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THE DALLAS EXPRESS DALLAS TEXAS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27 1919.
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27 1919
WHAT THE NEGRO WANTS. . .
Of all expressions recently 'made
public by meniberi of the Race giving
lbs position of the Negro himself
on his own problem none has come
to our attention that goes to me
root of the whole matter with more
precision and clearness than the
tatement of Dr. Emraett J. Scott
which Appeared in The St Louis
Post Dispatch under date of August
10 1919. Dr. Scott is eminently fit-
ted to speak for the race on any
subject concerning Its welfare. Long
years of faithful devoted service to
the Interest of the race at Tuiikegee
in the very heart of the black belt
of Alabama and under the late
Booker T. Washington Secretary of
the National Negro Business League;
Assistant Secretary of War during
the recent International conflict have
given Dr. Scott an insight into the
many ramifications of the Negro
L.I - nn..AnaArl t-. V A Of VYt Atl ftf
Ll UUtVlU JTU D N- W V Va V; a V rr mmm-fmm.
today and make him a most capaoie
Interpreter of the desires of the race
in this country. He Knows me souis
of black people In every section-
their alms their hopes their as-
pirations. After discussing the late
race riots and other questions affect
in our people Dr. Scott summarizes
as follows:
To all your Questions there to
cheerful answer. If there is a crisis
. in the race problem it Is because the
nation has Ignored neglected and
pushed the problem asiae. to soive
it we must lace it ana wno snau
say- we are afraid to face ItT
"Social Etiualttv" A Misnomer.
"Too often the whole Question Is
complicated and well meaning efforts
negatived by many persons North
and South who coniure ud 'the spec
tre of 'social equality' a term which
as often use-1 ia a misnomer. Every
self-respecting Colored man and wo-
men concedes the right of every other
individual to decide whom his as
sociates and companions Bhall be
Nor is the Negro and I think I am
rather well acquainted with the main
nopes ana aspirations or my race-
desirous of imposing himself upon
anyone or any purely social group
in whir ho Is not welcomed. But
that htu nothing to do with the civic
rights and prlveleges to which every
decent man in the minds of these
newly '200000 black soldiers who
have returned from France where
In the eyes of native men and women
they were not regarded as pariahs
but simply as got! fighting men who
knew fc- w to do t!e Job they were
8"t to do.
"Nor do our 'people dream of us
ing for.'e to overcome those' wio
spitefully treat thrnt wve within the
bounds of strict and Instinctive seir-
defense. What the Negro wants with
all his heart-and What America will
proudly concede him . I do believe
can be stated very easily.
"In substitution for lynchln" he
wants justice in" the. courts; he viants
the privilege in the courts ; he wants
th priviege ' of scrvin a Juries;
the right to vote; the right to hold
office like other citizens. He wants
better educational facllltle i aboli-
tion of the 'Jim-Crow' car and cf
discrimination and segregation' in the
Government scnioe;. the same mili-
tary training and chance for pro-
motion in the army that white met
e.Joy; def j iction of tl j peonage
system an equal wage better hous-
ing better ranltary conditions and
reforms in Southern penal institu-
tions. "'..
"That is the Negro problem. Does
it impose' too much upon ihe "great-
est democtae in the world? I .can
not believe that it doej." . - .-
To bring thes4 things to pass we
are constrained to say the Negro
welcomes assistance from every
fried be he white or black .Jew or
Gentile; rolde he feast or West
North or South. This Question is a
national question and It is going to
require the wisdom of every section
to settle it.
We fully realize that these things
can not bo brought to nass within a
day; It Is gong to require much time
much toll and some suffering.. But
since God Is God and right is right
they will surely come to pass. In
the moan time let us educate let us
acquire wealth let us be law abing
and cease not to Intelligently protest
against' injunction.
The food of our children should hot
be selecU-d by themselves. They have
litt'e knowledge of the relative value
of foods. This ia too often true .of
the parents. This would eeem to
bo an excellent fled for a good so-
cial worker to be of great use to the
race and to the community. "'
unity the great need of the
- race at. present.
