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VOL. VII.?NO. 40.
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BY GEORGE
A Country of Beauty
Topographically resembling . Virginia,
Leberia perhaps the most
beautiful contry in Africa. It is a
great botanical and zoological garden
whtfre every tropical animal, tree,
flower and fruit is to -be^ found. Its
mineral wealth-in gold and diamonds
is almost as great. But its greatest
wealth is its people. The aborigines
are as admirable as most of
iA 2 - *
men /vmcrico-iviperian taskmasters
are despicable. Everywhere in the
hinterland one finds the natives self?
supporting Iff every ~ way,-whereas
* r?tlieir?rulers are?mrt:?The?native
towns are 'uniformly clean and neat,
and their inhabitants are generally
honest, truthful and trustworthy.
Labor in every native Community
, is divided according to skill and nc*
cessity. Work begins usually at daybreak
and many trades, are followed,
such as spinning, weaving, tanning,
ff dyeing, iron-work, pottery making,
and other minor ones. Tl\eir farms
are located usually an hour's walk or
more From town aifd are grouped,
around collections of huts called halftowns,
where the agricultural workers
liver"'Here tp~a perfectly-orga77
nized and functioning society, superior
to that "of the AmerieoLaberian
but yet subordinate to him. ^
It seems a great pity" that these
quite admirable people should.be kept
impoverished, virtually enslaved, to
gggBi
(Photo by GcorKe S.- SchuvWr>
HIS EXCELLENCY. PRESIDE*^
- EDWIN BARCLAY. Former
Secretary of State and son of
former President Robert Barclay,
this little brown man rules with an
iron hand the destinies of the great
Negro Republic.
support a few suave Officials in Monrovia.
many ot wiu.m, though ciaw== ?ing
nieaget- salaries,?live -in. -regaist.vle,
own automobiles, maintain
large country esttftes (kept up by
sens.; mui irequentty send their
ehiidren abroad to <i4nml One .Ims
not wonder that the Ameripo-Liberians
are so . inordinately proud and
jealous of their independence. They
v.ant r.o interference with their piuekl.
ing of i).e natives, the. o: .y realiy inrflcti.ious
people m the land.
?? <rhr"*-^irest,niit1?I?Vtnt;trf7rrnr--r^TrP~
pnny was given a (Jean bili of health
by the International Commission in
vestjgating slavery and forced labor
j In, Liberia, Nevertheless. Clime are
niany persons there and elsewhere
Jr.- who are, or profess, to be* unwilling
tq concede the firm's entire, .. guitless1
ness. One belief is that tile T'nv"7lone
Company greatly in need of large
qfT the jungle' preparatory to. planting,
was willing to an l- did use. forced
labor supplied by the LiberUui Oovernfnent.
On the other hand; it is
widely thought thnfc fearing the exportation
of large numbers of "boys"
to Fernando Poo would deplete the
available labor supply nnd thu* bin-*
dor its program, the Firestone Com pany
was huge instrumental in en?
gmeering- Ih^e invest igati<hito^eharcommission
whose report' shocked the
world. I found no evidence bringing
into question the accuracy of the
Internarhriial Commission's findings.
T Among those- most active in pronaeratinir
the above view* lie
ident of Liberia, Fdwin-Ua.c*da.v, farmer
Secretary (if State in the Cabinet,
of C. D. B. King and sop of Liberia's
mpr President, Robert Barclay. In
ap exclusive intervie\v granted, to me
on February '<27, he attempted to throw
much qf the responsibility for Liberia's
present difficulties and evil reputation
onto the Firestone Company.
"Approached," He Says
"Liberia was fist approached by the
Firestone Company, he explained,
" /'for *a rubber, concession, insisting
that it would ntateriully aid- the development
of Liberia into a modern
state. T? this the Government agreed.
The company then pointed
'put that 'since it wag to invest suqh
fargP mi mo of money in the project,
tnie.Government should Build the' roads
necessary ,to get the rubber produc'
ed to port.
"Our government pointed to its
lack of funds and urged the necessi
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S. SCHUYLER
ing out its part of the agreement.
