The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-08-12
MADAME SCHUMANN-HEINK
BEFRIENDS NEGROES.
nv A. N. P.)


Chicago. Aug. 10--Miss Pauline Lee
President of the Chicago University
Of Music which institution has stirred
the pride of Chicago from center ia
circumference. has again thrilled the
populace with her achievements.
Nine Ernestine SchumannH einle
who was in the city for few hours
ON her way from California to New
York, wired Miss Lee to arrange for q
private conference on the progress OF
the school since its inception in the
Schumann-H eini- mans ION. The Madam
was highly pleased with the report OF
Miss Lee and the progress of the in
stitution
While in the city Nine. Schumann-
Heink gave out a remarkable inter-
view concerning her attitude of Color
ed Americans. which appeared in the
Chicago Daily News. The interview
said:
Nine. Ernestine sschumann- Heinls.
grand opera singer, Saturday paid
Chicago. 'the city she address" a
brief visit. Coincident with her ar
rival announcement was made that her
old homestead at East 37th Street
and South Michigan Avenue where
she lived for eight years. has been
leased to the Chicago University OF
Music, school for Colored musicians
Tor period Of three years with nm
option to purchase.
stepped from Santa Fe train at the
Dearbon STREET trminal shortly after
IL o'clock Saturday morning. She was
accompanied by her daughter. Mrs
Greif, who recently arrived in this
country from Leipzig, Germany. and
Horst, aged &c and their sister, Ger
.rude, Is. 1ac party went to the Au.
ditorium HotL
aIuava love IN cop,a ~ chtc, s,o.
adore it," said Nine. Schumann-
Heink after they were comfortably
settled at the hotel, where she con-
firmed the report that she had rent
ed her home in Chicago to the school
Has No Fears.
II expect to be criticized by some
for turning my home over to and pa
tronizing the Colored people. but |
don't care. Negroes are real Americans,
and we are in duty bound to treat
them as human.
II am Independent and have no
fears. AS l stood by the soldier bows
| will stand by the Colored folk. II
we would treat them right we would
not have strike and crime and we
wouldn't be the laughing stock of the
I'VE should give the Colored people
chance to develop instead OF well
coming with open ,arIns Russian radi-
Gals and other foreigners who, in many
Instances, do our country more harm
than good.
Refers to south,s Great
Look at the great men and women
the south has produced. As babies ali
were cared for by Coiored mammi es.
Many of our Color ed people are good
enough to act as ods- servants and
do useful work. We should treat the n
as humans. $50 NJ
1T hurts me TO see strangers In
my home but Il has been vacant for
two years and with some one In Il
now II will be cared for"
Nine. Schumann-HeinlS arrived from
San Diego. Cal. where she has taken
up her. residence. She was en- route
east, where she has number OF con-
cert enge gements. She left Saturday
night for New York.
Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 10.--Steady pro-
gress is being made In the establish.
ment Of the Niger river valley cot.
ton experiment station in West Africa.
The work Is being done under the
auspices Of the French colonial au-
thorities of occidental Africa, who