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

is of profound philosophy and poetry his
makeup however and he rings utterly true only when talking
writing about things with which he is thoroughly familiar
Mr. Zangwill has written payas to whether it great
play dvided-caled The Melting Pot which
pictures the United States great crucibe into which all
and conditions of and have been thrown and
eventually he perfectly blended and spenddy balanced
The idea is that of poet philosopher hence pictur
ing it, MIR Zangw is engaging and interesting not convinc
proverbialy mpressivey things they
know not ofndeed the children of poets Imagination
u.s. perfect in form and substance to the poets mind
If one could not say that of Mr.. zangw would reject
with and Indignation at least of only
his ideas expressed and implied in The Melting Pot but
especially in recent striking interview based upon that
Particularly in the Southland sympathetcay if not other
WISE other following
Mr. Zangw culed from the body of his interview be
sidered with doubt and fear, and some mpatence
No doubt there is instructive antipathy which tends
to keep the white free from black blood though this
antpathy having been by large minority all
the many periods and all the many countries of their
guy it equally certain that there work forces of
attraction well of repuson and that upon the
negro the Melting Pot of America will not fail to act
"A musician like Coleridge Taylor is despicable
product of the Melting Pot while the negroes of genius
to knowmen like Henry o. Tanner, whom the writer has
been privileged to knowmen like Henry o. Tanner, the
painter Paul Dunbar the poet-show the po
tenaies of the without white admixure and
of this stamp capable of attracting cultured white
wives the using beginning at the top with types
like these should be far less unwelcome than that which
starts with the dregs of both races.
Eventually, the negro may disappear from this nation
there getting mad with Mr. Zangw for he WELL
with It racaly
Those certain forces of attraction leading toward
blending of the blacks and whites that MIR Zangw thinks he
observes simply not there!
The muatto NOT symptom of racial amagamaton he
is symptom of racial destruction ANNIHLATIoN! Along
his way dwels obliteration.
But neither the desire the purpose of the whites
of the United States of the South pleases DESTROY
the negro such part of be located therein
The South at least willing make ample for the
Ito furnish him the of supporting himself in hspp
ness and contentmen in making himself useful and desirable
a neighbor and friend
BUT NOT TO HIS REMoTEsT 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 Mr. Zangwl admits this when
the achievements of Henry Tanner Paul
barthe latter poet even as Hr zangwi -to this
Both of these splendid specimens of the negro his
eecualy are fulbooded without drop of white blood in
their veins
Why then entirely sensible about this matter and en-
persstenty ALL negroes emulate unswervng the
racial characteristics of these rather than having their
ubooded worthness suggest them in the breath
Mr. Zangwi does the sinister the FATALLY MISTAKEN
idea of intermarriage with the white race?
In recent editorial in The Georgian John Temple Graves
took occasion his clear understanding the Souths
and the Nation satttude nowadays toward the negro
(Mr zangw may consider this curious) editorial was
praised from one end of the country tn the other EOUAIy AS
ENTHUSIASTICALLY BY BLACKS AS BY WHITES
Separating surely the negro for all time from the
whites Mr.. Graves says
The idea which so long held currency the South
that the had qualifications for living and competing
with the dominant and superior racehat he complicated
all Of their problems of industry and society and that the
where after two hundred years of with this people
he might work out his destiny by their
operation, but with absolute independence and in his
right.
That idea has entirely passed away. Every thinking
believes that long Republic endures the
white and the black will dwell together in the South
1t therefore both logical and humane the more ad
vanced and better developed must a mattefof pol
icy and prudence help the negro develop him along the
best lines and cooperate with him every worthy measure
He must build up the negro the highst conceptions
OF his duty TO HIMSELF AND TO THEM and establish
the understanding that since they live with him the
white race must help him to be worhier of citizenship and
association
There plainly stated that he who read is the
sum total OF the white man burden in this nation
1t seeks TO lift the negro and bravest staono
make OF him. entirely within himself important neces
sary part OF society but suggests his thought of
amagamaont philosophy of kindness consideration
and carries hint OF that refinement CRUELTY THAT
sUSPENDS, EVER so DIMLY ON THE HORIZON OF THE
NEGRO HOPES THE RAINBOW OF SOCIAL OR RACIAL
EQUALITY IN THIS COUNTRY