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The Athens Republique Devoted to the Religious, the Educational, and the Industrial Development of the Colored Raee Vol. IV. Dr. R. R. Moton Speaks To Large And Enthusi astic Audience Athens, Ga., December 1 Dr. R. R. Moton, principal of Tuskegee Inst., was the principal speaker at the Good- Will meeting held at Morse auditorium Monday night, November 27th. Reach ing Athens Sunday night, this celebrat ed personage became the guest of Mr and Mrs. Cornelius Drake. On Mon day morning, accompanied by Dr W H. Harris, chairman of the Moton Good- Will Tur Committee of Georgia, and a few other members of the distinguish ed pary, Dr. Moton drove to Washing ton, Ga , where he spoke in open air to a large and enthusiastic audience of white and colored people. At two o’clock he spoke to a similiar bunch of citizens at Elberton, Ga. In spite of the down-pour of rain Mon , day night the meeting was attended by about two thousand Negroes and five hundred whites. The meeting was call ed to order by Dr. Harris, and the scep ter to Col. M. G. Michael, a friend of the Negroes and an apostle of charity and benevolence. Prayer was offered by Prof. L- S. <"Tarke, principal of Knox Institute, following the singing of “America” by the Audience. Dr Hill, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, spoke next. Two selections from the famous Tuskegee quartet pre ceded the celebrated address of wel come by Mayor G. C. Thomas. After another selection by the quartet Col. Michael introduced Dr. Moton, the principal speaker. The general trend of Dr. Moton’s ar gument was “You shall know the truth; and the truth shall make you free.” Freedom, he said, would deliver men from the awful sccurgeof race prejudice and its attendant evils. Great enthu siasm characterized the audience as Dr. Moton spoke. Official Organ for the Jcruel baptist Association ATHENS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1922 BENEVOLENT ORDER OF SA MARITAN HOLD SISSION HERE Athens, Ga., - The Benevolent Order Good Samaritans, Mr. James Mack, pre sident, held their annual session here Fovember 29-30. The introductory ex ercises Wednesday night was as follows: Priccipal speaker, Mrs. Anne Smith Derricotte, Welcome address, Mrs. Em ma Norman, Welcome on behalf of the societies, Bro. Wm. Neal, Response, Bro. Augustus Thomas. The exercises Thursday night were held at the First A. M. E. Church, Rev. C. H. Watsen, Master of Ceremonies. The memorial exercises were conducted by Mrs. E- M. Ireland, grand secretary. The an nual sermon was delivered by Prof. S. F. Harris. * Anti Lynching Executors meet in New York New York City, N. Y. Nov. 30. The Executive Committee of the Antilynching Crusaders held their Third meeting in New York with five states represented. The chairman, Mrs. M. B. T albert, r©' ported that the movement was splendidly started with over 700 key women in twenty-five states hard at work.* Ultimate success seemed assured. The committee made the fol lowing statement in answer to many inquires: ' A. The move ment owes its origin to Mrs. Helen Curtis who was inspired by a pub lic statement of Congressman L. 0. Dyer, made at the Anual Con ference <>f N.A.A.C.P. at Newark, June 1922, in which he said: “If 1,000,000 people were admited in the demand from the Senate that the Dyer Bill be passed, there would be no doubt of its passage.*’ A small committee met immed iitely and organized a campaign. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦>*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The meeting to arrange the Emancipation Day Program will be held at the High School Monday afternoon, December 11, 1922, 5:30. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<♦4♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ (SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris, France, Nov. —28 It ap pears that whatever olive branch es have been held out to French Negroes by the Bolsheviki are to fade aid wither. At least that in the dictum given to the public by the Negro representatives in the House of Deputies within the past few days. M. Candace, the Gaudaloupean delegate and prob ably the most eloquent man in the Chamber has pronounced a gainet any consider ation of •the plan to ally French Negroes witiF the Russian Rads. He declare that it would be the height of fol ly to do so and besides is against every economic and political in terest of the Negroes of the world, No. 4