Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-03-10

While condemning us for forcing our
selves upon the company aud in the
prese nee OF the white people, she con.
dennis Us for not forcing ourselves
upon the company and in the presence
of the white people.
We are condemned for mixing with
white people and we are condemned
for not mixing with the white people.
she comments further:
"The question which this condition
| involves, confronts US and will not
down at our simple bidding. We must
meet il and throttle it, or serious re-
suits will follow.
'Housekeeper' suggests that Moth
ers OF large families OF small children, =
should agitate this subject, until q
remedy for the wrong il secured. OF
course, this 10 right, but the SO mothers
| with the weight of domestic cares up-
on their overburdened hands and
hearts should not bsstle alone in this
effort for relief. Men should take a
hand in this struggle. The heads OF
the houses should stand forth IN the
cause, and they can, il they will, lend
such assistance in counsel and other
wise. as will mitigate this evil. il not
| correct is entirely"
Now, what is this question which
needs to be met and throstled What
is this wrong, . remedy for which i.
demanded
1t is the right of q colored servan.
girl to hire herself to any person, who
desires to employ her and to leave such
employment, when she desires to &c
elsewhere.
This freedom OF action is guaranteed
to all regardless OF race or color and
has bsen passed upoa by court after
court, both state and federal.
The only conflict between organized
labor and capital has been the question
of the right of labor to cease to wock
for capital and the right OF capital to
secure other labor to work, without
any interference from that labor which
has refused to continue at WORK.
But M s." seems to dssire the men
to take hold of the servant girls and
make them work whether they will OF
no, force them to continue in the EN-
ployment of white families even
though they ace offered better wages
and desire to go elsewhere.
In other words, M. S." demands
even more than House keeper" foI
she would repeal the 18th Amendment
to the constitution OF the United States
which abolished slavery, and put IN its
place virtually the convict lease sys-
tenn and force colored girls to work al
nominal sslsries, regardless of theil
wishes or inclinations.
Surely this lady is not Christian
surely, she does not believe in the
Golden Rule: do unto others as you
would have them do unto YOU"
She says:
III the men were forced to take the
places OF the ladies OF the household
and endure their daily domestic trials
l venture the assertion that much
desired change would be wrought in q
verv short time"
Perhaps it would be. The men would
say, "If the women were forced &C
take the places of the men Of business
and endure their daily business ankle.
ties and trials. 1 venture the asser.
tion the much not to be desired change
wsuld be wrought in short time and
the sign of the red flag and the song Of
the auctioneer would bs heard in q
short time"
Moreover there would not be enough
money to pay 81 per month wages o
the servant girl, The servaut-girl prob
lem would be solved by the shortest
method possible for there would be nc
servaRt-girl in that household to BIZ
| solved.
The writer continues:
"The attitu lie of the white people al
WI ole has never been hostile TO tn,
Negro, yet, the latter, by organize ed
ard individual influence OF hIs owr
race has come to look upon the white
man as his foe."
Perhaps it has not been. and yet it il
presumed to be when q portion OF tn,
white people secure the enactment o
hostile legislation directed at ua and
aimed to produce the most discomfort
to our welfare.
These white demsgogues have set ar
q oDe-eyed Justice which can see the
faults of the eolorsd folks on one side
aud are blind to the sins of the white
folks on the other.
They have set up one code OF laws
for the white man and another set fol
the black man. They have opened al
OF the offices in the commonwealth tt
the white man, and they have closed
all OF the Offices in the commonwealth
to the colored man.
They have opened ali of the hotels
in the state to the white man. They
have closed all of the hotels in the
state to the colored man. They have