The Firestone Company arranged the
loan, but the terms stipulated the
employment Of a large eui us of for- eign
officials to advise the Govern
merit as to its expenditure and to reorganize
its finances. The Liberian
Government refused to agree until
the number of such officials was re
(luced, but even then the cost of this
financial commission Is prohibitive-- for
a country the size of Liberia."
I then asked the president for
some expression , or decoration of
opinion of fact concerning the connection.
if any, of the i*'irstone Company
"Vvtrh ttre forced tabor,?c&ncerning which
so. much had been said, and
written.
"At first," he * said, "the natives'
were suspicious of the Firestone Plantations,
anjd refused to enlist in sufficiently
large numbers for the necessary
work of clearing the ground for
planting. At that time labor was
recruited by Government labor agents
through the Paramount Chiefs. (Note
these. Paramount Chiefs are appointed
by J he President instead ?I by their ,
people.; A inquest tame from the ;
American Legation asking that pressure-be
exerted to increase the flow of
labor to the plantation. As a coinpermitted
to recruit its own labor."
"Villages Disrupted"
Having heard considerable about
the alleged- ill effect the withdrawal
of large numbers of workers to the
Firestone Plantations had had on native
village life, 1 made that my next
question-. He replied:
"Unquestionably it resulted in some
disruption of vjlagc life in the interior.
One plantation employed as
many as 15,000 laborers to clear the
ground. When this task was completed
all but 5,000 \vas discharged, i
Most of these unemployed workers
returned to their vallages, but a eon- j
side.'able minority stayed around the,]
fringes of the plantations and a i|
large number came to Monrovia. \
Without work of any kind and out
from under the authority of their ,,
chiefs, they drifted into mendicancy, [j
crime and immorality, thus causing
a social problem with which the He- ~
public could not cope because of the
absence of social agencies."
Realizing that the subject of la- j bor
exportation to Fernando Poo and j
the l,eague of Nations investigation |
might be a sore point, I left until the h
last, inquiry about the Firestone Co.'s
activity in that connection,. Usually),
suave, the middle-aged brown man |
answered with considerable heat and |
at great length, his little eyes snap ;1
ping wjth anger for the first time.
He insisted that there was no j 1
complaint against the sending of la- '
bor out of the country until the Fire-:, i
stone Company arrived on the scene I j
=atwl feared that the practice might j i
I interfere with the development of the p
j rubber concession. He explained that 11
I one of the chief reasons for the ex- m
portation of labor wag the, fact that []
1housanas oi young men in the vil- j
iage found themselves with nothing !i
to do because of Jhe complete devel- (
opment of village life, and were wil- ;
ling to take service on ships of on |
foreign plantations.' He admitted ,
_llniL-g?jt.Liiin-<fvlls had in-UouT~but--Wtuuite
understandably refrained from |
touching upon the kidnapping and
forcible exportation of Mboys," ac- j
counts qf whjch till the thick*-report
of the International Commission. iThe p
Government, keeping records of do- '
pnrturo and return, and seeing that
the "hoys" received -their proper '
\vages..
Denies "Slavery" in Land ?4
"ThusL" he declared with finality, ,
",w?s nil I here there ever was to the (
'slavery' with which Government of- j
iicials have been charged. Those
charges were received with surprise .
and consternation by the bulk of Li- 1,
berian citizens, an it will bo recalled | j
that the Inberian Government itself i'
requested that the charges be investi- ,
gated by a commission from the Leabeen
anv slavery in fact in Liberia.""^
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The interview ended, I rose, the <
President cordially shoojt my hapd,'|<
arm aunougn i nau reau tne repqrt 11
of the International Commission* and j 1
found* out a bjt myself during my <
sojourn in the capital I did not laugh, j
1 might have I'ufrqtjhud the i'ror.idtmt's?j
memory on Tho subject of slavery by .
recalling the enslavement of the Con- I
goes (slaves taken from prize ships
by British worships and landed at
Monrovia) by the early colonists al]
most a century hef-qre. Reing discreet
j I descended the broad pod eervpeted,
old-fashioned staircase qf thq frlxecuI
live Mansion, crossed the veranda
Kith it3 lolling soldiers and war"/
chiefs and so out into the blazing
heat of Ashmun Street, planning
shortljrtq get the other side of the
charges and stories the Ptfsident had
so willingly related.
