The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-12

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several attempts have been made hy
white men. in Cnarlesion ana elsewhere
.1 the south 20 utilize coiofcd help 10
textile factories These experimeu's have
not been attended With encouraging re-
suits Indeed. in most Instances they hive
been nat failures Il may b. that black
man has discovered the solution 81 the
proh.em Of black factory help This COL
orcd pioneer Sc r. " Thurstou. and he BE-
superlntendent o. q Six mill "a Fayctte-
vile. n. G.. Hc ls said 90 b. man Of
education. rawul ability and muea
strength OF character BE has under him
"a force ~ ,lo eo,ored operatives. ~ both
soxes ranging 90 age from twelve to
TWENTY-FIVE wears. ana he has Tor year
su.cesded iu getting eHclent service from
,scm.
A correspondent % the New York Jour
nal u CONNER, vaa recently 81 Fayctte-
VILE and h1d a Talk with superiutendent
Thurston upon hls methods Thurston
declared trat So was absoutciy necessary
90 enforce discipline "by fines. / sup
posegr suggest "a the corrcs poudeut so
sir." replied Thurston. by whipping
he then went on 20 explain that tho fog
einps were iad on soundly for infractlon
~ me rules. not only upon the small boys
but the biz ones as well and not only
upon thc males but the females The
larger eirls. be said seldom had 90 De-
whipped moro than once, Light punish
n.pt Taurston asserted would b. time
wasted. therefore it Wa made severe;
something to be remembered a long time
lie will accept no help IN the factory be-
tween the ages Of twelve ard tweniy-one
that Is not absolutely given over % bic
control. BY parents or guardians, between
the hours OF c 10 the morning and in the
evening Authority to manage this labor
as be- sees nt is legally conferred. 60 thai
he is responsible to no person Tor how he
manages IL.
Speaking 81 his use of the lash. super
intendcnt Thurstou said; enc one desires
more than do 10 see tho position o. my
people improved. but have no false idehs
as 90 tho present condition Of majority
u them. They lack sensc 81 responsi-
blntv. ana are like children where money
Is concerned Tint must b. kept in view
when dealing with them. Ny methods
may b. decried by Humanitarian. but
am proving their success, and believe
that some o. those boys am nrineing up
here Will IN turn prove means Of forward
ing the industrial advancement Of the col
orei race Forty years ago they whipped
boys in mills. as some o. the successful
manufacturers OF to-day can testify from
painful experience. and We are beginning
just 80 many years behind"
FIoering as "a means 90 the end Of incui-
eating care. pcrtinacity and deXieriiy has
by no means gone out Of practice. II BE-
employed IN probably the majority OF
households even 70 this day. L has not
been many years since q was common IN
the schools. though 10 this country cor
porai punishment IN the schools Is now
seldom resorted 20. In England and Ger
many. however. the rod Is stilI welded
unsparingly-a fact that can be testified 20
by a number OF prominent mems sons
The chances are that many % the 'hu-
nlanitarians" who will criticlse Superin-
tcndent Thurston's method most severely,
hox their own children. boys ard girls.
Tor failure TO apply themselves 90 and
master their lessons or for brelchcs OF
the rules laid down for their department.
II IS Thurstou's theory that che negro
race Is az a lot OF children. IN so far az
textile manufacturing IS concerned. and
that in order to teach them to be mauufac-
turing experts they must be- brought under
rigid discipline and forced to perform
their duties satisfactorily. After gener-
alton OF Thurston's methods. such dras-
ne measures would no doubt be found I'M
necessary.