CHAPTER XVIII.

A VACATION IN EUROPE.

Author Appears with Dr. W. E. B. DuBois and Paul Laurence Dunbar Before a Representative Audience at Hollis St. Theatre, Boston--He Speaks Before the Birmingham Lyceum, Birmingham, Ala.--Kind Friends in Boston Arrange to Have Author and Mrs. Washington Spend a Vacation in Europe--They Sail for Europe in May, Landing at Antwerp--Visit the Rural Districts in Belgium and Holland and Look Into the Dairy Systems--From Holland Back to Antwerp and thence to Brussels--From Brussels to Paris, Remaining there Six Weeks--The Stay in Paris--Attentions from the American Ambassador--Author Addressed the University Club--The Stay in Paris a Restful One--From Paris to London--The Stay in England Full of Social Functions--Author Speaks at Essex Hall on the Race Problem--The American Ambassador, Hon. Joseph H. Choate, Presides, and Hon. James Bryce also Speaks--Reception to Author and Wife in Connection with this Meeting by Rev. Brooke Hereford and Wife--Other Receptions--Editorial in the London Daily Chronicle in Regard to Author and His Work--The Most Restful and Interesting Part of the Vacation in England--Several Cities in England Visited--Author Writes Letters to the American Press, and Makes a Study of Africa While in London--In Letter Written While in London he Argues Against American Negroes Emigrating to Africa--Some Reasons for His Position--A Letter to the American Press on Lynching--A Strong Appeal Against this Evil--Facts and Figures Presented Showing that Lynching Does Not Lessen Crime, and is Not Inflicted for Any One Crime.