The Brinkley argus., 1906-12-21
nrHER NEwSY CMICA- co LETTER
!. rx-Brink1eyite Tells | . Ds!i fhsfhl way q her Chicago ex-
 periences.
43l9 Berkeley Ave.

43le Berkeley Ave.
 Chicago. Iu.. Dec. sth. lso6.
 ,ust few minutes in which to
 after a very hard days work.
 the world seems wrapped in slum-
 tor little while as one day e'ides
 to make way for another in which
 b and every individual battles for
 a, they desire most or seems F'sns
 khem.
 presume you know Tillman from
 nh Carolina, spoke here on the ne
 question, and judging from ssx-
 ssions heard in passing to and fro
 ,as an unwise thing; and f is said
 the woman who was most inf'uen-
 in the move regretted t when 1t
 too late. The negroes own four
 fIion dollars worth of properly in
 kicaro. 43rd street Is yet in an
 slightly condition and we have to
 lk four or five blocks to get our car
 sometimes have to sit ten or
 keen minutes before they ase sseady
 Do. The day after Tillman spoke
 heard the following conversation
 ross the isle from me In the car.
 Ut is strange that fellow had no
 lore sense. Many persons north and buth forget that it is fact In histoSy |at the north brought the negro from frica for their own use but found the prthern climate to rigid for the negro nd then sold them to the South. he North harped and harped about be poor negro untill he was freed and klll they will not leave the South lone to solve their own problem. |Yes" replied the other. Il have een south and know that an honest |el behaved negro is as trusted, re- pected. and assisted as if he was vhite and that class of colorcd people corn the idea of social equality" A smarty smart creature just back of he two chimed in-.sthe mulattoes re disgrace to the South and the ;outh should be made to educate the egro.' One of the gentlemen. (he ,oke and acted the gentleman.) rec lied with look of intense scorn fitting over his face: Considering he number of negroes in the north nat condition is worse ID here than outh. 4l years. my deas sir. since he war and you can find hundreds nd lmay say thousands oi young nuiattoes in every northern state. Where did or do they come froma" fir. "know all was mum. Gentle ;. nan no. continued 10 his companion There Is Samuel CoIeridge Taylor q nished and highly educated musician nd composer holding the position of rofessor of harmony in the Crystal 'alace of Art. London. and a director | the old and influential Handel ociety of that city. know that the est people of the south rejoice in his lccesses. ltis all wrong; let the outh alone to handle her own roblems and fl the North will lean in front of her own doors she i'll do better l had the nerve. or 'hatever you may call # to ask them. they were Southerners. No. one as from New Hampshire and the ther from New York. knew Mr.. Smarty" was from no where 50 | i'd not condescend to ask him.
 The negroes have ! Thcater of leir own here at State and 27th- treets and they have some good lays there. 50 1 am told. I did sol ant to gc there to hear Colevidee ayios but being 'sa lone woman in' lis city thought best 10 keep In DOTS as we had no man available. ,. nd the Pekin Theater being in rather n unknown section 10 me. It was ell worth listening to. 90 l heard. he human must have something to1 lss over.
 The negro question seems to have Fopped out before the Japanese. an Francisco started t and away it ms for time. MT. James D.. helan's opinion Is being discussed up nd down. MT. Phelan is a typical an Francisco native son md he links very unfavorably ot the eQuali- 'tion of the Japs. He says their oM petition WIl undermine fhe stand ,