The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-09-20
WHO In RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
LABOR FAMINEf

LABOR FAMINEf
The negro labor is leaving eastern
North Carolina in droves. The exc
dus continues TO increase. 1t is i'm
possible for msny farmers TO gei
their crops harvest, d. Labor will
be scarcer next year than it is this
Why is this negro labor (the very
best labor for the S,uth,) leaving
and who is responsible for it'll These
are questions that every farmer
should investig. ate for himself and
find his own answer.
The other day the annual conven-
ton OF the Commissioners of Agri
culture of all the Southern States
was held at Raleigh. The Secretary
o. the convention, Mr.. Royal Daniel
while In Raleigh, heard much sUOu'
the negro labor leaving. He wrote
q letter to the Atlanta Journal Civ
ing an account of the negro exodus
now on from North Carolius. He
says there Is a very great scarcity of
farm labor, and that the exodus has
been going on for months, and is In
full blast now. DO puts the number
who left Raleigh at 600.
Continuing, he says:
"They will continue to go, in spite
of the antsgonisms in New York
Pennsylvania, Washington, Ohio, In
diana, Illinois aud elsewhere.
THE whites would do we'll to face
the situation calmly, coolIy. The
negroes are on the move. They are
very credulous and Will take all
risks In the North. Tney think tn,
North is not q graveyard. but land
OF open doors and great opportuni.
ties.
but the crying question with the
farmers is to procure help to gather
the growing crops already greatly
reduced by the protracted drought
Let all who can give helpiue
hand"
The Raleigh Post, commenting
upon Mr.. Royal Daniels report, says
On Sunday morning The Post pub.
ished q letter from farmer in an
adj lining county whose crop is nov
white unto the harvest, but the Ia DO,
totally absent. The labor was Their.
to help pitch and cultivate the crop
but circumstances of rece mt occur
rence-since the August election, in
faot-have caused them tn leave. A
farmor from franklin county was IN
our Office yesterday, saying it is i'm.
possible to get labor TO pick the cot
ton or pull the fodder now ready.
1t may be that the farmers, afte,
having worked hard, and lost thei,
crops for lack of labor to save it, viii
be in a much better condition iol
the demaeogue and the calamity
bowler to get in his work and nd
himself into an office and upon the
public treasury, but God knows il
will not help the State or her homes
and industrious ci,iz ms. IN order
10 hasten this "good time"-for tn.
demagoPue-let us all keep up tn,
"nigger racket" continue the threat.
against him and hold MIN responsible.
for what others do and the use Others
make of him; but then let us be hon
est enough TO tell the ruined farme,
whose labor has left him that nj,
loss IS the eternal gain and the onl,
portunity oF the Calamity no wler
In all esrpestuess. the far mers Of
Eastern Carolina are in distress or
socou Mt Of the exodus OF the labor.
The ate mpteo revivsl of this rae,
Issue, the threat that IL will be cou
tinued. has sent thousands ont of ths
S'Sto since August, and caused many
oth' rs 10 long TO go IL not ready JUS
yet 20 10 go.
Aud ia the mesntime the farmer
AZ. suffering for lack If labor-th.
lst or of This very negro-sud tn,
best class of labor on eartb for oul
Eouthern people--to save The crop,
after having cultivated it. Thes.
farmers o We Il 10 themselve TO ma b,
exertions to assure thess disturber
people OF their god intentions apt
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