El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-17
FROw BOoxER WASHINGTON,


Tuskegee, Ala, Oct Is.
Editor FL Paso Herald
REGARDING the enclosed, Wn1cn Wes
published i'm your newspaper Wou-l
state that ii serves to create an entirety
nor four years. at the request Of col
cred people and white people, III fat--
Gus southern states, 4 nave DeSA l--1
ing educational tours, covering ul-l-ls
this time Arkansas, Mlsslss-pp-s - -
ressee. Delaware, Virginia North caro-
lima and South Carolina
Recently, on the invitation Of the Ne
gro Business league OF Ine slat5
Texas composed Of Leading c0LpI u
0eon1e Of that state made a 10 days
tour Of Texas Every one can vel ~
derstand that 1t would pc lnpo99-1-o
from a physical point or view TOT 60
fudfvidual to endure 10 days or consLl4llL
rravef.. sDeaking three or four times d
dav. without some provision loI SLSsP
Inc at night On the IeAas TIP Nc
To travel practically every 4-SuL ~
reach the ENGAGEMENTS ~ nlc1 n-u zen
--g5a for me king Two and three
times q dav at meetings composed o.
from 1000 to 5000 persons ana sLl-Al5-s
hands with hundreds Of them aIIer lA5
F5sca1se Of the physical strain the
coIored people Of Texas themselves, ~
their own expense PROVIDED a r 80 -
car for me and for the two dozen OtuS-
rolored people, most OF WnOm ny 60 ~
srs-~9e who ACCOMPANIED me 50 IaE
from getting away from the COZ ore
DeoDle. 7 was with two to rnree uoAs-
rolOred people all the tine me 49, 80
naoDIe and cOl0red people Inrou 5lio--
Texas understood Lne slLu---1- anu %
fstered no objection -
ala not hear a single word on al
verse criticism during the ~ Gays
v-as in Texas. On the other hanu' tIS
e. 70 --a-s n Texas were most cordial
and Generous. The theaters OF mans
where meetings were held were 4a-seLs
7,-5vfda6 by the white people Ineul-
selves There was most cOrdlal 4dHL-
srp manifested at al Of these meet
f-6s and I was thanked over ana over
e9-afr7 nv MAYORS, judges and OUner pug-
m officials, as well as Dy nu1drsl
OF the leading white people OF -eAa-S'
for my visit TO their state
The harm that such publications Is
the attached can DO grows out OF me
fact that they give the impression ma
there is constant sLrlIe ana ms moe
standing between white people ana
black people in the south, when Goes
NOT exist When / came back returning
through the states or LOUISIANA anu
1rfssissippi. the railroad authorities on
their OWn motion, klnoly pIL ~ ~ ~
Dosal a day coach giving as lnelr rea-
son that they wanted to make me as
comfortable as possible after my 10
days hard work
50 far from getting away from the
coI0red people my whole lie mas DeeN
r0ent in direct contact with tnens eN-
ceDt during the time when I am com
ueIled TO be in the north Tor business
6UrDoses. and this the cOlOred people
fhoroughly understand. Ny purpose In
lsfnr the Pullman car provided Tor me
~ the coIored business men OF Texas
was not as it has been assumed 70 get
away from my own race because In the
enecia1 Pullman car used was rea-ly
Ia contact with more colOred people
+baD I possibly could have been in the
regular day coach set aside for the use
OF coIored people
Booker Il. Washington.
TThe clipping referred to by Dr,
washington is the following. Booker
washington left on Monday morning
Tor san Antonio. He had trouble about
Getting sleeping car accommodation to
San Antonio, as the Texas law IS very
strict on this point His manager tried
10 make arrangements for a Pullman
berth. but was told the only way ne
gro could get Pullman accommodations
In the state Of Texas was to buy the
entire car space This would necessi-
tate buying is fun tickets and is Pull-
man tickets