The Colorado statesman., 1912-05-11

laws OF health OF priceless value.-New
York Age.
A southern author temporarily So
journing In Paris. France, has Just pub
lished a book over there showing how
the negro ought to be dealt with and
treated. The cardinal principle of the
book Ia that the negro ought to be
treated not as q white man, but as a
black man. We have often heard Of
an old fiction oaled the Golden Rule
very highly spoken Of. but somehow
1t takes our old world long time to
get to the point of trying it-except
on paper. However, nothing Is ever
as bad as it seems to be, and while a
southern author In France was attempt
ing to show the French the error
In their ways in treating the negro as
a man, a southern editor In this coun-
try was appealing for more enlight-
ened policy toward the negro, on the
part Of white Americans. We quote
from the Memphis Scimitar:
IF all the colored brethren were
Booker T. Washingtons, remarks a
Chicago editor, the race problem would
vanish
This Is doubtful. The chief griev-
ance against the colored man seems
to be his disposition to rise to a level
with the white man. We are told by
DR.. Tom Dixon, for example, that as
an ignorant laborer the colored man
is all right, but that education spoils
him, makes him a monstrosity.'
IF this is comprehensive at all,
1t seems that 30 long as the colored
man is content to be little more than q
mere animal, and to do the whites
dirty work, he is acceptable; but that
as a man, with a soul, and aspirations
for Advancement, he Is intolerable.
According to this view, Booker
Washington Is monstrosity and Just
the sort of man who is shaking the
tranquility of the whites. But this
view cannot be acceptable to the COM
mon sense of humanity.
There is an element in the south
that makes noise out Of all proportion
to its numbers, which seeks to hold
the negro, through his ignorance, in
voluntary and perpetual slavery. Edu-
cation and Industrial skill threaten to
emancipate him. Hence the tears.
TT would be more true to say that
If all whites had the broad mind and
high spirit of Booker Washington,
there would be no race question to
settle. There would be hearty coop
Grafton for the advancement of both
whites and negroes.
The whole problem has grown out
of the fact that while the colored lead
ers have made great progress toward
a solution of the question growing out
OF race rivalry the whites have en-
trenched themselves In negro hate and
stood still
THE white people of the south need
to educate themselves to an under
standing OF the new and natural evolu-
tion of race relationship"
Down in Southern Alabama COL
ored man was carried into court
on the charge of murder. Nose
Tupper," said the Judge, contemplat-
ing the prisoner over his spectacles,
you are accused here of one of the
most serious crimes known to our
laws, to-wit, the taking of a human
life. Are you properly represented by
counsel?"
mo, suh," said the darky cheerfully.
well, have you talked to any one
about your defense since your ar
rest?"
81 told the sheriff about the shootin'
when he came to my cabin to fetch
me heah." said the prisoner. but tha's
all"
And have you taken no steps what
ever to engage a lawyer?"
mo, suh," said Nose. 81 amt got
no money to be wastin on lawyers.
Dey tell me lawyers is might cost
ive"
IF you have no funds" insisted the
Judge, 'ft lies within the power OF the
court to appoint an attorney to de-
fend you without charge"
You needn't be botherin' yo'se'f,
jedge," answered Nose.
We'll, what do you propose to do
about this case?" demanded his
honor.
"Jedge," said the negro. "ez fur en
Ise concerned you kin jes' let de mat
ter drap!"-Ex.
Some weeks ago a woman lawyer
Of New York was appointed by the
court to defend a man accused of
murder. This was probably the first
time such an appointment had ever
been made. The woman was white
and came originally from North Car
olina. The man was a negro, had
formerly worked for the woman's
father back in North Carolina, had
drifted to New York, got in trouble
and was now to be defended by this
lawyer appointed by the court. Truth