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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25

South or compete with whlte lapor IN
the general industrial growth.
Despite the fact that New York,
Chicago. Philadelphia and other large
cities of the country have long had
large Negro populations, no pro-
nounced movement of Negroes from
the South has been noted until 1917
and 1918. At that time the demand
fo.. men in the industrial plants OF
the North and Middle West sent hul'-
dreds of Southern Negroes away
from their homes. Many returned
disappointed and disillusioned. But
the South has changed and descend
ants of former slaves have continued
to leave their ancestral soil for the
more complex life of the Northern
cities.
In the South itself this change has
been noticeable. With the establish
ment of greater factories and the in
flux of Northern capital has come q
large proportion of labor which is
not native. The Negro who formerly
found domestic service, carpenter
ing, painting, plastering and barber
ing. as we'll as less skillful manual
labor, omen to him, has now to COM
pete with white workers. Agricul-
turally, the Negro still retains a fair
ly uncompetitive place in the south.
1t is difficult to say whether Tue
Negro who has within the last ten
wears left his traditional home below
the Mason and Dixon line has i'm
proved his status. He has gone most
lv into the crowded Negro areas OF
New York and Chicago, where he has
found his fellows conducting every
conceivable type of business and en-
loving an independence within the
reach of money, a coherent group,
and definite political power. He has
found also a wider field for his
human talents. He may learn to de-
plore the lot of his fellows who re-
main in the South, at the same time
that he feels personally nostalgia
for the more dangerous life he led in
the Southland.
Certain advantages are obvious in
the removal to the North; greater
freedom of self-expression; more
monev along with more expensive
way gf living; and more even ba-
sis of competition. He RECEIVERS ac-
ceptance as a race; he loses it as an
individual. He becomes more eau
casian in his daily routine; ne loses
these distinguishing racial traditions
of his own which have enriched the
South.
But the old South is practically
gone and with it. no doubt must go
the Negro. At the center, however,
os this exodus, lies the incontroverti-
bic fact that the Negro cannot COM
pete with white industrial labor as
we'll in the South as he can in the
North. 1t is only natural that the
mere enterprising members of the
race should have gone where such
chances are more even."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25
america COMES OF AGE"

The more one thinks of Andre
Siegfried's America Comes of Age"
the more one questions his title.
Americas coming of age is more
process of becoming" than "fait
accomplie." The translation is H.H.
and Doris Hemmings'.
First he takes up the matter of
race in America. He discusses con-
tributions of immigration to the
country beginning with the early set
Element down to the most recent
laws. He takes up the color problem
as it affects the Negro and yellow
man. 1t is all discussed with lu-
cidity generally characteristic of
French thought and although one is
not compelled always to agree with
his conclusions one always recognizes
that they are at least possible. It
is possible to pick out from his book
one fundamental thesis-the Protest
ant Anglo-Saxon with his Puritanic
resistance to freedom of thought and
his Puritan ideals are always in con-
fict with the broad tolerance of the
Catholic, South European and Slav
races. This divergence Of thought
between thesetwo elements makes
tn republican party the party of pro-
lection; the party of the Ku Klux
Klan, occasionally, the party Of the
interests and the Democratic party
the party of no tariff and liberal
ideals in general. Anomaly is intro
duced in the South because the South
has only one party and where the Re-
publican party exists it must become
the party of protest. This accounts
fo, the fact that the large cities Of
the East are Democratic for they
contain the bulk of the socalled less
desirable immigrants. 1t is a book
which covers too many topics for ex-
ample: Labor and the standards of
living; the spirit and method OF
American industry; prohibition; col
or problem; race consciousness In eu-
genics; the origin Of the American
people; Iiu Klux Khan; American
trade and political life; party politics
and too cursively to be readily de-
scribed. But throughout it all one
senses his primary thesis. He, being
European and Frenchman at that,
naturally sympathizes with the toler-
ant ideals of continental Europe
which manifest themselves in the
ideals of a certain portion of the
American people-and so do l.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25
The n. A. A. c. P. In Politics
By Herbert ]. Seligmann

