The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21

l CiC1 v ollOulO OC lCS lCllIldCC OlSN tion before it is adopted, little a alarmists who don't seem to kno dial relations between the races that existed while the war was in progress should continue.
 If there have been. indications of recrudescence of o1d-time antagonisms the sooner they are got rid of the bet ter for all. And nothing will be so effective in promoting anew the friendly feeling that had been re- marked during the war work activities as revival of cooperation in the War Savings and Thrift campaign and in the forthcoming drive for the Victory Loan.
 Maj. Robert R. Moton, principal of Tuskegee, who has greatly commended himself to the leading citizens of Ala bama, has recently published in leaf let form an open letter in which he lappeals for "nterracial good will"
 The German propaganda in Europe, (which succeeded in putting literature lin the hands of our negro soldiers lseeking to sew seeds of disloyalty |among them, strove in vain. The ne- groes to man proved loyal to the American colors. Major Moton, after recounting some of the incidents of his visit to France, made at the earn est invitation of the war department, says in part:
 Everywhere in France I found the l negro soldiers anxious to return
 home, particularly those who came l from the south. I mention this be-
 cause these soldiers are returning to their home communities with a spirit of loyalty to the south and with the
 intention of becoming useful, law
 abiding citizens. On the other hand, l I find that there is considerable ap- prehension among the negroes that 1 these returning soldiers, in many in-< stances, may not be received in a
 spirit of cooperation and racial good | will This anxiety has arisen mainly
 on account of the increase in lynch
 ing and the persistent rumors that the
 Ku-Klux Klan is being revived, "in l order,' so the rumor runs, "to keep
 the negro soldier in his place." Per
 sonally do not believe that the ma
 jority of the white people of the south
 are in favor of terrorism or any form
 of mob violence. Editorials in south
 ern papers and expressions from indi- | viduals confirm this belief. It appears
 to me, therefore, that now is the time for calm counsel on the part of the
 leaders of both races to see that the
 best sentiment of the south prevails.
 Major Moton concludes by express ing the hope that it will be possible lin every community for committees of white and colored to meet together and discuss with absolute frankness the |present situation. "I am sure," he says, "that out of these discussions there will come better feeling of ra- |cial good will and new desire on the bart of all to work together for the development and progress of greater 1south and a greater nation of which recently so many of our soldiers, black land white, bravely laid down their lives" N <, Principal Moton's appeal and sug- gestions are distinctly practical. They should be widely read and pondered.
 J. ogden Armour says he envies the care-f free tramp. 'Tis customary for multimillionaires to talk that way. but you never heard of them giving up all they possess to found a home for sick cats and leading the glad free life of panhandler.
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 If, as Maximilian Harden says. the German people still think they were in the right, he ought to get out 8 mammoth truth" edition of his news- paper and let them have the facts.
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 It may be 10 years or more before Belgium will be able to report "Busi- ness as usual"