The broad ax., 1925-11-28
CHANGING RACE RELATIONS
By Fl. H. Jones
preston News serv.,e.,

absorb him as serf failed; and that
the third effort to absorb him as a
quasi-citizen also failed.
The nation began its fourth effort
during the World War Out of grim
necessity, it opened the doors of in
dustry to colored men and women; it
trained colored men as soldiers and
sent thousands of them overseas to
shoot down the terrible Huns" of
central Europe; and it assured the race
that its members would receive their
share of Democracy for which they
gave their full measure in Drawn,
BLOOD and MATERIALS. AT the
same time, 1T CONTINUED TO
LYNCH NEGROES, BOMB THEIR
HOMES, AND OUTRAGE THEIR
WOMEN. During this period, the
Ku Klux Khan was revived; the Pan
African Movement was launched;
Marcus Garvey came into the lime
light; organized labor, made friendly
overtures to Negro labor; inter-racial
Cancellation gained impetus, and the
Federal Government, by creating the
Bureau Of Negro Economies, made its
first attempt to adjust bi-racial rela-
tions.
When World War Reconstruction
set in, Negroes were ordered to forget
that they had worked and bled to
Make the World Safe for Democ-
racy"-they were commanded to re-
sumo their former status of pariahs.
Thus. because the nation refused to
recognize the races singular and I'M
varying services in the face Of over
whelming prejudice and discrimina-
ton, the cleavage between white and
colored Americans has become more
deep-seated and dangerous This cleav-
age finds many Negroes skeptical of
the attitude of Labor and Capital;
doubtful Of the pretentions Of the
white Christian church; suspicious Of
the actions of the reigning political
party, and chary of movements
launched to increase their educational
and social facilities
Many Negroes have not only grown
skeptical Of securing justice in
America, but are seeking aid else
where Some, believing in the "con-
seriousness of kind" as the basis of Sc
curing racial equality, are advocating
the union of the co1ored races; others,
believing that the Negro will never
be permitted to share equally the
rights and privileges of American citi-
zenship, are urging the return Of the
race to Africa; and others, interpreting
the conditions of the race in terms of
the universal class struggle, are seek
ing alliance with European Socialism
and Communism. Negro intellectuals
are devoting serious study to the Irish
situation, the Gandhi Movement in
India, the American-Japanese prob
lens, and, in short, TO every interna-
tional problem which they think will
give them some clues for raising the
status Of their group in America And
even among Negroes who do not
think of race relationships in interna-
tional terms, there is an insistent de-
mand for constructive relief.
America must approach this new
orientation of Negroes in the scientific
spirit and with due regard for the
moral law. These newer aspects Of
the Negro Problem" call for the ex-
ercise Of craftsmanship and social en-
cheering of the highest order. The
leadership of both races will need to
work out program in industry that
will assure the Negro worker eco
'nomic equality; they will need to adopt
a civic program that will make pos
sible the Negroes equal participation
in governmental affairs; they will need
to enlarge public educational facilities
especially in the South so that the
colored youth may receive adequate
training for serving the race and the
nation; they will need to build up re-
ligious sentiment to the point where
the teachings Of Christ will actually
be applied to the problems Of race re-
lations; and, finally, they will need to
recognize that the Negro Problem"
is national problem, and as such re-
quires the setting up Of Federal ma
chinery to determine standards neces-
sary to be put into operation to bring
about bi-racial good will and co-opera-
ton.
ONE OF THE LEADING CLUBS