The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-01-31

Iu~Eegec INHttutf. .''At 'ST'N 80
Crsf nero race conference ever he'd
az SJ,tl Carolina.
Wa.i,a gtou spoke "a thc alter
nocn 1T Allen University. :. Negro A.-
s,it:Hfon %. iiIa { -. and a night =
dressed q large agGleacc a the 20
luuEia Theatre. The first floor o!
the house was reserve sor white
people. Seated o. the stage were
several prominent white citizens, TO-
gcther with large number # negro
leaders from this and other States.
Washington, aftc. praising the
work al Rev. Richard Carroll, the
uovi,.g sprint Of he conference, sald
that The holding of this conference i'll
South Carolina was. in his opinion,
evidence that the friendly feeling be-
tween The races was steadily grow
inc. Washington said III part:
~ was born here III the South. M
early boyhCod was spent III slavery
here in the South and there : no
spot on earth 80 dear 10 me a. the
soil Of our Southern States, where
we Of both races for 80 many years
have lived and toiIed.
William T.. Gonzales, editor Of The
State, spoke to the conference at
the noon session, expressing gratlii-
cation at the meeting being held III
Columbia. Observance OF law by
both races was the surest guarantee
of harmony III the South. 1t is the
province Of white leaders TO impress
the necessity of the laws observance
on the whites, and Of the negro lead
ers TO teach their race the vital I'M
portance of being law-ablding.
Races to Remain Together.
eve Of both races are to live here
in the South side by side for all
time, no matter what theories may
be advanced and emphasized. This
to any sensible man Is seems to me,
is the fact which We must face.
Since We are to remain together, the
question which we should constantly
consider is how can we do it in
peace, In harmony, and in a way that
each race will serve the best inter
ests Of the other, III a way that each
race will be made more happy, more
prosperous because Of the presence
of the other 1t is the extreme of
folly, and almost a crime. for any in
dlvldual, or group Of individuals, to
pursue a course which will encourage
racial strife when two peoples are
TO remain together for all time.
~ was glad to see that brave.
strong white man from Mississippi
/ q -
ton Convention held in Birmingham
stood up and said that he had got
ten to the point where he was tired
of hearing the negro continually
abused. That opinion represents the
attitude of thousands Of cur best
Southern white people.
1.-The negro race Is given a free
opportunity to enter the educational
and professional field and can sue
ceed as many are doing in the city
Of Columbia.
but we must not rest satisfied
with what we have achieved in the
past. | want TO emuhasize with YOU
tonight a few matters that directly
concern our future In this commune
ty and throughout the State. IN the
first place. we must face the fact that
considerable criticism Is constantly
brought against lis as i people, be-
cause it Is said that 'the negro is
not reliablS as laborcr.' The Lead
ers and teachers Of our people mttsJ
see to 1t that there Is change i'll
this respect
mo section Of the South is more
interested from Il financial point of
view III the success of the negro than
Is true of this State. In the first
place. 1t is tremendously imnortart
that the negro be happy. that peace
exist between the races. because
there can be no satisfactory labor |
when the white man and the black
man are at daggerS' points. The |
more the laborer is satisfied. the bet |
ter service will lie render.
Il have referred to the subject of |
making negro lager reliable. One |
way to do 1t land that is what the |
Tuske@ee Institute he's been driving |
at among other things) in the first |
place IS 10 teach the negro iaborcr |
the dignity Of labor.
Il am glad to see that in South
Carolina these lessons are being in
stllied INTO our people. There Is not
a wins family il South Carolina
that should not be vitality interested
IN the Improvement of then egro
womnn-especially in the improve
ment of the negro nurse.
Right here in Columbia there
should be 4 large central train
lng school for the training of domes-
tie servants. Such a school should
be in every large city in the South.
We could furnish the teachers for
these communities.
"The food that goes into the
bodies of the majority of the white
families Ill South Carolina is pre-
pared and served three times q day
by the hands of the negro women.
1t Is mighty important that the wo-
man who prepares and serves the
food which is to make blood and
bones and flesh and bcain for the
white people, as we'll as members of
her cwn race. be just as intelligent,
skilled and conscientious as posi-
ble."