The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-08
rHg NEGRO APpgAL TO EtROPE.
insistenee lpsa its neal grievances the
Only Course FOG me Race.

To rag EDlruK or TnE sUS-sD:
wish to pat to TAG SrN this question in
regard to its editorial comment on 'h'
letter recently addressed to England anu
Europe by certain American color"d men.
whether IL IL assumed that the human nathr"
Of black men differs from that Of white men
There was evinced In Tn. article I refer 10
that patronizing attitude OF the American
mind toward tn. negro intellect which - ="
unpleasant to self respecting black people.
In other words Will. IL - assumed that
progressive Jews are more competent imam
outsiders TO appralse tn. leaders OF any
Jewish propaganda. such a. Lionism, u u
everyw here assumed that outsiders are
better able TO do this for negroes than pro-
gres-ise negroes are to do u for themselves.
May I ask why;
I wish to present part Of the case OF
the negro professionals, and l shall put II
without any -hysterical peevishn--s. not
merely because I am AYERS. to that kind
Of thing. but more because l wish TO snow
that their case IL grounded upon reason
OF course II negroes have no right TO think.
the case ends there Mr. Booker Washing
ton declares To the world that all - we'll
with the negro His special mouthpiece.
the New York Age. said in It's Thanksgiving
number that the negro had more 10 he thank
ful for than any other group ~ Americans
and this RICH, on the heels Of the baltimore
legislation. the Oklahoma elections. and the
inst ructiops Of Texas to its Congressional
representatives to work for the repeal Of
the last two amendments to tho Constitu-
ton. These professionals. on the other hand.
declare that there are. as you say. real and
great grievance crying for redress II
these are not to be riahted by peevish
and fruitiss- wailing. are they am more
likely to he riShted by saying that they
do not exist; How have human wrongs
been rizhted all through the ages First.
by insisting that they were wrongs: and
secondly. ny fighting against them with
tongue and pen and sword. But II that Is so,
then these protesting negroes are adopting
me pSSy E inS ma " SSor Of me
six Thousand years OF trial
Mr.. Washington saws that u black PEG.
Pile will cease insisting on these real ana
and manual skill. the grievances, which are
the crmx Of the negro problem, Till decrease
appeal 10 the philosophy Of history or 10
anything that may even family SAVIOR Of
satellites LAY that that Is bad But ! will
appeal /" the hard facts.
Snperin,cpdent loon 81 North taIoina
has shown thar IN virginia, North carolina
and South Carolina the negro"- being ."
per cent Of the population receive only -
per cent. OF the school fund Not only
Tins hut they pay school taSe- amounting
10 t932 ia more than they get IN school
fnnds south a ", ina, -p mend , i6n ~.
and FOR each black child 81 ~ In some
counties the average has run down :" .
training for life. Is II not -yid.n, thar black
children arr beng deprived 81 their 'ihan,.
va Msy % ., 10 b. ap aTo~ bi INA,
they could vote their own n..ds' But Mr !
Washington 6ecries the agitation for tn. !
In Baltimor. the colored people have !
shown industry and thrift. have acquired |
wealth. and are now. "a, result " that
Ng NIL IA a hat sar
homes Rut the whit" people. through their
city council. say III" right az tho negroes
.tricted in III. Interests Of whit. people
In Kansas Ii'y color-d man was putting :
~ = $500 building and i Va, dynamr,"d
ton SAYS thar " III. negro viii h.'onm"
house owner h. will GET ~" good will mud
respect Of his white neighhnr- Presumably
he gets also their envy and ~ viii
The Georgia railroad ~'rik" Of a." sery 81
20 show that any training which makes
into ke~ner competition with Whit" m"u
Whom the white workers ara armed With
~olored Cornp~titor-' Precisely What hap
psn-d in Georgia and il happening uun"ti""d
When now. in the hsht ~ fa"r~ which
could easily h" multiplied and ",t~nded.
Il advisable 10 say thar he j. very well.
thank vow, and dong nicely -
Mr. Washington - Sr"at leader, oy the
peoples Leaders for them a. he himself
says IN the November W"rh. Worb- Bur
he has hi. great limitations Rs the very
mature. ~ these he can adequately represent
only ono side nf tho negro life of to-day.
Ru- " hen h., ESSAYS "a represent other sides
he IL likely TO make mistakes a. any Other
aon Of man Why then do YOU presume To
"a, thar any criticism Of his views coming
from black men must needs hs based on
envy ~ so the ahsurCii'y ~ AN appeal
addressed 20 England. u might he said THAT
.here - no race prejudice against negroes
IN England India and Egypt are NOT
England and Anglo indians are slightly
different from England EnGlishmsn.
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