The Hoover Administration went
down to a crushing defeat on May
z of this year. On that day the U. s.
Senate by a vote of Al to 80 turned
down the nomination to the u. S.
Supreme Court of a southern Judge
John ]. Parker of North Carolina
That defeat, all competent observers
agree, was mainly administered by
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People. The
N. A. A. C. P. based its campaign
upon a published report, of which 9
clipping is in its possession, of a
speech made by Parker on April 10,
1920 while a candidate for election
as Governor of North Carolina. Par
ker never denied making the state
ments attributed to him nor repudi-
ated the sentiments they expressed.
He said:
"The participation of the Negro
in politics is a source of evil and dan
ger to both races and is not desired
by the wise men in either race or by
the Republican party of North Caro-
lima"
This utterance, at best a cheap
concession to the Negotiating white
South, at worst flouting of consti-
tutional guarantees. branded the man
who made it as unfit to sit upon the
nations highest tribunal. The N. A.
A. C. P. undertook to defeat the Par
ker nomination, and it succeeded,
That defeat was due to the unprece-
dcnted activity and the untiring eff
forts of one man, Walter White, who
earned and had the backing of loyal
colcred people, irrespective of party,
throughout the country. Every sena-
tor in this country had notice plainly
served upon him that a vote for Par
ker was and would be considered an
act unfriendy to the cause of Negro
civil rights and full emancipation.
Despite the protests of colorcd
people, and of liberal white citizens,
the Hooevr Administration crowded
all possible pressure in support OF
the Parker nomination. The Hoover
Administration put all it had into
that fight. All it had was not enough.
And staunch friends of the cause of
human decency, like Senator. Arthur
Capper, Republican, of Kansas, and
Senator Robert Wagner, Democrat,
of New York, could not be budged.
They voted against Parker's nomina-
ton, despite all the pressure put up
on them.
But sore senator's did sell out the
cause of Negro civil rights. One Of
them is Senator Roscoe C. McCulloch
of Ohio. Senator McCulloch is trying
to be elected to the Senate mot re-
elected because he was appointed to
FL an unexpired term.) He now pro-
tests his friendship" for Negroes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25

For the young. business lighter
moments or tired moments we sug-
gest Arthur Trains paper Profits"
Arthur Train, apart from being an
eminent author, is lawyer, and was
an active member of his firm until
about seven years ago and member
OF the Massachusetts and New York
bars. The stories from which he is
most famous are of his celebrated
"Mr. Tut" member of the ancient
Trains stories touch more or less
closely, generally more, law of bust
ness.
Paper Profits" describes the bull
market of 1929 and the debacle
OF the Federal Reserve board that
which ensued on the pronouncement
all brokers loans were too high. Law
renee Rand, the fiction editor of a
woman's magazine lives contentedly
with his wife and two children in
the more modest section of rather
fashionable suburb until some of his
associates make money on the stock
market by change in ownership Of
the magazine. He feels that the ed
itor should have given him the same
opportunity to have profted and so
the seed of discomfort is sown. He
"falls in" with Clarice Shelton, the
beautiful but somewhat neglected
wife of a prominent, spectacular and
successful operator in stocks. She
encourages this feeling of discomfort
and in general adopts the whole fam
lily, introducing them to the smarter
life of the suburb. He resigns his
Job to 90 to work in brokers' Of
fee, of which firm he becomes a
member when she puts up the cash.
A water proofiing process, by impreg-
mating fabrics with a syrup of mo-
lasses containing certain type of
bacteria, has led to the formation Of
a corporation known on the exchange
as Glutex. When the bacteria has be-
come diseased a phage results and
the process fails. Rand's partner,
who is director of the company, or
ganizes a pool to dispose of their
holdings at the top price then sells
short several thousand shares cover
ing their commitment when the mar
ket breaks with no bottom. They
make a big fortune and Rand goes
into a bigger and more respectable
firm. Money lust gets him. He neg
lects his wife and children to such an
extent that she goes with them to her
fathers home. He prospers but, try
ing to sketch SIRE profit OF nine
hundred ninety thousand dollars into
a million, loses everything after the
Federal Reserve boards warning con-
corning brokers' loans. A big oper-
ator whom he had unknowingly
bucked effects reconciliation be-
tween him and his wife and gives him
back his old job as fiction editor on
the same woman's magazine at the
same old salary. Of course they
lived happily ever after. There ere
ironical turns in the story-their out
door man becomes real estate deal
err and lends Rand one hundred and
twelve thousand dollars when his
brokerage calls him for more margin;
the Negro bootblack makes ten thou
sand dollars on a hot tip, buys a
Packard and hires another Negro to
drive him around; a chorus girl to
whom he gives market tip and one
hundred dollars plays it, wins and
when he is broke gives him the hun
dred back; T. Wesley posthelwaite
whose social activities he follows
from the paper with no hopes OF ever
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25

Richmond, Va, Oct. Fl, 1880.
Dear Mr.. Amplifer: Did you hear
about that rollicking entertainment
at Second Baptist on Monday night!
1t certainly was some fun! One long
laugh after another. 1t was very
clever demonstration of an old-tlme
district school and every one entered
intu their part with great spirit. The
children's parts were all taken by
grown-ups and the infants class APP
peared to be the oldest of all.
Brigham Young and Lydia Pink
ham seemed to be teaasers' pets, not
to mention John Jacob Aston. and
Buster Brown whose short speech APP
peared to be written on the back
of a full-length roll of wall paper.
The scholars INDUCED freely in suck
ers and other delights all the time
"Skule" was going on and caused
much fun by the ridiculous answers
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25
Onlooker.

