The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-22

tl1HkAHue0 AtVtti PceS ASN~'f
Park ci.iten. having TO wait on the sane !
,orner With colored people 10 catcA me
street cars. 1t Is evident that thefe : i
r3thing 20 DO considered in that cAeep'
tat these colored people would pe Prs
ent 10 protect Mr.. or Mrs.
Park property owner or anyons
from whatever acts OF t1oishos
whims and csprices Of peopie q -
or mind as Mr. Critic misnt p'0i''p'
them 70 attempt.
~ 10 The forced sale Of the lresoy-
,sri,n church 10 eoEored congregation
here is no foundation Tor such At 81
mont because there Is no law nor other
mower By which property may De taken
~ rorced sold. except oy condemnation
proceedings ard nstioi'ai emergencies
nose Of housing our troops,
neither Of the Two eAcspliohs ootalnihs
inc. they cannot be assigned as
ter the forced sale mentioned.
10 the children having 10 pass
,sr,ssi the Detroit and Highland street
strirt 20 get 10 the Industrial high
esool il is sufficient 10 say that they
VI rhis now and arc satisfied so what
matter does il make whether colored or
White reople ar the cosl Yards are 10
ested IN this district? They VIII not be
compelled TO do then. what they are not
doing now. 50 whore Is the DOGGY
Yes. there is a remedy for every evil
hus il It is called an evil TO have re
Spectahie colored citizens in neigh
borhood where white citizens arc. il IS
clear that the evil is more q hallucina-
ton than a reality and 1t is the mind
Of the Public. rather than the evil that
needs the remedy.
Depreciation OF property on account
of colored people living thereon. is not
ia fact. depreciation OF the property
but rather. q depreciation OF the mental
faculties of an unjust, biased and
prejudioed people. TO function properly
IN the cause of justice and equality
Value is, not based upon the color OF
the owner but upon the amount Of
energy time and material combined 4
produce the thing or object appraised
40 away with them. and nothing is O
slue. The sooner We learn TO appreci
ste value and things upon this theory
he sooner We VIII have standards o
computation and definite knowledge Q
battles generally.
There are some statements mad
which should not 20 ny unchallenged
xiz. that white ard black Will not mi
ana tl6L Cp4oiSu ptuRtF HcsS ~ ~ ~
the appearance OF their lawns. gar
tens and homes.
Apparently, the writer either Ignore
,r In ignorant OF the fact that in GU
Jstin-American sister republics, III
Rmalgamation OF races has been az
complished TO TIE satisfaction OF a
aces involved that the black and whit
aces were involved and that as a r
suit. they have no race problems
solve no segregation laws to fight
enforce and no national peril lurkir
e-ound threatening at any moment
nurse forth and destroy the very exis
ence OF good government. for the PEI
nIe CT the people and BY the people .
W. have. 1t is time We were conside
inE things in their proper light al
top Sinking our duty by allowing Sc
conceft to blind us to the coming crisi
-v7ich Is sure unless We stop stirring I
strife. ipciting the growth OF prelude
snd national unrest among ourselre
instead OF cementing together whsfev
differences We may have with no
that no others viii arise.
co into the homes OF any OF the be
ter class Of coIored people in any of O.
american cities and YOU will ind IN
-am. love of home. pride OF lawn a.
Sardea, and cleanliness and thrift,
YOU will find among the better class
White people even though their oppe
tInities for obtaining the means niece
sary to provide for tins upkeep or ms
bornas. are not near as good as those
ne halter class OF white people. TT