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Show FUTURE OF THE NEGRO IN HANDS OF THE SOUTH Baptist Minister Advises Northern People to Trust Prcblem to Those of the South. , " V - NEW YORK, April 27After a trip through the South for the purpose of studying the negro problem. Dr. R. S. I MacArthur of the Calvary Baptist church has returned to New York. He visited nine Southern States, and met representatives from three or four other oth-er States. -Speaking of bis trip, he said last night: "It must be admitted that In my travels trav-els I found men sensitive over the Booker T. Washington incident at the White House, but even they are recovering recov-ering from the effects of the first shock. They now learn that the President's act bears no more relation to the social eqallty of the races than the political affiliation of the man in the moon. . "Even the bitterness of the Crura appointment ap-pointment Is fast passing away, and the South has unbounded admiration for President Roosevelt and his wonderful j achievements In his strenuous personality personal-ity and unspotted character. "The people of the North should trust the South more fully today in its treatment treat-ment of the negro than ever before. The difficult problem of the past is fast nearlng Its solution. Mr. Carnegie's gift came at an opportune time. Booker Book-er T.. Washington is the Moses to 9,000.-000 9,000.-000 of blacks today that Moses of old was to 3,000,000 Hebrews. He is another ; Washington,' only to vastly greater numbers than was our General and President. "A brighter day is coming when the mutual trust between the North and South will solve the problems of the hour. The future of the negro In the. South is bright, not dark; hopeful and not despairing." ii i 1 mi ii isws |