The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-30
In the Same Boat.


clares that the south has nothing to learn
from the north In the matter Of it's treat
ment Of the negroes, and cites In support
Of its assertion a long list of outrages
committed on negroes in northern states
since April TO- In the editorial the
Commercial Appeal says there Is no rea-
son why the northern press should be
greatly concerned over the peonage cases
in Alabama. ~
While agreeing with the Commercial
Appeal that on the whole the negro may
be treated about as we'll in the south as
in the north tho we think there is more
allowance here for individual worth, we
cannot agree with the Commercial APP
peal that the press Of the north should
not be concerned over the peonage cases.
It Is the duty of the press to be concerned
over wrongs everywhere. Whether they
occur at home or in the south they should
be condemned by the press. Surely the
Commercial-Appeal would not have the
press Of the north or the press OF the
south ignore the peonage revelations.
We are glad to say that it is gratifying
to see federal grand jury made up of
Alabama citizens returning SO many in
dictments against their fellow citizens.
It Is a splendid proof to the north that
the negro Is not without friends in the
south. But is that any reason why the
press of the country shall not discuss the
peonage cases? We would remind the
Commercial that the northern
press has been almost a unit in indignant
| RACES 1t enumerates It has not sought
to excuse or palliate, but has sternly de-
nounced.
The increasing number Of outrages on
negroes In the north may be, partly due
to the fact that southern authorities are
| driving their negro criminals northward,
| but whatever be the cause it is having the
result of putting the north in a better
position to understand the south's
troubles with the negro problem. There
| Is very little disposition In the north to
| interfere with the south's peculiar settle
| ment Of the problem. The north feels,
| too, that while it is a local problem it Is
| also a national problem, and there Is an
earnest desire here to cooperate with the
south in Kidding the nation Of this night
mare. Ground for common labor can be
| found in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dec1a-
ration that the negro can solve the negro
problem for himself by behaving himself.
| To behave himself as a citizen should, the
negro needs education, and in giving him
4 = ~ =,
be able to work together.
| After looking at the American foreign
trade figures the Europeans ought to
| pray that prosperity may continue in
i definitely in this country; The longer it
I keeps up the more we buy from other
nations, while our sales do not increase.
i A prosperous United States Is not only
an immense consumer of what it produces
itself, but 1t has to go abroad to satisfy
its wants. Another way in which Europe
| benefits by our. prosperity is in the stream
/ Of gold our tourists; direct upon foreign
I shores. 1t is! estimated that the LIE, OO(
Americans who are doing Europe this
year will spend $1O0,000,O0o in the various
/ a. prosperous America means a vast
4 amount of remittance money for relatives
at home in the old countries. When the
hard times come all this will be changed
Our manufacturers, equipped as never be.
fore, will turn their guns on the foreign
markets and sweep away opposition
everywhere. At the same time the tour.
d list will stop travelling and the remittances
u will decline. The United States occupies
the enviable position Of being SO situated
that even it's worst enemies must wish i
i well. -.e
q The only effective way for ST. Paul t,
clean up the approach to Fort Smelling i
to put that part Of the city in the prohi
bition district. It was to be expected
that Mayor Smith would be opposed t.
the extension Of the prohibition district