The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-16
CITY LIFE and THE NEGRO.

report the Public Welfare department of the city
Of st. Louis shows an alarming death rate among Negroes Par
cuary noticeable the prevalence of tuberculosis dis
cussng the Post Dispatch has the following
ut unnecessary repeat the comparative statistics of
becuoss Negroes and its menace to the entire popua
ton The soaed white plague would is predomonant
ton of Negro housing from andponts of sanitation and
ally wholesome conditions becomes matter of large municipal
congestion would touch the roots of the difficulty may ques
toned The big city is the most adverse habitat for the Negro
utous against him. Beyond all that he lacks the
evolutionary equipment for the brick and iron uges by mil
where he would be today he had industrial
vision The black with the hoe is the right trail"
The reasoning of the writer of this article is in places
reminiscent of the good old days" when the evolutionary equip
met of the Negro held to be nil had
The time is however when the evolutionary equipment
for brick and iron unge of Negroes longer gansad by
their due consideration This scribe may be said be really
rare bird who would have been at the height of his glory 40
years
It is true that the aarmingy high death among Me-
groes large cities is and has been the of much pecua
their findings have been that housing conditions and lack
Of knowledge Of health fundamentals Negroes has been
than innate physical weakness lack of evolutionary equip
ment
of others to cities large and small drawn by the lure of higher
wages recreatona and educational advantages.
and still interested in property solely of
can but wonder how of these tenants survive the ordeal
OF unsanary poorly constructed dwellings situated
Negro rental quarters in the least to be desired portions of
the community
It possible that the black with the hoe is on the
right trail Under normal conditions of payment
lection education and recreation there could be doubt that
advocacy of farm life for black would be in order
But taken whole and though Negro farm aborers
probably less fortunate than white farm abores the general
dons of them all unfortunate enough rural conditions
do not back the land The problems of
health and well being cities with congesed populations
complex enough But fe least many laborers of
Georgia Mississippi and neghborg states have found is
more complex
rural improvement workers have already made progress enough
to the belief that in time city dweer will be again
drawn to rural life That time is far in the future.
1t would that in facing the health conditions in
dwees authorities and students would do well to go far
possible in establishing health regulations and requirements
land lords will upon tenants in the hope that they may
prove their worth to the general public
1t is belief that if this is done it will be found that "evo
uonary equipment does not play important part in main
tanning low death rate from tuberculosis and other contagious
peculiar to dweers in crowded places impartial distribution
Of sanitary facilities and general health information and super
vision.
President Harding disarmament program will cause the ap
conscientious obectors but the taxpayer will
not be of them.
It our belief that real PanAfcan Congress will he as
difficult actual attainment as League of Nations Garvey the
ruler of the Black World and Dubois also large factor have
peculiar notions about their Individuality"
The disarmament program win cause some other orator to
ride to fame on the and nerves of his hearers.
They say that law is codfied custom Would an antynch
law follow the rule or be an excepiOn9
Chief Justice Taft will compelled to think long and
well before expressing himself.
Nobody feels his burden as keenly as the taxpayer