Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-07-01
Governor Arnall Links Negro Help With
Freight Rate Fight

Over in Georgia. few days ago, Governor Ellis Arm
ALL who can well be pointed out leader of growing
group Of New Southern Progressive Thinkers who had
lust instructed the Attorney General of his state 10 lille
suit in the Supreme Court of the United states seeking re-
ova of the discriminatory freight rates, linked the bet
torment the conditions affecting the Negro OF the South
with the Freight Rate Fight 49,,
According press reports the Governor charged that
the dferenta in freight rates engaged by the East and
North keep poor at their EXPENSE and asserted that
relations in the South is largely an economic
saving: when you the economic barriers = as
criminatorv freight rates you will have enough Jobs
for White and Black and you the cause of dscord
Stating that "f the North and these race ldeaists want
to help the Negro the South they will join us IN em-
mating Unfair Freight Rates. =. ,u.ou - +so 1rn;+od
States and especially of the South regarding the Negro
there can be important omission as a1echg 'e
Negro question and present condition OF tne oouta, s
what took place in the seats of Power in the Nato ana
in the CONGRESS- of the United States with respect to the
Negro in the years Immediately preceding that period IN
Southern history ~h1rn called n tha Tragic Era
According to this unwritten history, after the great
Thaddeus Stevens borne by two Negroes upon aao
appeared before the Congress and made ms ast spee
for full citizenship rights for the Negro dying not ong
thereafter the group which he led becoming eaoeress
there followed compromise between the leaders OF tne
North and South in which it agreed that the North
would take control of the industrial and financial develop
ent of the country and the South woua coou and
would be allowed to handle the Negro question anu 'he
Negro in its own way. 49, :. ~, c+h 10
its part of the bargain created the famous grand
fathers clause and the whole pattern OF jim crow Law
which spite of the Constitution or tIe
and the amendments thereto giving full citizenship to the
Negro were either confirmed evaded by the courts Oh
the Land while the South set about to handle !ne ego
in its own way and develop great cotton agriculture
The North its part of the bargain set ABOUT
immediately with the development of the business imam
cia and industrial power of the Nation estabhshed us
banks built railroads. its great center OF industry ere
ated the freight dfferentia barrier against the
Souths participating in any of this great development Oh
the Nation. =, GILL, III 90
Every intelligent Southern Negro of the South will at
once agree with Governor Arnas statement that race
lations in the South is largely economic problem ana
every intelligent Negro of the South knows that the
largely through the barrier of the Freight Kate D11e
entail is being kept poor and unable to develop Its great
industrial and agricultural potential and wealth. and whole
heared agrees with the Governors determination TO nave
this great barrier removed evidenced by his instruction
to the Attorney General to file suit in the United States
Supreme Court for that purpose.
But in the light of the compromise between the North
and South still part of the unwritten history regarding
the Negro and viewing his present conditions the South
must first give the Negro full citizenship rights under
the Constitution thus repudatng its part of the agree
ent after which neither the North ideasts nor
some politician, who givt lip service to the Souhs fgnt
the courts would need be called upon, Tor theh te
foundation would be destroyed