap-
preciate him llowovor he did not
fall to hint that thoro is no placo
llko Tulsa for doing big things In
Order f Odd Fellows n 1 1 he
OKIA..SATrHI)AY1 AI'K'ILj;
1 the big way
McADOO WILL .SPEAK
in 'iri.sA this r i:iMi
Societurv of the I nltnl Mates I re. I'-
ll rv mill Head 'Man of All the
Itllwis In Countr) Will
Stop Ton Minute
In 'Illlsjl.
Hon Wm G McAdoo a verj Im-
portant personage In national af-
fairs nt this tlnio. because of his
dual of fit o of secretary of tho treas-
ury and dlrettor-generul of tho rail
roads of tho I'nltcil States will ar-
rive In Tulsi over the Frisco from
Oklahoma Clt) nt 0 25 o'clock this
cvonlng and will speak from a plat-
form erected for tho occasion at thn
depot Ho will leave immediate!)
after his speech
hips m:i; received roit
colored high school iildg.
Illds for tho erection of tho col-
ored high school are being filed with
thu county clerk Lewis (Mine and
will continue being filed until tho
4th of May
Theio aro several colored con-
tractors in Tutsi and It Is hoped
they will get in tho game It would
bo a splendid thing for colored men
to got the Job mid they can get it
If they try.
another man Minti)i:iti:i)
Major Makes Esuik) I'roin Vigilant
I'ollco Torce.
Hilly Tyron was shot nnd killed
Tuesday morning by Hob Smith on
tho corner of Ninth and Main Holli
men nro colored and the killing Is
believed to havo ben traccablo to
certain colored worn m who Is em-
ployed ns a servant In the south end
Smith made his escape und has not
been apprehonded
COLOUKI) dTIZBNS
WANT KWINC KU'lv
MrAlt'Mrr Cllli n I. HvmiIhItjoii
Urging I.ok'hi Count) M.tn to M.iKo
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The announcement made a few
weeks ago by Representative Amos
A Kwlng of Guthrie a membor of
tho house of representatives In tho
liato legislature for the past two
jears that ho would not bo a caudl-
dato for a third term has aroused
tho Colored people of tho state and
thero Is now a concerted movoment
among them to Induco him to recon-
sider and make tho raco for a third
torm. Resolutions aro being drafted
by Colored peoplo In nearly all parts
of tho date according to Informa-
tion that reached tho Star office this
week.
Col. Gwlng was the loader of tho
republican forces In the legislature
during the last two sessions and had
many frlonda In tho democratic
ranks In both houses It was be
that blazed tho way for the appro-
priations for the Langston institute
and for tho establishment of a stato
school for wayward Negro girls It
is becauso of tho good lowing has
done tho Colored peoplo of tho stato
In this way that they aro now urg-
ing him to "como btck "
A copy of a resolution passed at
a mass meeting of Colored people at
McAloster was received by tho Star
Tuesday It is as follows:
"WHEREAS. It has come to the
notice of the Colored citizens of Mc-
Aiestor Oklahoma through the
columns of the Illack Dispatch that
tho Hon. Amos A. Kwlng of Guthrlo
Oklahoma has decided to retire from
Knights n 1 Ladies if Hxtnoi'
the SI ite Legislature and dicllne to
lie i i aiidlil ite for it third t mi and
WHEREAS the sorvl us of the
said Hon Amos A Ewlng are Indls-
penslble to the Negroes of this state
in dlhat the Interests of the Negro
In Oklahomn will suffer lamentably
It ho should nut return to the Legis
lature
"TIIKUBKOIti: bo It resolved by
the Colored citizens of McAllister in
meeting assembled that the Hon
Amos A Ewlng bo and ho Is hereby
urged mill Implored to stand again
for tho legislature in order that his
great work 111 our behalf shall be
tarried on and the said citizens of
McAllister hereby pledge to him
should be consent to run again every
lawful aid and influence that It ma)
He within tholr power to control
"April 20th. ISIS
THU CITIZENS OK MoALESTER.
