The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-15
Bic CROWD HEARS
 BOOKER WASHINGTON
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(continued from FE.h Page.) -~o-e->-~e0~~ as it is in hand. can ever gain the coni- dence and respect of the world. Every family should open a bank account, how ever small just as soon as possible, and each member of the family should be en- couraged to put away a part of the earn ings each week or each month.
 T speak of the value of money and other forms of property not because with in themselves these possessions are so es- sential, but because the owning of home or a bank account indicated foresight, self-control self-sacrhce, the ability to prepare today for tomorrow, the ability to look ahead.
 'I have spoken of the industrial oppor tunities that are open in every section of the south. With equal emphasis and con- fidence l am speaking of the business op- portunities into which we can safely en- ter In every city and town of any size 1 find a few colored people who are own ing and operating stores and other branches of business and almost without exception the men in charge tell me that they receive the same accommodation from the bank. the same opportunities in the way of credit from the wholesale busi- ness houses that are extended to their white neighbor in business. This is am
 
 large a degree outside of the south. Fur 1 ther, I find that when a colored man has a business that is well conducted, he not only receives patronage from members or his own race but in many cases the l patronage of the white residents of his | community.
 Moral Life.
 "I do not overlook the necessity for our growing, not only in material direc- tions, but in our moral and religious life as well. 1t is true of the black race, as of other races, that it will strengthen purify and make more practical it's mora and religious growth just in proportion as it's material foundation is strength ened. hungry man constitutes an ele ment of danger to every community Every man who does not earn his owr living has to be supported, and is sup ported by the members of the community who do labor
 More and more in our moral life WI must learn to draw the line between thu good and the bad, the vrtuous and tho vicious. We must set our seal of ap 1 proval upon right living and create public sentiment that shall condemn wrong living. We should see to it tha by no word or act we shield the crimina element of our race. We should let tho | world understand that we are just a. anxious to seek out and see that oui criminals are brought to justice as any other race.
 We should not in any part of this country become disheartened or discour aged. We cannot get something fol nothing; we must pay the price for every step of progress we make, the price oi beginning at the bottom and working uI gradually and naturally to the highes usefulness. Our race has already mad, | tremendous progress, a greater degree ol progress than is perhaps true of any 1 other race in history within the same | length of time. After centuries of oppor. tunity for education and development, foI example, 3S per cent of the Italians arc l illterate, 6S per cent of the Spanish peo- | pie are illiterate and at least 70 per cent | of the Russians. In the average South American country at least 80 per cent of 1 the people are illiterate. In the United States. after practically forty years ot 1 freedom only 54 per cent of the American negroes are illiterate.
 Concerning Education. "Educaton as some people fear, has not increased and dose not increase crime 1 Alabama for example, after careful ex. animation l find that not a single man l or woman who holds a diploma from a recognized, chartered industrial school or college is in the state penitentiary and the record furnished by institutions out side of Alabama Is almost as encouraging
 There are many directions in which our white friends can encourage and help