Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-04
TASK SET FOR NEGRO LEADERS,


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The net result of the recent riots in Chicago
and Washington, during the course of which many
negroes and whites alike are killed is to point to
gro leaders in the South theone greatest task before
Them These leaders profess to have the best inter
ess totheir at heart and in working out proper
solution of the problem, it is certain they will have
the earnest help of the white people here, as long as
their efforts are directed along proper lines
In the north, where the negro population is in
decided minority and where the whites have for
the blacks the scale of public opinion seems recently
have changed and negroe sthere are being compelled
TO desst in their efforts attain social and political
equality with the whites who and always will be- the
dormant race in this country.
Recently in Chicago seventeen negroes were kill
ed and hundreds injured during the of race
riots growing of clash between whites and blacks
at bathing beach, and in Washington, D, c., serious
clashes also occurred Negro leaders in the North
seem to have lost sight of the nations views regarding
The equality of the races, and have launched mis-
guided effort to attain for their certain pr Zig
md rights always regarded heretofore due solely
the whites.
In this connection note the report from Chat.
tanooga, Tenn. that prominent negro clergyman has
written President Wilson that before the negroes of
this country will again submit the "many of the in
justices which have suffered the white will have
kill of them than the combined number of SOL
diers that slain in the great world war" More.
yesterday in New York City before an audience
of 1900 negroes) statements of equally inflam-
,natory nature made, including the following
Follow the constructive work the blacks did in Wash
lngtonand fight like u, every one" use all
methods to obtain your rights, force Don't de-
nand your rights, take themw Make radicallsm tho
very essence of our propaganda Make the white
stop treading our toes"
Evidently agtators of lawlessness are taking advant.
-ge of the race trouble to preadher perncious propa-
ganda among the millions of negroes of the country
-nrough the negro press Thus there appeared in a
recent copy illustrated negro magazinesaid to
large circulation several articles in which
sroes urged to join the l. w. W. and the left
ling Socialist organization. In one article negroes
ere urged to form alliance with the l. W. w., the
ociaist and the NonPartisan League, to build a lew
ocetya society of equals without class, race, caste,
r religious distinctions" In another article il the
publication, the writer after giving exaggerat-
d statement of the spread of lawlessness in Europe
avs: "The red tide sweeps on in America 1t
ids fair to sweep the whole world. The sooner
ne better. On with the dance.
The situation even now as result of this agita-
on, decidedly serious and deserves the careful con-
Iteration of all good citizens. 1t is estimated that
acre approximately 1000 900 negroes in the
United States, large percentage of whom are likely
become infected with this dangerous propaganda I'M
rs prompt measures are taken to check or offset it.
In northern cities the percentage of negroes is SO
lall that there is hardly likely to be serious difficulty
maintaining order In the South, however and in
other sections where there large negro populations
ne problem always delicate one to handle likely to
exceedingly difficult to deal with unless suitable
assures are at once taken.
There is doubt in the minds of well informed
ople of the ability of the South to handle its race
oblem and the leaders of that race should recognize
as we'll 1t is, therefore, manifestly the first duty
negro leaders who have the real interests of their
ace at heart to begin at steps to counteract and