The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-03
ANOTHER PHASE OF THE NEGRO
PROBLEM.

There is one phase of the race prob
lem that was not touched by SeLa-
tor Tillman in his lecture last night
which may be worthy of some consid-
Grafton in view of the fact that the
gentleman from South Carolina took
occasion to play, to a certain extent,
upon the feelings of the audience by
references to the sentiment entertained
in many sections of the Pacific coast
with reference to the Orientals, as
evidenced by recent riots and demon
STATIONS.
To many minds there Is a difference
6 in saying to the Chinamah, the Jap
or the Hindu, or to any foreigner; this
is our country; We have taken possess
sion of IT, developed and populated it;
it is our home. You may come here
and live under certain restrictions and
we will determine when enough Of you
have takeE up your abode in our mids,.
You are not obliged to come here if
You do not want to. We will control
what institutions We have and will use
our own Judgment regarding whether
or not we will permit you to have any
thing to say in our affairs If you do
no like cur style you are welcome to
remain in your country. and if you
come to our shores we will admit you
to our home to share its blessedings
or not just as we think best" and in
saying to the negro: I'VE will take
you in chains from the shores of your
native land whether you choose to
come or not, and we will make slaves
of you and your children and your
childrep's children. You cannot help
yourself and must come to our coun-
try, and we will not permit you to
have anything to say In our affairs;
you must submit to our rules. If, by
chance or otherwise, you should gain
your physical liberty We will still die
tate the manner in which you shall be
governed. You are ignorant and help
less but remember if you should ever
become educated, your skin is still
black and ours is white therefore, al
though we drag you into our domin-
ion against your will, don't ever ask
or expect to have anything to say in
any affairs of the country. Now come
along
The negro question cannot be con-
sidered from the same point of view
as the oriental problem. The negro
did no. come here of his own will. He
was dragged into the country in chains
and when he was given his liberty he
was in no condition to go elsewhere
and there was no place for him to go
The Chinamah, the Jap, the Greek, the
Italian, the Hindu or the Turk comes
here of his own will and We do not
force him into the country. If he does
no; want to submit to our rules an6
regulations he may remain away. II
this respect the negro question and the
problem of the Oriental are rot paral-
lei cassS
Furthermore the negro was encour.
dSSu " INCREASE, ana pODu-
late the earth and the white man ha6
much 10 do with multiplying the race
and today great percentage of the
so-called "niggers'', can boast of much
white blood in their veins. Indeed we
are constrained to believe that per.
haps the real, genuine, full-bloodet
negro is in the minority.
Simply repeating the fifteenth
amendment will not solve the Negro
problem. The negro is here and mus
be dealt with justly. He was brough
here by our forefathers. 1t may no
seem right, and perhaps may not b,
right. that the white man should suffeI
any humiliation at the hands of tn,
black man, but, whatsoever a MAJ
soeth that shall he also reap" and, 9Th,