The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-20
+. R. TIPS OFF THE NEGROES
FARMERS SHOULD KNOW now
To FARM, COOKS 10 COON.
Great Applause ny Booker Mashington's
PupIls-Colonei ESaits Country life
NJ Publishers' Cornerstone Laying
He Refuses DecId edI, tO go EIy ing.

Political Affairs did not engage Col.
Roosevelt at any length yesterday. He
was down for a busy day and kept all
Of his engagements lie contributing
edftAd for the Outlook. made the first
public speech since he got back from
Africa to the National Negro Business
League. had luncheon with a lot 81 folks.
met a few callers and whirled down TO
Garden City 10 Law a cornerstone and
make another speech. Then he went
home
Mr. Roosevelt got a reverberating well
come from the LOO negroes in the Palm
/ Garden They stood up and yellei wh"n
he referred to his having been President
several women scattered In tho audi
torium whooped every time the Colonel
paused for breath. and n short man wear
ing an American flag In the lapel ~ his
coat insisted. Mr. Roosevelt was graft
fed mt the reception.
When Booker T. Washington had in
troduced the Colonel in neat, brief
spe..ch Mr. Roosevelt began O. talk lie
pro ised Charles Anderson. who was on
tn. plat -m. and then started % dis
ctSs ~ problems that are confronting
the negroes Of the South and To hand out
advice as 70 how 20 solve them.
The white man Of the North said Mr..
Roosevelt, does his worst work in intar-
fering between the two peoples nf the
| South and his best work when he i'm
| proves their relations This league repre-
sents general constructive work for the
/ race. IL teaches you not u whine and
cry about privileges Won do not happen
to have, but % make the most Of the OPP
| portunities at YOUR doors
II the good negroes desire to receive
good treatment az the hands Of the white
race. the Colonel told his hearers. they
should train their people 50 that the white
man cannot help but deal with the Colored
man fairly.
i believe in this league the Colonel
shouted As I wrote i've years ago
when was President -
The short man with the flag screamed
with delight and in fash the whole
crowd was cheering wildly. Mr. Roose-
Welt spread several beams over his Coun-
tenance and gave his audience plenty Of
time to finish Then he rapidly went on
TO saw that he believes IN the League be-
cause IL Is out Of politics.
i do not care how educated a farmer
IL. he said. If he can farm his education
il wasted; and n housek eaper who cannot
cook. her education IL wasted too
constantly try to impress u upon white
educators that they must educate boy
oward and not away froS IN" artisan =
bench, and a girl toward housekeeping
She had better learn ~ early than late,
when the learning IL painful
This kind Of talk stirred the negroes
Statistics revealing the progress Of the
colored race IN business callei forth NOR"
enthusiasm. The figures represented
progress the Colonel DECLARED All men |
up and not some men down. should be- the
motto of good Americans.
Before he sat down MIR Roosevelt be-
sought the negroes, men and women, to !
set YOUR faces like flint against those who |
would preach Ia YOU only the gospel Of |
hate envy and bitterness Reallze that |
the only way to help your race IL not by |
preaching virdict:veness and hstTssi, but /
by leading your citizens up to prosperity
through good citizenship
A. he finished there were mora yells
demanding Roosevelt IN 1912. Booker |
Washington couldn't stop them. bishop |
Dunston didn't try TO. He thanked the |
Colonel and told him night to his face !
that II he ever desired any further pro- |
motion-n that were possible all the |
Colonel would have 10 do would be 20 !
look toward the colored race. And |
everybody sang America.
Luncheon AT the National Arts Club |
consumed about an hour 81 th" Contrib |
uting Editors time lie scrambled INTO his |
motor car and returned Co the nffi',' for !
a while. but Lawrence Abbott came IN
and ANNOUNCED that they'd l-.ttoT - |
starting for Garden City TO lay IA" cor |
nerptons Of new plant built 10y Double
day. Pagr n Co. OF course IN" Colonel |
and no, Mr.. Abbott was ~ do the laying
Th.. ceremony was one that Mr. koO-.'-
welt has gone through good many
tiunsa befopa. lie spok. briefly. tie
rooted for an open country lat" and SaId
that everything tending 10 spread IN" |
population a. " becomes congcrted IN the !
great cities counts for Just 80 much NOR. |
IN the development ~ our civic HE.
business MIR. Roosevelt remarked |
now II combined. IN concentrated a.
never before: and tho demands ar" such |
that men are Obliged 20 work together |
TO work under great circumstances ~ |
great concentration We have got Ia |
have more scattering out 81 the people |
over the land
Most Of the population - Garden City |
turned ou' 10 see the Contributing Editor. |
As he chose 90 call himself there. Girls |
who were aasv IA look az rushed M To- |
the Colonel and nearly SmOth"rrd him /,
with words. He liked that Just ~ he |
liked shaking hands with woTk'ncn IN /
Jumpers.
few aeroplane enthusiasts did every |
thing they could To- persuade MIR Roose- |
welt TO drive TO the field near bv The |
Colonel went mp In tho air when tho sug-
gestlon was made He wanted to 60 |
back to Sycamore Hill night on NJ he
went.
Among his callers az tho Outlook Office |
yesterday were John A. stewart. Horace
Knowles. Albert shaw. e. Y. Collins
Superintendent of state Prisons Cen \
Clarkson. cx-Survey 81 the Port: Con |
grossman Cocks. Assembyman Steven
son J.. Clark ~ Otsego. former Assembly
man Merwin T.. Hart Of Utica and y |
Shirley Easton. None remained long
The day in town was topped ~ hv q /
visit from Victor Moraw"tz. " no discussed |
trusts with the Contributing Editor The |
question was not entirely solved said Mr. |
Roosevelt. hut he enjoyed talking with |
MIR Morawet1 IL was the Colon.ls last /
editing dAy until h" returns from tn" /
Western trp. about the middle of sep I
tafnber