OKLAHOMA. IN MASS MEKT-
ING ASSEMI1LED
E 12 McDANIEL
CInirman
Dr K W SMITH. Setretar) "
'Il'l-hA UOMIIN ALSO WOULD
NOMINA 1 12 HW IN(i I Oil 'I lllltll
ir.itM as hiwii: i.i2(iisuvroit
Tho CIt) Federation of Colored
Women's Clubs of Tulsa. Thursday
passed thn following resolution urg-
ing Representative I2wlng to nccepl
the nomination for a third term In
the state legist ituro
Whereas the Information has
readied us through the Tulsa Star
i .id other sources that Representa
tive Amos A I2wlng has nnnoutucd
that hn would not be a candidate
for n third term as n member of tho
houso of representatives and.
Whereas the Journals of the past
two sessions of thu legislature gives
brilliant hUlory of his deeds on be-
half of tin colored people of this
state ind
Whereas wo believe his presume
among o.ir other friends in tho legis-
lature would lend much to our edu-
cational progress In tho stnte for
thn reason that he Is well nicimtlnted
with thn needs of our schools In
Oklahoma nnd by reason of the
prestlgo of his two ) ears' assocla
Hon among tho members of the legis-
lature would doubtless be able tu do
I more In our behalf than a new rep
resentative therefore
He It resolved that we tho City
Federation of Women's Clubs of
Tulsa urj'o. request and Implore Mr
Hvvlng to hoed tho cry of our peo-
ple and accept nomination for n
third torm In tho statu legislature
Mrs N Ledslngor Hughes
1'rosldont.
Mrs Mnttlo M. Hridgowator
Socrctary
Mrs Julia A Jackson
Mrs Ilattlo It Carter
Mrs Alice Lewis
Mrs A. J ulthorman
Commlttco
Civic Ji'.igiio Will Glvo Smoker
The Colored Civ ic Loaguo of Tulsa
will give a smoker on Tuosday
night In Smith's hall on North Hart-
fort All members of tho League are
Invited to attend Punch cigars and
8tor)-telllng will bo the order of tho
day County Attornoy Geo Reeves
has been Invited to address the or-
ganization on this occasion
Tho officers of the Loaguo plan
to give weekly or at least monthly
entertainments of this kind and havo
special speakers for each occasion
Mr nnd Mrs. Roy Wilson outer-
talned a host of young people at
their home 012 East Haskell last
Sunday In honor of Miss l'oarl Mc
Crlmou who is now stopping with
them.
of thr World OkUlnim i hindictioii
IJ)1K
TO MEET
Nine fiiloiril Men Srleiteil I tiini
Oklahoma fm Ni ;rci Congress In
Wiikhliigloii Next Mmilli.
Leading Run Men of Nut Ion Will
.k (iovct nim-iit fm tin tiniili-o of
'line DiMiioi tai v for the Nrgri
of the I nltnl Mate-.
1'illliir siiiltlii'riiiuii One of Mm NIiii"
i lei till as Deli Elites.
The Nation il Colored Liberty Con-
ference has Issued u call for n Na-
tional Negro Congress U) meet In
Washington I) C Mu 2!ith for It
four-da) s ((inference to end June 2d
Thu nbjoit of thu meeting being to
take action to secure) from thu na-
tional government a guarantee of
civil and political rights for the
Colored people of the United States.
The lo)alt) of thn raco at nil times
tu this country has been and is now
commondnblo he)oud a fault but the
frequent Ijuchlngs of Negroes In this
countr). Including Colored U S.
Ami) Offltors and wilful murdering
of Negro v onion and children b)
mobs cciinpiiMil of white men to
gether with thu many oilier unfair
ills. nnilnHlloiiB thn rate) Is suffering
while Ntgro soldleis are in Franco
und still going there to fight for
democrnr) has created a sentiment
In this i uuntr) which will not he
quieted until tho true principles of
denim rat; has bueu planted mid tak
en root In the good old I'nitid States
and Its b neflts extended as much
to the Nt ro as to any nthei race or
citizen.
