The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-09-28
.Vexing Problem
NEGRO 2UESTION AS
VIEWED IN THE EAST
Roosevelt's Negro-Policy is
Bringing on a Race
of Idlers.
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Washington, Q. c.. Sept 2s.-As a
proof that the negro question IS some
thing more than a. southern problea,
from a social Standpoint and affects
northern business men as wen as
southern planters and business men /
submit 30 the readers OF this corro-
spondence the following Interview
wi h a thoroughly reliable and re-
sponslble gentleman.
Mr.. Robert NJ Mocrman. who for
a number Of years has been Washing.
ton correspondent of some OF the lead
ing southern newspapers. has just re-
tirne drO this civ after an absence
of six mon hs in the south Ia an in.
terview he points out result of
Roosere'iism In that section that has
no. been generally commented upon.
THE negro problem, witch has
been SO agsFavated by President
Roosevelts actions presents an indus
trial as Wen as social phase said
NJ. NoorNau "The industrial side
OF the QNes ion seems to have been
oyershadowed BY President Roose
Yelts startling social equality ideas
and Wen nigh lost TO view. There is
IN the south a labor cues ion tina. In
tine, if Rooseyeltism costinues. will
become a vita. problem. indeed. It is
nov rapidly approaching a crisis Ne
groes are refusing &c work even a
good wages Why To be exact
here are two general reasons
First Rooseyeltism
ity OF the country
"Presidcht ltcosevelt's negro polio,
has made the negro believe that he is
80 exalted IN { work Is beneath him.
speak OF the iegro in general. Many
Of our northern friends do not know
he real ttine in the negro line He
says W e are better nan white
folks now aud we won't work no more
That man In the white house Is our
friend; the great United Sta es gcv
ernment is behiud us We are safe
"It is very difficult to get field hands
in the south Cotton choppers and
cotton pickers are in demand snd the
crops suffer much for lack Of labor
House servants are procured with ths
greatest difficulty even at good wages
The good house wives and fiat wives
of Washington also doubtless eXper
ience this 'rGuble. This too. when
negroes loaf about in iarge numbers
without any visible means Of supper;
and refuse to work with scorn.
"A few weeks ago coming into
Washington | shared seat on the
train with a prosperous old gentleman
from Mobile. He had moved there
from the Massachusetts.
'hlnk. He was on his way TO the C
A f. encampment. The converse iol
turning to politics, I was surprise
when he arked with yehemence,
Roosevelt las played hell (prett,
good United SAFES language) In IN,
south am in the shipping business
but II Is with the greatest difficulty
that | can get negroes 20 work on IN,
boa's, although there are gangs o
them lying around idle. A few week.
ago one of my boats fulT or passenger
was DELAYED "a hours because I couli
not get labor They say they don
have 10 work now since Aoosevelt Il
in the white house
The general prosperous condi iol
OF the country has given the negro
little money and the negro as a rule
when he &c a little ahead quits worl
un il that is exhausted Many ~
gr)es. on have moved norm. This ha
in part accounted for the SCARCITY o
labor But Roosevelt ism is he roo
of great portion Of the eyfi.
The social aspec or the case Il
bad enough, but the south can cop
with that. The southerner, IL aeed be
can drive a tramp away from hi