The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-15
THOMAS DIXON, JR.,
IS TAKEN TO | TASK A
A NEGROES REPLY TO DIXoN's
ATTACK ON BLACK RACE.
9. r. Beal, in q Letter to Tho Journal,
Says a Southern White Man Should
Approach the Question Of '..Amalga-
nation" with Shame Written on His
Face. A,f,a's..
To the Editor Of Tho Journal.

To the Editor Of The journal. -> 49,. H..
i wish to say something in reply to
Thomas Dixon, Jr.'s article on amalgam-
alton and deportation of the negro race.
In the Saturday Evening Post Mr. Dixon
dips his pen In gall to write a eulogy on
Booker T. Washington and his race. He
says: For Booker T. Washington as
man and leader Of his race, I have always
had the warmest admiration. His life is
a romance which appeals to the heart of
universal humanity. 3" The spirit
of the man, too. has always impressed
me with its breadth, generosity and wis
dom. The aim Of his work is noble and
Inspiring; only a fool or knave can find
fault with such an ideal. It rests square
ly on the eternal verities.'
Mr.. Dixon's destinations here will de-
ceive no one but those who wish to be
deceived. Judas like, he seeks to cover
his oloven foot beneath a mantle Of
hypocrisy and his motive Is too apparent
He extols and Whites Washington and his
work in the same breath. 1.-The trouble
with Booker T. Washingtons work." he
says, is that he Is silently preparing US
for the future heaven Of amalgama ton,
or storing dynamite beneath the pathway
Of our children. If there is one thing a
southern white man cannot endure it is
an educated negro
Oh. the absurdity OF these positive
observation-disclosures. The contention of
Mr.. Dixon is that education Of any kind
units the negro for the duties devolving
upon him as a. servant. That Is to say,
the race Is never to rise higher in the
scale Of destiny than that of q lackey. to
come at the beck and call Of any man. I
grant him that 1t is most likely true that
large majority Of the negroes in this
country will have to get their bread by
the sweat Of the brow; but deny the con-
! illusions which he reaches and which are
false in conception and in equita BILE life.
Massachusetts shows the lowest per cent
Of illiteracy Of any state in the union,
and is the richest per capita in money
value and brains. An educated man is of
more value to the state and society than
the illiterate man, regardless Of color,
| which nulliies the Dixon position.
His Purpose Questioned.
Mr.. Dixon's object u.s. If possible, to in
timidate the friends Of the negro at the
north with his false philosophy. This
done. his way would be clear to wreck
Tuskegee, which today is the most con.
spicuous object of his wrath He de.
clares that education will only inten
sify the negro problem and make more
difficult its ultimate settlement. 'This
creature. half child, half animal, whose
passions once aroused are as the tigers
he says. These accusations are mali
cious and not true of the negro in any
stage Of his history in this country
Docility is one Of the TRADITIONAL char
acteristics Of the negro as a face. . Thi.
| was freely attes ted at Tflae outbreak Of tn,
civil war in 1876 The entire white male
population Of mature years oftthe soutl
shouldered the musket and fastened t.
the front, leaving everything dear to thei
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