New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-07-26
NJ. ". W. Fisher, Editor Of the
EeU TbeyId Enterprise

feU IBERIA EHfffpflSe;
I'm pursuance of my duty as Deputy
Master of The Grand United Order OF odd
Fellows for the State of Louisiana, LEFT
the city of New Iberis on the 10th instant
to attend the s G.. of NJ. meeting in the
city of Philadelphia, Pa. My ticke, was
routed " wav of the Southern Pacific
through New Orleans and over the !. =
t. X. through Chicago, and over the u
and q. r. H. from Chicago to Philadel-
phia with stop over privileges Mt Bai'l-
more aud Washington, -. &,
After the meeting of the s. {. and NJ,
| visited the city of New York aud New
ark, N J aud bad q vely good oppottnn-
ity of seeing he condition of my people
| in the North as contrasted with their con
| diiions in the South and forming conclu-
! sion, as saw and uuderstoo them, | an
now more than ever convinced that The
land of opportunity and the land OF uIti-
mate success for the Negro, is in the
South In the North, the Negro has access
! TO all of the places to which the white
ma, has access so far as spending his
| money is concerned; he is apparently CIV
on welcome into all Of the saloons, restnu-
rants. and places of amusemeuts; IN fact
he il given pvp,y chance that he wishes
| TO srppd his money That ia one way ut
which to look Mt it; but 90 the other hand,
the Negro is given very slim chance OF
making any money and he must root hog
o, die. In the South the Negro is given
| employment in nearly every avscation Tor
which he is fitted while il the North, he
is not even given any position from me
lowest to the highest, for which some 9th
| t.t L, Il A II al
Rail Road work is being done 10y the fe"-
iegn labor, aud . very snail percentage
of the walters are Negroes. In the South
the Negro is eveno helped by fbe Wh'te
man if he shows W. disposition to help
himself in the North, he is not even given
| suhst anrial encouragement. no matter
how thrifty he may show himself to be.
1t is a very rare thing to see Negro N
the North employ, q rs mechanic or III
any trade, white in the South we see
many Negro meehan cs, and see the m on-
gagged in all different trades, aud have al
most a complete monopoly of some ot
them. Now to show the contrast be-
tween the attitude Of the North and the
South towards the negro, | wish to tell "t
my experience in the city OF Washington.
On my return home, stopped in the city
OF Washington, the Capital, III company
with auoi her member Of the Odd Fellows
from one of the Northern States, aud We
both decided to visit n congressman from
our state We went over to the House
office building first to see his congress
man. and when he presented himself ut
he door he was informed that the con
gresham in question had no time to sea
him for the reason as he said that he WIS
representing the white people of that
state and not the negro; with great de-
gree of confidence, said to my friend,
come with me- now and shall show this
difference with Southeiner. We went
to Mr. Broussard : office and | sent in my
card; Mr. l. f. French, Mr.. Broussard's
private secretary came out and invited
me with my friend in the Office. He told
me that Mr. Broussard was not in, but
that he expected him TO be in at 10 clock
and asked me to have a seat and wait for
him thanked him and told him that |
would call back. At the appointed hour
we returned aud found Mr.. Broussard IN;
he left his desk at once aud came to see !
me-, inviting me to take a seat. For more
than 30 minutes. this great man talked
with me concerning my school work and
asked him TO give me his assistance IN |
getting things to help in the industrial
department of the school, all of which be
promised to do if in his power. ATT
leaving the /, flee, my friend was greatly |
surprised, and told him that Mr.. Brous-
sard was indeed sample of the req
Southern aristocrat. | have returned
home, after my northern visit, more than
ever convinced that the best place for the |
negro is IN the Sou'h.
X c. BARROW.