he was well acquainted with his subject and he had it
well outlined. It was presented in topical form and made so clear that
it was almost impossible not to understand the extent to which the
Negro figured as a soldier in the Confederate Army. He took occasion
to show the difference between the Negro's loyalty to his country and
that to the master class and explained how an attachment to the soil
on which one lives is inevitable. The whole address tended to bring
forth the thought that the Negro is so closely connected with all the
great movements of this country that it is impossible to treat him as
an alien.

Dr. George E. Haynes, the next speaker, discussed "Some Economic
Problems of the Negro." As the Director of the Bureau of Negro
Economics in the Department of Labor, Dr. Haynes has done considerable
investigation which enables him to speak with authority in this field.
His discussion was largely statistical, treating the Negro laborer as
compared with the white laborer with respect to absenteeism, turn-over
and general efficiency. On some points his investigation had not gone
sufficiently far to reach definite conclusions. In most cases,
however, he had facts to warrant conclusions as to the main deficiency
from which the Negro laborer suffers and the respects in which he
excels the white laborer.

Mr. John W. Davis, Executive Secretary of the local Young Men's
Christian Association, undertook to explain "How to Promote the Study
of Negro Life and History." In the first place, he answered the
questions whether or not the Negro had any history, whether this
history is worth saving, and how the movement should be promoted.
Basing his remarks on the achievements of Africa to show that the
Negro has a history worth while, Mr. Davis supported the contention
that the race has a tradition which should be passed on to generations
unborn. He then endeavored to show briefly exactly how there can be
constructed the machinery adequate to interesting every individual
having pride in the achievements of this large fraction of the
population of the country.

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inconsistencies. The transcriber made the following changes to the
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