The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-08-23
THE NEGRO QUESTION.

The newspapers are filled with stor
| les of heinous crimes perpetrated by
negroes against white people, as well
as against the people of their own
race. This is not confined to any par
ticular section. For instance, we read
in dispatch from Barnstable, Massa
Eehusetts,ssass&essews Sheriff Rosen
thai tonight asked for state troops to
help guard the Jail here, where three
negroes are being held charged with
highway robbery and assault upon a
young white woman. The sheriff has
Ireceived reports that a party of ne
groes is being organized at Onset
to free the prisoners, says the Rome
Herald.
There are several features TO be
taken into consideration in regard to
the negro question. First among
those to blame are the fiendish white
men located chiefly in the north, who
are always stirring up the negroes to
acts of crime against the whites.
There are white men in that section
SO abandoned, SO depraved and so ig-
norant of the fundamental principles
governing the negro question that
they will go to any lengths to stir
up race prejudice among the inferior
race,
This class of people, some of whom
make pretensicns to intellectually,
have in our opinion done more harm
and have caused more friction in this
country between the white and Black
races than all other forces combined
They seem to be willing to do any
thing to accomplish purpose. They
egg the negroes OH to seek race
equality, a thing they well know is
impossible. They stir up and infame
the negro projudices, they use them
for political purposes. and endeavor
to array the negroes against the white
people OF the South because they diff
fer with them on political questions.
Another feature Of this question is
the habit among negroes, of endeavor-
ing to rescue those of their race
charged with heinous dimes from
punishment. Instead of aiding in their
punishment, 1t is the efforts of the
negroes to shield and protect them.
An instance OF this Is told in the tel
egram tom Massachusetts town
published jaboyes Occurrences silJe
this but serve to infiame race hatred
and increase race prejudice.
II the negroes OF this country have
any sense or any regard for their own
security they, will begin to adopt q
different policy. They should remem-
Der that they are in very small mi
nority in this country, and that those
white people who are stirring them up
to acts of aggression against the
stronger race will not be anywhere
In sight when ii comes to protecting
them from reprisals on the part of
the whites.
There is no material difference be-
tween conditions In the north and in
the south in regard TO this question.
The only difference is in degree. due
TO the greater number OF negroes in
this section
We regret to say that we have been
able to see no Improvement on the
part of the negroes during recent
years. The situation appears to be
getting worse instead of better, and IL
the criminal element among the me-
groes continues to ply its trade. seri-
Gus trouble is liable to be precipitated
In all sections of the country.
There are many good negroes in
the south, and we want 10 say right
here that there is no section OF the
globe where a good negro gets bet
ter treatment than right here in the
south. The good. Woodworking negro
can live ON the fat OF the land He
can always get job. and the white
people delight In unfolding and pro-
tecting him. but the criminal element
will have to cease It's activities other.
wise they are going TO make trouble
all along the line.