El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-25
BOOKER WASHINGTON DISCUSSES THE
NEGRD IN SOUTH AND HIS NEEDS

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better off IN the country districts cul-
tivating the soil than they are in large
cities. If we do not get hold of farms
now the time viii come when IL VIII
be impossible to do So
ct find further that last year the
cOlOred people raised in Texas about
465. 600 bales of cotton valued al about
S32 600 900: that they raised 16,OOU,OVO
bushels of corn valued at about $lzs-
0OO,0O It is safe to say that the col
Ored people in Texas last year got
for their farm products Of all charac-
ters about 40000000. Tt is safe to
say further that cOlOred people living
by other forms Of occupation tnan
farming earned about $lO,OOO,OOO more,
making the total earnings in Texas for
our race about 10000 600 annually.
Now, the main question which
want to put to you as cOlOred people
is this. What becomes Of this immense
amount Of money! How much Of 1T IS
invested in property, in lands, IN
houses. How much of Il is squandered'
practically thrown away every year III
drink, in gambling, in idleness, in use
less dress. for cheap jewelry and In
other directions that mean nothing 10
US as a race.
Il want to urge upon your ministers
your teachers and upon parents the
Importance Of teaching our people TO
save a large part Of this immense IN
come.
rather widely not only in this country
but in many OF the countries Of Eu-
rope and I have studied conditions ana
OPPORTUNITIES Of the labOriES man, and
nowhere have fOund a place where
the negro can make greater progress
than he is making right here in the
south We must get rid OF our ldIe
dreams and settle down to the ract
that we can live here in the south ana
make progress
One Fnnbarrussment.
zone embarrassment that cOnfronts
I both races here in the south grows
/ out Of the fact that the outside world
y hears of the worst things that take
I place between black man and white
man in the south. The outside world
rarely hears of the best things that
occur between black man and white
/ man IN the south. In nlne-renLns OF
/ the cases. the two races in Texas are
/ living together in peace and harmony.
but the world outside does not near OF
/ this. 1t hears about the lynchings OF
the burnings, about the MOD IN
/ large degree, as a race, we must learn
J to advertise our friends more and our
I enemies less 7 have rarely round a
I case where coIored man was nous
{ triOus and law abiding VINO was not
I encouraged and helped by his white
/ neighbOr to get more property and 70
/ educate his children I have rarely
( heard Of case where colored man
[ who wanted to improve his condition,
/ where there was not a white man IN
/ the community who was not willing 10
{ lend him money, to give MIN adFlce
I and announcement in the direction OF
/ making of himself stronger ana
! more useful citizen
Relations Close in south.
"In the last analysis, I find that the
I relations between the lnd1Vldul negro
Z and the individual white man are
/ closer in the south than they are be
/ tween black man and white man IN
/ any other part of the world The ne
] gro as an individual, un0erslanus the
. white man better and the white man,
I as an individual, understands the black
! man better than anywhere else we
! must use this relationship as the basis
! for still further progress. Inere IS no
Z reason why any OF US shOuld De as
I cOuraged. but many reasons why we
I should strive 10 enter upon a new era
/ of life and make up our minds LnaI We
] are going to settle down IN some one
] community, get hold OF property Inere'
] become a taxpayer there, make a repu-
( tatfon for virtuOus living Tor industry
/ there and work to remain perman-
\ emit part Of some one community IN the
! state Of Texas In proportion as ms
I is true 7 repeat over and over again
! that everywhere IN an increasing oe-
J gree we shall find white men VINO VIII
| stand by US and encourage US TO make
Of ourselves all that is possible Tor any
( race in our condition to make OF It,
Visits Juarez.
Monday forenoon Dr. Washington
! was the guest Of negro citizens IN a
/ visit to Juarez. He left at 1880 a. m
| for San Antonio, where he viii deliver
/ an address Thursday night
Travelling with him are Dr- r. T.
/ Kealing. president of Western univer-
/ sitv. Kansas City, Kas.; Dr. z. C. Nor
/ ris. president Of the National Baptist
| convention, the largest negro organl-
[ zatiOn in the world, Helena, Ark,
I Walter L. Cohen, former register Of
l the United States land office, New Or
I leans La. DIT. J. A Kenney, medical
/ director Tuskogee institute; DIT r. T.
/ Park. of Boston. Mass, representing q
/ number of eastern publications, ana
mr. Charles s Tator. representing the
I New York Evening Post
Occupying seats on the platform at
! Sunday nights address We're e. W.
BradIev n ID. Williams. OF Las Cruces
[ LEROY White, Rev. II. r. Wilson, Rev
/. NJ Saunders. Rev. r L. Russell, Rev
Z. J. Jacks Amos Williams. F. D. ClOp-
I ton. Jasper Williams and William Sub
I lette