Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-13
NEGROEs ARE LOYAL TO
ANGL0-SAX0N, SAYS
SEYMOUR OARROLL

Negro OF today ts just as loyal AM
friendly to the Anglo-Saxon people as
they were to their antebellum ances-
tors. Seymour Carroll, Recreat-
ion Director Of the American Red
Cross at the u. 8. Veterans Hospital
No. rs near Greenville declared Today
in opening his address here in the
Cherokee County Court House at tile
seth annual emancipation exercises
celebrating the freedom Of the Negroes
from Slavery.
Speaking to an audience OF several
hundred people among whom were
large number OF white people Carroll
asserted that mo race in the worlds
history have ever made more marvel
Gus progress than the Negro since
emancipation from slavery little
more than fifty years ago
1.-THE splendid showing that we have
made could not have BEEN accomplish
ed had It not been for the fact that
deep down in the hearts of the two
races here In the south; there is q sin
cere feeling Of the good wishes of pros
perity friendship and cooperation
among the better elements OF the two
races here in the South.
Good citizens among the Negroes OF
a community mean as much to the Me-
gro himself, as 1t does to the Write
people. I have always found that
where there are a bad white people in
community, where one race is shift
less, Indifferent and idlesome that you
will find the same thing in general
among the races in the same commun'
ity. Good citizenship, safe citizenship,
sane citizenship. progressive citizen
ship elevates the standing Of the com.
munity, it makes life, health and pros
perity safer-premotes a spirit OF fn-
dustry, morality and high christian
spirit Of cooperation among the races
in the city, the county, the state ami
country.
I'VE must not permit the troubles
here and there on the part OF rev
thoughtless white people who so often
misrepresent their own race to cause
us TO feel that we do not have some
good friends here in the State of South
Carolina. We will ever have disturb
ing elements among both races-al-
ways trying to create trouble. Such
people never represent the best elo
ment; they are enemies of both races.
I have an abiding faith in not only
the Willingness, but the desire OF the
white people Of the State and country
to lend helping hand to the gooc'
safe. sane and progressive Negro in
every community"
THE MIGRATION OF THE NEGRo
Declaring that the migration OF the
Negro from the South to the Norlp
and West is heavy loss Seymour
Carroll advanced no ideas as to how IL
can he checked, but declared that the
movement is not actuated by raclal
animosity. In hi opinion it Is cause"
NV the presence of the boil weeVli'
moor housing and industrial condltloi's
moor school facilities, the dreau W
what he has read and been told OF the
Ku Klux Khan. He is looking for Det-
ter living conditions, more opportuh'
ties for the education OF ms chiiureh
ia the free public schools. He hopes 10
make more money.
"I want to say here" he declared
'rlet us make up program ior pe'.e'
educational social, economic cCnoi'
tions let us declare ourselves In favor
of Justice at the bar in all courts Oh
the land for all races. Stretching MS
remarks to the great program or Ms
people in education, commerce ana l"
dustry he went on to say that there
ore 70 successful Negro banking insti-
tuti,ns in the United States, three or
which have an annual clearing In eN-
cess of 100000 each, that In th7
past 60 years illiteracy has been reduc
ed from 95 to % per cent; that the Ne
groes in the U. S., have amasseu oVei
81 900 900 900 worth of property ana
are increasing their holdings at INC
rate of $50 100000 per year. while the
most of them are found on the 1armN
we have 900, 900 in various trades ana
industries, there are 4Oo nornhai
schools and colleges, 45'oopV
teachers and S2S 100000 was the bud
get for Negro education last year, ol
this amount $4,000 600 was the dlrect
and voluntary contribution of the Ne
eroes themselves. l want to say mere
that il the American Negro can sur
vive the competition of the American
business man, / am sure he can trl'
umph over every other difficulty when
we may find in the pathway OF our
commercial. industrial and education
al progress.
When the Negro asks for bette.
school facilities. adequate sanitary ar
rangements in the part of the city CIV
en- over to him. good streets equal rail
road accommodation, police protection
i'm his part of town, he does not seek
social standing with his white people
in the community. but the things that
will tend to make him better citizen
and give him the comforts OF life, let
us credit the black man with a desire
for civic justice, to be treated On his
moral, intellectual and economic mer-
it's as any other American citizen.
brand forever the lie that there lives
colored man or woman In dear old
South Carolina who ever wanted to
sccia:ize, with white people, I do feel
that deep down in every Negroes soul
Is that sincere desire to be the best Ne
gro in the community" Throwing his
arms high into the air, he said he
was thankful to God here in South Car
olina that the black man has unselfisn.
God-fearing white friends In every
part of the State who are not afraid OF
defending the Black South Caroilnian
in the right, white men who are with