writing, eight weeks later, no arrests
have been made. Officials Of this Or
ganization, which has for years mde
special study of mob violence against
Negroes, lay this fresh outbreak. OF
lvnching in part to the psychological
effect of the current economic de-
preston, pointing out that whenever
the price of cotton is low, an unusual
number of crimes occur. Communist
activities in the South, especially the
newspaper publicity given to COM
munist meetings in which Negroes
have been urged to insist on social
and political equality by force j
necessary, have been cited by we'll
informed persons as factor in the
situation. There is in many sections
of the South, evidence of an increas-
ing fear of the Negroes growing
power, particularly his political pow
err, which has, perhaps, found ex-
preston in mob violence. A we'll
known Southern journalist was re-
Gently quoted as saying, "There have
been eleven lynchings since the Par.
ker episode, and there will be lot
more" A commission, made up Of six]
white leaders in the South and FOUR
well-known Negro educators, has
been appointed to investigate recent
lvnchings. The commission will aga
I'VE the causes of these outbreaks,
and also draw up program for pre-.
venting similar occurrences in the
future. The group will have the CO.
operation of the Commission on In
terracial Cooperation, and of many
individuals of both races. The men,
bership of the new commission gives
promise of prompt and useful action,
and will command respect for its
findings and recommendation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25
LYNCH LAW IN 1880
FROM THE SURVEY N. T..

For the first three quarters OF
1880, there have been twenty lynch
ings in the United States, eight more
than for the whole of the preceding
year. Outbreaks of mob violence
have occurred these past months in
Georgia and North Carolina, states
that he'd been free from such blots
for several years, and in southern In
diana a double lynching marred a
record that had held since 1902. In
addition to these twenty cases, the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored PEOPLE has IN
der investigation the violent deaths
of five Negroes, which, when all the
evidence has been collected, will pro-
badly have to be classed as lynch
ings. In the Indiana case, representa-
tives of the N. A. A. C. P. placed in
the hands of the responsible authorl-
ties, late in July, the names of twer-
ty seven members of the mob respon--
sible for the killings, and a mass OF
testimony against these men. At this
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One To The Amplifier

they gave to the questions of general
knowledge.
The spelling class was wonderful,
and extremely phonetic, but it seem.
ed to suit the teacher who was not
too particular as long as the pupil
appeared to be satisfied.
Altogether it was most success
fui evening and the full house show
ed every sign of its thorough enjoy
ment from beginning to end. 1t is. TO
be hoped that this performance VIII
be repeated at some future date.
Yes, sir. Second Baptist is going
strong and certainly deserves the
highest praise. Look out for the
next entertainment and get your
tickets beforehand or you will re-
gret it. Here's wishing good luck
and God-speed' to Gideon and his
Onlooker.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25
VIEWS OF
THE PUBLIC
Book Notes From The Bowser Branch Of The
Richmond Public Library
PAPER PROFITS"

meeting is the broker who finally
gives him a job and becomes close
and lasting friend.
1 don't know whether or not Mr..
Train ever operated bear pool, but
his description of how Rams manipu-
lated one, incidentally, to make one
hundred thousand dollars for him.
self, his description of scenes behind
fluctuations on the ticker tape are IN
teresting and enlightening. :
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25
THE RAMBLING BIBLIoPHILE

These books may be- borrowed
from your library-The Rosa d:
Bowser Branch of The Richmond
Public Library-free be merely reg
istering there. The library is To-
Gated on the second floor Of the
PHYLLIS Wheatley Branch of the Y.
". C. A. SIS N. 7th street. Men,
women and children may register.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25
SAYS JOE
SIMPSON
Hits And Bits
RESERVED SEATS FOR
WHITE PEOPLE

