New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

is common noun, the Same as tho naIne OF KIM @
of animal The most depraved Hottentot OIL 'ils
African desert IN this respect receives more couf-
tesy at the hands of the printer than the lnos' Az
teIligent Negro educator Of the united otae' a.,
| Even his dwarfsh cousin, tho Negr1to Oh .ho -"
ippines is dignihed with capital % - aU 49,.
| which. like tho Negro, simply means Di'
| derived from the Greek mauros ,,,
fhe term 'Negress' found to be especiany
| repugnant 10 nearly all Negroes. lts present u9o
as the feminine for Negro" is one OF tlo onet q
guments put forward for the introducuon OK SUI =,
words as ..Afro-A merican' and 'Negro-Anerlca
| .Negress' is regarded by many Negro women II
appears as a direct insult. as 1t Is SAID 10 DC .ne
| word used in ante-belum days wheh ie
slave was put on the auction piocA- .n,,ol {"
| spending term used for n man slave was Duch'
| Another argument advanced against Nesro
was that as long as It used the insulting mex
name of 'ngger" will exist. one letter Is pln' p.,
which advocates accordingly the term Dlach ma IL,
| for Negro" The writer frankly states l1iA' ~
1 race is black and that he is proud or IT,
The letters received from white men on this SUD
| ject include the following:
JUSTICE MORGAN J. oBRIEN, of the Appel
| late Division OF the Supreme Court Of the State
| OF New York:
| I agree with Booker T. Washington that the
say that as he is Of that race should be inclined
that would be most agreeable to them; The thing
/ that would determine me is the question Of what
and with the knowledge OF what they would de-
sire should % m TegaTd n tt T. as RFSper soS as be psra
mount.
JUSTICE THEODORE F. HAsCALL. of the
| City Court OF New York:
There are no Afro-Americans IN this country
the term is a misnomer Tor nonnonerG and the al,
| arrogance. absolutely groundless so far as good
(AYr NAprOeS ShOuid h called Negroes.
| enough-that IS within the first, second and third
6ey are blacF are distinguished BY wooly hair
fat noses etc; natives of Africa or descended
from such. and have at least one-sxteenth Of the
blood OF such race.
| JAMES H. cANFTED. librarian OF Columbia
University. New York:
| remaining within the limits of the United States.
Xmerca9s know that this title seems too in
elusive, because OF our Canadian friends, on the
not be discussed here.
I appreciate the difficulties in the way OF the
Of this title for those races which, for any
| reason, remain comparatively unchanged or unas33
Africans But know Of no other or better desIgna-
ton for those born under our flag Surely in some
involves both privilege and opportunity. ought to
Believing this. prefer the term Afro-Amertcan
to the use Of the word Negro; but sine sincerely ely
hPd fa5 hs @ VIII be
II is honorable.
DR. THOMAS HUNTER. president of the Nor
NAL College Of the City OF New York:
IN my opinion the correct word is Negro-Ameri-
can. TO call one Of this race "coored" means
nothing foT TINS Il @ term c0mGnly ePpe9 10 AM
does not distinguish him from one OF the many
Egyptian. an Abyssinian or an Algerian Perhaps,
after all, the simple word Negro were best Hy-
phenated names, when applied to Americans by
adoption, should be avoided.
DR. WILLIAM H. MAXWELL, City supertn-
| tendent OF Schools of New York:
I quite agree with Mr.. Booker T Washington
| that the Afro-Americans ought 10 be called Ne
groes The term Afro o-American is too new and
| II the idea OF disapprohation.
DR.. DAVID STARR JORDAN. president OF L,e-
land Stanford. jr.. University, California;
think that AIr. Washington ought TO be a good
judge Of what the Afro americans should be
sa Kacy Iney 6sc are her u IN
this serious difficulty: very large percentage OF
or dsaffected have quite as much Caucasian blood
as they have Negro blood IN their veins.
THE REV. DIR. HORACE BUMSTEAD, presi-
dent Of Atlanta University:
have long been accustomed TO use the word
Negro, Spelled With capital Ike other race
OF African descent Cmore or less whom American
| race prejudice has undiscrininatingly segregated
recognize the inaccuTacy Of the term as APPLIED
TO large portion OF this class who have no less
| white blood (and many Of them far more) than
they have African I regret the necessity of using
any terms that tend to emphasize and perpetuate
| distinctions of race or class In q country where
| all citizens have an equal right to be known SIM
ply Americans"
The Rev. DR.. JAMES AUGUSTINE BROWN
! SCHERER, president of Newberry College, New
! berry. S c.:
| / prefer the term Negro because it is simple
perspicuous and respectable. It is not hyphenated
| or double-jointed' and is consequently handy.
Everybody knows what it means; and its use,
| as Booker Washington says binds the race
its history and incucates a racial selP-respect
| When such leaders he shall have taught them
the true meaning OF the word that they cease TO
be ignorantly sensitive about II, I shall the
| word Negro IN their presence.
| Dr. WILLIAM FREMONT BLACKMAN, presi-
dent Of Rollins College. Winter Park. Fla:
| The "Afro-Americans' ought TO be called NE
| groes." This is the name assigned to this by
| the general consent of anthropologists and eth
nOloglsts. II IS short, accurate universally un-
| derstood and dignided term, and can OBJ