Phoenix tribune., 1919-08-23
BISHOP PHILLIPS
ADVISES THE NEGRO
TO WAIT PATIENTLY

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug S.-Bish-
OF Charles Henry Phillips of Nash
vile, Tenn, who presdes over Ala
bama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Califor-
MIA and all the Pacific slope, and who
is regarded as one of the foremost
leaders cf the Negro race. has just re-
ceived the following message from
the New York World to his Nashville
address, which was forwarded 10 this
city:
New York, July 80.
Bishop c. II. Phillips, Nashville,
Tenn:
'The World, which has always op-
posed injustice to and upheld the
rights of the Colored race in Amer
lea, thinks the time has now come
when the members of that race should
be warned by their own, leaders
against counsels of Bolshevism and
violence which are being both openly
and privately circulated. We invite
you to telegraph, at our expense, for
publication, any message of advice or
admonition you may think useful. The
World
Bishop Phillips, who is here man.
aging the opening of the new church
at the corner of Forty-sixth street and
Cedar avenue, which the Colored
Methodist Episcopal church has just
purchased from the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, under his manage
ment, sent the following reply:
Editor New York World:
Dear Sir:-Tn reply to your tele-
CRANE | wish to say that personally
regret these race riots, these race an
tagonisms which have disturbed the
industrial and social conditions at
Washington, D. c., and Chicago They
argue nothing for the peace and har-
mony of the races, but rather increase
the tension, stir up race hatred and
and general welfare of the Negro than
they do the white man. Born and
reared in the South, feel that these
uprisings, so far as the Negro is con-
cerned, do not result from any desire
of his for social, political or indus
trial equality AS laborer he enjoys
opportunities he never had before.
Though often denied the elective fran
chise, who has ever heard of him
fighting to cast his vote And as for
social equality, that disturbs the white
man far more than it does the Negro.
The former too often imagines thai
social equality is about all the Negro
wants, while the latter DESIRES, and
only desires, all those common rights
which other men enjoy. He wants to
live and move and vote like the white
man. He wants square DEAL he
wants justice when on trial in the
courts, and desires to be regarded "a
man among men.
Somehow, l cannot believe that
the Negro was influenced by Bolshe-
visit agents in the part he took in the
Chicago and Washington riots. 1t is
not like him to be a traitor or a rev
olutionist, who would destroy the in
stitutions of the government or a Boil
shevist who despises law and order.
But the reign of mob law to which he
has so long lived in terror, the injus-
tices to which he has had to submit,
the denial of his civil rights for which
he has so long prayed have made him
sensitive and impatient. On the other
hand, the white man has, here and
there, nourished race hatred which
showed itself in many forms. Under
these conditions we had all the diver
gent elements necessary to bring on
that dangerous clashing of the races
in Washington and Chicago, for only
to revenge long suppressed or fan
smoldering embers of wrongs long en-
dured into a flame. These race col