The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-10-08
THE REVIVAL OF LYNcHING.


THE REVIVAL OF LYNCHING.
There has been great revival in
the lynching of negroes industry
in the United States since the arms
tice was signed. tt is claimed more
negroes have been lynched for as
saults on white women in the past six
months than in any like period in
many years. And, in The language OF
certain advertisements there's a rea-
son." M1N
Returning soldiers explain this by
telling of the treatment accorded
negroes in France and England. In
those countries, where the negroes
were never slaves, there is not the
prejudice against them there is in
this country. This is especially true
in France where an American negro
soldier was treated by the French as
well as the white American soldier. He
was, to them, hero. The color of
his skin made no difference to the
French and soldiers tell us that it
was not uncommon to see the pretty
French girls i'm company with negro
soldiers, and the eolored soldiers Xix
ed it. They had never been treated
as equals in America. The novelty of
the situation went to their heads
as new wine does, and they became
intoxicated with it.
A lot of colored soldiers from Spo-
kane, who ware brought back to Fort
George Wright, to be mustered out.
announced that. they we're going to re-
turn at once to France where we
were sure treated white" When the
negro soldiers returned from France
they. could not get over the thoughts
of their treatment in France and
many of them tried to be as familiar
with white American women as they
had been with the pretty girls of
France. The result has been a re-
vivaI of lynching. 1t will probably
take months, perhaps years, to bring
some of those colored soldiers back
to prewar conditions and make them
realize that there is and always will be
in America prejudice against a
man. with black or brown skin. I'm
til the negroes again learn this lesson
Iynchings are apt to continue.
MOSCOW WILL DO HER DUTY.
Moscow will provide homes for eve
ny student who comes to the Universe
ty of Idaho, whether it be for the short |!
courses va few weeks or the entire |
four years course said prominent I
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT who knows the town |
and her people as few know them. /
MOSCOW will do this because it is
her duty to do it and not because she |,
as afraid of the university being divid /
ed or the agricultural college being
removed. Moscow knows that nothing
Of this kind is going to happen. We
have been through that fight before !
and that question has been definitely I;
settled. !. But it is, Moscow's duty to ,
take care of these students and that /,
duty will be DONE We will care for
them until the state does it's duty,
which it should have done long ago, Ia
and builds a boys dormitory here to h
at least 200 students. r
Then the housing problem will be ie
solved ~ s
That is sensible talk. This citizen Y
knows whereof he speaks" and he Il
speaks truly. 1t is, of course, the duty il
If the state to provide homes for
hese students, but until the state does
is plain duty the people of Moscow d
must supply what the state lacks. t.
;anvas is now being made of the res h
dent sections and Moscow people will H
,e asked to arrange to care for the m
tudents who come next week to at w
end the short courses. pe
Moscow can and will take care of
he students. We want them here and
hey have come. True, the university fl
, worth far more TO the students Oh
IAN it is to- us, and some of the stu fO
ents who complain about the accom- Pi
rotations do not seem to realize
lis, but they are young and many of
lem are away from home for the first tn
me and are naturally Q little homes wi
ok. But Moscow will meet the sit WI
alton and do her duty. aft
Bolshevism is reported to be los
G in Russia. 1t is surely losing in it
e United States. The great steel S