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LIBERALS HERESATURDAY FORLYNCH TRIBUNALGj nI Cl' rlt; N Fi[Continued from Page One]■ .... 5Minor, of the Communist party, I/ New York: James W. Ford, of tJwr 1 Trade Union Unity League. N.Y.; William L. Patterson, of the Internationa! Labor Defense:Mrs. Cruvnth Slmp6on. president. 1' Talent Ion of Women't Clubs, Dos- f ion, Mass.; Prof. Robert MorssLovatt, of Chicago: RlchartJ n.'eMoore, national secretary of the l-engur of Struggle for Negro r[tights; Eugene Gordon, of Boston.) prominent Neirro writer and Jour-inalin. IclUlllnioreana to Attend IpAmong the Balt linorenns • who1 unve spokeu or. the coming con-js rerence Is Mrs. Donald Hooker, who,I,I hough she will have to be In-Washington at the time, says she 0 feels the conference should fiavelf all the support possible. Tho con-1 ferenre Is a most Important nndljl slgjiltleant event and should be mp-| lorteU nnd pushed through by* uveryone In order to put a stop, to the brnlnl and terrible lynching*lt; that hnva.becn taking place. she Isaid. !Llnwood Koger. J. Howard Pavnc, r C.ough McDaniels and other promt-1 ncnt Baltimoreans have expressed { hearty accord and full aupport for1 tha conference. * j?To Hold Tribunal ITho Saturday night session of the ’ conference will eonslit of a mass f public hearing, and inquiry- Into1 the lynching of George Arm wood.'? further to establish the collusion! of county ond state officials as of c all others responsible. A tribunal! will be set up. composed of the In-11 lellectuala and professional* who: oro coming to the conference nnd;,( of workers and trade union lead-,', ers. .from out of town and Baltl- . more. . i(To this tribunal will be presented I a wide array of evidence, testimony nnd facts on nil the events 1111010- ’ dtatelv prior to. during, and subse-i, qurnt to the lynching, on the basis] on the authorities held responsible. I of the authorities held responsible.!, At the same time, several proml- I ncnt Baltimorean*, among them*, Ralph Matthews, of the AFRO-* AMERICAN, J. Howard Pnvne. \V.!' A. C. Hughes nnd others will pre-1 sent testimony on the general dls-1 crimination against, and persecu-) lion of, Negroes in the city and:’ stole. Also the Investigating com-' mlttee from Alabama will submit its'] report on the lynching* at Tusrn-1 report on the lynching* at Ttts-i, calooaa. _ j*Ritchie Invited ' I.Invitations In the form of de-j mands from the conference and the conference represents, have been! gro and white workers nnd profes-! slonnl* In the Eastern states whom j| the conference represents have been: sent to Governor Ritchie. Mayor 1 Jackson. Judge Duer. States'* At-1 tomey Roblas, Shrrlff Daugherty. ' and Attorney-Grreral Prfston Lane.] that they appear at the hearing to] explain and Justify their conduct , and attitude in connection with the] events of the lynching. Similar de-', mandi have been sent to Judges, [OTYunne ;*nd Ulman. Edward S. Lewis of the Urban League, the Rev.1 C. C. Ferguson, of Bethel A.M.E.j Church, and Thomas R. Smith, on: the basis of their actions and state-' .menu during the time Immediately' after the lynching. 1Tliere will be nbout three hundred 1 [delegates from other cities at thei conference. Saturday and Sunday.] The arrangements -committee, 'whose office Is at 418 Druid Hill Avenue, requests that nil persons' [who con assist In housing these delegates, or who have a ppare room Saturday night, telephone 'Mrs. 8. Berger. Liberty 1102, who !is chairman of the housing com-] Imlttoc.
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, Nov 18, 1933
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