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About Portland new age. (Portland, Or.) 1905-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1906)
THE NEW AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON jtortlattin New Ag A. D. OKII'I'IN. Miinnifur Ofllru, Itooiti .117, Ccimmotiuonltli IImIMIhk Ent red at the potofflc at Portland, Orfon, m second-clan matter. SUBSCRIPTION. One Year, payable In advanc $2.00 I EDITORIAL m mm nimmi ! The following editorial, taken from the Oregonlan of Sept. 26, Is one of the best editorials on the race ques tion ever published In a dally paper. We need more men Hkc Hon. H. W. Scott In this country. Every negro In this country should read the Oregonlan and see what a great friend we have in the editorial chair: THE SOUTH AND THE NEGRO. To any Hint for the troubles between tho Southern whites and tho negroes the whites aro themsolves to blamu would bo a harsh Juilgment and not wholly true. Tho blacks aro guilty of gravo offenses, but In denllng with their colored neighbors tho members f tho moro advanced raco hnvo exer cised little forbearance. Southerners havo claimed that they should bo per mitted to Hottlo what they call "tho negro iiueHtlon" without Interference from tho North, on tho grounds that It Is a domestic concern of tholr own, that they understand It better than outsiders, and that tholr reelings toward tho blacks are kindly. TIiIh claim tho rest of tho country has of Into years boon disposed to concede, lu dealing with tho blacks the South linn hnd a free hand. It has nullified tho enfranchising amendments to tho Constitution ami deprived the negroes of tho right to vole, so that tho Southern whites have almost doubled tho proportionate rep resentation of tho North In Congress It has put them on tho footing of a iiervlle race on tho railroads, lu hcIiooI, everywhere, without protest from outsiders, lu short, tho South bus had Its way with tho negro, with tliu result that tho question does not approach a settlement but grows dally more perplexing while tho frcllngH bo. twceii tho two races it re becoming en venomed. It Is a mlstnko to couccdo to tho South that tho negro ntiCHtlon Is local and not national, Tho original wrongs of tho negro wero the guilt of Now Kngand no less than of Virginia. Ho wiih Hot free and enfranchised by tho net of tho nation. Tho whole country owes him reparation for tho wrongs of centuries. Moreover, If It Is tho duty of tho federal government to keep the peaco and see justice done to tho lower races lu Cuba and tho Philip pines, It Is a strango distinction which abjures all such obligations townrd tho negroes. Tho existence In this country of some eight or ten million people who aro practically without tho piotectlon of law Is not a matter of local Interest merely. Considered as a lower animal South erners llko tho negro. They pot him ns they would a dog and suffer his ca u'hsch without disgust so long ns ho does not asplrn to human dignity. In this way the Southern whites aro as fond of tho negro as Englishmen aro of horses; hut when forced to count him among human beings they do riplso him. They sneer nt his humble essays lu literature, which aro llko the llrst uncouth achievements of a growing boy; they scornfully bollttlo his half-developed Intellect; they Hiicor at his sorvlle traits bred In Hlavcry, and punish his crimes with lelentless cruelty, Homo Southern writers say that tho negro Is reverting to barbarism. If they aro right It Is exactly what might b expected from tho system of social, educational and legal outlawry which ho lives under. If ho offends, tho lights which belong as a matter of comae to tho whlto criminal aro de nied him. For tho negro there aro no courts, no law, no right to bo heard. Suspicion Is conviction. Accusation Is proof. Ho Is hunted down llko a wolf and the Ingenuity of raco hatred Is taxed to make him feel his death. On tho stdo of criminal Justice tho failure of tho South In the negro question has become tho urandal of tho world. I .Nothing llko It has boon soon stuco tho Romans put down tho rebellion of their BlaveB. Indeed It almost seems as If tho Southern whites looked unit tho negroes ns a servile clnss In In Hiirrcctlon ngalnst their lawful owners. In tho Atlanta riots tho blacks showed n certain spirit and vigor In ....1 .!., 1lf1,lln. mum nlnln nil urnll l"u""v' "- "-.. 