Copyright, m\
In his next- article Mr. Schuy
ler tells us dC the great adventure
of the Firestone Rubber
Company in hottest Liberia. His
story of how things are run on
one Of the largest rubber plantations
in- the world is one that no
reader ?nr affqnLto mias.
K " ?iMBIA,
S. (J., JSATUKDAY, C
Allen Has Formal
Opening
Outlook Hjopcful For Year. Colleg?
Enrollment Large.
?The annual formal opening nf AlIon
University* was held Thursday
October first. Ministers and laymet
representing the several conference:
of the A. M. E. Church in Soutt
Caroline were present and participate
in the exorcises after having mad*
theimrports of ^ndo\ym'ent" day ooh
lection^.
The-, school yoa^ was begun Wednesday,
October 23 when class rooir
work was started, but for some years
rem it has been customary trt hnv.
what is called the^trffretaF^OPCTinB
??iicic nip Buppuncrs ui tne scnoo.
and the general public is invited tc
share in a program expressive of the
ideals and aspirations of the educational
interests* of African Methodism
in South Carolina. The occasions,
from their inception, have been marked
by the high spirit of enthusiasm
exhibited by trustees, faculty afld
students alike. The ' 1931 offiela
opening was no exception to~the rule
Despite the general trend tow,arc
depression it js thought that the-college
enrollment is the largest in the
school's history. This is a surmisp as
the exact fiuurey-^were not available
for comparison at the time this Is
being written.
The principal addresses at the formal
opening were made by Bishop
ReverdyC. Ransom, chairman of the
Board of Trustees, and Dr. D. H,
Sims, president of Allen University,
Both speeches .pointed out the value
of faith in oneself as being the one
way toward the salvation and perpetuity
of ones-institutions. They cited as
examples of such faith" the actions of
the founding fathers, who. built far
better than "they knew in the providing
for their projeny a place wRerc
self-respect, and vself-relian cp couId
be- taught .and learned. The attainments
pf many of the men and >vppien
who have held, and now hole],
high stations in life; and who have
passed through the portals of Allen
as students and graduates were mentioned*.
An added feature of the qfticjal
spoiling, was thn address by the prpsident
of the Students' Council, Mr.
Henry Murph, The Students' Cpup
i 1 is n newly fprmed organization
having as its purpose, aceordtng^Q
its president,the constructive cqopreratiop
of the students with th0
faculty and other officers qf administration
in all things that tend iQ
make for the betterment of Alien
University. "i ,
Special jntisic vfas furnished by
the department of music fund Itne
ieiTcnri?student assembly, and mftny
resounding cheers were given the
. hairmap and members of the board
if trustees; also the president and
lis faculty,
A splendid library has been prepared
for the use of the students, of
Mien and the public is cordially incited,?
actrorthug to?the -president* iM
risit it at all times. Many improvements
have been mode in the two dormitories,
and the general utffvnsphere
has been rendered more cultural, it
is observed'. The faculty group comiirises
among the finest minds afiord?tl
in American letters, it has been
Hated by authoritative sources, arid
I J ~ 4- 1 A I i. 1 1 ?_
.neitj is kicti, iiujiu upu w>e acpuui 3
added facilities may bring a rating
^fiYWfiHTsufITte~"wTtTr~tTicTypc~oF worlc
:hojchool is doing,
hat does g type of work that is not
surpassed hy any plant of its siae
anywhere, it has been reliably stated.
Fhe work is dopo-largely-by "students
>f the institution under a master
craftsman wllU ihan * ^oy-pted minny
/oars in the perfection of his art,
fhe superintendent of this department
is Mr, II, Uugene Richardson,
,vho has aeon service with some of
he largest and most, efficient publishing
houses of America.