This is an age . of monopolies
trusts combines and unions. If one
must enter combat with a skilled an-
tagonist it behooves him to be armed
with weapons that will best insure
his success.
Concerted action and collective bar-
gaining have proven to be the most
effective weapons of this commercial
age. In fact no class or race of
people can scarcely hope for -success
unless it is thus armed. The Negro
race can not hope to be any except-
ion to this most universal law.
. Organization Is an effective weapon
for both defensive and offensive pur-
poses the fateful mandate unite or
perish has gone forth to the civili
sed world. Shall the - Negro race
plod heedlessly on whilst the rest
of the civilized world Is organizing
to-wage the greatest ecnomic and in-
dustrial conflct the world has ever
known T- The Negro people must get
together if the . hope to secure for
themselves a reasonable portion of
the benefits that should come to the
victors in the great world's war.
During this period of reconstruction
and re-adjustment of the world's ac
tivities to a peace basis the voice of
the individual will not be heard.
Only. large groups and organizations
will be able to obtain a hearing.
Where the world again swings Into
her accustomed stride with peace
guaranteed for ages by the "League
of Nations" grievances left unadjust.
ed may be compelled to ' . await
another upheavel of the world's
peaceful relations. Hence at this pe-
riod the peoples of the entire civilized
world are- pressing to have their
grelvances adjusted. .
Will' the Negro unite his- forces
and for once present an unbroken
tfront to the world in order to obtain
a hearing at this most opportune
moment? Do not forget that this
Is a time of reconstruction. A time
at which every race and class of
people is trying to secure a berth
in which it may be compelled to re-
main perhaps for centuries. Each
one seems to think now Is the psy-
chological moment for the adjustment
of his grievances.
In our humble opinion the peoples
of the world are not mlntaken. Now
Is the time for re-adjustments. Let
the Negro people be a unit as to
those grievances which most affect
their economic industrial and so-
cial welfare. When our leaders ap-
pear before the proper tribunal for
the re-adjustment of those evils that
have proven such in the past -they
must feci that a united race stands
at their back and supports their
every contention.
Be law-abiding citizens and de-
mand equal protection from the law-
makers. Colored men and women be con-
servative In your style of apparel
fashion is merely mob violence run-
ning wild.
The Negro is not a degenerate he
is undeveloped. Herein lies his hope
of the future.
The effort to make the Negro an
ideal citizen has not received . the
attention by our leaders that Its im
portance demands. ';' -'. ' "
Individuals may not usurn the ma
jesty. of the law In the administra-
tion of Justice. This Is the work
for which the courts .were established.
Congress may legislate In our be
half: the courts of Justice may find
in our favor: but nnhllc . . rminlnn
alone .has the power to place our
rignts within our reach.
The necessity of sanitary conditions
about our homes can not be too often
nor. too firmly Impressed upon our
people and the general public. .
The rBSUlta of the great world's
war In so. far a it directly affected
the Negro race have been very dis-
quieting. The effect in many ways
has been directly opposite to that
anticipated. We have often heard it
emu uiai -wnere ignorance is bliss
It is folly to be wise." Could it be
possible that the Negro-soldler be
came wise ur nn matters that were
detrimental to his own interest?
One thing is sure the consensus of
opinion of the Negro is that the
war has not given him a firmer grasp
upon the ; of fections of his white
neighbor. . ' -
FEDERAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
OF CHRIST IX AMERICA.' .
(Continued from pate 1).'
our country hi in thlb c.isis not
otly Us own ' conscience to satisfy
but also to nistify itself as a nation
before the enlightened opinion of
mankind. As a- foremost - exponent
'.f Ideals of democratic KovernTicnL
Lie United States has been lifted to
tne mil vew . of " the world. Our
present soitlernent therefore of race
relht.ons will rhftuence In a very
large meaiure the settlement of racr
relations m other parts of the world.
w roust - face frankly -th fact
that - a most dangerous inter-racial
ituation now .threatens our country.
