Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-27
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
thoughts Worthy Attention Her. T.,
"'eh mond-industrinI Prepared
ness and what II Means


nc Mathews Journal. which keens
10 remark: '"' Uses
h.chmond seems 10 have awakened
10 me advantages OF West pnin, ~.
ueep water hasbor and outIet ~,
80 s'o"inS commerce. \ bill has been
H, ,'"unVeu IN the Legislature. by the
give That city the power To- ,c, $500
SUPP or land three huudrcI roat
Miue an IN" way 10 West poirt
uhsipiE Tor the digging of a canal be-
me Two points. There Is inoth.
sneh t"','e!!cai or far-fetched about
temporary. The West poin, Ta,. ~
or.'"" attention many times 10 Tho hon
e''ts 10 be derived from suc, -, -,
i""sement and OF the speciol ,d,.,t
80 .sIsuch as plenty OF water and ,rc.
"sehdous harbor space fronting nv, ,h,ao
rivers possessed by the 1brift M,
'o""' furnishing Il made to order d.
seaport Tor Richmond. That. the ,at
.e' CITY needs the commercial facili.
.leS possessed by West Point is cor.
.',t; -. me lanes can be given a
suf'cie"tlN larse channel to aceornmo.
oa't me growing Richmond commeyc.
IS doubtful. and the West Point ~
po' seems by long odds the most Tea
ole alternative wv
ha
petersburg lnde1-Appeal. lis n ou.s.
ZION SO vital TO producers and ,r,n,
lecturers that il can no longer he ief,
10 solv" itself Germnny's industri,,
equ'pment and organization is SO oreat
and 80 thorough that il matters ii,,Ia
what the nations will do her enods
VIII ma market in the Americas. North
AND South. or all nations on Ibis
slooe the only one that is not nrenar
Ks nefse!t 10 meet conditions when
,ne war is over is this one, Every
nation Will seek TO make n dunninc
ground o. our domestic markets and
te shoulder our merchants out OF South
America England, Europe and Jan.n
WI! economize in imports and de-
Ne!oP TO the turthcst limit or their
esou.Ses ana exports Fat years will
De followed by lean years The peo.
PIE had better think. for on, congress
men evidently cannot"
There may he hint or two in the
bove '"e
the Gate City Herald offers hints and
suggestions in tho following:
Every Christian should fool :, ,,;s
DUTY 10 assist every brother along
NE" road. BY doing 50. many a man
can ne prevented from stumbling. Don:
s'mp'r assist TIE peopl" Of Your own
nehomination, hu, the members or any
branch % the Church OF God. Don't
~ u De shown a. the judgment that
some nan fen BY The waysidc as a W.
slil OF YOU carelessress and indiffcr-
ence
IT, psa,nIc Register tells this
W = ADAMS. ,olored. editor Of 2
GtorG'"n weekly. delivered an address
last Wednesday nigh, 70 a large audi
eNc% OF colo-sd PEOPLE at the - I.ukc's
y NJ /. Church. on the Northsitle.
/ During me course OF his speech which
was an appeal TO the Colo:cd people
: 20 return 20 the farm. he said the
htShtes; and happies, future tor tho
negro !onth must oe aug out Of The
soil. and cut out with All AK Eut
he said what IL necessary 10 give ,h!a
oHpor'uuity for health. happiness and
prosperity 90 the race. first We must
have country schools where the negro
youth can be taught ana educated.
while the other members o. tine family
arc engaged in nealthy toll. ScCondlv.
Tho negro must hc made 20 feel that
when n. IS accused Of crime re shall
be assured ., fair trial under the
Law. and when tho white people guar
antee these blessings 10 the negro,
/ then they Will 20 back 10 tn" country
/ in droves bur until this is done, the
( farm viii be deserted. cities overcrowd
/ ed work viii be scarce and crime will
/ increase
{ AS ions as IN. negro youth allows
/ himself to invade the cltes III great
+ numbers, lie said standing and waiting
FOR sonclhing easy TO Turn up. crimes
will inevitably increase and thereby
drar down tie colored race.
After his address. the speaker thank .
Ell the good white people OF DanNl!!e
/ for cour;esies shown him anu stated
that throughout the Southland, the
white citizen was their hes, friend
There arc many hints and sugSes :
lions In that address that white youths
might catch on TO, and rrott mere
1 b'