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THE NEW YORK AGE

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
FRED R. MOORE
247 WEST 46TH STREET
TELEPHONE 3815 BRYANT

NEW VORK CITY

character, whose records in office were A1.

The race, as a whole, is not so deeply concerned in the question
of the appointment of Negroes to office as it is the attitude President
Wilson will assume- whether he will give a helping hand to a struggling
people or whether he will co-operate with those who believe that it is
humane and American to do all in their power to keep the Negro down,
thereby hindering the progress of the Nation. I can assure you that the
race is more interested in the enforcement of laws which guarantee the
Negro all rights and privileges under the Constitution of the United States;
more interested in Federal action with a view to stamping out mob law
which has been responsible for the murder of hundreds of Negroes, many of
whom were innocent, than political positions.

I hope you will pardon me for writing such a lengthy letter, but
it is a fact that the Negro citizens are solicitous about President
Wilson's attitude toward them. Already there are ominous sounds coming
from certain law-makers, who are so seriously afflicted with "Negrophobia"
that they spend most of their time introducing anti-Negro legislation.
It is hoped that President Wilson will not be swayed from his resolution
to be just to all mankind by these iconoclats of the Constitution, who if
allowed to do as their diseased minds thought best, would bring about
chaos and anarchy.

Trusting that you will fill the duties of Secretary to the
President with the same degree of efficiency as characterized your work
at Trenton, I am,

Respectfully,
Lester A Walton
Managing Eaitor.

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