New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
No Short Cuts. l,,
Patience and Tol
erance Are Coun.
seled


erative effort tends strouyIv g..
understanding. 'n''ail
Tho fostering Of race antaso,,,..
organizations founded for pny,s - D
patriotism or local improvements .''s' II
ike Is to be condemned. as
It is especially important sh,,
manent local body Represents. J 'ss'
races be charged with in,...ss s oofA
situations likely TO pysdDe. saais
and with promoting the sv;ri. ss'asa
terracial tolsrrncc. VI 10
To the White Membey,
Public: " as
Attention is called to Ii, -. .
intensity Of racial feeling is no. !, 80. 40
sarily due to thn presen.. a. a'ees'
in neighbarhood, either N = ns.'. a'e'
or majority, and thas such s...a.a
is not the r1,ls, but the exu,ts,. .e''''s
Testimony and inrexan.;ar.
that depreciation Of rezids,e. p,,as.'s .a's
generally chargnd ezr1zar.l, !.
presence Of negroes in s,.s INC
often largely dne 30 osher ts.,.s Is
The practjce Of property cx,,a
arbitrarily sd7anee rents r.,,,.
cause negroes become tenants |, ~
condemned. wa
White persons should seek inse,,..
tion from respousibls negroes ab,r,
tho negro race, thereby counterse.,.
the common disposition, arising f,,s
erroneous tradition and lsteratp,, !,
regard all negroes as belonging 70 n,
homogeneous group and as bein, {,
ferior in mentality and morality. viva,
to emotionalism, and having an inn,,,
tendency toward crime, especially Or
crime.
To the Negro Members Of IL.
Public:
Sound racial doctrines should be s,o.
mulgated among the uneducated mem.
bers Of the race and agitators shsnli
be discouraged.
Negroes are urged to contribute NOR.
freely to social agencies developed tv
public-spirited members of their t7cva
and to undertake work among negro
boys and girls along the lines o! Ii,
prevention Of vice and crime.
They are particularly urged to p,o.s;
vigorously against the presence in shs..s /
residence areas OF any vicious resort
The propriety and social value Of rss
pride among negroes are recogrls..,
but they are warned that too nra
thinking and talking in terms Of na
are calculated to promote separation d Z
racial interests. 4
To Employers and Labor Orguui:s :
fiOns. {
In labor troubles negroes are su. y {
be in position dangerous To then,
selves and to peaceful relatioa. be.
tween the races. Employers are rstn.
mended to deal with negroes as vmt-
men on the same plane as white vsra.
ers, and labor unions are urged aM
admit them to full membership vhn
they desire to join and are eligsh 4
otherwise. Is
Employers are urged to enlarge sas
field OF negro employment at pressk
very limited, and to give them .et IS
opportunity for advancement VII
whites according to their cspscitie, y
The hiring Of negroes SIS saih
breakers is unjust and cause q n
cial antagonism, as is also the entl'F Es
ment of negro girls at smaller TsF kA
than white girls. M
Since the common welfare depends
the employment or non-employmsa't {
negro workers, employers should ua: &
discrimination in hiring, paying or dh s.
missing them, applying to them VI
same tests as to white employees rs
To Negro Workers: E
Qualified negro workers who dssf
membership in labor organization
should join unions which admit cea
races equally, instead OF organizing 4
separate negro unions. E
The practice of seeking petty cas.
advances on wages and she praetie' of 3
laying off work without gooa cAas'
should be abandoned.
To Places Of Pubsie Accomm'a' q
t;on: M
Attention is called to ne Law M
quiring that negroes receive tns ~. N
treatment as white persons IN p''ss H
of public accommodation, anu o's'
are urged to govern their polisae 81
cordingly.
To the Prcsss he
In view of the recognized fs'ps
bility of the press in its influence y
public opinion concerning nsgt's 3
peclaE9y important as fe'as HSs
suppression of race rioting--ws ~ E
mend (a) that the newspapers -
ally. Including the foreign .aass
press, apply the same STANDARDS
curacy, fairness and sense OF p's
tion, with avoidance of exagss'' !, #
in publishing news about nes''a #
about whites. In this cohnecslaA M
cial attention is called to the iss BS
emphasis, greatly out of psopois, i. rs
that given their creditable sc's' H
quently placed on the crimes aiu M, M M
deeds of negroes, who, uniaks |
groups, are identified with eae1 81, A
dent and thus constantly asss "A, SIS
with discred;table conduct; sg E@
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