Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-06-28
RACE PROBLEM BEING SOLVED

the race problem. ine soutuei"
white man and the southern negro
understand each other and appreciate
each other. There are of course ex'
ceptions In both races, but it is true
that the Intelligent, unprecedented
leaders of both races, under the So
cial and economic conditions Of the
past decade especially, have come to
a fuller and more satisfactory under
standing.
The big truths OF this understand
ing are these: The negro recognizes
the fact that there Is no ouch tnlng
as social equality. The waite man
realizes the fact that he is largely de-
pendent upon the negro for unskilled
labor. The white man realizes that
he is responsible to a considerable ex-
tent for the educational, moral and
physical improvement OF the negro
race; and the negro realizes that the
greatest help he can hope to receive
in his work of self-improvement Is
from the southern white man, who un-
derstands his character. realizes his
status and knows what he needs.
The white man in the north does
not understand the negro and the
northerner Is beginning to realize
that his well.meaning interferences
with the race problem" in the south
have done more harm than good. The
intelligent negro OF today realizes
that the northern man does not IN
derstand him and he turns to the
southern man for advice and counsel.
There have arisen among the negro
race during the past two decades a
large number Of wise, earnest and con
sentative leaders. It is through these
men that the race is being uplifted'
These men are anxious that the
north understand the satisfactory attl-
tude of the southern white and col
ored people to each other. The enron
icle has just received a letter strik'
ingly bringing out this point from J.
E. Kwegyir Aggrey, registrar of Liv'
ingstone college,, Salisbury. The let.
ter was written the day after the A.
M. E. Zion general conference here
closed.
II write this principally to thank
you for your highly appreciated edi.
torial on Upright Leaders and Safe
in your issue Of yesterday" writes
Kwegyir Aggrey.
II was in Charlotte last night and
took occasion to call the attention OF
many of the remaining delegates to
it. Most of them live beyond the
Mason and Dixon line. l had been
telling them that down here In North
Carolina, especially in Charlotte and
Salisbury, we have no race problem;
that we understand we'll the situation
and we were helping to cement. more
firmly the friendly relations between
the races. On commencement day
when the special train brought some
500 or more from the general confer
ence and Charlotte to Livingstone col
lege, the speech made in high com
mend alton of our .endeavor here by
State Senator A H. Royden, for near
" ten years mayor Of Salisbury, con
firmed- more than, confirmed-ms
statement. -,,-r,-,--..e4---@<e, -, ~ ~
Several preachers secured copies
of the Chronicle and will read the
editorial from their pulpit In the
north, and my efforts, to let the north
understand the south better. am
sure, has by. this means ALREADY re
.ceiyed an impetus which will be IN
creased when the men exhibit the
original copies of the Chronicle.
This has already helped, and l an
going to use it In two more period
calls of ours, so as to reach all oul
ministers and most Of our comuni
cants. It will continue to inspire a.
long as memory harks back to the
general conference. am sure ths
sentiments expressed In your strong
editorial are plainly appreciated and
we trust so to continue our labor Of
elevating our people through the
means Of Christian and Industrial ed
ucation as to merit, or at least de
serve, your high opinion Of us"
In this immediate connection the
Chronicle wishes to state that the ex
cellent reports of the recent confer
ence. which were admittedly the most
comprehensive of that gathering
were furnished daily by Rev. w. II
Davenport, now pastor Of one of the
leading colored churches In Bayonne
N. j., who has had considerable ex
perience in newspaper work. His re
ports were accurate, thorough ant
furnished clearer ideas Of the trans
actions of the conference than any
others made public. DR.. Davenport
was a strong candidate for the editor
ship Of the Star Of Zion, in the event
that the editor, Rev. George c. Gle
ment. had been chosen bishop.
The Chronicle was much interest
ed in the remedy for the labor prob
lem in the south as suggested BY
Rev. DR.. ]. D. Hammond. distin
guished Methodist clergyman who II
now president of Payne college FOL
colored youth at Augusta, Ga. 1.-THE
average colored laborer in most sec
tions OF the south, II he makes
enough money in three or four days
to purchase the wherewithal to salts
fy his physical needs, will not worl
the other two or three days. There
fore, cotton goes to waste in the f1elt
for want OF picking while the negroes
congregate around the railway sta
tons and idle away their time else
where, and large projects are de
layed for the same reason. Thu
wants and desires of the negro labor
ers as a generaS rule are few-coars.
food and the cheapest clothing. In
crease the negro's desires by elevat