Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-28
THE GEORGIA RAILROAD
FIREMEN'S STRIKE

Editor Atlanta Journal-This Is not a strike
for higher WAGES j. M no. aS 70 man pc
Sometimes these acts CT resistance 70 capital
BY labor are just proper apDeals TO the cor
said not to belong to corporate bodies. tut
which often is put. under proper circum-
stances. into active operation when the man
agement has a conscience
The present strike Is a voice Of the advanc-
ing ages. the step first made after the royal
entertainment OF the African queen by King
Solomon. down throuRh the nuEging and puri-
flying Of Israel IN the washing out all but
the white blood: through the agonies OF the
Grecian and Roman empires: the final occu-
pancy OF Europe nv the white races, ana the
establishment of the SUPREMACY OF the white
race in America
This strike is an element of the movement
Il is one of the necessary resultants in the
operation Of the great and self-built line Of
is rart and rarcel Of our civilization. without
which at this day we could not. as nation
exi~f
There are here met two elements that must
move IN harmony: the white race and trans
Tortation hv rail-. That either shall block
the other is death to both.
The energy OK tie Saxon coupled with his
patriotism and unflinchirg resolution to over
come any obstruction in his advance TO. COM
mercial greatness and national power forced
into life the great railroad system. II is a
factor in the white mans civilization. with
out which land would be as an Indian
wild as desolate as provincial drowsiness
II is one Of the mile posts down the ages
OF the advance Of white sunremacy.
Shall a shadow from darkest Africa stop
this progress. even for momentg Whither
has fled the patriotism Of the management
OF the Georgia railroad that at will permit a
few negro firemen TO block even one turn OF
WHY have they nos recognized the call Of
the ages2 WHY have thew dulled their ears
men? II y not the voice Of those few men
on the Georgia road alone-heroes In the right
cause-but IL is the long roll Of the drum that
sounds a cal for all white men Into line. y
White SUPREMACY 10 the front. and the negro
neerOnite to the cotton field or to Africal
He might be SHARED little ghile from TAX
ing his trio to his ethnlc nativity, to make a
Temporary diversion. short call. north of
Mason and Dixon's line. direct trip east,
though would save him from the unpleasant
recollection OF seeing his bosom friends Up
there in a hurry to "speed the Darting guest -
The closer thev come In contact with him
that is. the pure strain Of white blood-the less
me dav has dawned with nroDhetic rays Of
its rising sun pointing eastward. And II the
negro viii take a friends advice, he will see
the proprietv Of shifting his tent pole TO an
. other bivouac. His march has not ended.
This Is from one who never. knowingly, did
one Of the race wrong; who has rsked his own
hope and worth, enjoying: YES. Eisked his own
life for tho life OF one OF them: threw himself
in between the negro that had done no Vne
sny wrong ana Infatuated mob Of negroes
and saved film from the rome and pistol.
The writer has not heretofore RETAINED
from telling them some truths. and has this
further 10 saw: II will be wise for the negro
to cure his will-he-fatal case OF nostalgia.
with which he Is suffering iEnorantly, by pre-
pairing his mind 20 20 horae- n win take
time for him to 20. with his will every way
helping hifa. This generation can see and ieel
only the beginning OF his exodus But we live
in a day when lightning is our standard Of
nan-inn
The white firemen saw the railroads engines
must be fed bv white freren. They are
only novel bv a law strongly operative
as the universal law Of gravitation.
The corn and cotton field can. seemingly.
for a while stay the operation OF the law II
sesration and removal.
1t r. wiser to look willingly at the pointing
Of friends than wait for the forcing OF enemies.
JAMES J. SLADE.
St Elmo Columbus. Ca Nav %. 1903.