Thursday evening at 7:15 Presilent
Sims was the radio speaker over
station W I S during the period known
,vas devoted to the educational IrU
:orests of Columbia and the four
speakers invited to broadcast were
repi wsentativoa of the Columbia
lie School System; The University
>f South Carolina; pedumbia College;
?i(j Allen University, the subject pf
President Sims' address was "Allen
University." % The Alien Alumni association
has assumed an active role
in fosteying the school's interests it
w?reported,?Allen expects a banner
year. v
M IN 1ST Kits'- WIVES
AIXIANCE
A meeting of the Alliance wan held
September 24, at the horne of Mrs.
I). H, Sims. Unavoidable circumstances
preventing Its helng hold at
the regular time, which was Sept. 17
The President Mrs. D. E. Dilliard
was present at the opening of the
meeting but as her neighbor, Mrs.
S. A. Johnson had to leave the meeting
because of the sudden death of
her daughter. Mrs. Lilla Stephen
Whittaker, Mrs. Dilliard, accompanied
her home in order to break to her
in a quiet manner the sudden passing
of her daughter. The news of her
sudden death was quite a shock to
us all.
It was said that sho was about as
usual and won writing ? lattar which
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)CTOBER 3, 1031.
Chester ^Paragraphs
Messrs Gerald Roberts. William
* Hill, George Dannerly students at
Benedict College; Miss L. Norther,
Head Nurse of Waverley Hospital;
" Mrs. Hazel Doll Bookman and Hattie
' \ Frazier, teacher in the City School
1 of Columbia motored here Sunday
1 night and spent a few hours with
J relatives and friends. Mrs. Book1
man's father, Mr.. Gibson who. has
5 been in Charlotte tfor several week*
" undergoing treatment returned with
hem.
" > Dr. arid Mrs. J. H. White, of Ashcville
motored here Saturday and
\ spent the week end with her parents
~ Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Martin," Brainerd
j?Institute. Dr. and Mrs. White had
a very pretty and largely attendedd
* wedding .here about a month ago.
. | Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nelson of Mi
( ami, Ma,, .was called to Rock Hill,
1 Friday because of the death of her
. brother, Rev. D. C. Barber.
t | Mr." Albert A. Alexander of Washi
. ington, D. C., is spending a couple ql ,
. weeks with her father, Mr. John
' Archie, . 1
M rs. Matfe Jackson before rer
turning home, ahe will also visit her
, sons, Messrs Arthur and Kufus in i
, Philadelphia, her daughter, Miss Jn,
I nie in Now York, and her daughter,
pMti5-JKnerT1n Passaic," N. J.
Rev. W. L. Baxter, leTt ' Monday I
morning, for his new home in Coi
coa, Fla., after preaching his fare>
well sermon Sunday night at Calva
, ry Baptist -Church- of which he has
, been pastor for five years. The secs
retaries of all of the auxiliaries read
i resolutions praising thhe work of the
. pastor.
'* ? -The-- revival meeting at Calvary'
Baptist Church which was conducted
by Rev. S; C. Campbell of Anderson
I ciosed Sunday night with the. baptism
of candidates. The meeting lasted
i 1 two"'weeks. Rev7 Campbell preach
I nH utrvn/Livi'.J ^? ' ~ "
mu.iucuui ?cimulls eacn nignt.
Mrs. Eva Sims is visiting relativps
and friends in Greensboro, N." 0.
Hundreds pf neople white and col
bretl- fr-qm far and ngar were at the
Fay Grounds Mqnday jiight^fu \vitnes
the second bout conducted h>' M?'.
T. J. Wftlkor. fpjly t\vro hours the
. various heaVy weights and light kept
the large crowd thrilled with their
ability and alertness in passing blows,
Mr. William UoQrafYenreid, a student
of Finey High is now champion of
Chester and Fairfield County.. -tfeverai
qf the boxer? hailed from Winiisboro,
York, Lancaster and met the
Chester, boxers ready and anxious
for the fray. Manager Walker plans
tq put tin another fray at an early
| date.
Mrs, if. T- A it !> > with her two lit
tie children motored here a few weeks
ago with her brother Mr. Mattoon
Attles from Detroit and is spending
sometime with her father i\Ir. Hubert
Attles. Mr. Mattoqn has returned
to Detroit.
