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9 Etleemed Friend: -Am receiving continued from page i TheNegro and the Land yourypaper; It Is fine. J. Lucius Crisp Kantas City, Mo. Sei me your paper by all means; 1 Ilk good, clean news. L.

Sneed, Guthrie, Okla. Mr. Kditor: Kindly give space to this article If you can. Disfranchise the Negro, give blm an education and full rights of work and property and this will settle the Negro race problem such was the ar-gument advanced in 1890 when Mississippi began the nullification of the United States Constitution and wh it 119 Enjjy a paper like you are publish-lngirof. Paul Jones, Kansas State Normal.

has been the result? The paper is an Inspiration to your The Negro question is not settled despite the fact that nine-tenths of many friends Pat terson, Xenui; Ohio. the colored men 21 years of age and over have lost their votes in the Gulf We wish to state to our readers we states. Education has been restricted, cheapened and lowered in efficiency and most Negro children of school ago GARRET TWO 1 lie price of the place was $3,500. II contains a substantial two-story frame house with seven large and two small rooms, all in good repair and ample (Or the needs of our people. We fitted up the building with natural gas for heat and light, put In the necessary library furniture and began business September 1, l'JUS.

Our next step was to appear before the city council to ask for an appropriation for the 'maintenance of the library. After the usual preliminaries we entered into a contract by which for the use of our building and books they would furnish the desired appropriation, of less than $1,200 per an-num. This done, the mayor appointed a board of directors, established the library by city ordinance; thus we have fully accomplished in less than one year the launching of the first public Negro library in the Southwest. At the end of the first year the city was so well pleased witli the work Of the library, that at the request of the club, they took over the library and assumed the debt, ana" they have since paid every dollar of the indebtedness. I have made this account explicit for the benefit of others who, 1 hope, will follow our example.

We feel that when the city assumed the debt and maintenance of this institution, they expressed in unmistakable terms their endorsement of our enterprise. The citizens at large have alays shown a lively interest in our have many more such comments. Our object is justice to all, malice to none. are out of school. Low wages and caste restrictions hamper the Negro And we trust our subscribers who have not paid up will do so soon, as workman and show little abatement And the right to hold property even we know you do not want something for nothing The Editor.

this is being attacked in Southern cities. City ordinances are making it difficult or impossible ifor Negroes to purchase city homes And yet there is the rural 4outh, the haven of refuge for all true black men KINDS if they read the gospel acocrding to progress. They continue to send books continued fiom page one thoughts we left New Orleans, trusting it to the Great Creator who dominates all movements that the masses of the Negroes might be elevated to a state of living. Stopping at Macon, we found here the same general state of unrest among our people. This was the general state we found in all cities visited.

Our general opinion is that there arc great prospects in this country for the Negro, but to realize on these prospects as we would like to there must be a greater unity of our people throughout the country. Envy, jealousy and narrow-mindedness must be laid aside, one common purpose placed before us and all push to that one end, not some draw hack or try to defeat the success of the other. Bj so moving we shall be able to raise, the masses to a higher state and gain greater respect as a race, hampered and good magazines to us. I feel sure our best friends, and yet again listen to this by Clarence Poe, of North Carolina, editor fthe wide(y read "Progressive Farmer." He says: "I have received hundreds of letters representing fifteen states endorsing the plant of race segregation, I advocated on this page August 30, 1913. The law I advocated August 38th, it will be remembered, was just this.

Whenever the greater part of the land acreage in any given district that may be laid off is owned by one race, a majority of the voters in such a district ma ysay if they wish that in the future no land shall be sold to persons of different races provided such actions are approved or allowed as legal by the constitution of the peace, protection and social life of the community by a reviewing judge or board ty commissioners. Such a board that what we have done can be re peated in other localities. THE DUNBAR LITERARY SOCIETY. The Dunbar Literary Society met as usual last Friday evening at New- as i said could be used by any white community to keep itself white and discriminated against. Then fol-but the Negro would almost never be lowing the workings of God in the able to use it to keep itself a common- past, we believe He will lead the ity of Negroes.

