The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-01
NEGROES APPEAL TO EUROPE
.pINb TUsT ,wgRfCAS WHITES
tEI tTING TBFN WELL.
~, inr, >--d ss,si, the Msrsi Suppsrs Of
,n<ianh aud the tootineaa In Tnear
'rn,a'l" far the Rrrognitioa sS Man.
h"n.I Dr>pitr Dsrercnees In Race.


'.. \,lpnl' association for tho Ad-
r.."U' 4 tnlorc'i People has issued
.r.'aar h"a!.i An Appeal 10 Eng
' tni tn"T" /, has already been
,h".i ~ tngllsh Newspapers
NfN Nurh. = \. No, - 1910
i..H ~ Er'uf B,tc,n Gnd Esrop.
'"'>l sn"d Negro Americans hav.
'' great regret, the recent
'" 's~nr" England and En-
.'.. h"'r condition in America -
... They sincerely wish that
..r '' "a-". bat ~ hrcom.s their
..... 20 say that u Hooker I Wash
ny other person is giving the
..-s abroad thar the Negro problem
'~r "a - in process nf satisfactory
- ."r 'c - giyihg an Impr->sion whirh
rs. -. rhis without per sonaI bitterness
Nr Washington "" j. dis
! American and has perfect
his opinions Rut ". are com
80 point ont thai Mr.. Washing,on's
financial responsibilities have made
- icp" ndent on tho rich charitable public
...i hat for this reason he has for wears
comp"lled to tell not tn. whole truth
= thai part OF 10 which certain powerful
u'"rrs,S in American ash to appear As ,h~
nnir truth
In hat contradiction. however. 10 the
'."nsant pictures thus pointed nur. let tiS
'.' forget that the consensus Of opinion
,-nons eminent European scholars who
,now the race problem in America. from
III. Iocauevilie down TO Won Halle DE
..ANeleys. Archer and johnson. ~ that 4,
'nrms the gravest OF American problems
We Black men who lave and suffer under
'r"scnt conditions and who have no reason
md refuse 10 accept reasons t0r silence
an subs'antiate this unanimous tesiimonv.
onr peop. were smanCipatrd in n whirI
~ passion and then left naked Ia rhs m.rci-~
~ their anragrd and tnpoN crushed eN
masters As our snlo means ~ defence
"" were given the ballot, and We used n
~ as TO secure the real fruits nt 'h- War
Without " We would have returned to
avery: with ~ struggled toward free
'iom. No sooner. however. had we rad our
selves of nearly two-thIrds Of our illiirracv.
and accumulated snu O0NO" worth %
property IN generation. than his ballot.
which had becom. increasingly necessary
TO tho defence OF OAR civil and property
lights was 'aL.:' :rnT - ~ fore" and
fraud
To-day in eight S'5'cs ~Aero the bulk Of
ne Negroes live black men of property
nd university training "an bs and usually
re bN law denied the halo'. Will" tn.
mast ignorant white man votes THIS AT
'"n.pr 'o put IN" u.r-pnal and property
al OF 'he best Of tbs. Blacks AZ IN" ab~o-
= ,-ylitical mercy nf IN. Wn--t - Tho
nH- - spreading each dsy
Won: with this has gnu" g, srSt.mntic
';rrrpt ~ r'Ir'nii the education III tho iIlack
rh'" nd"r = widely advertised system
81 universal education not one BLACK
tuv III three - day has in thr nits'i States
De rhhnc- to learn 80 read and write The
proportion II school funds du. to HIsrk
,.Ilir-n AZ" rr'"n -Dant IN Whr~- and
'N" borden ON private charity rn -uppor'
,-IUrH'tnn. which - pIbli" duty las h,-
Dina almost tntn'-rlhi,.
Ia "v"fN walk NJ MT. ~. meet d,>"r,mna-
on basel sOlriv on rae" and color but
."n'Inu1llv md p"rstst"nfIv Tui~r"pr".
-rn'"d to IN" world IL ~" natural difference
due 30 condition
"" are. ior inStHn'" =. :suailv Gorc"-i 10 live
the worst quarters and our con-.,Iusnt
GrAfh ral,. ~ noted a. n race trait and Tsl
'o5 further discrimination When seek
huv property III better quarters "a" az"
-"u"timr- N danger IT mob vtot-u"" 81.
~ no" N Ell'iulor" NJ actual Legislation
o prevent
". at. forced % Ia" over vasc- tor
equal ""rh and oUr standard OF nv,ng
- then crriIcised fuIly half the labor
unions rpiIs. ~ Abundance and then rlatm
that A. - abs ~" low. the pro" of lahor
persistent 'n-I" pros rtptioa socks to
tore" ~ and coniln" y. 20 mental "''uI.H-
IONS where the conditions a. N0ra are
waist
our women N the south Ar. 'irhouJ pro-
lection ~ law and custom. 1uI lr- ~ On
'isrid'd "a lswh widespread -Yst"Tn ~
deliberate. public Insult - CUSTOMARY. whfrh
makes ~ difriC'Ii' " not tmpo~- hl" 10 se"'5r-
decent accom- motiarInn m hni"l- railway
rains. restaurants and theatres. and even
N the Christian church we ~" IN most
'sses given TO under rtand thu v- ~" ~
wSlCome unless segregated
NDF4a than all fhlg a the m -
,arriage OF Justice in the Cour'a Not oG'Y
ave $500 Black men been lvnch"l publicly
D. MODS IN the last iwenty -hv. y.liE
'ithout semblance or prstsn"e Of trial. bat
r"sularly every day throughout the south
N" machinery OF the courts is u--si not
% prevent crime aud correct the wavwnro
t'1"ng Negroes but To vr"as public dislike
.ud vengeance. and to raise public Iund-
irI- dealing in crime a. a means OF public
-nue - system well n,gh un!Ner-
U me south and while as glazing bru'nII'.
oTgh private lease has been che"k"'i
80 underlying principle IL still nnch angel
livery sher. "a the tinted states the old
democratic doctrine Of recognizing fitness
Nn-rev~r II occurs - losing ground before
-sac'Ionaty policy Of denying pref"rm~n'
.U political or Industrial hfe 10 competent
men II 'bey hav" a irac" Of Negro bood.
sud Of using rha weapons Of public insult
sd humIiIi'lo 10 keep -I'h men down
O. to-day n universe d"nbnd n 'hr south
2 ~ on all occasions social courr-~i"- shall
o.. tented any person nj known Negro
cent even 10 IN" eNr"n' Of refusing
apply III. TITLES Of Mr. Mr. and
''~-
AIarn-t his dominant tendency strong
.I.4 brave Americans. White and Black
.," Lighting bur they need aud need sadly. |
moral support Of England and Of Europe ,
- rti- rru-sde for the recognition ~ man
adventurous din al