The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.8, page 248, Apr. 1905, U. of Illinois Press

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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers time I propose to investigate the character of his recommendations for appointment and satisfy myself whether he is honest or not. He has published a very intemperate attack upon me personally and threatens a libel suit, which shows bad judgement. On your way from New York to Tuskegee I wish you would make it convenient to stop over here and let me talk with you, because there are several things in connection with the institution that I should like to ask you about. With kind regards and great respect, I am, Your obedient servant, William E. Curtis TLS Con. 299 BTW Papers DLC. To Alfred Holt Stone [Tuskegee, Ala.] April 6, 1909 Personal My dear Sir: Your letter of April sth has just been received. By this mad! I am sending you a copy of the ''Successful Training of the Ne;,ro.'' I am sorry that you did not receive the last copy. Some days ago I received a copy of the paper read by you recently in Philadelphia, and have read it with interest. In the latter part of this paper you speak of the fact that I make no reference in my recent article to the shortcomings of the colored people. I think you are mistaken; if you will read the marked portion of the whole letter which I send you, you will agree with me, I think, that I did not omit reference to the matter. I did not dwell upon the colored people's shortcomings in the letter, however, as much as I would do in an address to the colored people for the reason that I was speaking mainly to the white people concerning what I considered to be their duties. In my addresses to my own race I never fail to dwell upon the very points that are brought out in your paper. I wish very much that you might see an experiment that is being conducted within about five miles of this institution. I was talking with the man who has charge of it this morning, and he tells me that he has this year 65 or 67 families on the plantation. I asked him 248