The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-03-06
NEGRO CONTROLS SOUTH
SAYS CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Claims the Nation Conducted With Regard
to Limitations Of the Negro in the South
ASSOCIATED Negro Press)

Chicago, March 4.-Under the cap
ton of NEGRO Government in the u,
s. A., the Chicago Tribune has recent
y published one of the most sgni-
dSy nsWspaper EYER T6e ifsged posy BY the
Chicago Tribune is not always UNDER
stood by People outside of Chicago
but to residents of this city. the Tri-
tations. This policy does not have any
effect on the Colored people but has
been demonstrated by the Tribune in
regard to the Irish in recent edito-
that the Tribune is bias. "The Negro
controls the South" Is remarkable in
formation furnished by the Tribune.
The south controls the Democratic
party. The Democratic party still
controls the nation. The nation
Is conducted with regard to the lmi-
tations Of the Negro in the south.
.o,,.Toolhib Prohibition was adopted by the
gerous for the Negro to drink. If he
drinks he becomes savage or may be-
come savage. The south defended it.
self against the liquor traffic not be-
to drink but because he could not
allow the Negroes to drink.
woman suffrage probably will be
adopted but INT II bad had to win nndIsa against st
extension of suffrage because that
involves the Negro vote which Is not
cast but which must always be sup
pressed. Extensions of suffrage are
inimical to sections which must main
tain restrictiono of suffrage.
I'VE probably will not get univer-
sal military training because the
south is afraid to train and arm Ne
groes, Congressman from the south
say they will not put arms in the
hands OF blacks. If that is their rea-
son for opposing sTstS Ietinna
defense dependent upon the limita-
tions of black people submerged be-
low the citizenship line
I'VE are not blaming the south. II
is of no use to blame the south and
1t is probably unjust. The north,
given the southern problems, might
behave in the same fashion. But we
considerable extent and in very inn
portant matters.
''The southern Negro governs by
the limitations of his citizenship, HIS
incapacity is an applied test of Ameri-
-ean legislation. If proposed legisla-
tion does not fit him 1t is opposed.
"One non-votinG southern Negro
has more influence upon the course
sential particulars than ten voting
northern citizens. He is powerful in
his powerlessness."
There has been a universal awaken
ing about the Negroes" inactive pow
err" as proposed in an editorial re-
Gently published in the New York
Work and some definite actions nave
been made for larger citizenship op-
portunities for the race and places
the white south in very embar-
RAISING position.
The World says, "Statesmanship
that never rises above a purpose to
subjugate race is of a poor order
and accounts for most of the defi-
ciences of the Democratic Party to-
day. The political alignment which
makes Democratic representation in
Congress almost wholly southern al
though Northern Democrats consti-
tute a vast majority of the voters,
would be bad enough II II were mere
iy sectional When it has no inspira-
ton but hostility to the Negro, no
aim but to keep him down. no prin-
cipies that he cannot frighten into
obeyance and no sense of right or
Justice that remembrance of him does
not instantly strife, the situation be-
comes insufferable. No true Demo-
cratic Party can be off1cered In this
fashion and live"