Mrs. A^artlui Walker and little
. jiaughter Jusie arc* visiting.-ratalives
in Detroit,
Mis- Mary Shelton arrived in the
ifr?i - -- ?
i") ?Tcun?s?ay irom INeW York and
- left Monday to- resume hoi1 studies ttf
Benedict College.
Miss Pauline Fundcrbur'K is attending
Livings'one College.'
Mrs. Toyetta ILyr..ph.il, Mr. Henry
Worthy, Mrs. Salie Senders are "on
, ..the mole liwt-;?"y ?
Mr, Bob Marshall died at his
home op Gemotsry -Stryyt_
lingering (lli,ess, HU was burtfedd it,
Hebron Cemetery Thurt-tn.y?
- . a- ?r> ? , t
was to be sent to the Missionary So
ciet.y q1' which she was president I
when theend came.
Mrs, Lilla Whlttnker was the wife
of the Rev ?L D. W hi tinker, Patriot
Superintendent of the Bon.neltsvifle
District of the M. K. Church, South
-Carolinn Confei-cn-e.
She was an untiring worker both in
ichurch, Sunday "School an i educational
work; having taught school for
some ye.trs. For the past several
years .--Ikttaught in the Bc^.ttsville"
graded school and wc,ul 1 hAVC continued
at tl\y; jsame school this year,
but hnr health did not permit her to
da uti.? " - ~
"Gilla"- as she was fondly railed
was a dutiful wift., a loving and self
sacrilcing 'mothor , and an earnest
Christian worker.
The members of tiro Alliance felt
quite sad at the sudden and unexpected
death of a sister in the sftnuS'f hvis
~ tl?P work and voice t .m-expression*
herein given.
They extend to the bereaved fami-'
ly their deepest sympathy and pray
God's blessings upon them in thb
their ^ad bereavement.
A beautiful floral offering -was given
by*'the Alliance, The members of
the Alliance were asked to take
charge of the floral offerings, which
they did. Everything was carried out
. in keeping wit h the occasion*. _ The
TloVj -thv Page Supt. oftheOrmrgeburg
District M. E. Chlrch, preached
a very comforting funeral sermon.
Every member of the Alliance is
asked to be present at the next meeting
as the election of officers will he
held and some other matter of importance
will be transacted.
The meeting will be held at the .
home of Mrs. Ellis, 1419 Oak Street
the third Thursday in October, the
IB. You are most respectfully asked
to bo present at the time announced.
Mrs, M. B. Lowery, Reporter |
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PR
TWENTY Y
Last week I promised to formulate
a program * for twenty years hence;
but before doing so, it seems well-to
review racial movements and trend
of twenty year^-suwOi
Had the riiCQ as -a .whole made-any
progress since 1011 ? This query
cannot be answered catagorically. Tlie
up and down, backward and forward
movements have been so confusing
that one might snv"V 1
"said of the River Roane-?it moves
r?iwj sui'iv. incrodjbte- slowness thalyou
could not tell whether it is g.->
jng backward or for.wardd.' If we
shoul] balance the debit and credit
aide of the lgjggg Crmi,. h-m
done annually for the past twenty
years, it would be hard to determine
on which side the balance lies. In
the language. of Miller and Lyle, .1
fear that for the most part we should
have to say of the progress that "Deduct's
got it." *
The Negro In Account W'th I'rogresFor
The I.ast Twenty Years.
1. Credit
(a) Unparalleled reduction of il
literacy. We have a. jgieatly increased
bo i.y of highly educated men and
(b) The remarkable development
of Negro newspapers as competent
oread,, of public- opinion
?fc) ?Ad v an cement -tn-lhe field ol
theatricals and fun making for white
people. To tins-might be added ad
vancemerit in the lighter and more
frivolous vein in creative drama, poe
try and the novel. And yet the past
twenty years have given Us nothinir
that surpasses Dwnba.r, Che-tnus, Tanner
an 1 IHiBois two decades ago.
((1) Rapid acquire mont of l>o:.ti
tifuMTOTncs," automobiles, raddiu-- a.a!
pleasure' giving facilities.
