The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-12-07
BIG INTERESTS
OPPOSE THE PIP.
EXPRESS COMPANIES FEEL
STRAIN or GOVERNMENT
PACKAGE DELIVERY
HARDING SPEECH
AT Birmingham Stirred Up Race
Question In Various Sections
OF The United States.
Untimely Utlcranee.

Writing to the Dispatch from wash
ineton, D. G.. under date Of December
5th, our correspondent in the Nations
Capital, Mr. Wallace Bassford SAYS:
The big express companies have
naturally been greatly displcased az
the growth and progress Of the par
cells post system Friends Of the
parcels post see in the bin recently
reported favorable to the House by
Mr. Steencrson OF Minnesota blow
at this great institution This bin
tHouse Bill SAD authorizes the POST
master General to restrict the use &C
the special delivery stamp and service
TO letter mail only. This means that
no package can be sent through the
mail with special delivery service adj
ded. The most important function of
the special delivery stamp is to cause
the prompt delivery Of the farmers
package of perishable merchandise
which he is sending TO his town GUS
toner If the farmer ships a turkey,
some chickens, or two pounds Of real
butter to his customer in the city, to
allow that package to lie next to the
steam radiator in the city postofficc
all night means a disaster and the
loss of a customer Some members
Of the House from agricultural dis
tricts are already opposing this IN
nocent looking little four-line bill,
claiming it is the entering wedge that
seeks 10 break down the parcels post
" stem, built up at such labor ard cx-
pense under the Democratic admia-
stration.
While the President hectored the
Southern white people by saying at
Birmingham: Whether you like it or
not. you haye 10 give thr naera poll,
teal and economic equality" he does
not seem to be praeticing what he
preached He has appointed but one
negro to an office Of sufficient inn
oortance to require confirmation by
he Senate, and that confirmation has
been refused on account Of the char
.ctcr Of the apointee. Henry Lincoln
Johnson was Republican national com
uitteeman from Georgia and was
.iven the place as Recorder Of Deeds
# the District Of Columbia in order
o get rid Of him in Georgia. About
weuty white women mostly widows
are employed as clerks i'm the Rec
riders office
The Presidents speech has had a
urious effect among the higher
ducated negroes scattered through
he Northern States Through their
ace organs they are condenning the
resident for not also demanding SOC
ial equality for their people. In
lissouri they are reported TO be
uietly working on the Republican
,tatc leaders 20 bring about the
bolishment Of the separate school
ystcm. Under the laws of that State
he directors of each school district
which contains any negro children Of
chool age are required 20 provide a
olored teacher for such district The
cachcrs are trained at Lincoln Insti-
ute, created and supported by this
Democratic Southern State for this
urposc The people Of Missouri feel
hat they solved this problem in the
est possible way and they are al
eady getting Interested 'iu the qucs
ion which threatens Co become the
rcatcsb issue IN next falls election,
,bcn several State offices have 90 be
llcd including the Superintendent of
.ducati0u. a new State House of
viii be chosen and
art Of the Senate Democratic VIC
Dry will mean Of course, the con
.nuation of the present system or
oparatc schools. lt D. learned that
ie rcgroes are not coufning their at
.ntion to toe situat.0u iH Missouri.
ut also mean 90 make the effort IN
svcral other States that were carried
s. the Republican. last year.
While this question is Of interest
ou chiefly be those States which have
.plute schools the day Is rapidly
1proaching when it viii be an issue
tle Northern states. III most or
.em there are few districts whece
lore than tyo or three negro child
u are found and they are Of the
.tter class ~ negroes, and E,t.e ca-
rtIoH ur difficulty is experienced;
ft ,he negroes are steadily moving
Irtbuari and DO is q matter of "a very
1887 years until every urban school
,trirl m tie Northern States VIII
.ye it- colored pupils. The North
n people viii soon discover that
iyed schools Tor the children will
can social equality when thosa
.iidrtn grow up. That discovery win
can agitation to The point q "a ser-
u- issue.
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