Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-15
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE FAILS TO
MEET THE ISSUE.

Editor Fred II. Moore OF the New
York Age is one of tire most conserya-
tive leaders in this country among
our people. He trained in the school
of the late, lamented DR.. Booker T.
Washington and up to the time of the
death of that distingu shed leadef was
one of his most ardent supporters.
This friendship has been transferred
to his successor in Office, Dr. II. r.
Motion. 1t was then with peculiar in
terest that we read the correspondence
between him and the dtistingu shed oc
cupant of the White House of the ma
ton.
We can hardly deign to call 1t cor
respondence between President Cool
idge and this Negro leader for the
great statesman dismissed the queries
with IA wave OF tile hand" so to
speak, Having referred the latter to
the Director of the Veterans Bureau,
Gen. Frank 4. Hines. Col. r. III. Stan
ley, who seems to have an antipathy
to Negro physicians has been trans.
ferred to the Far West. But what did
Editor Moore say? He stated that col.
ored people have physicians and sur
geons qualified and willing to renu.a
service. TO this G>n. Frank 4. Hines
makes nc reply He stated that Gen
Hines is in favCr OF IL Negro personnel
at the Veterans Hospital. To this Gen.
Hines makes no reply.
He stated that Pres dent Harding
promised that the Veterans Hospital
should be manned by an all colored
personnel. President Coolidge stands
pledged to carry out the policies OF
President Harding, but to this state
ment Gen. Hines makes no reply. H.
virtually stated that N granting a COS,
ored personnel to the institution. g
square deal would be accorded the Ne
grccs OF this country ana to this declaI
alton, Gen. Frank II. Hines makes nc
reply. Did the able head of the Veter
ans Bureau carry out the instructions
OF his Chief when he answered the let
ter sent by Editor Moore and then fail
ed to reply to some of the most vital
Passages therein contained? 1t NAV
be that President Coolidge could not
make satisfactory reply to the quer
les himself, apparently knowing very
little about them and he passed tho
matter over to the military depart
,ment where short, crisp. positive re
ply was in order.
Our conclusions are that Tuskegae
committee of citizens are powerful
enough to annul and set aside the man
dates OF Republican President of the
United States. The first ruling from
this class of citizens was that Negroes
should not occupy positions over white
folks and when there are large SUNG
of money involved i'm salaries and the
like, they shall not hold positions over
colored folks either. But, Tuskegee
'oiOlSu lOIhS eltner. But VINO agreed
as to what should be done about the
Veterans Hospital at Tuskegec, Ala
aama? The logical parties to the agree
inent would be the citizens before re.
iarred to and acknowledged, the Diret
tor OF the Veterans Bureau at Wash
ington and the management of Tuske.
gre Institute, includ ng it's Principal
there is but one saving clause in
the reply of the able Director 1t reads
at present" 1t rests with the Negro q
Of the United States to raise the try
why not Now?" Let the northern
co.Ored folks TAX up the refrain.
! wh Oh shall be echoed and re echoed
over the Southland, why not New
This will bring the flepublican leaders
to their senses and tbny will realize
hat this thing that they have denied