(e) The shift of two million fioin
the South to the. more nearly equable
.conditions, of the North. This may
have also a deep debit side, yet t<> be
evaluated.
if) Iillerrsteial conferences. aiid
liberal Southern white men and women;
II. Debit,
(.it The steady inerea-e of rh.eo
consciousness on part of the whites,
whose frank expression is see.M in the
lixedjioiiSyof segregation. The Idatancy
of Tillman and Vardanutim.hps
given way to the less elar.roi.his but.
more tiisidiox f-ptriT which knows \
neither North nor Soutn.
(t>> Residential' segregation which
has become the fixed po?i*> of tko j
white mind.
(e) I.oss of political power and
prestige, In it'll, there were sonic
three thousand..clerks in. the govern-,
rqent depiUljnents at Washington. In
11131. there are less than, three hundred.?In
lt'M, there will be less ib.ni
.SO unless segregation be accepted as a
poljey. Then wt had the nmiistership
to liayti, Register of the Treasury,
Auditor (0' the Navy, Assistant
Attorney General; now we enn hardly
hope lor an important assignment
calling for soniitorial confirmation.
(d) Then the race*" was practically
Tm i lle J~x u mlor the Icadei'stn p ??| |
BARNWELL NEWS j
* Barnwell, S. C., Sojit. 28.?At ton
o'clock Saturday morning the teachers'
of Barnwclj Graded school entered
those hallowed wall to begin their
vnu THU'trgTsr mm'tiflg:
The doors. were flung open wide
Monday morning to welcome the
crowd of children That "drew near with
'tippy faces to greet their teacheis
and begin a new term at the old
school.
The day began with an excellent
devotion. Encouraging remarks were 1
made by prominent citizens of the |
city. The day continued with an eU-'j
rollment of three hundred students
ready for real hard work. We are
sure that more, will enter during the
coming weeks.
The teaches for this term are:
Florence C. Miller, Virginia 14. Dixon
Daisy \V. GuinyaTd, Cornelia B.
Green, Minnie B. Eve, Sarah A. Arbovin,
Miss Dnnly C. liourdine and
i'l ufossuV fiolomon A. Guinyard. pi in .
cipal.
We wish them a happy and successful
"year, * ?"a-??
i ne improvement, rally.?/\ great
will be in Bethlehem Baptisthurch
Sunday, October 4, lSKU. The
trustees tare requesting that 4-uch
male member pay the sum of $1., and
i female member pay 50e or more
ind that the friends pay as the spirit
't the?l.ovd dictates.?They-have di vided
the members into groups and
jaeh .one is requested to report $20.
Clod bless the cheerful giver.. Rev.
1". P. Owjens, pastor.
New JlopejCburch. - j
The Annual Improvement Rally
of New Hope ; Baptist Church was
a -great success Sunday. The members
were requested as following:
male members $1.50 and fem< le mem
hers 75c. Many of the members felt
lheic .yc/tpopsibilit^ and played' their
parU. The others 'afe"' feVpeKml' 'V?-.
follow because all hidden corner
were removed by their pastor, Rev.
W. D. Morman' of Augusta, Ga.
.Tordon Baptist Chi.; oh
The ^unfluy school convention has
jut cb?ed a su corsful sessi a at
I"rtb?n Bapt-Ht Chtt"e4w?The -pv^ > d. 1
are' now preparing for another?big
week. They will celebrate their sixty !
fifth awniversairy hegiTmin,g Thurs- :
day night and continuing Sundov>
October 4. Qome one, come all, and
enjoy the day if you love religious
gu^=5
ICE: FIVE CENTS PER COPY
EARS SINCE- ?
j L'o.e ker i. Washington; now wo l'ioun- *
j dor as shoep. without a who-* -a? -?- ?
j voice wo hoar and hocvh
H') )\U' have .-uMoie^Lin the eyes
(of the win Id as tn nm?caprnit^?ftrr '?
..solC direction. Jlayti and" Liberia
vaccording to Schuyler) have failed
in the fulfillment of their high hopes.
