The Washington herald., 1910-02-19
TAFT COMMENDS
NEGRO TO SOUTH
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into the matter Of education IN ths South and Of
the negro. and ! soou found what has been stated
here most emphaucally by those who know a great
deal better than I do that the education Of the
negro in the South is necessarily involved With the
education cf the whites.
The truth IL that Gen. Armstrong and Booker T.
Washington have done as much for tie education
Of the whites IN the South they have done for
the education of the negro In showing the way by
which the poor whites q the South must be edu-
Gated.
There are two things. il seems 10 me, moving In
the South that going 20 solve the soallod negro
question and solve tie difficulties that we have
there The first is the developing interest of the
best class Of the Southemers in the education of
the negro ard the consciousness the part of the
best class Of Southemers that nothing viii help the
South S, much as the industrial education of the
ucgro and his elevation IN that way; and. second,
what IS equally important the Increase in the
wealth of the South.
To one who has had any experience IN uJnning
government It is money that is important Yog can
run a government economically II you don't accom-
piish ANYTHING with the government. and some ~
our critics IN the PHILIPPINES. some Of the critics
Of the present. government in Cuba. or wherever
America has left her hand. point % a much
more economical government that preceded the
American government than the that nov exists
But the reason is that cur predecessors did not
Do anything with the government They did n0t
Z
eXpand any money for education. Education Is cy-
peusiye. The South has had until the last decade
a dresdiuly hard time % support their state gIt-
ernments and 90 have any sort Of education az all
After the war they were left in a condition which
WeTented a thorough general system Of education
and 50 ignorance prevailed. which nothing but the
result Of taxes and productive taxes could remove
Now IN the last two decades the South has had
her innings in prosperity. She is getting richer
and richer. and I delighted 70 have l5ceut
1
/ South and the prosperity Of the south means is
| deTelopmcnt-the development q is educatioDal
/ systems, and with the DEVELOPMENT of the eiucs-
toual systems the working ogt Of the most ditt-
cult racial psDbem that has ever been presented o.
/ a people
There VIII always be difficulty. bIt with the edu-
/ cation q the pocr whites shall eliminate an
element that feels naturally hueyile TO the uegTp
and shall make them more ussfM citizers and wi-h
the industrial education Of the negro We shall ere
able him 20 SHOW what he certainly win hecue IL
industTially educated, ore VI the most Uscfu. I--
strIments that the South have IN tie deyeloI-
ment q all her magnificent resources
Now. OCCASIONALLY IN the discussion Of negro edu-
cation. reference is made with some C1utcmDt-cr az
least with a spirit Of deTrecating ito a general
collegiate education for negroes Certainly II thst
education was extended 20 all negTues. and II money
were wasted-that Is, II there were millions sy-
pended in that-One might well raise his voice in
protest against the u money for academic edu-
cation thAt ought 20 D. pL IN INDUSTRIAL Ctlc1tL1i
But II YOU viii lock into the foundations Of tho
negro colleges in this c1Tntry. / have had 0cCa
sion % do. ard the resources q those so-Called
negro universities that give general education and
that prepare physicians and lawyers and cler-meU
you viii ind that there i not the slightest danger
1 Of any waste for the amount that Is now expended
is not near enough TO furnish all the physicians and
all the educated cicrCmen and all the educated
teachers that are needed 20 lead the race
/ When the proportion Of the money expended fCr
i aN . e EaT...
for protest We shall doubtless he able 20 turn Il
into another direction. but fer the present think
any money that goes in that direction goes IN the
night direction. because IL can only affect very
small proportion Of the coiored race ard net to-
great a proportion 10 make leaders and the neCeS
Sary professional that there ought TO BE- ia the
| Segregation Of the races
Need Industrial Schools.
President Mitchell said the fundaments
of negro education should be Industrial,
and pointed TO the Hampton and Tuskee-
gee schools as EXAMPLES Of the efficiency
OF manual training rather than a liberal
education. He declared the spirit of ma
tionalIsm is surging through Dixie, and
that the educational departures of the
Federal government is responsible for the
awakening.
President Finley said knowledge of
Greek roots does not help a negro 10 dig
potatoes correctly. and gave some statis-
ties tending TO show that the average ne
gro is deficient In will power, indolent,
and improvdent His conclusion was that
the race should be educated carefully
along industrial lines. He. too, paid
glowing tribute 10 the South, declaring it
can be trusted to bring about the proper
solution of the problem.
Some of US have been inclined to criti-
else Booker Washington" said Dr. Fri
zell. Of Hampton, "but we must realize
now that what he has done alone would
amply excuse the existence of every negro
educational institution" DR.. Frizell de-
scribed the Hampton schools and the re-
suits ACCOMPLISHED.
DR.. DfIlard gave an account Of the
grade schools for the negro throughout
the BLACK Belt and entered a plea for
more patience in judging the race. He
said the negro must be given a chance,
which the South is ready to admit