The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-01-12

", industrially, politically and every
other wise in 1fty-four years. He also
discussed Southern Barbarity, Segre-
cation, Ostracism, Jim Crowism and
Disfranchisement, and encouraged a
gradual migration North as the best
means Of bringing the South to its
senses in dealing with the Negro as a
rational being. The following resoiu-
ton offered by DR.. Davidson was unan-
imously adopted and the editors of the
Globe and the American, Nashville,
Tenn; the Chicago Defender, and
the Tribune, the Weekly Press and
the Daily Register of Mobile, the
Southwestern Christian Advocate, the
Item and the American of New Or
lean, the Bee and the Star of Wash
ington, d. c., the Independent and the
Constitution of Atlanta, the Age and
the Independent of New York, we're
requested to publish verbatim, to-wit;
Whereas, The return OF many thou
sands of foreign laborers from the
Mort, East and Western States to
fight in the European War has drawn
so heavily upon the labor markets or
the states until it has caused an I'M
precedented demand upon Negro la
borers of the South to fill the places
of these foreigners I'm the North, at a
much higher wage scale than those
paid Negro labor by Southern EN-
ployers, which has caused very large
immigration of Negroes to the North,
where not only better wages are as
sured, but better educational facilt-
ties. moral. social and political condl'
tons are also assured; and
Whereas, The trend Of Negro labor
northward has become alarming in
some sections of the South, where al
ready scarcity of laborers is mani
fest, and labor conditions are grow
ing worse: and
Whereas, Instead Of the Southern
newspapers dealing frankly, truthfully
and fairly with this perplexing Ques
ton, many of them are resorting To
nlisrepres abuse and villainy
thus making the rent worse; and
Whereas, It is an undeniable fact
that the Negro is constantly legislated
against, segregated even in govern
men.s1 works, Jim Crowed and abused
on public carriers, refused decent
service and proper accommodations
accorded the Turks. Mexicans. Hin
docs, Filipinos, Hawaiians and all 9th
er foreign nationalities OF Europe
Asia and the isles of the sea, for the
same fares paid. In many dis
tricts no public schools are furnished
Negroes for their chilrden, and in
many other districts only three to fve
months are given with inferior and in
competent young girls as teachers. Il
is also an undeniable fact that Ne
groes are often flayed alive, burned a.
the stake and lynched upon the slight
est provocation without even pre-
tense Of trial, and oftentimes after
the death of the victim it is proven
without doubt that the wrong and
an innocent Negro has been lynched
Even in some instances railroads have
furnished special trains to carry spec
tators and souvenirhunters to the
place of lynching to view the wreak
ing wretch, with reduced rates. This
diabolical condition winked at by
governors, sheriffs, marshals, leg.sio'
cures ami minister's of Nigh standing
has become almost unbearable. ane
although the South is the dearest spot
in earth to the great majority Of Ne
groes, they have about decided that il
is better to migrate anywhere or to
any place where he or she can at least
feel safe in protecting himself and
family, eke out living honestly and