The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-05-15
jim CROW DAY AT P.PI.E.

all doubts as TO his alleged connec
ton with that queer outfit which
should be known as Negro Time
Servers Committee for Promotion
of Jim Crowism at Panama PACING
international Exposition" we feel
greatly relieved, and will essay to
say word along this line.
We knew Grasty before he was
entitled to attorney" fore or aft OF
his cognomen. We knew him lack
in the good old days at school,
when along with hundreds OF other
friends be won in this community
he won us, too. and like others. we
admired him much for the sterling
qualities he showed himself to
possess.
When we found that he had re.
moved his Lares and Penates from
the Smoky City, and set them up
beyond where the mountain eagle
looks down toward the Golden Gate
we were glad to find him again.
But, great Scott was there any
thing for us to do but be dismayed
when we heard that be had gone
back on his ideals and joined in the
Jim Growing of his own people {
To repeat, now that we have
learned that he has done nothing
of the sort, we feel immensely
relieved.
Negro day" throughout the
United States means one Of two
things. Now, mark that fact, for
no man can deny it. 1t means
either Negro day" in fact. or it
means Jim Crow" day. aud more
often than not. it means the latter.
When there is something eFeditable
coming off aud the Negro citizen is
called i'll Cor gets in whether called
or not) and advised of what the
plan is; when he IS given recogni
ton on boards of control, various
committees aud the like; when he
is urged 10 put his best foot forward
aud assured all reasonable aid such
as will be granted others, this with
the understanding that he is to play
a distinctively creditable part. or al
least is to be afforded opportunity
| 10 play such part: when he is made
to know that he is considered parI
and parcel of the whole projecl
because he like others interested il
a member of the community ;. and
when under these conditions hs
finds that the general scheme o.
things will include New York day
Old Pioneer day, Chicago day
Negro day, Charity day. ETC.. Their
the phrase Negro day" means just
what it says-a day, not set apart
but day specially mentioned as ar
occasion when the general order Of
| t iings will be carried out just the
same as usual, but also with special
reference TO the Negro aud the part
he has played i'll consummating the
event itself, as we'll as for his part
| in the life and affairs of the com.
munity, the state or the nation. IN
all other connections whatsoever,
Negro day means Jim Crow day
and nothing more.
What. then. is the Nego's part
in the P. P. /. E. at San Francisco
Striking a grand total, we hnd that
the Negroes part equals the magnifi-
cent sum of = ZERO He Is on no
board, OIL no committee. nor has
he any official connection with the
P. P. /. E. whatsoever.
Well. Booker starts some
voice, but we choke it off. We've
been fed on Booker now until our
stomach has turned, and we do not
want any reference here to his
little job as attache of the committee
| on educational awards at S. per
diem for few days
Seeing, then, that your Negro
has no part in the P P /, E. itself
what kind of deal will that iustitu-
ton hand him as one of the . Four
Million" whose preseuce with their
dollars is to avert financial disaster
Read. and draw your own conclu.
sions from the following. to which
no reply has been received /:
Panama.Pacific International Expositio1
Office of the Secretary,
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar IS, rs
Messrs. Wilson aud Waters.