The problems grcwlng out of the
presencj of two races in America
are cletrly seen to be nation-wide
and the adjustments must necessari-
ly. b made on . the basis ot national
responsibility. The migration .of
thousands of Negroes to the North
emphasizes t'lls fact The outbreak
In several cities and -the persistence
of the anarchy and treason of lynch-
law imperial our democracy. .
The actual practice of the princi-
ples of the brotherhood of Christ
can-prevent such conflicts and noth-
ing else will. The church must offer
the Ideals the program and the lead-
ership in this crisis. The church
must- meet its obligation or leader-
ship will pass not onlv to secular
agencies economic or socialistic but
to forces that are destructive of civ-
ilization. ' . - . '
We must confess:' that the church
and Its ministry as related to the
welfare of the "Negro bas been too
little Inspired by . the fundamental
principles and ideals of Jesus Christ
Communities that have expressed hor-
ror over trocltles abroad have seen
almost unmoved and silent men
beaten hanged and also burned by
the mob. : -
The Negro has ever shown pro-
found faith in God and has always
looked to the' church for. leader-
ship - for counsel .and for guidance.
The. church which for fifty years has
a. record of almost . unmatched ser-
vice in the education and betterment
of the race will now be recreant to
her trust and lose her birth-right of
servloe If she does not meet this
confidence with a full sense of re
sponsibility and a full measure ' of
service for justice peace' and good
will.' To this end we therefore urge
upon -the church per ministry and
membership this constructive pro-
gram: A Constructive Program for Just
Inhir-Rraclal Relations.
1. The Government- local state
and national. should ' impartially
guarantee to all classes security of
life and of property. Mob violence is
becoming a crowd habit When life
and property are ruthlessly taken
when men and women - are lynched
with no protection from officers or
courts law and order are trampled
under foot. We call upon the pulpit
the press and all good people to
create a public sentiment that will
support necessary legislation for the
enforcement of existing laws that
life liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness may be equally assured to all
c hisses. - . .
2. The Negro should have eco
nomic justice equal ODPf ftunity to
get and hold work on the same
terms as other men with equal pay
for equal work and with fair work-
ing and living conditions. The en
trance of large numbers 'of Negroes
into the various industries empha-
sises the necessity of an immediate
amicable adjustment of relations of
relations with white employers and
fellow-workers. "
3.. We call upon "men and women
everywhere to protect the sanctity of
home and womanhood. - We record
with satisfaction the growing enlist-
ment of Negro leaders in a program
of education and . Chrlstianizatlon
such' as tends to prevent crimes that
provoke mob violence. The home of
the Negro should receive the same
measure of respect and protection as
that of other - Americans and the
sanctity of his home relations should
be safeguarded In every possible way.
Swift and impartial action of the law
should strike the violator of the
sanctity of any home white or black
4. We recognize as fundamental
to the welfare and efficiency of so-
ciety that adequate re-creational pro-
visions be made avvailable for Ne-
gro citizens.
5. We strongly endorse the plea
of the Negro for equal traveling ac-
commodations for equal charges.
6. Adequate educational facilities
for Negro children and youth shoull
be provided not only as a national
obligation but also as a necessity
for national welfare. We emphasize
the urgency of giving to the Negro
his full share of local national funds.
7.- Qualifications for. franchise
should be administered irrespective'
of .race creed or color.
8. Closer co-operation between
the races should be 'promoted by or
ganizing local committees of white
and Colored people in towns and
communities for the consideration of
inter-racial welfare. 'All posslbbe
agencies should .be enlisted In foster
ing a spirit of Justice and of good
will In the relations' of one race to
the other. We recommend that the
governor . of ' each state appoint a
standing committee for ' the careful
Btudy of the causes underlying race
friction with a view to their remival
and that . Congress be requested
through a non-partisan committee to
Investigate the disturbed and threaten
ing inter-racial situation throughout
the nation.
