The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-11-04
WASHINGTON LETTER,

Special News Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ~. o., NOV. 3.-When
the PRESIDENT said Ia MS speech as
cunningham. Whether yon iiAc 1t or
not, IL our Democracy Is not he,
yua must stand 1or tie folilicai and
economic equailty of tie races, ne
WAS utterins sentiment wpicn viii
sooner or later have deeper enect IN
tne n0rtn tian IN the south, ana ne
was undertaking the GU and lmpOs-
aible task Of measuring unlike tnngs
wiris the same yarasucK.
vi course tie real purpose Of the
speech was poiltical ne Expressed
tne aesiie that the white people o.
the sontn would alylae up OH ec.,nom-
ic lines anu forget the race question
wniel Is n0nns but the old, Old el-
fort 10 break TIE solid south. sYeb
iAncoln dreamed OF Il, and every Ice
pnDiiean President since mas tried his
uaua nc ~ all IN yaln. The Prealdens
also urged the negroes 20 divide tReif
RANKS on political questions know
ing all the time they would not 90 II,
ae knew that those who take snffi-
citnt interest or prlae ia their new
suaiid rigntR 10 vote, atill vote more
chan 80 per cent tor tnl candidates
Deafing the Republican label
tannHlons "a the Southern states
demonstrate two things FIRST, THAI
lhe Southern white people are not
Eoing 20 have equality Of any knG
DesWeen the races they couldn't have
.n they wished, and thes viii never
wiah Il The differences, socially. ee-
onomicHlly and etieally. are mnda-
mental and igeradicable. they 20
back 10 creations dawn and b the
Creator. they have always existeo
and always VIII. The ipse dixlt 0i O
President Is uttered. talked OF for
awhile and rs Forgotten. while the
agosold fundamental obstacles re-
main. IN Egypt, before the Exodus
even. an Egyptian writor. speaking o.
the negro. said lie IS different. his
aAWli il not ike 0urs L oasifiea nt
the axe 81 puberty after which the
hrasn does not grow" That Is free
translation from the cubalfDfm char
aetefs 81 the Egyptians. Tie diner-
ence nnfed then exists naw
~ the pfealdents words, quoted IN
the fFst paragraphs. moan anything,
they mean that the negfo must be ~
lowed IL work 81 an absolute Uguali.
- with tho white ing@hanlo or arti-
san To be allowed % 40 work be
would ~ necessity hago "a be admit
ted 10 mcmherahlu IN the labor an
ions the bFseklayefs anton, the car
penterB unioH. the bteamfiiiens. tie
bollermakars. the stunecuttefs, tho
timers the cigarfaRkefs. ;he ma
Chlnlsgs. the electricians the iypo
graphical Epigu. The President says.
You muat stand for the political ana
ec0nomic equality ul the races u
VIII be Interesting 20 nate IL the
question will anpeai ~ the great lab.
ur leaders ~ Tie country with the
same i0rre with which Il seems "a
have gotten hold Of fhe Pres idsnt II
IL Interesting 10 ask bow much equal.
at Is possible 10 the Northern cities
81 which the neAfu has Hoeked in re.
cent years. where practically ali "a
hUf is performed - the members Of
iulfnr unions. operating under fheii
rules, which require that each mem
Der demehatrats before d selected
committee Ms ability "a perform ski.
uilg the work properly falling 81
members ~ that union ! believe Il is
true a. the present Time that aii ne
groea arr barred from membership
10 these unions, and | am informed by
union MEN thhi there are a few me-
ETfeB 81 those eitias who rDntd pass
thc reauSycd examinations provided
they Sefe admitted a. them Now the
question naturally arises will the
Ereat unions yield 20 the piaihlv *
prcaHed determination 81 the Preai~
dent Those who have tested the TEN
per u these men in other matters 10
not think 20.
Il the President IA sincere in ME
STARTLING uttaranoe. hc ahouid show
hia faith ~ hls works. The world is
etiii Judging the tree ~ 81 frnR
something iiko twenty pet cent OF the
Republicans are HeErues 90 that ba
Rie. twenty per cent ~ al the Press.
dents appointments should SO 10 ne,
Gruea They should have two members
.of The Cabinet whiie part Of the ~.
gi8i8nt secretaries ia the Depart.
menta should BE- negroes, and part of
iha pgesidunt'a once force. few
members Is the Diplomatic corps,
two AaRoeiate Justices 81 the SUI
preme Court. et cetcfa, Hut win the
appointments be madeg No, not one ar
them In fact the negroes will not
Ret 1T President liardlnea hands
three appointments that are desired
by white Republican politicians. It Is
reported that the President hasn't
even selected negro chauffeur, and
the country Will wait meathlpsgly 10
lsee II any 81 hle vacancies III the ca.
dot Corps AZ West Point aud Anna.
lpuiis viii DE allied with negro boys,
Political sincerity, like charity. should
begin az home and Marion. Ohio.
iyearna f0r negro postmaster.
7 Before the Agmaments Conferences
begins the President viii have time to
no 70 California aud repeat the Blr.
imingham speech merely substituting
the uord Japanese for the worG
"Begroes". Why not