0.. " as negrocB. This was, of course, re- grCltanle; Btlll, to gam rCBpect uiu blacks must learn to defend them- , ,, . selves. Tho cry that tho crimes against white women can only bo pro- vented by lynch law Is a confession of wenkness. It Is tho plea of n commun- Ity maddened by hysterical race hat- red. Lynch law Is not only n reversion to savagery, but It Is utterly Ineffectual Tho particular crlmo which Is said to Justify It increases rather than the contrary, while tho relations between tho races mnrch steadily toward civil war. Tho whites become moro cruel and less discriminating In their pun ishments, tho blacks bolder and moro united In resistance. A mounted rural police llko that which lias so long and so admirably kept order among tho desperate characters of Western Cnn ada would do as much to snvo civili zation In tho South as any single thing that could he suggested. Hut the first teal step toward the solution of tho negro question must bo the ad mission by tho Southern whites, how ever reluctantly, that tho negro is n human being with human rights and aspirations. FAIR AT SAN FRANCISCO. Citizens Doalro to Show That Me tropolli Has Not Lott Grip. San Francisco, Hopt. 25. A vory ambitious echonio lias been put forward hero this week In tho form of a pro posal that Han Francisco hold n world's fair in 1011. Tho ldoa had boon Bug (tested early in tho year, but nothing was heard ol It following tho flro until this week, when W. II. Mills, of tho Southern Pacific, in a lottor to James I). I'holnn, revived tho plan. It was originally intended that tho exposition should bn commemorative of ttio dis covery of tho Pacific ocean by Ilalboa in 1513. Tho dnto 1011 has been suggest cd for tho exposition, as it follows so closely on the world's fair to bo held in Paris In 1010, and would onablo San Francieco to havo tho exhibits trans ferred as they wero from St, Louis to Portland. Tho suggestion of Mr. Mills has been woil received, Mr. I'holnn in a cordial reply auggOBted that Mr. Mills consult with others who aro known to bo Inter eated in such a project. If sentiment warrants, it Ib understood that prelim inary'atopa will then be taken to form a corporation to finance tho undertak ing. It is tho general opinion lliat such an exposition morn than anything eleo would contribute to tho futuro welfaro of Ban Francisco. It Is not lntondod to operate on any such scale aa tho St. Joula fair, but to ueo the Portland ex position as a model and build on lines unique and artistic. Aa a alto for tho uocfBHHry buildings, tho burned area and Golden Unto park havo been sug gested. TWENTY BODIES EXHUMED. More Victims of the San Francisco Disaster Found. Bun Francisco, Sept. 25. Another tragedy has been brought to light through the finding o( tho remains of a score or more of bodies in the ruins of a lodging houso at the corner ol Fifth and Minn streets. J, It. Armstrong, a contractor, made tho grewRomo find while during away debris which choked the thoroughfare. The lodging houso, which was a four story fiame building, was tossed bodi ly into Minna street In a heap by tho earthquake and immediately took flro. It is raid that the flro south of Market street originated hero. Fifty people were in tho place at the time of the shake, only seven of whom have been accounted for. Mrs. Mur ray, the landlady, baa never been seen or heard from and it is thought that her remains are among those found. She ia aald to have a wealthy daughter realdlng in New York city and a broth er-ln-law in Vallejo. Armstrong positively identified one body aa being that of a young man named Wood a who was employed by the Itladon lion worka. Decisive Battle Imminent. Washington, Sept. 25. According to information which roached Washington from San Domingo, a battle between the government troops and rebel forces is imminent and the forthcoming en gsgeuieut ia expected to be a decisive one. The contending forcea are assem bled in the vicinity of Montu Criati, where the battle la expected to be fought. It ia aald that should the government gain a victory over the rebela it iiay end the reoellion, Up in the Billions. Waahlnaton, Sept. 25 The foreign commerce of the United States haa croaaed the (3,000,000,000 mark. In the 12 montha ending with August the imports were $1, 254,309,735 and the exports 11,750.417.808 a total for the 13 months of 13,101,817,633. Theae I floiirita am Mtirmllait hv tlm tinman nf .utlatlcs of the department o! Com marc sad Labor, (J HOWUI American may well be proud of , "elr great military training academy .o , k uiu I complete institutions of its kind and furnishes tho cadet with a thorough iirncuciu inu im'uriiumi itinwieuKe m ''" utlei before ho Is actually launch- 'ed on his career as an ofllcer. This grc(U ncn(,emyt,10 upkepp of ,vlllcll costs the United States government no les than nbout $!0,000 per annum furnishes rather over CO per cent of Ajnorlen's officers. Intending romttotl- torrt must ,)0 j,0tween the ages of 17 and 22 and they must also bo at least 0 feet 3 Inches In height. They appear before an examination board which meets In May, and should they suc ceed In passing both physical and men- OADKTS OOINQ tnl test they aro allowed to enter the military academy on Juno 12 for a four-years course Tho tests of the prolonged probation arc so sovcro that often not more than 50 per cent finally pass out. Each cadet receives yearly, roughly, about $000, out of which he has to pay for his messing and uniform. The life Is Bpartnn-llko In Its simplic