Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-28
HARDING AMI. IHE NEGRO
President Says. Black Han shopAd
Have q f0le
OPPOSED TO. SOCIAL EQUaIsH llEl

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 2s.-The right
Of the American neEe ato. obroadssr
political, economic and educstiopal
advantages, based on a pride Of race
but never on an aspiration for social
equality, was champtoned by. Presl-
dent Harding here today In a .plalny
worded enunciation Of his views, on
the whole American race problem.
These are some Of the principles on
which the. president appealed TO, the
nation to "lay aside old prejudices and
old antagonisms" and give support 70
constructive policy of racial relation
ship. - "a; Z. !, ,s;s.s
Politically and economically there
need be no occasion for great and per-
manent differentiation. provided on
both sides there shall be, ,reeospition
of the absolute. divergence in things
social and racial" ~; .g.f i. /: W. =.
IT would say let the black man, vote
when he is fit to vote prohibit the
white man voting when he Is not at
to vote"
The Solid South. r.. T>s1s'f',-
'T wish that both the tradition Of q
solidly Democratic south and the tradl-
ton of solidly Republican black race
might be broken up" s, .Hl~!set
81 would insist upon equal eduoa-
tional opportunity for BOTH" ~,
Men Of both races may well Stand
uncompromisingly against every sug-
! gestion OF social equality. This Is NOT
question of social equality, but q
question of recognizing a fundamentat
eternal, inescapable difference" sSg
Racial amalgamation there cannot
be. Partnership Of the races insdese,-
oping the highest aims Of; all hurnani-
ty there must. be If ...humanity ,is, 20
achieve the ends which we chayefsf
for it." ,5f.r-5 :. ....:rf.Ace 2 "a =. ,sSS9
:: "The black man. should seek; ia 1e
and he should be Encouraged to be beet
possible black man and not the,s best
possible imitation Of aswhite man, TIE
presidents address whichv broughtehim
from Washington: on his first extended
trip in to the south since irapgura-
tion, was delivered at o.. seniseenten-
Mai celebration ofTthe Founding ofPfhe
city Of Birmingham. It was devoted
almost exclusively, to- the racs, eqaes--
ton, although Mr.. Harding also ytc9k
occasion to praise the SOUTH fog its5Hy
dustrial recovery and to. renew MS
faith in the world leadership ofzasre-
united nation. He said in part: Ia.5,,s
What War Brought. ~ ~ eSi =, y
'sThe world war brought us to1f,M
recognition that the race .problemT4ts
national rather than merely sectional;
There are no authentic, statistics but II
is common knowledge THAT the world
war was marked by. great migration Jef
colored people to the north and !. west.
They were attracted by the demand for
labor and the higher wages offered ~
has brought the question Of race closer
to north and west and. believe itlhas
served to modify somewhat the - views
of those sections on this question. II
has made the south realize It's indus
trial dependence on thes1aborJ Of the:
black man and made the s6orth feas<ss
the difficulties Of the community IN
which two greatly, differing races asfk
brought to live side by side. i Hhoiid
say that it has been Irresponsible for "a
larger charity on both sides, begin.
ming of better understapdin ,andsitpi
the light Of that better understanding
perhaps we shall be able TO consider
this problem together ASA problem of
all sections and Of both races, in whose
solution the best intelligence, OF both
must be enlisted. va-'' - 90 i}r.
Indeed, we will be wise to .recos-
nize it as wider yet, whoever will take
the time to read and ponder Mr.. LotHr,
rop Stoddard's book on the rising'tide
of color, or say, the thonghtful review
of some recent literature OF. this'ques-
ton Mr.. F. D. Lugard,presented lin a
recent Edinburg review, must realize
that our race problem here In the iUnN-
ed States Is only a phase OF q" race
issue that the whole world confrorits.
Surely we shall gain nothing by blink
ing the facts, or refusing y to give
thought to them. That is not the Amer
lean way Of approaching such issuea.
Mr.. Lugard in his recent essay, after
surveying the worlds problem OF races
concludes thus: e. - ~, -.
Duty Of Races. :
Here then is the true conception
of the INTERROGATION Of color-complete
uniformity in ideals, absolute equality
in the paths of conducting ard culture.
equal opportunity for those who strive,
equal admiration fors' those who
achieve; in matters social and racial.a
separate path, each pursuing hts own
inherited traditions preserving his own
race purity and race pride, equality In
things spiritual; agreed divergence In
the physical and material ~
Here, it has seemed to me is sug-
gestion of the true way out politically
and economically there need beIno oe-
casion for great and permanent differ
entation, for limitations OF the indiyt-
duars opportunity. proviAedt that on
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