Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-01-09


played and that in a conversatio,
, with the manager. Mr.. 8. B. Hazle
:. a representative Of that journal va
told. I've have never solicited col
ored trade. Ninety-hve percent O
, our trade is white. Frankly. W,
!, don't want coiored trade.
a He modified this position b,
saying:
Don't think that have anythinr
against the coiored people. Rich.
mond has $4,000 Of the best coloref
people in the word and 1 wouldn, =
Trade them for another $4,000 any-
"here. We have found out that We
cant serve both the white and col
ored people. 1 have seen white
patrons come in our store and see a
colored person trying on a hat and
ohey would deliberately turn around
and wa k out. What am l to doP
nave to satisfy the majority of
NV trade.
RMS Is a condition and nor a
= theory that confronts us. As there
is no disposition on the part OF any.
one hereabouts to test out the re =
atlve responsibility and liability of
a business concern enjoying = pub ic
license or franchise from both white
and co!ored folks and the religion
! OF jesus Christ with many of them
Is only skin deep. the question
arises, what are we to do about it?
There are few other business
| concerns where similar conditions
exist in modified form and we
recently learned that some leading
estab ishments in Baltimore. Md
have adopted a similar policy. The
SO prospecting colored people hero
have shown disposition to mini
mize these conditions and to say
little or nothing about them. They
adopt the DO icy of patronizirg those
business concerns that pander to the
trade of the public and leave timo
and God to settle the matter.
The statement of Manager Halle
viii appear ridiculous to both the
better class of white and colored
people. White people who we're
raised. loved and honored by co,ored
people. some OF whom went on tho
batTe-felds and rescued tho white
loved ones from certain death,
While others projected the fair
women o. the Southland and raised
their children. cannot regard such
attitude save with disgust. We be-
iieve that there are enough OF these
kind OF pevpse % Sett races to givs
Dreyfus and Company tho "so-by".
Trying on white folkB clothes II
; nothing. Many family servant has
worn the masters clothes to q dance
At night ana had them "spick and
span" for the lord Of creation" tho
: ney: morning and no felt al tho
better In them by the experience:
ARD Ghis is equally true reta&ivs -
the gowns OF some OF the South
land. fair white daughters.
But then. these rev day" white
'",ss. like these "incorrigibIe new
i.,~"- colored ones" do not under
stand these things. Our coiored
journals are carrying advertisements
o: come OF the leading aides ready.
to-wsar clothing and furniBhing
establishments in this country and
jus. why they should want to bother
Dreyfus and Company and his man.
ager Is a mystery to IA
This pace Is located on Second
and Broad Streets. It 10 In limited
quarters and will never reach tho
high road, to material business
prosperity on account Of its policy
Colored folks have friends. white
folks. who will boycott the place on
account OF this treatment Of them.
We do not know from what point
Mr.. 8. b. Ha1ls hailed. He is short
sighted. who thinks he sees success.
the gaining Of dollar or two By
insnlting one Of the kindiiest races
OF people on the face OF the globe.
There arc some Of oIr people. who
deserve to be barred from such ae-
commodations and eDcouragements.
but there are tens Of thousands OF
oilers, who merit better treatment
and who will get IL Il other places
Of business. II wac easy enough for
Mr.. Halle to have se'ected solored
clientele and accord to them e9uA.. ty
OF treatment and thus eliminate the
ne sSing custom among come mis-
Informed folks that "eil coons look
alike to me-.
Co'o?ed folks, the name OF tdis
Hrm is Dreysus and, Company, 291
East Broad Street. We suggest tina.
fhc better cass OF colored 70 ks or
gsnize and employ pickets with the
authorized instruction 70 the passino
color ~ nub ic To stav away from
'hiq Store and in passing. ge, as
r1csp N the eurh IA nos.tb LOT