It Is til' i sentiment that lias given
rise to thu national Negro Congress
in Washington next mouth The
delegatus xelw ted for this very im-
portant i.ue work aro to bu sent by
thuir respective communities livery
stale In thu Union will bo represent-
ed at this Congress by delegatus
Thu Oklahoma representatives
have be en named In a call Isiued by
J Coody Johnson of Wewoka presi
dent of tho Negro Protective Leaguu
of Okluli i and published In tho
Muskogee Clmutiu- of last week us
follows
To tho Negro Citizens of Oklahoma
Greetings
"Know yn that whoreas a call for
a Negro Congress has been made by
the National Colorod Liberty Confer-
once and that said Congress is to
convene in the City of Washington.
District of Columbia on thu 20th da)
if May 1 U 1 3 . and continue In ses
sion until June 2nd That said Con-
gross Is called for tho purpose of
taking action to socuru from tho
Government a guarantee of equallt)
of civil and political rlghta and nb-
olutlon of lujustiiu and dlstilmlr.a-
tlon on Color linos as our share of
the World Democrat) for v.! .. our
race Is legally bound to offer llfo
In tho World Wai
"Whoreas. I have been officially
notified and asked to name dolo-
' gates to said Congress now thero
fore know ye that I. J Coody John-
sou president of tho Negro Protec-
tive League for tho Stato uf Okla-
homa do by vlrtuo of authority In
me vosted b) said Loaguo namo and
i appoint the following delegates to
ssld Congress
Delegation:
J Coody Johnson chairman We-
woka. G W K Savvner Chandler;
J M Marquess Langston; E T. Har-
bour El Hanoi T H. Traylor. Okla
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Nation!
NEXT MONTH
homa City T J Elliott Muskogee;
A J Smltherman TuIbi; II Km-
mett Steward Muskogco und W. tl.
Twlnu.
Ditoil this 18th day of April 1918.
at Wewoka Oklahoma
J COODY JOHNSON
President.
W II Twine Secretary.
As shown b) tho above call A. J
Smltherman editor of this paper
has been selected ns one of the nine
delegates. This Is a signal honor for
Tills i not because Smltherman has
hi en delegated on this great mission
but because thn Colored people) of
Tulsa will bu permitted to send one
of their own representatives to this
Congress
It would bo well for tho different
organizations among our peoplo In
Tulsa to place In thu hands of Editor
Smltheriuan between this and the
time ho leaves for Washington such
resolutions ns they may deem wise
ami oxpedlant to present to this
august bod) of raco loaders who will
mini In thu nation's cnpltal to pro-
sent the righteous cnuso of moro
than twelve million Negroes of the
United States
In tills us in overy other parti-
cular Tulsa will do hor bit In this
grnit race endeavor and when the
Congiuds meets Tulsa will have a
hearing A movement Is already on
foot to raise money to send Tulsa's
delegate lo Washington.
(.1 Itl.I.V SW.S HE IH NOT DEAD
.State-Wide Humor of Ills Death Is
llr.miliil us l'lilso liy Prominent
I lllsilll.
The Star office was called by long
distant telephone twice this week
once from the wost Bldo of the state
and once from Muskogeo Inquiring
Into tho death of O W Gurloy of
this ctt) who. It had bee rumored
was shot and killed by his wlfo last
Saturday night. When called and
told of the Inquiry Into his death
Gurley requested that tho Star em-
phatically den) tho report and to Bay
that ho Is very much a live mun.
It Is supposed tho erroneous re-
port Is tracublu to tho killing of nob
Wright Siturduy night by hlB wife
some one probably having mentioned
(iurln)'s name In connection with
tho killing Tho Wrights livo In
what Is known as the Gurley Hill
addition
Mrs. U light Must Stiincl Trial for the
.Murder of Her Husband
Mrs Maggie Wright who Bhot ana
killed hor husband Hob Wright at
their home. S12 North Greenwood
avenue last Saturday night was
bound over without ball Tuesday by
Justice A J Smltherman to answer
In th next term of tho district court
to the charge of murder
Tho defoudunt was represented In
tho preliminary trial by lawyor Wal-
lace (whltu) and the stato by E. I
Saddler (colored) Tho evidence In-
troduced tended to show tho killing
of Hob Wright was premeditated.
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