Show The TheRace Race Question l' l To the Editor of The rho Telegram Sir Sir Much Much h has lis s been written and said concerning Issue to come up before th the Federation of Women's Wornell's Clubs the Clubs the rac problem on next Thurs Thurs- day clay For Kor cur ur women to to say nothing through the press would Indicate Indicate- Indifference Indifference ence to their f fate te In Justice to the millions mil mil- mil millions lions of colored women throughout our broad land let me say Bay that they are all deeply Interested in anything and everything everything everything every every- thing that upon Its banners ban ban- ners at and In ij Its Its' constitution n the words r nl f 1 viz International r al and d I Interracial rr I clubs organized organize and perpetuated for the purpose of of ele ele the human family to a higher er 1 lale of Christian and bestowing upon the human famIly family fam tarn ily the greatest good od o-od to the greatest num num- ber The object abject of the organization can never be att attain attained l d through any other source except b by the admission of worthy women everywhere who may seek to ta Join That there there are Intelligent and nd worthy worthy- women among the teen colored 16 people r In America no o one will deny That t being being- a n fact why sho should ld they be denied admission don sion to ta the federation upon the sole cause of color It ItIs It-Is Is a matter we should Judge solely by merit and It Is our opinion this should be th the open door through which all must enter The colored colored- women wamen of ot America are placed In a peculiar pecullar position In this mat mat- ter Nearly y years ears ears ago a number of blacks were were- stolen from Africa and brought here to America then a crown g colony I l of dE England I After e all t these ss i years of toll toil and privation 8 nAf In many cases suffering suf sut- faring fering death an and having made this country's country's coun coun- try's present greatness possible s through o h i their td atro toll toil rs a and sacrifice tl and g having given their sons Irons brothers and fathers In every instance where our country country country coun coun- try was ss In peril perl it Is Js a late day clay to cry not not wanted We Ve fancy the war cry or orthe the slogan of the Southerners win will l T be e so- so M. M J i The hee kind l of f equality art sought gt b by the negroes of or this country particularly particular particular- ly the Westi Is and exact Justice to all nil And If negro children can have the benefit of the training they would receive b by their mothers coming In contact with the heat best thought and aud Influence possessed by the race ruC in this twentieth century then the cultured and civilized world rid would have much to congratulate themselves upon To do otherwise would but turn the hands on the dial of pro progress process ess backward rd AVe Ve e wore were In sympathy with the efforts of Sirs Mr RUffin at Milwaukee last year and i It the God of Justice u Is with us Massachusetts r c u In New England tA a the cradle of or liberty will wili come out of the contest with flying colors and make It In Indeed leed International and Interracial and exemplify itt iIi de deed d as well well as words the greatest ea et goo good t to the gre greatest number i w. w es' es P. P nH ROUGH HOUGH I t |