The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-18
The Negro North and South.

The Negro North and South.
A colorcd preacher from Brooklyn re-
Gently made an address IN Washington IN
which he advocated tho voluntary exodus
from the South of negroes. He urged
that through Industrial combinations, CO.
operative societies and State immigration
boards created for the purpose they should
seek settlements In the Northern, Middle
and Western States, so that the problem
or a race question should not be any longer
a Southern one. IF the negro were dis
trlbuted among the Northern and West
ern States his political rights said tho
speaker mot only would be protected,
but through the balance OF power between
the parties lie would obtain political and
industrial recognition and there would DO
lessening Of race prejudice, now impos-
slble for him in the congestcd South.
Just before reading that statement In
tho Boston Transcript we had read IN
the Chicago Record Herald q story in Of
feet that u negro tenant of "southslde
residence, had been elected by the agent
and the agent, whose name Is Baldwin
was arrested by the negro, whose name
is Goode, for assault
My arrest" said Mr.. Baldwin, is the
result OF an attempt of a colored family
to obtain homo in the midst of ono
Of the most fashionable and wealthy resi-
dencc districts In the Southside.
Goodc was served by Baldwin with a
five-days' notice to vacate the three story
stone front residence, ut No. 1855 F'orrest-
vile Avenue, tho real estate dealer con-
tending that Goode had violated the lease
by obtaining the residence under false
prctcnses and subrenting part OF the place.
In answer to tho notice Goode went to
tho real estate office and there, Mr.. Bald
win says used improper language ana was
led from the place. after he had been
requested three times to leave,
It is further explained that two months
ago Goodies wife and daughter, both Of
whom show little trace Of negro blood,
leased from Baldwin the three-story homo
and paid a months rent in advance. The
persons were occupying the house, and,
upon Investigation, found twelve negroes
therein 1t was then that he ordered
the Goodies TO vacate with the result
above noted, In speaking Of tho incl
dent, Goodc said;
LAS long us there Is law to act on
will fight them in putting me out of the
house. The whole reason for his serv-
ing tie notice on me Is that he dis
covered my family was colored. lam
colorod, but my wife and daughter are
not dark, and many persons would not
think they were colored They don't
want n colored family In that house, and
that is the whole reason for everything"
This shows that what Vic Northern
crs call race prejudice" exists In all
negroes In white community little at
tcnton Is paid to them; they arc re-
garded as we OF Richmond regard the
few Chinese who dwell amongst us. We
do not take them into account; they
give us no concern whatever. But In
| California. where there are thousands and
| tens of thousands of Chinese. there Is a
.Chncse Question: II is SO with the me-
gro race. Wherever there are colonies
Of negroes there Is n negro question,
whether II be In the South or In the
North. II the negroes gather together
in any State in sufficient numbers TO
form social problem or political prob
lena, they Will have to reckon with the
| whites
For our part. We believe the negro is
better Off in tho South than in any othor
\ section. He understands the Southern
white man and The Southern white man
nnderstands him, and more Than that, In
the South the negro knows exactly what
] bis position ~ and there IL no doubt and
c9iiflsIon' Since this article was written we
learn from the Washington Post that at
4 tho last meeting OF the Second Baptist