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| Loestes the tsuss of Hsse TrouSIes.
"one great trouble with the negro in the
South IL that he is hungry"
| The speaker was Prof Booker n. waehine-
ton. principal Of the Tuskegee Ala. Normal
and Industrial Institute. one OF the most suc-
| cessful and best known OF Afro-AmerlcAh sdu-
Gators. He is a graduate OF the Hampton IN
stitute. one OF the most favored rroteRes Of
| the late Gen. s @ Armstrong. He was born a
slave. and carved out his own place to stand
| among men. He is a young man whose In
tense common sense has commended him to
the best friends OF correct, practical education
among tho freedmen. His sentiments we're In
strong contrast to his surroundings. FOR as he
| addressed me he occupied one OF tho casiest
chairs In spacious room in tho Grand Union
Hotol. His features are rugged. but not un-
pleasing. and his eyes are small and in lined
to be snappy. He speaks In deliberate but de-
cisive tones.
When q man Is hungry" continued Prof
Washington. "he has very little influence with
anybody The Afro American was started OF
wrong. Re began by spending his timo In dis
cussing the i'm portance OF paying the national
debt and neR'ecting the debt due the man Just
across the way. lie likes to discuss the neces.
eity OF the rhtio keeping on friendly terms
with England aud rance. and too often neglects
70 cultivate friendly rela, ions with his next
door neighbors. even though they be southern
white men. He has spent time and energy In
ture that could have been as letter ter spent In
seeking TO become the leading contractor,
has spent time in making stump speeches and
attending political conventions That could
becoming the leading truck farmer In his
county. While a man lives in somebody
el.e's house. wears someIody elee's clothes.
main an unknown quantity.
since the war the Afro. o.Amerlcan has been
ts9sh Sos hs tTS rs he Ta suEht to
noise in the operation; second to give up the
world and get in a state Of PREPARATION for
the South which they like to sing which says:
70. NAV take al de worr.
whites havo taken them at their word. and too
often taken all their cotton and, corn and left
American wants to be taught is that the most m oct
practical Of all Christianity lie to mix with it n
great deal Of cotton and corn. a few houses
In the future and nothing ln the present, is the
give the masses o. the Afro American race in
Essso Norma" and snfHST H0 lu'-
IL there has been any mistake made In the
psst In bas hs asteTp to the
sideration that he must have a material
foundation upon which to rest. Book educa-
1t is a hard matter to make good Christian OF
q hungry man: No matter how long our people
shout in the church. II they 20 home hungry
at night and find nothing to. eat, they are
tsS%ptsd s to nd s0methne before morning
not peculiar to tho African race.
"A short time ago attended a preaching
minister preached for two hours. the burden
Of his discourse being an exhortation to his
OF the world. happened to know the mem
bers OF his CONGREGATION individually, and
acre Of land. % mule. or s cow said toG to my S
@ sell What else 81 is i that he wants these people
what the Afro American wants to he taught is
After the service. said to this m mister: nv
people about lying. deirauding their neigh.
bors, and drinking whiskeyP
ter preach to dem on dem snbiicks I would
frow cold water on de meetin' in de hight o.
de 0S1 1swiwsl nsoDI. .. TO 1.-Two IN III. nav, o,,,
rather than In this one. They like to talk |
about living In the bright mansions above
about wearing golden slippers in dc |
new Jaruserlam.' while too often going |
We need in the black belt. which we
have not got In the past, is the kind |
which is not only going to I'LL the heart, but |
head. and how to get a good farm. lam glad
to say that. through the influence o. the
teaching Is being more and moro given and ia |
having its effect upon the masses There are |
fewer churches now, for instance. than for
merly that will keep q minister who habitu- |
ally gets drunk"
What about politics 2" asked.
The more intelligent and solid Afro Ameri-
cans In the South have settled down 70 the fact |
that IL is best for them. for the next twenty or
twenty-five years. to avoid all political activity
and devote themselves to the acquisition OF |
ed ucation, property, and character While N |
Is Important that the Afro merican should |
vote II Is vastly more I'm portant thnt he he |
prepared to vote. Ii is hard TO make A hungry
man vote right. and harder still to male an
gnorant man vote right. When the masses OF
the race have a common school education'
own the houses In which they live and have
bank accounts. tho matter OF voting will take
care OF itself"
What sort Of education do Afro Americans
most need 2" asked.
The education that Afro Am erIcans most
need for the next nifty or one hundred Years
should be mostly along scientific and indus
rial lines" said Prot Washlngton Vivian /
,ay scientific mean science SO AppIIei that
L will enabl ble the plack how who comaa from a |