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Blacks and V\Hundreds of Police Called Out As White’s Army Masses AgainstBlacks in Flat War(By Associated Negro Press)CHICAGO, June 24.— A race war,threatening for weeks, assumed sinis-, ter proportions 011 Chicago’s South Side last night, when 200 extra policewere rushed to the Washington Paik distiict.One negro is dead; anoiher was said to be dying last night. Both were vi •• tims of a small army of white men who early yesterday set out with the avowed intention cf “(leaning out tin1 blacks.’* ^Plan Night BattleInformation was generally distributed among both whites and negroes that a big tight was to be waged some time during the night in Washington park.Police of the South park board, 200 strong, were rushed to the park and kept an all night vigil. Several hundred reserves were ordered on duly at tlie Englewood, Fiftieth street, Now City and Stock Yards stations.A special police guard was established at Kenny’s undertaking establishment, 5438 S. Halsted St., where the body of the slain Negro was held.Negro Stabbed and ShotThe Negro killed was Robert Robinson. 514 W. 54tli place. Robinsonwas simply walking to his home. There had been no fight or disturbance. A gang of savage hoodlums attacked him.He had been shot several times,stabbed repeatedly in the back andbeaten over the head with billiardcues. The murder occurred shortly after Saturday midnight, at 55th streetand Brinceton avenue.Ollis Harris, 5647 Grove avenue, is the negro said to be dying. He was shot through the stomach, stabbed and beaten at 57th street and l^afayette avenue.Both blacks were attacked by the same mob. Persons questioned by ae police say the whites numbered 150 men. Lieut. Fred Guerney of the Stockyards station and a squad had arrested, about two score of suspects yesterday, but only eleven were being held lastnight.Lieut. Guerney refused to give the names of the men held, because, hegeance by attacking the homes of those held.Won’t Discriminate—Alcock“The situation is most serious”, First Deputy of Police Alcock said last night. “We had better meet it now than later. I have instructed the precinct commanding officers to see that their men do their duty. Their will he discrimination.”*Battle Pre-arrangedYesterday morning’s excitement appeared to have been pre-arranged. At 12:30 a. in., the Stock Yards station received a telephone call that a wrhit? mob was out to kill all the blacks.” jA small squad of police was rushed out, hut failed to*connect with thegangsters. Knives, razors, billiardcues, clubs and several revolvers werepicked up along the trail taken bythe whites.Yesterday’s developments convincedpolice, city officials and others who have studied the racial problem that Chicago must deal with one of the most difficult situations in its history.The actual conflicts between whites and negroes come, it is pointed out. as to be expected climaxes to the series of bomb outrages perpetrated on the South Side in the last few months.None of those who yesterday discussed the matter believed any policy of Negro residence segregation would offer solution.Julius Rosenwald, who has given much time and money toward the development of the Negro people, said; “This racial problem in Chicago has been left too long awaiting solution. The newspapers can perform a big service by bringing the public to a realization of the seriousness of the problem.“I have 110 panacea. This question is too big to be solved with an offhand word. It is our duty to begin studying it at once, for the situation is critical.“Of one thing I fell certain—any policy of attempted segregation is out of the question.”Our own leaders are inclined to blame the rough element among the recent immigrants from the South for the increasing evidences of friction as well as the tough whites who are encouraged by the sensational daily newspapers. Movements are on foot among leading white and colored organizations to get together in an effort to cone with the situation.t1lt;11111t111tI
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Phoenix Tribune
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Sat, Jun 28, 1919
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