Racial understanding and co-oper
ation furnish the- only sure basis of
race adjustment In a democracy. The
root of the matter is the failure ' to
recognize the Negro aR a man. The
basis of - distress " on both sides is
fear and "fear hath torment". Re-
spect for Negro manhood and woman-
hood is the only basis for amicable
race adjustment for . race integrity
and for permanent racial peace. If
we talk- democracy let us act de-
mocracy?. If we propose a democrat-
ic program for' the protection and
self-determination of the weak and
oppressed people of Europe as a
means of permanent peace and ' good
will abroad. Jet us apnlv the same
program at home.
FRANK MASON NORTH Pres.
Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ In ' America . .
ALBERT G. T XWSON. Chal.man.
Administrative Committee.
" WILBUR P. THIRTZIELD Chair-
man of the Committee on -Ngro
Churches. -
CHARLES S. MacFARLAND.
General Secretary. -
I'RESBYTERI W.WOTTE.T ENLARGE
WORK FOR JfEC.ROF.S.
. . ...
St Louis Mo. Sept iX Southern I
Presbyterian women are planning en
larged co.-opprative activities among
Colored women. Local auxiliaries will
be asked to -take up needed work
among home Negroes somnwbat along
the lines worked - out by Southern
Methodist won.en. The Board's Con-
ference work for Colored women
so successful' at Tusctloosa" yAla.
will be extend jd to their states. The
Tuscaloosa Conference at Stlllraan
Institute opens this year. September
20th. Delegates attend from every
Southern state most of them being
sent by white women of the . various
denomination! and of- the women's
clubs. Colored women who show In-
terest In bettering the conditions Tof
their people or vho possess "powers
cf leadership are sent by these white
groups to the Conference. Railroad
fare and ten dollars for board and in-
cidentals cover all expenses.-1 Cour-
ses are given - by experts of both
races In the Bi'ole home-making care
of children (immunity Determent
etc.; and ihe communities to which
the students return usually show the
effects of -their broadened outlook
and training. It is expected that
this year's aticudance will be the
largest yet recorded. - -v..
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION
COLORED W OMEN ET INDUSTRY genoral are responsible for the follies
. The work of Colored women dur- of our present-day WJ
Ing the mobilization of women pow- them-thls Is too much! A few men
er to fill tnep's places proved that may jend encouragement to the Idea
the Colored woman has her place of h( h neeiB but the vast majority
In industry and is capable of main- .- aoa wnmM1 wear such
taming high principles of efficiency would like to see women wear su
In many cases the unskilled labor sensible foot apparel as at least
fell to her lot and .we' found herwould prevent the impeding o traf-
doing very heavy work in brickyards flo and innumerable accidents to say
sawmills and glass factories. The nothing of the matter from a neaitn
railroads employed her In great standpoint A few men may taKe
numbers to do yasd-work and track delight in the fashion that calls lor
her doing cleaning. But then she the wearing of furs or If you Please-
also found that she needed in labor
which required more skill in knitt
Ing and clothing mills iq underwear
button embroidery and feather fac-
tories. ' . .. '
In one placie which was workjng
two - shifts white - women had the
day shift and Colored women the
night shift During a given length
ot time the output of th two shifts
was compared and the Colored wom-
en averaged 1500 more shells .than
the white.
A group of Colored women In one
city were found dipping clay in glaze
and stacking chipping impurities
from clay shoveling and wheeling
rock " trucking brick and loading
scrap Iron. In some of these cases
the women were being paid' less than
men whose places they were so effi-
ciently filling. The wages paid to
men were three dollars a day for
shoveling In a clay bank but the
women who released them for the
Army were given-a .dollar or half
dollar less. To prevent conditions
like these and the lowing of labor
value means - that Colored women
must be organized Just as our white
women peed organization.
- Women have come Into industry
to stay and "women" means Colored
as well as white. Their Industrial
problems are the same conditions
of ' work pay hours housing and
recreation. - The adjustment of labor
Includes the Colored women. To
meet her needs the Young Women's
Christian Association has already es-
tablished eight Industrial centers.
