The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-21
COMMON SENSE WILL HELP MATTERS.

days ago South Carolina daily resented the
article the New York Evening Post relative to the condition
the Negro the South This editor unburdens himself thus
Beyond giving to them justice under the law the white
South nothing to the Negroes The white South
received from them What civilization they have from
Southern white and when they slaves they received
factories and other industries elsewhere in the world received
Except slaves they could not that period have lived in the
South at all without reapsing into savagery.
The whole world open the Southern Negroes now They
can go where they wish The cost of travel not beyond their
Their means Their chances in principal industries are not re-
stcted Their leaders boast of their immense accumuaons
land and property They will have work their saliva
ton in this life much other do and it kindness to
tell that they right expect peculiar and
The South would in all likelihood be far weather. country
had Coored inhabitants and that they supporting
the Negro well for his services and paying well for thehe
has discharged his obligation to them from
the time that the importation of Negro slaves to America be-
gan.
Argument such as this is only further proof that
complete understanding Of the and intentions Of each of
obtain before the most lasting benefits be expected for
all of us.
While agree with the contention of this editor
when he that the South has given the Negro than
weather. without his presence (and know that the editor
himself hardly believes that do feel that if in the South
guaranteed special peculiar privilege but plain
justice under the law would become able to nearly
maintain ourselves and prosper.
There is no possibly economic sefsuffciency to any
American group Our highly developed economic scheme
made such condition impossible 1t can happen though that
of present power do much toward rendering
efficient the of less fortunately conditioned people,
After all it only be experiment in self help. Econom
nteeaons have made neghbos dependent upon to
certain degree and upon them to great extent This cond
ton actually exists and barring catastrophe the innovation
of pogroms their like it will continue to exist.
has always seemed strange to that friends viii
spend time and energy in the useless rebua of the
charges of their bretheren in different section of the country
than would be to the study and removal of the cond
tons which give these charges the ring of truth.
The problems of the South the last analysis will be sol
we'd by the people most directly affected by them.
We know that in these days of hysterica preachngs by
those whose balance has been disturbed by the dazzling
conorions of humankind there great temptation to the
general public its opinion to disregard the rule of
practical and lean rather toward the pull of the
emotions. But it will not pay
We all have too much to lose and too much to by
choice of disposition to choose lightly judge hastily
America has not fully into her The South has
only just begun to stretch out toward her fullest possibilities
The end is not nearly reached.
1t behooves then all of to think clearly face facts
fairly realize the good that there is in each of and the
sbe benefits to be derived from application to the pr
cple of mutual help and more friendly consideration.
If facts make positive belief that equal Justice has
not been administered let all combine seeing that is done
If is found that have been remiss in duties let us
perform them worthy.
In short both have much to gain by consistent
practice of
Abuse accompshe nothing and acts breed extreme
discomfort.
1t opinion that consideration of affairs
will help all wonderfully.