The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-09-09
VOICE OF BUSINESS LEAGUE.

Progress Shows That the Race o
Worthy Of citizenship.
Before concluding its twelfth an
nual meeting recently held In Little
Rock, Ark, the National Negro Bust
ness league adopted strong set Of
resolutions In part as follows:
The National Negro Business league. In
twelfth annual session assembled, finds
many things for which the race and the
country may well rejoice. The movement
among the Negroes Of this country to buy
land, establish commercial institutions
schools and other organizations II growing
stronger each year. The race has recog-
nized the truth that the standard by
which It II to be measured in its perma-
nent place IL that which has been applied
to all other elements which enter into our
common citizenship.
We ind that since our last session
more banks have been started, more COM
mercial enterprises ana stores opened and
more manufactures begun than any other
single year In our history. We believe
that the ownership Of land, the acquisi-
ton ut an education. particularly the
common school and vocational education;
the Improvement Of the home, both az to
its appearance and the inner life and 10y
atty to the teachings Of Christ, are the
foundations upon which civilization IL to
be built
We urge with all the emphasis at our
command that our people buy land. Buy
1t now. Get ready, for even sooner than
we may expect this door Of opportunity
may be closed.
On every moral issue we urge our race
at the ballot box to align itself with the
forces of law and order and civic right
eousness. No man can be permanently
y. - N-l< A.
him by reason Of his usefulness as fac
tor in the Industrial life Of the commu-
nity-his character as q man and his
ability to look upon matters Of general
public and general concern, with vision
wide enough to protect the interests Of all.
We are profoundly grateful for the in
terest shown in our progress by the best
element Of the white people both north
and south. Their spoken word Of cheer
and their deeds of kindness speak In loud
er tones than words and have done much
to inspire US.
In all the history Of this movement no.
where has this feeling OF sympathy,
/ friendship and real Christian helpfulness
found a more pronounced expression than
here in Little Rock, the city where any
Negro should be glad to be counted a
citizen. We can hardly find words strong
enough to express our gratitude to Gov
ernor Donaghey for his mastery address
| to us, which not only evinces the type
Of Christian sympathy, but to our minds
the highest type Of statesmanship.
We feel it due to the colored citizens OF
Little Rock concerning our entertainment
to say in the language Of the Bible. Thou
excellest them all"
We congratulate our race upon the re-
markable showing made by those COM
munities composed entirely Of members
of our race. Their record for ability to
initiate and maintain enterprises, to es-
tablish and enforce law and order and to
win the respect and even the admiration
of the people Of their state and the coun-
try Is not only a source Of encouragement
to our own race, but Is the finest possible
concrete argument that the Negro IL
worthy Of citizenship.