Southern Workman.
THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION.
Let us face the facts; If the Negro
secures the adoption of his maxi-
mum program of progress it ' will be
when and because - public opinion
adopts it for him. If a city in the
South or in the North makes' life
more cheerful and hopeful for the
Negro it is because the public opin-
ion of that place demands it; if a
State gives better protection to the
Negro than heretofore - it will be
when and because public - opinion
demands it; if mob rule is super-
seded by the reign of law it' will be
when and because public opinion
decrees it; if the highest privileges
of manhood in this country are giv-
en to the Negro It will be when the
public opinion of the nation decides
that it must be so. Legislatures
Congress -municipal and public ser-
vice : corporations are but instru
ments of the public will moving
when and as public t opinion com-
mands. The case of 'the American
Negro then must be pleaded be
fore the bar of public opinion In the
South In the North In the East in
the West. It must be pleaded first
of all- hy the life of the Negro; by
his patriotism; by his economic. In
tellectual; and moral contributions
to American ltfe; by circumspect
conduct; by a 'patience which must
at last put injustice and caste to
shame And then with these as the
back-ground the Negro's case must
be pleaded by the written and oral
word from his own race and from
those of the white race who may be
inclined to help him pleaded In
season and out of season before the
conscience and the Intelligence of
the American people.
- ISAAC FISHER. r .
.In the Southern Workman.-
." . EDITORIAL ECHOES.' : .-
Germany is always ready to change
sides to repudiate' a pledge and to
betray a friend; but amid all her
Infidelities she is ambition. If Ger-
many cannot actually rule Russia
and possess the vast potential riches
of the Slab dominions Germany in
tends to rule. the rulers of Russia
whoever .they may bo. i Therefore it
was first of all necessary .to weaken
Russia; and as to 'solvent-more ef-
fectually destroys the national fibre
than the vttrol of anarchy so Ger-
many inspired encouraged and bribed
the Bolshevist leaders in Russia.
' London Morning Post
THE FOLLY OF WOMEN'S FASH
IONS.
And now mere man is being blamed
ijX fashion's follies. Ken In general
are responsible for tte "contortions'
which - women - undergo 1 in ordr to
wear ' so-called . fashionable clothes
according to one of the speakers be
fore ti e International Conference of
Wrmen Physicians In New York.. Man
likes to have a "little -useless lily
about the house" to flatter his con
telt that h can afford such a luxury
this physician declared. Even the
shoe manufacturers. are made part
ners U) the -great male conspiracy to
encourage extravagance and folly In
s les. They are blamed for high
noem by wnicb "the whole interior
arrangements of . women are being
thrown out of plumb."
Extravagant dress is what? Hear
the words of the speaker: "It is de-
mrcracy running riot It is a class
matter. There is an inherent "snob-
bishness in overdress. Women who
indulge such tastes are aping the
fashions of old aristocratic Europe."
Man is a long-suffering creature.
He is patient enough to bear the re-
sponsibility for many -of the incom-
prehensible things women do. Doubt-
less he is to blame either divnotly or
Indirectly lor many of them. Others
he Is willing to overlook with the
passing remark "Well you know how
womea .re. xUt s.y uuu men in .
tulle in tne nouesi imyo i
and then for uncovered necks in mid-
wintera few perhaps but not men
in general. '
We refuse to believe that men in
general are responsible for the '.'con-
tortions" which women - In general
undergo. It we did believe it we
would not admit it but straight away
we would exert every endeavor to
awaken men to their culpability that
not only would be undermining the
health of their womenklnd and rend-
ering them more liable to accidents
but would be making them appear
ever more ridiculous as the seasons
go by. . .
- Nashville Tennesean.
SOMETHING NEW IN MOTORS.
