Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24

Tar exceeding Lu2 scale loT WHICH, Iuey
had previously worked.
It is impossible to place any esti-
mate upon the number of these folk who,
In this manner, earned the money with
| which to finance the removal of their
! families to northern cities.
The service records at the plants served
at once as a reference and a creator of
the necessary confidence for such
venture.
Without seeking them, the writer has
encountered representatives Of this
group in a dozen different cities.
! Some of them were acquaintances at
either munition plants or camps.
These people are of the more intell1-
gent type, and are seeking political OPP
| portunity for themselves and better ed
ucational facilities for their children.
! Their presence will have an appre-
ciable effect upon the election.
/ A national negro weekly, the Chicago
Defender. and The Crisis, a monthly,
both have for a long time conducted ed
itorial campaigns encouraging this class
of self ca pitalized migrant.
! OF course, many of these are arriv-
ing at their northern destinations too
late to qualify for participation in this
| years election.
They will, however, prove an asset
| to the party in that they will influence
/ the more derelict of the earlier arrivals,
who. but for such pressure, might neg
/ Iect their opportunities, Notwithstanding
the efforts of practical politicians
! GOT PEEVED
AT TREATMENT.
There is a nation wide dissatisfaction
among colored people with the treat
ment accorded them by Mr.. Wilson's al
ministration.
This feeling amounts to a positive
resentment with those who experienced
| the determinations practiced in centers
of government service during the war.
The National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People has, through
| its local organizations, collected com
] plete data on this subject.
The information is tabulated in the
general office, and is kept up to date
! by constant revision.
The Bureau of Record and Research
I of Tuskegee complies year book from
similar information.
| The latter obtains its knowledge from
| southern sources and the other more
| directly from northern cities.
These institutions are so interested In
negro affairs as to give responsibility to
their views.
Facts have been obtained from both
sources and supplemented by observa-
lions in a number of cities.
| According to the above named author
tiles an increase in the negro population
is particularly noticeable in the follow
ing states.
Connecticut. New York. Pennsylvania.
West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
/ Michigan and California.
One Of the tables herewith shows the
estimated increase in the negro popula-
tion in some of the cities in these states-
The other table contains comparative
figures based upon negro males OF vot-
ing age in the states
This table was compiled as Of October
1919. and takes no consideration OF ar
| rivals since that time.
The white population in these states
has had an average increase OF % per
cent
This increase is of. course divided
among the different political parties,
while the 81 per cent increase in negro
voting population is substantially re-
publican.
TAKE NO RECORD
OF WOMAN VOTE.
These figures take no regard OF the
woman vote.
The National Association OF Colored
Womens clubs has maintained per
sistent campaign toward keeping colored
women prepared to take advantage Of
new concessions afforded as woman SUI
frage progresses toward national success.
i with the exception Of New York and
/ PENNSYLVANIA the above named states
have total Of 15T electoral votes.
There are substantial negro increases
in all of them.
In the city of New York the Harlem
colony has expanded from 10000 in 1915
t. well over 10000 al present.
However, about so per cent OF this in
crease consists Of unnaturalized British
( subjects from the West Indies.
They feel a certain distinction in their
allegiance to England and until recently
resisted all efforts to naturalize them.
This situation is improving now and
there is a pronounced increase In the
number making applications for their
first papers.
This is due to the ban England has
placed upon emigration from the col
onies, because those who wish to visit
their native islands are insured the
privilege OF returning by qualifying for
| United states passports.
Inconsistent as It may seem. none of
them care to return for good TO their
homes; yet none can forego the pleasure
of a visit in order to display their com
paratiye wealth to the less adventurous
ones
Buffalo, Niagara Falls. Tonawanda
and the towns along the Hudson river
have more than doubled the negro reg
istration Of previous elections during
the local elections of 1919.
In Ohio, Dayton, Columbus, Youngs-
town and Akron have colored popula
tions that in the last five years have
increased from 300 to 500 per cent
Some smaller towns now have dozen
or more families tina four or Ave years
since contained perhaps a lonely negro
hotel porter, or in some instances not
even one negro.
In Cleveland that part Of Centnl
avenue that is negro thoroughfar1
might have been trayersed during VIII
sons first campaign In about fifteen min
utes.
Today the black belt extends along
Central avenue from Fourteenth to
Seventeenth street and overfows into
.SeOviT and Woodland avenues
Besides this there is a generou
sprinkling ofs cCIored residents through
tout the town.
SITUATION IN
INDIANAPOLIS.
The expansion of the negro colony IN
indianapolis is at once apparent to any
visitor familiar with the city.
The colored district bordering on In