Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-08-06
SECRET ORDER OF
NEGROES BLAMED
Swear to Kill Three Whites for
Each Black Slain.
ATTORNEY GENERAL TALKS
Declares the Organization Is Fostereo
by colored and White Politicians,
Particularly the Vicious Ele-
ments of Both Races.

ments of Both Races.
Chicago. July 31.-The existence of
a secret order of negroes, encouraged
by INSCRIPTIONS negro and white city
hall politicians, was blamed by both
Attorney General Edward J. Brund-
age and States Attorney Maclay
Hoyne for the eruption of racial feel
ing on the South side.
Both agreed that a vicious element
among the colored population of CHI
cago has been organized for quite a
time and only has been waiting for an
excuse to set off the fuse that I'M
leashed the long pent-up feelings Of
race hatred.
Two Causes for Riots.
"The riots can be easily traced 70
two causes" said Attorney General
Brundage, just after he had returned
from conference with Governor Low
den. 'The first is the housing prob
lem; the second, politics.
1.-THE influx of colored labOrers and
their families from the South during
question of how to house them, and
there being not enough room in the
districts inhabited by their own race.
they naturally took up residence in
the sections where the white people
were living. The latter, of course, re-
scented this, and so, for months there
has been hostile feelings between the
two races.
"a number of politicians, whose aim
was solely to get votes, famed this
feeling among the negroes and encour-
aged them in their ideas of race
equality l have been told that there
exists among the negroes an order
which has sworn to get three white
men for every negro who is killed"
"What, In your opinion. shocld be
done to solve the present situation
and similar situations that may arise
in the future?7 Mr.. Brundage was
asked.
Would Call Police Reserves.
81 am not in favor of calling out
the militia at this time" replied Mr..
Brundage. 81 think the police should
call out 1000 or more reserves and
have them patrol the outlying dis
tricts, while the regular police force
should take charge of the situation
in the sections where the riots have
occurred. To call out the militia
would mean. think, to suppress ri
citing for the time being, but as soon
as the troops are withdrawn the fight
ing may be renewed, as in the East
st. Louis trouble. There the business
men petitioned the governor TO recall
the militia, but as soon as the men
left their posts there were new out
breaks.
"As for the solution-that is diff
ficult question. The negroes are loath
to agree to segregation, because that
is in direct opposition to their beliefs
of race equality. 1t will take time, I
think, the most careful consideration
Of both the housing problem and the
question of politics to solve the race
question and to avert the recurrence
OF the present situation"
States Attorney Hoyne, who went
to Mr.. Brundage's Office at the latter's
request, was more outspoken in his
views.
Waited for Time to Act.
81 am convinced that these riots are
the result of a plan carefully laid by
a certain vicious negro element which
has been encouraged by a group of
city hall politicians, both white and
colored," he declared. From infor-
nation / have received, the outbreak
was to occur July 4, but for some rea-
son, unknown to me, nothing came or
that day. No date was fixed for the
beginning of this race warfare. but the
negroes were organized and only
waited for the proper time TO cut
loose.
1.-THE better element among the col
ored population of Chicago will tell
YOU this just as l am telling 1t TO
YOU. They are opposed to this fight
Ing.
From observations which l have
made in the so-called black belt
believe that the victims of the riots
chiefly are innocent bystanders and
that the fights are provoked by the
colored people rather than the whites.
Yesterday l saw any number of ne
croes pass the criminal court build
ing on the North side, and nobody mo-
Tested them.
1.-THE quickest and best remedy for
the riots? Call out the troops and
Mace Chicago under martial law"
Mr.. Hoyne was emphatic in his rec
ommendation. 'The sight of armed
soldiers with fixed bayonets and with
machine guns ready for action should
ouickly subdue any desire for fighting
that may still exist among the riot
ers. And If that won't do the trick,
have the troops quell the rioting by
main force, and order them to shoot
down everybody who fails to obey
their orders"
New Altitude Record.