How 20 Prominent Negroes Impressed Me.
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an ~ INTERESTING AC
COUNT OF WHAT A
YOUNG MAN SEES WITH
HIS EYES OPEN.
(Praton News Service)
(By I. J. K. Wells, President Amer
ican Federation of Negro Students.)
(NOTE:—Mr. Wells has consented
to write a series of articles dealing
with what he saw and heard during
his long jaunt in the interest of the
Youth Movement. He will discuss
Negro Migration and its effects; 20
prominent Negroes he met on the
tour. Tell of plans of the Business
Scholarship to be given under the
direction of the American Federa
tion of Negro Students; as well as
publish criticisms of the “Ten Great
est Negroes America Has Produced’)
INSTALLMENT NO. 2
Fools rush in where angels rush
out Perhaps this is the admonition
Solomon, in his sagely way would
deal out to one who brooks nerve
enough to freely talk about person
alities. Angels would avoid giving
their impressions while Idiots would
dare to tread. No matter which is
justifiable it is assuredly, in the in
terest of diplomacy to say only good
things about big men for otherwise
be the statements ever so true one
would trample upon the vanities of
men. . T
The impressions are given as i
have seen them. I ventured into
giving expression to this phase of
my experience prompted by the be
lief that if each of us knew the kind
of impression we unconsciously give,
we would have at least a way to
improve our weaker points and sub
due over-developments in our person
alities.
Why is it we can get our fellows
to mention only our good qualities?
Perhaps, it is because we are pleas
ure seekers, and are distinctly re
vulsive to hurting one § feelings.
0|ne seldom finds the poor impression
he makes, which seldom comes ex
cept while the informant is angry,
then he pours out his impressions
in torrents, and unfortunately truth
is then inseparably mixed with other
less gracious elements. Few of us
would dare say to a friend, ‘You
impress me as a liar, as vain, as
insincere, or as being a trifle dumb.’
The world would be advanced if
more of mortals would be more
frank about some of the unfavor
able impressions made upon them.
It,- however, is not my purpose
here to write a healthy tirade on
these twenty prominent persons and
how they impressed me. ^
MET FIRST FOUR IN LOUISVILLE
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I met the first four of them at
Louisville, Ky„ on my way to our
Youth Convention in Nashville.
The first quartet was Wilson Lov
ell, president and founder of the
beautiful and progressive First
Standard Bank. He was rather
small in stature, keen of feature,
compressed lips, the latter his most
noticeable feature. Yo say that he
was light brown of skin gives one
an indefinite idea of this banker’s
complexion. There are so many
tones of this hue that unless one
wears the shades of night, as Ros
doe Conkling Simmons terms it, col
or description is a pure and difficult
science. Mr Lovell is semi-austere
of mein, yet easily approached and
his bearing says: “I’m a go-getter.”
The Editor of the Louisville
Leader was quite a different person
ality. I was wondering if in him
would be found the type of man his
paper suggested—a leader. He is
about five feet, eight inches tail,
extremelv dark of complexion, well
built, pleasant but forceful person
ality. He has a very agreeable
voice. 1 first saw him presiding
over the Business Men’s Association
of his city. His manner of presid
ing was pointed almost to the point
of brusqueness.
Louisville has a very distinctive
and elegant home office of the Do
mestic Life Insurance Company. A
comparatively young man of about
35, G. P. Hughes, is president. He
has the bearing of the diplomat,
with an ample amount of quiet re
serve. The effort to make an im
pression, easily detected in many
would-be Important men was quite
absent in Mr. Hughes.
During my entire travel in the
interest of the Negro Youth Move
ment I found no more singular in
dividual than W. H. Wright, presi
dent of the American Mutual
Savings Bank, of the same Blue
Grass city. I sauntered unobtrusive
ly into this well-appointed banking
institution and asked to see the
president. In less than sixty se
conds, a portly gentleman, who dis
turbs most scales to the extent of
200 pounds, confronted me match
lessly attired in tuxedo suit. He was
dark, but not black. I soon found
myself trying to establish a victory
in which I registered no victory.
He was a Simmons University and a
Howard University man. and withal
stubbornly persistent He revealed
that his bank had lived four years,
had progressed, but during the
whole course he had drawn no sal
ary. but instead allowed such finance
to be invested to form the growth
of this enterprise. He seemed to
believe but little in advertisement
and I feel quite safe in at least la
beling him with appropriate respect
as quite eccentric.
