The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-27
HARDING ENTERS
DIXIE'S DOMAIN
rosrlNuEp FRoM rAon oNH.

.,siness and education ana,
That there be absolute diver
...ce racially and socially, each
toce with its own traditions, ideals,
e'c. e'ca.s,rely." said the president, I'VE
a gain nothing by blinking at
sc s,,tg. BY refusing to give
Y.rsbf TO them That Is not the
h.,cSican way OF approaching such
SITs ~ Topla industrial South"
prsslicnt Harding spoke TO a
>, audience OF southCruerS
sa,Ssrod I'M capitol park at the
siobratlon Of Birmingham fiftieth
Strtbday 10 followed parade
,s-ong6 the city and his speech
Sealt entirely with the Industrial
so1th and ia problems.
aNen Of both races" continued
cha r-rsidcnt may well stand un-
S.1or5ror1isingly against every sug-
.os'ion of social equality. II would
so bclplul to have that word
1oogality" eliminated from this
,orslderation: 20 have 1t accepted
on bofb eades this Is not a question
~ social equality but a question of
racognizlng a fundamental, eternal
and inescapahIe.
SPolitically and economically there
/. need be no occasion for great and
a nsrmapgnt differentiation, for limita-
i,ons on the individuals opportunity,
nroyidcd that on Soth sides there
sh,u be recognition OF the absolute
dYgonce In things social and
Il would say let the black man
vote when no is lit to vote, prohibit
tbe white man from voting when he
4 unfit to vote.
II wish that both the tradition OF a
solidly democratic south and the ira
dfion of 90 solidly republican black
race might be broken up.
Il want to see tho time when black
ren,wiu vote for democratic can
J.dates. II they prefer the demo-
cratic policy on tariff or taxation,
or foreign relations or what not. and
when they will vote the republican
ticket for lie reasons.
We Nccd Another Change.
I'VE cannot go on, as we have
gone for more than half century,
with one great section OF our popu-
latiOn. numbering as many people as
tns entire population of some sig
infant countries of Europe, set off
from real contribution to solving
our national issues, because Of q di-
vision af race lines"
The president warned his audience
that the south must do something
sducationally for the negro and make
It's black population a vast reSor-
voir OF ignorance TO be drained away
by the process OF immigration To
other sections.
The growing industrialism OF the
south, he said wilt not permit this
= Il the south is to continue to prosper.
n In speaking OF education, te pres
ident said he had no sympathy with
haN-baked altruism." that would
overstock the country with doctors
and lawyers and leave no laborers.
we are under necessity to raise
honest hard, manual work TO a new
dignity II we are TO get II done
he said, pointing to the fact that re-
Sricted immigration has cut off the
supply OF common labor
Text OF speech.
The president paid big tribute 10
the growth and resources Of the
south industrially. His speech. in
part follows:
Mr.. Mayor. citizens OF Birming-
ham and people of the south:
Il have been wondering, as we
have seen the Birmingham district
and the marvels OF this regions IN
dustrlal development, whether any
Of us have yet quite realized the
significance of the fact that Birm-
ngham has been called The Magic
City The basic characteristic in
dustry on which modern civilization
rests is iron and steel and OF which
Birmingham has the worlds last
word in development of the iron and
steel industries.
I'VE have come here to pay tribute
Ia hp u NJ ~ a
brief half century to which this city
; and its industries stand as n monu-
4 ment, They testify to us how far
The south has progressed in single
4 generation; the generation since
4 slavery was abolished and the rule
Il Of free labor and unfettered indus
trial opportunity became the rule
OF all our great republic.
VI have many times wished that
q there might be wider appreciation
q Of the energy, resourcefulness and
genius for Industrial developm ent
a which the people OF the south dem
n onstrated during that war. Essen
a Hlly an arlstocratic agricultural re
gion, the south suddenly confronted
a the need 20 turn out iron and stce
"a md vast complexity of their
n PRODUCTS which were absolutely es
n sential to the conduct OF the war
n Not only did they rise 10 the oCca
sion, but they gave what I have re
d sardea az one OF the greatest demon
Nrations in ali history OF the possibil
hies Of adaptation. organization and
81 Industrial development under stress
II OF great necessity.
81 We have gathered today to cole
= era,c the seml-centenary OF tn,
n founding of birmingham, That thit
wonder could have been wrought II
II 50 brief a time tells us how fast ou
modern world moves. so fast that We
are wont to forget our yesterday
81 before. our todays are fairly beCuI
so absorbing In its concerns of th'
present that too often we hav
II neither time nor interest for the to
morrow Yet there never was a tim
81 Vhen we needed so much to study oul
N past and, in the light Of its lessons
"a give earnest thought to the tomor
,t lows. | have thought that here II
M your magic city whose stories seen
VI very compress OF yesterday, toda,
M 70 tomorrow, it may be propcr I,
W iggest "A few thoughts regardlnl
NJ me critical times which mr." face
. our country and all countries an'
iS some OF the issues which Comn1n'
&. our consideration
~ Exhausted and affrighted by tn
M horrors OF world war the nation
ue seeking means to prevent rope
W ullOn of such an 0xnpripupp