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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1928)
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It is a rare possession which should be carefully guarded. Shakespeare gives excellent advice when he says: “The friends thou hast and their affec tion tried; Grapple to thy soul with hoops of steel.” “BE PREPARED” The Boy Scouts have a fine motto. It is this: “Be prepar ed.” This, of course, is but a repetition of the injunction given by the Divine Master when He trod the earth, when He said: “Be ye also ready.” This is a good rule of life for all of us and especially our young people. They should prepare themselves for larger economic and industrial opportunities which will surely be theirs. The dawn is brightening to a more glorious day. A CONGRESSMAN The election of Oscar De Priest as congressman from Illi nois marks a new era in the political life of our people. Twen ty-seven years ago Congressman George H. White sang his swan-song and voiced a prophecy. “I leave this hall the last of my race; but phoenix-like wre will rise from our ashes to return and when we return we will return to stay.” The election of De Priest from Illinois means that two years hence, New York will follow this example and then, or sub sequently, St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia and Cleveland will send representatives to congress and democracy will vindicate her claims. The election of a congressman after twenty-seven years is a significant event in which all should rejoice. RECEIVING ATTENTION It is a matter of more than passing interest that so much abundant data can be found that the Annals of the American Academy of Social Science deems it worthy to devote its entire November issue to articles on the American Negro. The sub jects listed and discussed will be found in an instructive ar ticle in this issue. The race is certainly receiving attention. The array and classification of subjects is illuminating and significant. PATRONIZE YOUR BLACK NEIGHBOR By G. H. Lemons, Durham Branch National Business League <For Associated Negro Press) — BUSINESS and INDUSTRY One sees, from time to time, many plans and predictions concerning the development of this country for the next fifty years. Machines are be ing invented to cut down the use of man power. Engineers are being pressed to increase production. Fac tories are expanding, million dollar ! banks are merging, and the stock | market is breaking all records. With ! all of this we wonder if the Negro is progressing with the times. We hear many people say that the Negro race in America has made more progress in the last half-century 1 than any other race of people has j ever done. We point with pride to our banks, real estate firms, profes sional men, insurance companies, and the like, but the question of most vital importance to us is, “What will i they be doing fifty years from to-' day?” Negro farmers, laborers, porters, | maids, and cooks, when speaking of i their children, invariably say that the : children shall have the educational j advantages that they were denied, i But what are these same people doing j to assure themselves that their chil dren are going to have something to do when they complete their educa tion? Nothing! These same Negro parents put their money in white banks, buy in white stores, and insure themselves in white insurance companies, all of whom have absolutely refused to give employment, unless it be menial la bor, to the educated children of the Negro worker who has invested his money with them. It is distressing but true fact that one white insurance company alone carries more insurance among Ne groes than all of the Negro com panies combined. And the highest executive position that a Negro may hold with this company is assistant head janitor ir. their palatial main office building. But even he cannot use his own initiative for the head janitor is a white man. Yet, when Negroes buy a policy in | this, or any other white insurance company, they firmly believe that ! they are doing their best to prepare j for the welfare of their children, j They never think that if they were to i insure themselves with a Negro com pany ,and influence their friends to | do so also that their educated son or j daughter may be one of those em ployed. Ask a Negro why he does not put his money in a Negro bank and he will probably tell you that he “just doesn’t like the idea of giving those Negroes his money to keep.” He gets the same rate of interest and the same service, but still he is “giving” his money to those Negroes. Just because he gets his pay from some white man he feels that he must turn around and put it in the hands of an other white man who will, of course, use the money to make for himself a profit. Watch the grocery stores on any Saturday. The poor Negro merchant, who has given credit all of the week, paid a delivery boy, kept a wagon or truck going, and has given good serv ice, is passed by the shoppers, who, having just been paid, have their pockets full of ready cash to go to the white chain store because the sign in the window says the price is a few cents cheaper. But they must pay cash (sometimes bus fare two ways), carry their own goods, and be half-heartedly served by a disinter ested white clerk. Unnecessary to say, the profits are received by a white corporation and the luxuries that profits buy go to them also. We cannot get now, the book learn ing that we want our children to have, but we can get, and use, more common sense. If we want the world to keep marvelling at our rapid prog ress, we must be progressive. And the only way to progress in these United States is to build our future upon that most solid of structures, “Economic Independence.” In other words, we must learn the lesson of co-operation. If we help our black neighbor he will help us. Not because of gratitude or senti ment, but because it is simply good business. To all Negroes we say, pa tronize your own kind, for by so do ing, you are making an investment which shall return to you a profit which shall always increase as the years go on. CHICAGO SENDS FIVE NEGROES TO ILLINOIS STATE LEGISLATURE Chicago, 111. (By A. N. P.)—The size of the Negro minority in the Illinois general assembly, lower house, was increased by one at last Tuesday’s election, when William J. Warfield, a valuator in the tax asses sor’s office, was elected from the Fifth senatorial district. Others elect ed were Harris B. Gaines and George Blackwell from the First district and William E. King and George T. Ker sey from the Third. Kersey and King have served terms before. Gaines and Blackwell, both lawyers, are newcomers. OLD RESIDENT DIES Mr. Ezekiel Phinney died at his home, 1116 North Twenty-first | street, early Saturday morning. He n had been in poor health for some time but had been confined to his , bed about three weeks. Mr. Phinney was an old citizen of Omaha, having lived here about 40 years. The fu neral will be held Saturday from the 3. D. Lewis Funeral home, with inter- d ment in Mount Hope cemetery. 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