The newest things in automobiles
Is found not in Detroit as one might
suspect but in California where a
man bas fashioned an - automobile
body from a section of a giant red-
wood tree eleven feet in diameter
and nineteen feet long.-
The mammoth tree has been hol-
lowed out and contains tree Compart
ments so that it surpasses in beauty
and rivals in comfort the modern
three-room apartments that are so
much in demand by our "cliff dwel-
lers" at fifty or sixty dollars per
month. There" Is the bedroom dining
room and kitchenette electrically
lighted and equipped with all modern
conveniences mounted on the chassis
of a- big motor truck capable of
"taking you there and bringing you
back."
The car is called the Travel-Log"
a rather happy name for the unique
automobile that is to make the owner
and his family Independent not only
of hotels when they travel but yholly
care free of the bonslng problem In
so far as it relates to their Immediate
requirements. "
The question naturally arises as
to the rights ' of the "Travel-Log"
to squat on the . public highways
which belong to the people. In At-
lanta where there are scant parking
restrictions this unique automobile
might establish itself in our most ex-
clusibe residential section or on our
most crowded down-town street or
even in one of our parks and there
remain . until the children of the
household have grown to maturity.
The designer of the "Travel-Log"
may have started something that our
lawmakers have not foreseen but
even so we suppose that our park-
ing problem will remain dormant un
til the unique automobile comes from
California to bring the Issue square
ly to a head.
' Atlanta Journal
. THE' PURSUIT OF W AGES.
To the Editor:
. What do you think that most peo-
ple think most about the work that
they do or the wages that they get
for doing It? And are they more In-
tent on doing good work or on get-
ting high wages?
I ask these questions because 11
seems to me that people very many
people-are nowadays so abseed
with the pursuit of wages that they
give next to no thought to the work
that they are expected to do for the
wages that they receive. -
This unfortunate condition is true
among workers of every degree and
class. True of workers really hard
pressea Dy ine nigh cost of living
it is no less true about many a work
er whose pay amounts to thousands
of dollars perhaps hundreds of thou-
sands every hour. -
While the small wage earner goes
to the desperate extreme of refusing
to work at all- unless his demands
for an Increase in wages is met
then the big wage earner strives with
equal Vigor to get his wages raised
by cunning manipulation of the pro-
ducts and materials he happens to
control. .
It Is a hard contest this nay strug
gle-
. The sad part of it is the more a
man succeeds In this struggle the
less coc ten tea he becomes.
It is inevitable ia view of the ra-
ture of man and the purposes of lUo.
Those who iforgot their work In
the hunt for wages are never satis-
fled. That.is the penalty that they
have to pay. They are discontented
restless nervous aid grow worse and
worse. .
Crime is abroad and iha timmWoia
for the insane ate becoming more
and more crowded the services of
specialists tor nervous afflictions are
more and more in demand. It is an
age of stress and conflict!
Many remedies are proposed. There
can be only one real rnilv pn
pie roust be brought to see that self
lorgeuuiness Jn service Is necessary
to real property and peace of mind.
So long as people do not see this
so long as their gaze is fixed on the
reward and not on the deed Just
so long : will misery prevail. The
wage raising seals may be raised to
the end of time without mending mat-
ters one bit!
There is too much quarreling about
ways and means. There is too much
self and too . little avmnntJiwi tm.
Is true In all classes of society. In
vuiiagB ana in me palace!
The road to haDnlnesa in nnt
with dollars. Contentment can come
with abundant and fervent oiTort for
the winning of the rate. This needs
to be impressed upon the minds .of
this cur generation!
. . ; -Muskogee Phoenix.
LAWYER A. S. WELLS
ON THE RACE QUESTION
Let the Facts Be Known.
There Beems to be a general dis-
position on the part of eelf-constl-tuted
Negro leaders to misrepresent
and misinterpret the position ot a
large majority ' of- our neople repre-
senting the best thought among the
race abroad to the end that all the
facts may be -.known .and that no
person 6r association of persons and
the presB of Texas may not be mis-
guided and mislead we ask the publi-
cation of the following:
Race Riots.
Wre challenge any man to point
to one single instance where a rare
riot has been caused and occasioned
hy black people. .
