The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1919-09-27
South After
Negroes
Propaganda Through Associated Pres.
to Induce Return-N0 Change
in Conditions.

replacement Scneme IOr bringing Ddch
Negroes from the North. Daily the
Associated Press is made use of to cir
culate throughout the country their
propaganda, which consists of the adj
vertisement of the Mississippi Welfare
League and the report of a certain
commission of Chicago Negroes car
ried to the state in the hope of inducing
Negroes to come back. A shortage
of labor has been experienced for over
two years. 1t is stated that provisions
are being made to provide means of
return to thousands of Negroes before
the winter sets in. Leading cities in
the Delta, including Greenwood, Clark
dale, Greenville, Indianola, Leland and
others are giving full support and as
surances of cooperation with scheme
to accomplish their return.
The Mission Reports
During August Jack c. Wilson, exec
utive leader of the Mississippi Welfare
League, visited Chicago to go into the
labor question, to study possibilities
for returning Negroes, to communi-
cate with every source of information
and to formulate recommendations.
Mr.. Wilson spent ten days in Chicago.
He reported that ''men in politics"
declined to give help and every obsta-
Gle was placed in his way. Mr.. Wilson
returned disappointed, but carried with
him a commission composed of Ne
groes to study conditions in the South.
Report of the Colored Mission
Three Chicago Negroes were pi-
loted through the South by Mr.. Wilson
and permitted to talk with selected
Negroes. They were permitted to see
only what had been prepared for them
bv being carried around in automo-
biles. They reported that railroad
accommodations for Negroes were ade-
uuate and uniform irrespective of To-
cality"; that treatment accorded Negro
passengers by railroad officials was
courteous throughout; that Negroes
were prosperous, some owning as much
as S175,0 worth of property and av-
erage $1,000 a year on their crops;
that public school terms were nine
months in the city and eight months
in the country for white and colored
alike; that many modern homes are
being built for Negroes, and that the
strongest possible human ties between
planter and worker exist. They re-
ported that in no instance were the
Negroes not given the freest use OF
sidewalks, streets and thoroughfares
and that they were unable to find any
trace of friction of any kind between
the racves.
North Misrepresented
Comparing these false reports with
Chicago, it is stated that on one day
1900 Negroes were in the bread line
in August and that conditions are to
be worse this winter.
Urban League Acts
The Chicago Urban League, an or
panization which has devoted its effort
largely to the adjusting of migrants
from the South, was solicited by rep
resentatives from Mississippi and Lou
isiana. It's policies in regard to the
industrial placements are careful and
strict. No Negroes are sent or adj
vised to go into any industry or To-
cality to live where it has not first
been determined that conditions war
rant it. 1t Immediately set about to
ascertain the truth of reports concern
ing the South. Reports from Missis-
sippi on the activities of the commits
sion and the situation in general are
about as follows:
"The investigating committee OF the
alleged Negro leaders from Chicago
was so very nauseating to US that
regret to refer to it. These fellows
whoever they were, were guarded by
those who had charge of them as il
they mad been convicts. They were
not even allowed to have the privilege
of purchasing their own tickets. The
chief thing they found here was thai
we were allowed to walk on the side
walks
"Let me assure you once and for al
that racial conditions are worse in thu
South today than they have been il
all the years of my life, all of which
have been spent here, and anyone whit
reports to the contrary is false and ;
traitor to the cause of humanity.
"Since our boys returned from thu
front it appears that every white maj
has a chip on his shoulder. Lynching
occur for less trivial offenses, burning
are more frequent, privileges are cur
tailed and feeling is very, very bitter