The Denver star., 1916-08-19
ENTERING4'THE
SHIP OF STATE.
Human Flights, Dollars Or Evasion, Which?
PARTY TO ANSWER FOR
OR AcAlNST--THiS FALL.

The Minneapolis Tribune says. the Negro in Amer
ca is problem. yet go including the highest
standards of refinement in these neghbors
y to bar their from all the better hotels crowd
them segregated sections of theatres Jim Crow
for them in third of States teach them recreatons
they follow with the of us Coeridge- Taylor
writes excellent modern music Tanner paints excellent pic
Dunbar writes excellent poetry We them
hear them talk with them-and shut them 1t is all so
cruel tragedy But thoughtful has yet come
forward with remedy which either the Negro white
could seriously consider.
The American Isrealite declares that increase and
wealth. and refinement will settle the Negro problem
as long the Jew pack peddler, pawnbroker junk
shop keeper and old clothes dealer and kept himself him
SELF and bore himself with humanity toward his christian
neghbor and showed that he appreciated their generosity
allowing him live there little ii prejudice against
him in the United States generally speaking But
he and of his brethren became wealthy
for social RECOGNITION and the Jewish began rival
their Christian Sisters in dress aud
ner of living generally the trouble began.
Fifty the first day of January 1863 the
American people, by the hand of Abraham Lincoln took
the first formal and legal the unsightly
shackes of slavery from the oots,ool of American Liberty
They did do this deed deliberately and with lofty pur
but being forced ntoe for the integrity of the
Union they found themselves compelled in self defence
destroy the of the South by deprvne the South of
slave labo! and drafting slaves in Northern armies.
Once having realized that Liberty and slavery in
compatible. the Nation yielded for leadership
highest IDEALS gave black simply physical
freedom. but attempted give them political and
nomc freedom and social freedom. 1t knew then as it
that people be free unless they have the
right the right land and capital and the right
choose their friends To call free who has those
rights is to mock him. and bewilder him and debase him
his the nation knew and Cor time tried be
nober self. But social reform money and and
time and it seeks right generation three
of unspeakabe oppression it faces task OF awful proper
sions Facing this task and finding it hard the Nation
faered qubbed and finally trying actual somesault
1t has allowed the right of be taken from and
half out of two million black 1t has allowed grow
ing land monopoly and labor legislation that
child labor and dehement of women. And above all it
has insisted such barriers human
and understanding between the that white
men dare call Negro, friend
The result Of this silly and suicidal policy has been crime
ynchng mob law. disease and social But
spite OF this the Negro has refused believe that the
hesitation and hypocrisy of America final Buoy
then by unfalterng faith he accumuates
lcates his children and the world of literature
and Indeed firm has been his faith that large numbers
of Negroes have assented waive all discussion of
he rights consent to present dsranchsement do
as tar possible exactly what America them do
but here let there be stake with Negro agtators
and Negro submissons there the goal eventual full
American citizenship with all rights and or portunes of
citizens Remove this hope and you weld million men
nto one unwavering mass who will speak with voice
Yet after fifty of attempted liberty tie
South and the acquescen North forward with
the absolute anchsement of all
Ill citizens of Negro descent forever Second curtai
nen and regulation of property rights by segregation
Third strictly limited education of Negro children
ants and laborers Fourth the absolute subection of
negro by prohibition Of legal marriage between