Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-28
Zangwill's melting Pot" Can
Have No Reference to
the South

things with which thoroughly familiar
Mr. Zangwi has written playas to whether it great
play critics divdedcaled The Melting Pot in which he
pictures the United States great crucbe into which all
and conditions of and have been thrown and
eventually he perfectly blended and pendid balanced
evolved therefrom
The idea poet philosopher in pictur
ing it, Mr. Zangw engaging and interesting not convnc
ing
Poets proverbaly impressvely of things they
of-indeed the children of poets imagination in
vaably and inevitably he be true poet which Mr. zangw
u.s. perfect in form and substance to the poets mind
could say that of Mr. Zangwi would reject
with and Indignation at least of themnot only
his ideas as expressed and implied in The Melting Pot but
especially striking interview based upon that
play which carried in the Hearst papers generally
Particularly in the Southland sympahetically if not other
ws in the other secons- the following statements from
Mr. Zangw culled from the body of his interview,
sdered with doubt and fear and some impotence.
mo doubt there instructive antipathy which
keep the white free from black blood though this
the many periods and all the many countries of their
guy it is equally certain that there at work forces Of
attraction well as Of repulsion and that upon the
negro the Melting Pot of America will not fail to
"A musician like Colerdge Taylor Is no despicabe
product of the Melting Pot while the negroes of genius
to hnowmen like Henry O. Tanner whom the writer has
been privileged to know-men like Henry o. Tanner the
painter and Paul Laurence Dunbar the the po
of this stamp capable attracting cultured
wives the fusing process beginning at the top with types
like these should be far less unwecome than that which
starts with the dregs of both races
Eventually the negro may disappear from this nation
there getting mad with Mr. Zangwi for he WELL
perhap-but he will not be assmlated into amagamated
with 1t racaly.
q
blending of the blacks whites that Mr. zangw thinks
observes simply are not there
The muatto NOT symptom Of racial amalgamaton he
is symptom Of racial destruction Along
his way dwells obliteraton.
neither nor the purpose of the whites
Of the United States of the South pases DESTROY
the such part of be located therein
The South least willing to make ample for the
Ito furnish him the of supporting himself happ
ness and contentment In making himself useful and desirable
BUT NOT TO HIS REMoTEsr VISION OR HOPE DOES
THE SOUTH HOLD THE IMPOSSIBLE GOAL OF SOCIAL
OR RACIAL EQUALITY
The negro capable of many things purely negro-and
better negro MIR Zangw admits this too when he cites
the achievements of Henry O. Tanner and Paul
barthe latter poet Hr Zangwl is-to prove this
Both of these splendid specimens the negro his
eecuay fubooded without drop of white blood in
their veins!
Why then entirely sensible about this matter and en-
persenty ALL negroes emulate unswervngy
racial Of these men, rather than having cited their
ubooded worthness suggest same breath as
MIR Zangw does the sinister and the FATALLY MISTAKEN
idea of intermarriage with the white racer
In recent editorial in The Georgian John Temple Graves
took occasion his clear understanding Souhs
and the Nation attude nowadays toward the negro and
(Mr Zangw may consider this curiou the editorial was
from one end OF the country TO the other EQUALLY AS
Separating surely the Negro for all time from the
whites, Mr. Graves says:
The idea which long held currency the South was
that the had qualifications living competing
with the dominant and superior racetha he complicated
all of their problems of industry and society the
wise thing to do help him to another country
where after two hundred years of contact with this people,
he might work out his destiny by their and
operation but with absolute independence and in his
right.
That idea has entirely passed away. Every thinking
man now believes that SO long Republic endure
white and the black will together in the South
was therefore both logical and humane that ad
vanced and better developed race of pol
icy and prudence help the negro and develop along the
best lines and cooperate with him in every worthy measure
He must build up the negro to the hghst conceptions
of his duty TO HIMSELF AND TO THEM, and establish
the understanding that since they must live with him. the
white race must help him to be worthe of citizenship and
association
There plainly stated that he who may read the
sum total OF the white mans burden in this nation
1t seeks to lift the to his best and stationo
make OF him. entirely within himself important even neces
sary part Of society but suggests his mind thought of
amagamaon philosophy of kindness and consideration
and carries no hint Of that refinement OF CRUELTY THAT
sUSPENDS, EVER so DIMLY, ON THE HORIZON OF THE
NEGROS HOPES THE RAINBOW OF SOCIAL OR RACIAL
EQUALITY IN THIS COUNTRY
And SO It IS men like John Temple Graves the one hand
ana Booker Washington the other followed
IN seeking 70 adjust the