Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-05-29
THE PASSING THRONG

all of which | have read with varying inter-
est How good or bad the cabarets operated
by cOlOred men are or may be, L do not
know Whether cabarets operated by col
orcd men are any nearer being vice-rendez-
vo,,s than those operated by white men is
likewise unknown to me, as I have never
visited cabaret operated by any one with
the view of being entertained, and so far as
cabarets and their modes of entertaining are
concerned | am Innocence abroad.' But
what struck me as rather peculiar in the
Stars expose of colored cabaret on Jack
son Street was the hopelessness of the white
man or woman, who entered therein. Such
persons Immediately became bewitched by
the satanic arts of the black entertainers, and
such white Immediately became unable to
leave the place, and if they did happen to
get away they are unable to keep from re-
turning. Wonderful. Then again, I read in
the Star that the police no longer allowed
young white girls' to visit that cabaret
which of course, meant that the place is
so vile that it is dangerous for white girls to
enter it's gided walls. If such police reg
ulation is in effect, why specify "young
white girls" It seems to me that the order
should have read "young girls" without re-
gard to color creed. The young colored
girl should be saved the same as the young
white girl. If you are going into the life
saving business, let it apply to humanity one
and alike. II the white man, who rules this
land. w Ould see to it that the young colored
woman is protected in the same manner as
is the young white woman, l am of the opin
ion that there would be fewer of both classes
90 to the dimnaton bow vows. Broadly
Interpreting the order preventing young
white girls from going to this particular
cabaret, it means this, white men may in
great numbers assemble in that particular
cabaret where they can meet young colored
girls from the best families, if such young
rolored girls can be lured therein. and Of
course accomplish their ruin, while the white
sister must sit at the Y. w. G.. A. and sing
II am afraid to go out in the dark"
will do just as much to protect the virtue
of a young white girl as l will that of
young colored girl and the white man who
will not do the same for a young colored girl
is neither Christian or a gentleman or
good citizen, and [ am inclined to think
would tell even young white girl where
there are things doing. Another thing in
the Stars expose that read peculiar to me
was the story of a young white girl who
was held as "white slave" by a big bllrly
black and she feared to leave the place even
after an alleged white officer Of the law
reached her and offered to help her escape
but finally the two jumped out of window
and escaped down an alley and eluded the
pursuit of the big burly black All this
mind you in a city where there are not to
exceed 1000 colored folks, but almost 4OO,-
GOO white folks Rot With the Stars ex-
pose in hand I am told that police orders
have been issued to drive out of the city all
the undesirable colored characters, empha-
SIS mind you, on colored characters, from
which | infer the white undesirable char
acters are to continue privileged personages
Wrong is wrong, whether committed by black
or white and when you house clean then
Just clean house, that all.
Speaking about our girls prompts me to
clip from the New York Age as to the
efforts being put forward to help girls in
that city, which example could be we'll fol.
lowed in Seattle:
Since the Boys Welfare Club has con-
cluded it's drive and it's club house has