Salt Lake Herald | 1896-02-13 | Page 1 | Ex-Slaves

I V I V EXStA YES They Organize For the Purpose of Making a Demand pn Conprross V For Pension CHICAGO Feb 12A dispatch from I Topeka Kan says V An organization of exslaves has been effected here by fifty colored men I for the purpose of making a demand on congress for pensions I is the purpose to make it of national scope Of those in the meeting fully one I I third had felt the lash The aged the lame and the blind were happy in the I belief that all they would have to do was to write to congress to get national na-tional relief for their distress V There II are probably 1500 exslaves here