(Continued next week)
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA,. May 15—
(P. S. N.)—A probe is being con
ducted into the death of Miss Cora
Brown, aged 16 years, of Whitehouse
a suburb, who died in the county
hospital Wednesday afternoon from
a gunshot wound, alleged to have
been accidentally inflicted. Police
believe the girl was murdered.
CHARGED WITH) SMASHING
WINDOW.
John Lewis, colored, broke into Mr.
John A. Hines shoe repair establish
ment, 515 E. Clay Street, Saturday
morning May 10th at about 3:30 A. M.
Two officers vtere on guard in the alley
across the street. Lewis did, not know
this and he smashed the window pane
with a brick. Officers hearing the
noise rushed towards the shop. Lewis
ran. The officers fired the bullet graz
ed Lewis’s jaw and entered the win
dow. , .
Lewis was arrested and appearing
before Judge Ingram stated that he
hoped the Judge would sentence him
for life. It is reported that he is an
old offender and has served time in the
penitentiary.
\ GREAT MEETING IN PETERS
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The citizens of Petersburg and sur
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coming of June 3rd to 6th at which
time will he held the greatest meet
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r, formerly the V. N. and C. I.
Wednesday June 4th. at 10:30 A. M.
the Alumni Association will convene
ivith hundreds of men and women from
the country over. Thursday. June 5th,
the 40th year celebration of the found
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-'elebration of the connection of Dr.
John M. Gandy with the school as a
nrofessor and president.. Friday A. M.
June 6th. re-union of college men and
relebrntion of the re-esCaMisnmem oi
the College Department after twenty
vears. followed by the commencement
exercises in afternoon. Great prep
arations are being made by tWe stu
dents and faculty for the reception of
thousands of people who will attend up
on this great occasion.
Among the speakers will he Dr. Me
Kinzie. president of Fisk University.
Nashville. Tenn.: Dr. Moody, of Mis
sissippi; Dr. Eggleston, member of
the Board of Contro. and president of
HampdenSidney College; Mr. Jackson
Davis, of the General Educational
Board; Dr. G. L. A. PoffuM Bedford,
Vaj.; M. T. Bailey, president of the
Alumni Association. Chicago, 111.; Dr.
C. W. Florence, member of the faculty;
Rev. J. B. Brown, Petersburg, Va.; Mr.
Aery of Hampton School, Hampton.
Va.; Dr. John IM. Gandy, president of
the State Normal College, Petersburg,
Va- and many other leading charac
ters.
Mrs. Ora Brown Stokea Richmond,
Va, Class of 1900, chairman, Miss
Mary E. Branch, teacher at the V. N.
and I. I., Petersburg, Va., chairman of
Publicity, together with a committee
of one hundred, ate working like tro
jans to make this a criterion of all fu
ture events upon the “Old Camping
Grounds” of their Alma Mater.
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COLORFUL NEWS “MOVIES”
By ‘THE CAMERAMAN.”
1—THE “NEGRO INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION. 2—EFFECTS OF NEGRO MIGRATION. II.
3—COLORETTES
(Preston News Service)
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HEARINGS.ON THE FOSTER BILL (H.R. 3228)
“to create a Negro Industrial Commission” are being held by
the House Judicial Committee, and the usual intra-racial
nexus, where colorful matters are involved, has made its ap
pearance. A bi-partisan puzzle is the result, in that propon
ents of the bill, are, of course, those who are visualizing the
title of “Mister Commissioner” addressed to them as they
gracefully revolve in a frictionless swivel chair to the financial
tune of $5,000 per annum; while opponents of the measure
are those who dislike any speci al divisions in the administration
of governmental affairs for Negroes, Chinese,. Italians, Germans
or any other racial group. As was said by Mrs. Mossell
Griffin, of Philadelphia, Chairman of the Legislative Depart
ment of the Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, “all we
need is the full and non-discriminatory administration of those
provisions and agencies which have already been created for
all the people. If we are given our full share of them, we
shall be satisfied. We don’t need any special designation for
Negro matters 01 relief.”
