The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-04-28
B Ill. B O
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with the gaudy red, green and black
Negro Improvement Association.
founded by the irresponsible Marcus
Garvey) Bilbo used this as his open
ing wedge to work on the govern
ment.
Solves All Problems
Not only would the sending of the
American Negroes to Africa solve
the problems of the Negroes, It
would do many other things. First
it would save the white race, save
white supremacy, white culture,
white blood; second, it would save
the Negro race, save Negro culture
and save the pure Negro blood from
contamination with that of the
white; third, it would solve the re-
lief problem, for by sending all Ne
groes out Of the country, there
would be no one needing relief.
ribbons lof the defunct Universal
Mr.. Bilbo pointed out that in his
state there are 100000 Negroes and
100000 whites. OF the former,
there are 5000 on relief and only
1000 Of the latter. Thus by send
ing out Of his own state the 200,-
600 Negroes, it would naturally in
/ clude the 5000 on relief and make
jobs for the 1000 whites now re-
ceivng relief.
| Flags N.A.A.C.P.
| Without calling the name of the
organization, Senator Bilbo declar-
ed that there was an organization
representing Is per cent of the Ne
| groes in this country, which prey
ed on the others, exploited them and
did not agree with the principles of
| the resettlement or repatriation
plan.
He then called Walter Whites
name several times and flayed the
| secretary of the NAACP for his ac-
tivities on behalf of Negroes in the
United States.
| Mr.. Bilbo declared that this group
wanted to see white women hold
ing black babies in their arms
while the other group, 100 per cent
| Negro, didn't want to see the spec
tacle of white women holding black
babies in their arms
Playing up to the sentiment Of
racial prejudices, Mr.. Bilbo declar-
ed that there was only one solution
| to the race problem.
Separationists or Amalgamationists
Two courses were open to the
people of this country in solving the
race problem, but only one was the
right way, The first separation
or the shipping of all Negroes back
to Africa. The other method was
by amalgamation, or the intermar-
riage and absorption of the Negro
race by the white race. This the
senator declared was not to be
thought of because of the destruc-
tion of the white civilization and of
white supremacy and the many fine
things that the white race stood for.
Pointing out that 10000 Negro
| youths go over con the other sideo
annually, Mr.. Bilbo explained that
this meant large number of mu-
lattoes were passing as white and
committing the greatest Of crimes,
marrying white women in huge num-
bers,
Niger and Mule"
The South was becoming more
and more desperate, the senator said,
as q result of the annual loss of
many of Its most desirable popula-
tion, the whites, and the increasing
number of its most undesirable pop
ulation, Negroes. The South was
losing it's whites because they were
migrating to other sections of the
country where they had greater OPP
portunities, and because of this, the
South was getting poorer and poor
err. The large number of Negroes
in the South. Mr.. Bilho believed, was
one Of the reasons why President
Roosevelt declared the South still the
number one problem.
Economically, the Negro is out of
the pcture, for machinery is replac-
ing the "nigger and the mule" (he
may have said Negro, but the acous-
tics we're not of the best type for
his type of voice.. Machines FOR
planting cotton, machines for chop
ping cotton were eliminating Negroes
| everywhere,
| To show the educational discrim-
ination against the Negro in the
| South, Mr.. Bilbn quoted figures from
! South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia,
| but not one from his own state.
Friendly Toward Negroes
Painting himself as 'sfriend OF
the Negro" because Of his constant
contact with them, because Of the
things he has tried to do for them
Mr.. Bilbo diverted his harangue here
to discus briefly the southern sport
| of lynching. He admitted that there
must be something done in this de,