Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-10-18
'AFRO.AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

There are q great many Jamaicane
In the United States and In Greater
New York, and The Age on that &C
:ount takes q lively interest In the
we'll being and the future Of their
beautiful island home and its people
Of whom there are $4,000 negroes
and negroids" and only $4,000 whites
The proposed federation Of Jamaica
therefore, with Canada Is Of the great
Johnston correct in the conclusion
published in The Age Of August 20
that the Canadians are as prejudiced
against negroes as some OF the white
people Of the United States. and dc
not get along with them as we'll as
Englishmen fresh from the old coun'
try. The intense color prejudice OF
the Canadians must be attributable In
large measure to the vast army OF
white Americans who have emigrated
to tho Canadian northwest in the two
past decades and who last year were
loud in protest against the settlement
Of Oklahoma negroes In that section
or course the $4,000 white Jamaicans
would oppose any scheme OF Cana
dian federation that would destroy
their domination of Affairs as a crown
colony. as they would be hopelessly
outvoted by the 100000 negroes and
negroids" for members of the Cana.
dian parliament and the other elective
officers as members of the federation
Under existing conditions the colored
Jamaicans have small voice in the
council Of the governor or in the gov.
eminent Of the island, although they
are numerously represented In the
civil service, while as a unit Of the
Canadian Federation they would have
more voice. They would also have to
pay more taxes. as the colony would
have to bear Its proportionate share
Of the federation taxation as we'll as
support its own civil establishment
and we do not understand that 1t is
self supporting as crown colony
The question is one Of vital interest to
the people OF Jamaica. especially the
negro people, and we are sure they
will not rush into the Canadian feder.
alton without being sure of lettering
their condition.-New York Age.
1t is encouraging to the Dallas Elk.
press to find strong men rising up
from all parts of the country endors.
Ing its utterances against the blood
suckers and parasites of the race, who
take all and nothing give. The negro
school teacher or preacher whose job
wholly depends upon his race should
be the last among US to utter a dis.
cordant note or breath dissenting
word against the enterprises started
by members of their own race. We
have In almost all the larger towns
now undertaking establishments, soda
water fountains, drug stores and res
taurants. Let the negro lay aside
his prejudice and his envy and come
to the rescue of these places with his
mouth and his money. Every time
one succeeds, it means more places
where your educated boy or girl car
get something to do. Every time you
spend dollar there you increase the
worlds respect for your judgment and
common sense. The negro who goes
about now talking against his race en-
terprises to white people, playing the
grinning jackass in order to be call
ed smart Niger" deserves to have
shoe-shop made Of his pants behind
He has outlived his usefulness, anG
the other world awaits his worthless
soul. Look at your children, and look
In the white mans store, bank, flee
note and see if you can make yourself
believe that he ever intends to EN-
ploy your black child there. except
to do the common service. Let US
have sense.