It is said that another delegation of opponents has protested
at the White House along the same line of argument. On
the other hand, it is well known that several ambitious “com
missioners” who failed to receive commissions when the Mason
Bill, the Spencer Bill, and the Industrial Commission Bill of
Col. Giles B. Jackson expired in the Congressional Committee
rooms, are striving to “land” berths which will at least keep
the wolf at a safe distance for several years to come. These
“gold-hunters” are not dismayed by the sturdy fight of Mrs,
Griffin and her organization, and are insistent upon seeing
that “our group” has additional representation in the affairs
'of Government.
One thing, however, is as plain as the noon-day sun, in
connection with the Foster Bill, and that is that the “BRETH
REN” are, as usual, hopelessly divided. And when this
truth becomes keenly discernible to “de white folks” they will
probably do as they have always done in such crucial situations
and that is, play “hands off” everywhere, by leaving the bill
on a deathbed and by leaving the hopes of its proponents in
their present dormant state. Or else they may place the whole
proposition in the political pool and let some peaceful pol
iticians “fish” for it. In any case, Grey was right when he
said: “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown; the paths
of glory lead but to the grave.”
(Effects of Negro Migration—II. Continued)
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THE “POLICE POWER” of a State is that authority'
under which a State may regulate public health, public safety’
and public morals. Negro migration has undoubtedly stimu
lated the exercising of this authority in the Southern States.
TThis is evidenced by new steps which have been taken to
improve the health and housing conditions of the remain
ing Negroes. These activities have taken on new life in a
number of prominent Southern cities, and interracial commit
tees are constantly in conference upon these topics, for, within
its heart, the South would not have its Negro population leave.
It has been and still is its greatest labor asset.
Calamitous to Southern representation in Congress is the
fact that Negroes wfho are denied the voting privilege in the
South may, after conforming to the requirements of Northern
voting regulations, go fearlessly to the polls and use the ballot.
If this feature becomes marked enough within the next ten
years, it will undoubtedly result in a reduced representation
of Southern legislators. Whether or not this might induce the
Democratic party to attempt to make some political reforms
is an open question.
In the social treatment and education of migrants, there are
frequent tendencies to invoke some of the social customs of
the South. These tendencies are advocated principally by
sincere race people who are thoroughly saturated with South
ern customs of a harmful ilk and who, unfortunately, are loth
to abandon them and grasp, in their stead, the true spirit of
Northern freedom. Although their intentions are good, it is
regrettable that they do not invoke the full measure of virtue
of a greater freedom, abhorring segregation and not asking for
“special” considerations for their BRETHREN; but, rather,
enforcing the considerations already available and presuming
that they are for the benefit of all people.
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i ne over-inauigence in reversionary memories and practices I
of Southern territories has undoubtedly been one of the indirect
causes of interracial misunderstandings in the North, which have
on several occasions, resulted in riots; for there has come about
a wide gap in the creed of the native Colored Northerners and
the migrant Colored Northerners, the former of whom have
hopes to live as they have always lived, but who have felt the
back-fire of an attitude which antagonists of the BRETHREN
quickly welcome, no matter where they are located.
Sheer shortage of labor gave the colored worker his admis
sion through the gate of Northern Industry, and with restricted
immigration the style of the industrial day, his status is fairly
secure. A better type of industrial instruction, guidance, and
opportunity to secure apprenticeships will make him an abso
lutely permanent component of the Northern labor group. Or
ganization has promised him a square deal, and die burden is
about an even proposition between him and Northern employ
ers to see that his days are unnumbered aa a producer, and that
as an American, he partakes of all the benefits his labor merits.:
<• (To be continued)
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per cent, every thirty years, the miscegenation laws don’t seem
to be very effective.
Amityville. Long Island, the "garden spot of New York,
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body take notice, please.
The "pros” and "cons” are having a merry time testifying
for and against the "Negro Industrial Commission” Bill, hear
ings on which are being held by the House Judiciary Com
• mittee, at Washington, D. C.
It didn’t take the West Virginia people long to refute the
peonage reports set loose by some ambitious journalist who was
unacquainted with the "Mountain State. W. Vas. some
State. Go through it and you’ll know the reason why.
The Civil Rights Bill of New York State seems to be work
ing pretty well. If you don’t think so, ask some of the theatre
and cafe managers against whom heavy judgments have been
obtained.
"Voteless” Washington is running true to form. Following
one Republican “primary” at which delegates and alternates
were selected for the Cleveland Convention, another "conven
tion” has been called by another band of "Republicans” for
the "election” of "delegates.”
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(Pretton Newt Service)
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