If you are in favor of American Negro as a whole to higher civilization. such a plan and want to know more about it send me a postal card." My object, Mr. Editor, is to show the Negro the extent to which the white man of the' day is willing to go to discriminate and segregate the American Negro. J. H.

Jones, Wichita, Hope Baptist Church, with Dr. G. Brown in the chair. The query box questions were both interesting and instructive. Mr.

Reed gave quite an entertaining on what he had learned concerning the developing of photos. Mrs. E. T. Fishback rendered a well selected instrumental solo.

Mr. Watt Morris brought back to the mind the days of long ago by the rendition of a Jew's harp solor. Mr. Douglas favored us with an oration, and little Hiawatha Brown's favor of the evening was a vocal solo. The debate, "Resolved, That the acts of Jeff Davis did as much in bringing about the emancipation of the slaves as did those of Abe Lincoln," was discussed by Marshall and Williams, affirmateive, Johnson and Price, negative.

The latter won in the discussion. The Buzz Saw was presented by Mr. Curtis. Let us awaken to a sense of duty then to ourselves, to our race and to our Creator, and let not every man be a leader, but rather be inclined to follow and work for the uplift. And to the educated, to the professional let your acts be as acts becoming men of COMMENTS FOR THE EDITOR.

your standing. The masses are awake, they praise and criticise. Too often you are the means of driving them and their patronage from you, too often you stand out in a bold attitude, when you should consider the results, the future; too often when you are dishonored you show it instead of smiling; too often you are indifferent and do not welcome your customers pleasantly. Consider these things and let us pull as one to make business on a whole among Wichita negroes an example of what can be done. Your paper is fine we appreciate it not only with our minds but our money.

Prof. G. W. Carry, Principal High School, Guthrie, Okla. I- We need such good papers as yours which give to our people facts and logical thought.

Prof. A. J. Scales, Principal Douglas School, Guthrie, Okla. WHY NEGROES SHOULD SUBSCRIBE FOR NEGRO PAPERS.

1 had thought I would not take the paper, but the issues are so good, 1 am going to take it. Mr. Hud Lee, City. Say, Garrett, the paper is fine and 1 have heard any number comment on it. Many more will take it.

W. B. Lloyd, Grocerman. The paper isa hummer, "old man." I'm with you push it along. Atty.

Fred C. Helm. First Because it is our duty to support enterprises of the race. Second The Negro enterprises have no other means of support save their own people. Third Negro newspapers tell of the good things of the race, turn the blight side of the picture, and don't wait until you get in jail to speak of you.

Fourth Negro newspapers encourage and inspire the younger members to do more, get more and have more. Fifth Negro newspapers tell what the race has accomplished and its possibilities. Every Negro should have enough race pride to employ a Negro physician, trade at a Negro store, buy drugs prepared by a Negro pharmacist, read Negro papers, and patronize Negro enterprises of all kinds, no other race will. Ever think of this? If we are ever to amount to anything as a race, if we are everto take our proper place alongside of other great races a full, round, high place as we desire to take, we must begin to foster and patronize al lenterprises and business operated and controlled by Negro men and women. Lexington News.

i Iff SHORT ON Wichita has long needed a good, clean sheet, like you are publishing now. Dr. Wright, Druggist. Atty. Fred C.

Helm There's no reason why you should not make the Factarian a great pa- As Chief Mentor of Tabo an per. Garret you know you have my Temple Number he has made a support. Dr. J. E.

Farmer. good record. As a lawyer he is said to be the best of the race in the city. In fact he has so much Young men like you who are doing jegal practice that; ven were he so much to help the race deserve the so little a man gifted to little acts credit your paper must bring to you. and weakness his work would not Factarian Publishing permit it.

Htlm a gentleman. Prof. F. Pe-ry, Guthrie, Okla..