ity mid In tho severity of Its punish ments. The cadets aro granted no al lowance or pocket money, and the tine of Intoxicating drink Is strictly pro- rr ,H'rrJTT i , IKFff;1'! . i - A . i I.r iij. Eft .:y sMiLJ 'JU UU. DM IX Ol- CAUKTH. hlbltcd so much so, that should any spirituous liquor bo found lu a cadet's quarters ho Is liable to bo dismissed from the servlco; the use of tobacco Is likewise forbidden. Thero aro also very stringent rules ns to tho treatment of the Junior ca dets In connection with what Is known as "ragging," any cadet being eonsld. ered guilty of bullying, even lu the mildest form, laying himself oxn to nummary dismissal from the military academy. Cadets aro even forbidden to buy "UUAUD MOUNT" OADKTS any newspaper or periodical without tho express permission of the superin tendent, and no one Is allowed a ser vaut, so that each cadet has to clean hU own uniform and keep his room tidy. As has bnn already stated, the life Is a truly Spartan one, very little leave or holidays being granted. There la a half-holiday on Wednesdays aud Sat urdays, aud no study from Dec. -t to Jan. -; a longer vacation running to a few weeks Is given to the cadet at the end of hU second year. Work begins dally at U a. m. and continues with slight Intermission till 0 p. m each cadet being prepared to tho fullest ex tent to take his place In almost any branch of the service. There are not only yearly and half yearly examinations, but monthly and weekly ones'; In fact, the cadet Is un der such close observation that he re ceives marks for the ordinary dally work. One novel feature of the train ing at West Point la that particular im portance la attached to the system of delivering lecture la a simple and con else manner. Each cadet is made to work out a problem on a black board and then to explain It aloud to his cobb panlons. In conclusion It may be aald that no expanse la spared In any way srhatectTt to aaU tt Wt PUt tk'; it' ffltaliiFidffrMHBBBal'tf. ' rMJSfiJSf Uj'-bbbbbbbbbbwB aHaBWBB&BaWBBBBBwSfwi 3wrTT T aSaBBBBBBBBBHKaTSB flBBHBFBrTaHPHaHftBBBBBBBBBBB VBL $ MjwrliWmaaaaaaaaaaWW'Sj? BHrKuAar!aBBBBMr.a3n J .7j i Xd W - Je ' . - , ,1 wbVb xJ , v!!.SJ.&r;' n v-? VraHaiiiiiBBA iiVLk.MHBi1iiiiiH f-v 'iisj ftfec4wfliLLHLLLLLHkaafLLLLLLLL9 f .H;"- i'v.!l'yiaPA,vl 1 i-HI.IMV . 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London Sphere. THE FEMININE METHOD. IIimt Thr PuaBla One Another by Their I'ollla Allcnllon. "Thero comes that bowl again I" ejaculated Mrs. Pryor, In n tone of de nim I r. A moment later she was at the door listening affably while her friend from across tho street told how sho "couldn't roslst bringing over n Ikv1 of these strawberries thoy aro so unusu ally large l" "What about tho bowl, Jean?" quer ied tho bachelor brother, who persists In trying to help. "Huougu nbout It!" groaned his sis ter, as soon ns tho neighbor was safe ly out of hearing. "On my birthday three mouths ago, mind you Mrs. Fox brought over that bowl filled with so mo of her delicious home-made candy, and to save me I couldn't tell whether she was presenting mo with the trawl or Just tho candy. It's a dainty little dish, you see, and I didn't want to as sume that It was meant for mo unless It was, so It was pretty embarrassing until a fow days afterward I hit on the Idea of sending her some of my strawberry sunshlno In tho same bowl. I thought If sho hndn't Intended to give It to me, sho would Just keep It after that. "Hut before a week had passed she sent It over again filled with some of her lovely orange marmalade. There wasn't a thing to do but repeat my lit tlo twc, and that time I gave her spiced gooM'berrlcs. Then back she anno with some of her precious tutti frutti, and we've kept It up over since. "All tho treasures In my fruit-closet are exhausted, and I guest hers are, too. for you see fcho's begun on the markets now, with theso fresh straw . V i.TMfft 4 ' sas?iK4 IN FULL-DHKSS UNIFORM. berries. I'm Jast tired of racking my brains for new delicacies to fill that bowl with, and all I want to know la whether she keeps returning It because 1m thinks she has given It to me, or whether she Is simply paying back my attention to her each time. "Then why don't you ask herl" "Ask her?" "A man would." "A man no doubt!" (with Immense superiority.) "And Just suppose she hadn't Intended giving you the bowl at all! What then?" "Let her say so. Why, I'll ask her for yon, sis." Mrs. Pryor actually squealed. "Oh! If that wouldn't be Just like a man blundering and club-like I Don't you say oue word to her about It, Sey mour I I shall manage to find out some way, Besides, I've Just thought what I can send back In the bowl next time. I'll make stuffed dates." Youth's Companion. Oar experience has been that when a man approach us and says; "A funny thing happened yesterday," and then proceeds to relate It, the Incident U sot funny. 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