The daily times., 1919-10-01
Unjust Treatment of Negroes b
John Robinsons Shows.

John RObinsonS Shows.
In this critical period of our ma
tionaI existence when races clash
and the adjustment of labor and
paplsan peprance . Of ttrouplsE ould m se avoid
ed. = N.- air
The negro was given a aasd4iy sdiy raw
deal yesterday by the John Robin
sons shows. The entrance to the col
ored department or side the tent was |
entirely closed with the exception. of |
about three feet space on each |
side of which wG> placed a white
man whose duty it seems was 'to1
force the colored people to purchase
reserve seats until phe space allot-
people were filled.
These two white men held the
Colored people back intimidating and
forcing them to purchase reserve
seats-thus taking a mean aavan-
tage of the colored mans ignorance.
III nIany instances men and wom-
en- would turn to go back and many
did go back after having paid their
admission fee.
In some instances a colored at
tedant who was placed there for
that business, it would seem, would
go and have them come back, but
many went out, w care told and nev-
er returned. There was the case of
| an. old colored woman who had
| purchased her ticket and the tickets
| never saw the show. Sc stated that
| she was not able to pay another price
/ for the show.
The entrance to the Negro side
| was constantly congested because
the people were not permitted to
enter, and take the seats they had
purchased. We stayed out ourselves
for some time because we were
| forced back and we finally asked
the co1ored man where the gener-
a. admission seats we're and he
told us and then we had to push our
way through by main force to en-
ter.
1t seems the plan was to force
the colored people to purchase re-
serve seats until those seats were
filled.
In the purchase of tickets also
our people were insuleed and hui
INFLATED. In going to the first wag-
or which was stationed in the
} street the negro was told in a snar-
ling, insulting voice, The Niger
to the wagon directed he was told
The Niger hole is on the side. The
1egro was thus humiliated on al
Sides
The negro of Wilson recognizes
the differences between the white
man and the colored man and he is
lot worrying over it much, but we
are not use to being insluted an6
humiliated. The white people here
have toe much respect for our finel
feelings to do such a thing.
? The relation between the races il
5 Wilson have been cordial and pleas
in every way and it would be un
fortunate for some outsider to come
} in and break up this relationship
/ but such treatment as was accord
ed the negro yesterday is liable
to precipitate race trouble, fol
, there are colored men who know
ing their rights and losing contro
of themselves would not stand fo1
this kind of Injustice
You can easily see th3t in con
gestion of people with two white
men trying to keep back a crow6
that knew they had right to enter
some offense would take place ane
results might prove fatal.
We appeal to the officials to lool
after usch. matters in the future
1t might not be out of place fol
some Of our white friends to cal
the attention of the management
of the John Robinsons Shows tt
this flagrant piece Of injustice. /
there comes no remedy it would
be better for he negro to boycott
this show and keep out of trouble.
Yours for the interest of this com
munity,
S. H. WICK.