We are- among those who scout
the idea of Negroes Inciting a race
riot and we have every reason to be-
lieve that no race disturbance will
ever be precipitated by Negroes in
this state. .
The Unrost.
We. admit that there was some
weeks ago an unusual unrest among
some of our people throughout the
state of Texas. We further concede
and admit the fact that there existed
some apprehension among the white
people on the seriousness of the re-
lation between the whites and blacks.
These conditions came about and
were the direct result of race riots
In actual progress in other sections
of this Country and the black man's
fear that a riot would be precipitated
at any time any where. These
things caused unrest among our peo-
ple. The- unrest among the white
people was. caused by the. alleged
buying of arms by Negroes all over
Texas.
This general unrest has passed
and all good - citizens feel relieved
of the strain; we afl feel that noth
ing of a serious nature will happen
between the whites and black In
this state
Are We Satisfied. .
The Rev L. L. Campbell of Austin
General Superintendent of St John's
Orphanage takes the position that
the Negroes of Texas are perfectly
contented and happy over their
plight In Texas.
In the first place we desire to In-
form the public that this divine is
in a large measuure a dependent
creature and the Institution which
he represents is largely dependent
upon the voluntary contributions
from the liberal element of the
whites in this state for the suBtain-
ance and maintenance and every
right thinking Negro can and does
read between the lines. He is making
an herculean effort to ' capitalize his
institution at the expense of the
race by giving the whites the wrong
Impression as to to the attitude of
the Colored people of Texas in that
he speaks for -the whole race and
alleges that the Negroes are abso-
lutely satisfied with their present
condition. This - expose and dictum
is calculated to and will doubtless
serve his purpose. This position is
primafacie evidence with many white
people that Mr. Campbell is a good
Mnirrn? that lilt la itiA lrtcrlrfll louLeei
of the race; that he giving his peo-
ple wholesome advice and therefore
Is entitled to large donations and
contributions for his orphanage.
We submit however that the white
people ' who are broad liberal and
who' stand for a square deal know
that no Negro can be satisfied with
and who stand for a square deal
know that no Negro can be satis-
fled with condition as they now exist
and they have information that we
are not satisfied from every con-
ceivable . source. They know that
we are taxed without representation;
they know that all of the discrimina-
tory laws upon the statutes books are
construed strictly against the Negro
and most favorably to the whites;
there are flgrant and open violation!
of the Jim-crow laws every day by
the whites with -impunity and they
know that they will not be -prosecuted
for the offense. " .
In many cities in Texas we pay
park tax public library tax and yet
we are denied all the park privileges
and not permitted to even borrow
a book from the public libraries. We
remember upon one occasion that
he Negro W'elfare Board desired the
use of a book upon the subject of
housing etc. and at although we had
a public library in our home town
yet we were compelled to borrow
tho book needed from the public
library of Kansas City Mo. Can the
Intelligent Negro be satisfied when
such conditions as these exist? We
think not We believe that all white
persons -of intelligence know that
we are not contented and happy un-
der such environments.. "
" All of our people many of the
white and the press fully realize
that when one of the Negro race
makes such declaration of genera!
satisfaction on our - part that there
Is e idontly some ulterior motive
prompting that person.
We believe in couselllng our peo-
ple along the proper channel and
that we eav to them; "Obev the law
and for all the wrongs perpetrated
against you seek your redress In
the Courts of the Country." .
In all matters respecting our gen
eral welfare where-there Is no reme-
dy at law we say "let us contend
for our rights by creating a healthy
public sentiment In our behalf snl
the time will not "be far -removed
when -law to cure" those Ills will
be upon the statutes of this State."
We do not believe in misrepresenting
the; matter cf relationships " It is
too grave; it is too vital to our peace
prosperity and happiness to have
one. group of our citizens believe
mat an is well when all the facts .
noint tn iha '
; Jfo North No South.
During the late war we were told
that there was no North no South;
that sectionalism was forever obli-
terated! that we were united nation;
that the slogan should be "America
for Democracy."
Our boys fought In the late con-
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