The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-30

Teller.
Notable among the many noteworthy
men assembled for the meeting of the
American Bar association in the new
state capitol is John Allen, "Private
John Allen,', Of Tgpelo, Miss, famed
Allen was not in his story telling mood
today, but was rather disposed to talk
freely on some more, serious subjects,
ranging from the negro problem of the
south to the outlook for the presidential
campaign. .+%,
Education No Solution.
HAdvanced education. in fact any,
thing but the most rudimentary educa-
ton, for the negro is far from offering
a solution Of the negro problem said
MI. Allen. "Our present generation Of
negroes, educated u tho they are, are
much inferior to the passing generation
reared before the war = >,'..
"Tuskegee and similar schools, are
sincere enough in their purpose, but I'M
to enter upon tho industrial life for
which they are trained, but seek admis-
sion to the professions and business.
Education is far: from being the pana-
cea for existing ills it is claimed to be.
Lynching a Problem. ~..
"Lynching and the :outrages which
provoke it are a problem for, which mo
solution has sbeeBDfered. No thinking
form Of lawlessness. No feeling man
can fail to sympathize with the feel.
ings and act Of those who resort to it
when he lets the full hideousness of
the crime which provokes it come home
to him. AS preventive Of further at,
tacks upon white women, it is fail:
ure. Neither is there any serious con-.
sideration due to yelled hints Of the.
revival Of the Ku Klux Khan in the.
No Hope for Brute Man.
"Sudden reversions to the passions of:
the primitive brute-man among a GER
When negro has thus reverted no.
considerations ofypersonal danger have
any deterrent influence upon him. Ac-.
tual and forceful restraint at, the. time
is the only preventive. ,-..
'sTho the BLACK. peril which threat
ems the women Of the south has been
overestimated, it is real. It is this
danger which is forcing the southern
whites into. towns for greater protec-
WDocility and good nature are the
chief characteristics Of the southern
negro, and if he could only be. kept at
work on the land, where he is badly
needed, he would be a valuable indus
trial factor. Unfortunately, he seeks
the, towns, and even in ':the delta, ,
where the negroes outnumber the
whites twenty to one, Italians have
been imported to work in the cotton
fields. - T.
No Political Factor.
"Politically the negro is not a fac.
tor in the south. Any attempt to enter
politics is looked on with disfavof and
the negro politician is discouraged
| "The south is democratic; it sup
ported Parker; it would support Bryan.
| Roosevelt is coming: back into south
| ern favor, despite the Booker T. Wash
| ington incident. The people. of the
south feel that he has come to take a
clearer view Of the situation since
then. - 's ~,
| "This years crop in the south will
be Of the tbumperr' variety, but we
need men to handle it.. From what, I
have seen and heard, there are similar
crops in all sections Of the country,
and, if the prices are fair, this should
be the most prosperous year in the
history of our country. &
HNo, ] am not the author Of one
tenth of the stories ascribed to- me. I
do tell a story. occasionally, but |
should BE ashamed. to tell the majority
of those which are printed under OF