that we hope Negro churches
will leave out on the next pla-
cards that they have printed to
advertise a revival meeting.
This practice is not only ridicu-
lous, it is damaging as well, as
it has a tendency to impress up
OH the mind of the young that
age-old fallacy-the superiority
of the white man. If all religion
is jim-crowed, / don't want any.
WHAT ABOUT THE NEGRO
MINISTER'S?
In it's announcement through
the local press, the Conference
on Race Relations" in enumera-
ting who will be eligible to at
tend, names the different agen-
cies to be represented, ending
the paragraph with the sen-
tence: And all white ministers.
In the last paragraph the an
nouncement states that: "Specl-
ally invited Negro leaders will
be present and interpret pro-
blems of health, education and
agriculture, based on state
chamber of commerce reports
and the V. P. 1. rural life sur
vey." Too many Negroes under
one roof must be dangerous. A
man surrounded by the opposi-
ton will hardly speak his mind.
He will stand for a lot while you
have a gun in his ribs that he
would not tolerate otherwise.
A CONUNDRUM
The Community Fund. What
is it going to be, A table prepar-
ed for the poor by all races at
which all races except the Neg
70 will be served FIRST. The
Negro, as in all other cases will
get the LEAVINGS. POPU-
LARITY is sometimes BOUGHT
at a fearful PRICE,! A PRICE
that 81 DO NOT CHOOSE" to
pay.
ARE YOU A CITIZEN?
All people born in America
are Americans by virtue of
birth, but they do not become
American CITIZENS until they
have met and complied with the
requirements that are necessary
to the creation of CITIZENS in
America. Sad but true, Negro
citizens in Virginia are few and
far between.
AS SCARCE AS HENS TEETH
Only in EXCEEDINGLY
RARE instances are Negro Law
yers to be seen in the Police or
Hastings Court rooms in the
city of Richmond. We admit OF
course, the fact that Negroes as
a whole place but little conf
dence in the Negro as a Crini-
nal Lawyer, we also contend,
that this should be the prime
reason for the voluntary pres
ence of Negro Lawyers in these
places Lawyers must build up
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE in or
der to create a demand for their
services, just as manufacturers
resort to EXPENSIVE ADVER-
Using in order to inspire pub
lie confidence in their products.
The Negro Lawyer should fire.
quent the Police and Hastings
courts, handle some cases of
Negroes without charge; in this
way, and in this way only, can
they inspire public confidence in
their work. You may be able to
show the public much more than
you can tell them. Ask the auto
mobile dealers.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25

working supplement their rather than beg for nreas
ed salaries Richmond city of high saaried Negro
preachers.
THE CURE
The of the situation lies in the removal of the cause
Pastor must be discreet where discretion needed They
must become better prepared where preparation needed Small
and nosupporng unnecessary churches should have the cour
unite consolidate with other small larger churches
greater spirit of giving must be manifested the part OF
church members and loyalty must be manifested general
How to get these things done constitutes the problem
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25

Many people know that in buying from church entertain
they pay cents for of
which ungody restaurant keeper would charge only five cents
This is justified by sellers because lit is for the church
Churches sometimes feel forced to permit entertainments to
their sacred walls that not in harmony with their ideals
They need the money kinds entertainments draw the
crowd and the church condones suffers All
this necesstaed because the church member
his pleasures first and his church last if at ALL
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25
THE PASTOR is A FACTOR

sometimes accused of splitting churches to
way job This be true in too many
stances it universal law The writer
which he and many others knew that there
too many churches He advocated consolidation terms
that right Feeling deeply rooted in the people that
they simply would not In instance two churches had been
given the by the court with view to settling the
trouble between factions Thryv later the younger
generation offered resolution change the of of these
churches themselves failed because of the nu
ence of one had lived in the fighting days long
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25
HARD TIMES

which always been the tail end of the
Prostant thought has suffered than usual in the
pressure Few people think of paying little
cothng missing theater moving picture
ment smoking cigar less giving their chewing
in order that they may contribute little more money to their
church Few of them take out Gods money first pay
From most of them God gets what is left
Many still think of ministers set of parasites, dressing
fine eating the best and living easy on high salaries with dona
lions on the side Few any prepared minister's many who
well prepared get what they ought to have This holds
the country especially in Richmond Richmond has
been so long with fine grade of ministers that she
and service for granted in instances
Among the prepared ministers the most Industrious
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25

The article of Oct H. provoked much comment from those
religious circles The Baptist Ministers Conference of Richmond
and vicinity has aside next Monday discuss the The
author the article has been requested lead the
that all the ministers and those interested may
article republshing it in this issue.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-25
A GENERAL UNREST

In several of the churches in Richmond not the
and county there to be general unrest pastor recently
resigned church Richmond effort
resign defeated brewing still
nearly all OF them behind in current
expenses There to be special
charge OF immortality against the pastors of these restless
and delinquent churches
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-02-01
1T WAS FAKE BOOZE
New York Women Staged an Ex-
hibit Taken From Peddlers
of Alleged Liquor

Samples of illicit liquor and apparatus
used in connecting it is on display in New
York City as an exhibit to promote law
enforcement. 1t is sponsored by the New
York Women's Committee for Law En-
forcement.
The beverages ranged from Scotch
whisky composed of alcohol, water and
iodine to rye cut with water and caramel.
Included in the apparatus section of the
exhibit is an electrically heated perforated
rod which, together with oil of wood
flavor, was used to give fake whisky the
taste of being aged in wood. There were
many havoring and coloring fluids and la
being devices. The exhibit was lent to
the women by Prohibition Administrator
Campbell, of New York, and one of his
agents was present to explain the appa-
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