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FRIENDSHIP
Friendship is to be cultivated. 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)
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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. M
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