The Brinkley argus., 1916-03-24

Hodges lately true to his past record las shown hmse nj anxious to propagate any fasehood islander that his diseased imagination His most recent charge is
 to my attitude on the negro question: which he claim based upon the report which made chairman of tn ry Commission the Southern question: and whic
 hed full the Arkansas Gazette of January 3, 1915 be more than glad for you to read the entire report flo sane and intelligent and woman who does read 1t vii nuned that conclusion of Mr. Hodges is abseute assist in solving the question: the Commission iron Southern universities organized The Committee M entirely of Southern men, born bred and educated in th who had devoted much time and study to this prob was chosen chairman of this committee by James H. Dil saunch Southern Democrat of Louisiana It sigma and afforded opportunity to be of service to m. As chairman, made report at meeting in the cit, hngton D. C. President Wilson and many other people
 educators in the Southheard it with complete approval port was favoraby commented upon by leading men of thu and criticised by the radical papers of the North dealt with conditions of the negro from the close r to the present date.
 Strongly in Favor of Separate Schools Separate Churches and Separate Cars for Whites and Negroes.
 my report pointed out the difference in the relations be the whites and the negroes before the war and at tho time. mentioned the fact that we now have separate
 ssn f che the 5m Grow lay and G the res
 move in entirely different worlds in thought and in feel beng but statement of historical truth spoke of the ton of the just stating: The antpathy of the
 anything savoring of social equality between the race. y rational as an expression of life preservation. ap this separation of the races after stating the above races Wl0ely sep and justly that the negro of the future will be what man makes him. pointed out that the negro is here te
 mat this condition confronts the people of the South
 can and must deal with it. and that the burden is aic make better citizen of the negro and to him tc more efficient service to the white by encouraging him instead of loaf by encouraging him to cultivate his moral welfare and security take this interest in the negro ar reason than for the good that may result to M Favor of Negroes Holding Political Positions in the . South or in Arkansas
 0ia rou& vsynment men report showing how many negroes are em- ' Me united States government. This report was made a he whole question: and the whole condition of the many in the employ of the Federal sa4s political positions, Mr. Hodges charged that was
 negroes holding political positions in the South. This pamy ife ' W ~ ~ onnelzed the Southern Church People in the Way Mr.. a, Hodges Charged.
 I epot stated that the churches of the South were s aer race Thousands and thousands of dollars were mi. py every church organization in the United States
 S nelds of Africa to lead the benghted people into ,l "n o trutn With the same object in vew-that s, sn % or the South-Southern churches have been con usa. amounts from year to year. stated ts anount
 ur.ba 10 discharge the responsibility undertaken by the This statement is true and is fact known s @ by the churches of the South who have under s .ork and do believe that it would be better to try
 spsna 50 ns hspag S H no man can claim from this that severely crit 1.efh Cnurch people.
 w Favor of Negroes Serving on Juries ip the k Southern States.
 @ nasna. mentioned stated fact that in some South ststi serve on juries This stement true, and uus a. part of the investigation by s committee @ mere was not word syllable jntination any, m n report that was in favor of negroes serving on I FoTi oi negroes being employed in the government \. oses stands alone in drawing this conclusion. harmony win r,.s southern % Farnsrs and Know [ tns report that "the segregation of the races in h ol pubic service railway and street cars ind in white man the advantaoe in Jt ad
 tSs ss rayesty upon AngoSaxon superiority and an csressiye Farmer" that Mr. Hodges refers to- is e th roe, and his position as understood it at the
 vb;t was that no negroes should be permitted VI l'e mL mans land, and negro should own farm
 s nsre gre white man lived. After this address was
 iti Mr h Foe made his position clear by advocating
 ss shat wished to remain white to keep thsmselves
 H. BROUGH. Caz