The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-18

no race suicide problem. They must
have problems, or the people will per-
ish of ennui. Therefore, they have
made a problem of the congress itself.
Shall the congress pass the race sui
eide law. or shall there be a revolution?
That is the problem invented by those
newspapers. The people are delighted
Excitement is high and wide. I, too.
am frenzied. Yet / must be calm
The race war threatens America 1t
is the terrible problem, most perplex-
ing. When those Americans have no
other problem convenient, they lynch
a black, and thus have great excitement
over that race question. Those blacks
number ten millions, and they increase
like grasshoppers, for they abhor that
rae suicide. / know not If the south
or the north is the greater friend of
those blacks. In the south they may
work, but those politicians will not let
them vote. Iii the north they may
vote, but those unions will not let them
work. The south says: 1--WE under
stand the black. Leave him to u.s."
I'VE do not hate the black as the
south does SO they invite him to
lunch, and then lynch him.
There is great excitement in these
United States between the north and
the south owe this black problem.
Every American says he has a solu-
ton. / have heard many solutions,
but each is different. When I find two
Americans who agree upon one SOlu-
ton | shall be more encouraged. I
shall now tell you my interview with
NJ. Tillman, that great senator.
! said: IN. Tillman, why do you
lynch?"
His reply: Because that shotgun
is the only cure for great crime. You
do not understand, NJ. Clam. The ne
gro question is thrice complex. Only
a southern gentleman can understand
that negro. We understand him"
I said: But he does not under
stand you?"
His reply: eyes. he understands us.
He loves US"
I said: why then is his one great
problem? Is it because you do not
love him?"
His reply: "Why, we do owe those
blacks. 1 was raised with one. [ had
one black nanny nurse
I said: "Ah, you do not have that
prejudice against the blacks. Some
men Of the south, they are angry when
M. Roosevelt has one black at his
lunch"
His reply: "M. Roosevelt? Bah!
He knows not how to treat the negro.
He makes that problem much worse"
I said: "Ah. Then it is good to
love the negro, but bad to let him
know it?"
His reply:"Yes, that is right. The
right way to conce affection, NJ.
Clam, is with that shotgun. The black
man knows, when he does not see that
shotgun. hat we love him"
I said: what is your solution Of
this terrible problem?"
His reply: my solution is thrice
admirable. Let every white man have
one shotgun, and let every black man
have n tag on that seat Of his trous-
ers, telling his name, his address. and
that date of inspection. When one
white meets one black, let tina shot
gun be raised and that tag be display
ed. Ii that tag is satisfactory, let the
the black run instantly to that address,.
If the black has no tag, let that gun be
discharged. When crime is committed
let the black select one who has not
a tag and turn him owe to those
whites. If they fail to do this, let the
first black fall before the first shotgun
tag or no tag. Is not that fair, yet
simple, yet effective"
| said: '"That is excellent, M. Till
a But why do you not make it the
law in the Carolina?'
His reply: "Well 1 wait to see if
there will be any Carolina after M.
Roosevelt has increased those powers
OF the government"
One time, when excitement was not
high, NJ. Roosevelt seized the time be-
tween problems to visit Panama. He
returned with fresh, new problems for
those people to solve. They were de-
lighted. Will that ana be excavated?
what a fine problem! We struggled
with that question in the France. We
gave up in despair. Those Amer
leans are happy over this great puzzle.
Everywhere I ask: what do you
think Of that Panama Canal?" One
American will say: "She will be
through in five years if we leave her
to NJ. Roosevelt" Another will saw:
THAT canal Will not be built in 5000
years"
For myself / shall not fix the date
of completion until I have read the
message of NJ. Roosevelt. Soon he will
tell the congress what style of canal
commission he has selected for this
year. If it is not impolite for a
Frenchman to criticise those American
methods, 7 should declare hat too
much conservatism curses this thrice
grand enterprise. Why wait n whole
ear to change styles of administra-
ton of that canal? The first commits
sion failed to complete that canal in
six months. Very we'll, He should
have been dismissed with violence. at
once. The sencond commission actual
ly went to Panama. instead Of explain
ing h cana to the congress. So he
nearly failed to obtain appropriations.
Well! Why was he not dismissed for
the political ~incapacity? They excuse
themselves. and say: "Ah, but you
Shoul see that dirt f1y!"
Bah! 1t is the money hat flies;
money, and time. But dirt? Not so
fast.
One month. 1 calculate. is sufficient
for n canal commission to prove his
total imbecility. Then he should be
changed for another. without waiting.
Only by rapid rotation of commissions
al that ANA be excavated. Those
novels hat dig the money from the
treasury work faster than those SHOW
els at Panama. In clinging to canal
commissions foo IanU r find NJ RooSa-