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270 resentative Murray, the colored member from the Seventh South Carolina district, but Mr. Murray is not in sympathy with the colonization scheme ; he be- lieves that the colored race will make better progress by remaining with the w^hite race and emulating it and receiving the inspiration of a higher civilization. Such utterly chimerical plans as the following, al- though proposed by negroes, are noticed here only to show how ignorant these people are of the actual con- ditions existing about them. Of course, it is alto- gether nonsense, when we come to talk about setting two States aside for their exclusive occupancy, indeed, it is ridiculous. And, to ship them from one part of the country to another, is no solution at all, besides it is at once more than dangerous and harmful, and can be but a scheme to spread the existing trouble. The New York Times (Tuesday, November 10, 1903, p. 1), published the following: — TWO STATES FOR NEGROES Bishop Lucien Halsey of the African Church Favors Segrega- tion of His Race. (Special to The New York Times.) Washington, Nov. 9. — The first paper read at the opening meeting today of the National Sociological Society, in session in this city to consider " The Race Problem in the United States," came as a shock to many members of the society present. The author of the paper was Bishop Lucien Halsey, of the African Methodist Zion Church, who proposed to have the Na- tional Government set aside one or more States of the Union for the segregation of the negroes. A warm discussion followed the reading of the paper, but no resolutions on the matter were introduced. A permanent organization was made with ex-Rep- resentative White, of North Carolina, as Chairman, and a number of Vice Presidents.