Many, it not most of the business
enterprises which rWeTe seemingly '
pessing through, the hands of the
c(.mrts and the sherill". ~i
(: ) Uur great icl'igios denominations
which thrilled us with pride
twenty .yeais^ago. .now Till us. with
apprehension. amLulnrm.. . .: AJur - re?? ~ -
ligipus lil'e has been dccidvly r.ecttograde.
* ..
(g) We have greatly deVlincrj id .
farm owunship and have fallen be-1
hind the procession -in the ownership
of property. After meeting the reipiircment*
"f tlie first... .-..ecuiid- .andthird
mortgages, city home ownership
would be sligltt.-? _ ... .
t h) Our industrial dependence
grow- with the decades. , .. .
'1 hese are some of the' obvious xleb
J.L. tUHl....ci:wilit ...valucr!s -4n om - -aetHmnf- ?with
prfil*!-ess.' Some, of these values
on did'ercnt sides of the le Igor tend
to counteract each other. Thus to
offset the evils of. increasing race
prejudice., wo hav e vnrion* iiitcrracial?
conferences, .'.and corn-missions'. The*
friendship lost in the North is being
'made up in the South. The Northern
nffigr-agtion gives tho_ migrants equal _ political
rights.'-fmt may?precipitate
?ud industrial stale worse than that
from whence they escaped. The' jmtensificatiou
of -piehsdu'e aiid the obvious
lack of c'fective hT7Trlersbip m.-iy ?
-soon .bl'ing the- race to -senseewhen
it will learn thc-pcnetical wisdom
of common council and deliberated
chosen' leaders*; ?-1?= ';.r
The Negro.Sanhe irin may yet bepmv.o
TT~ ! /? ? 1 "?1 *
iMfe ^National Association for the
A vancenrent of tailored People .w;i- ?
born about twenty years ago. It has
witnessed the tips and down* of the
race durinir that period.. Since the
confine- of the World \\ ur and the
deuh of iIje Trilnrrre of the people
(Hooker 'I'. Washington) this brgani/.ation.
under the white" anil Negro
cirection, has l>oep . efficient in one
"v"'"' l>l>'t Ul n" -'"'- o lias it-been
.idVlclont to .meet..-the whole -equation <>(
our. Jhi* anil needs.', it j,as won
in,my battles hat do victories. Kvery
lime it succts<fully eoniUats evil
in a particular i-prlnnce, an equuily
ugly or uglier one tprrngs tip to take . .
its place. Segregation, ilisfvanchi.setacoit,
lynching, jjjy-crovvisni, and' all
manner of iiseruniiialioii.: go on apaee
oiwi: h.-tandi* ?Ltuj?valiant oaoH
?l <ui righting bntallion. Xoin* of
these genci i?- c\i! - have abated 'nilinch
riuiiyg tjie p..st, twenty years.
So. here we stand, 'lite co:ii?i>
hensive life of the race since It'll lu->
( yen retrograijc in tendency. What
will it he in lt'al V We tufed' a twenty
year plan. , - ?
KEl.I.Y
Services amMiko to eat. .
We are sorry , to report that Mrs.
A Mint lY.pc ami?ttr?Albert Mvrrit ??
art* still on the sick list.The
B rnwell liitfh 'schiK 1 :>pe rated
l?y the Bethlehem baptist a .vjcia ion
(^"ei'a-d it> door.-- this :>i t li:; i C Willi a "
spa Ian i enrollment. Tney will have
t iio'iusual lor in ol' opening tdjiitt'hi
'at wec- nd- Baptits {.'luv,.v'K " .
Mtssr Kili.lh . ItotuiTsun after spendntr
the summer, in New York has tvi
turned ta complete her education pt
>soatil ClmuTFTa Saite t'oliepv.
.Ahs's .Jannut . Harrison will leave
Hi is week. jW the -a me school. W.e
rae.vcty pnuil to'see our U'irls intortstyd--in
: higher education. . ... _..
We appreciated ..having: Messeys
Alonza Sanders,' Jamesj McKnight his
nephew and Miss da. ksmi in the city
t -r a tew hours.
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