The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-05-22
ATHLETIC CLUB CLOSED.


served their last meal on Saturday
The members of the Club will enjoy
the privileges of the Elks Club until
their new building is completed. Il
has not been decided that Negro
walters will be employed in their new
home. An effort should-be made by
the members of the craft to bring
this matter before the proper author.
tiles. White girls are now employed
as mattresses at the Elks Club.
The old Commercial Club, now the
New Athletic Club, had always re-
ceived satisfactory service from its
walters. Had they depended on
white men or girls for service, they
would have resorted to the employ
ment of the buns from Bridge Square,
or women of the underworld. 1t is no
easy matter to employ about 80 good
extra men weekly, and keep a standard
of service, and it can only be done
by Negro walters. Many of them
have other positions such as porters
and janitors, etc, or are students, and
with them walters work is a side
line, much appreciated for which they
give satisfactory service. The Editor
of the Star has outlined plans with
Mr.. Scott, which will bring good re-
suits with organization. We are not
to argue as to who will be headwaiter.
or feel that "it does not concern me,
because I've got job" The interest
of one is the concern of all. We see
the loss of many places where Ne
groes were formerly employed, and
there is not a protest. The Star has
been condemned often because it had
no Society news."-We care little
for fraternal or social standing-We
are for the Labor Forward Movement,
and NEGRO LABOR FIRST is of
most importance to US. We would
rather devote an issue of this publica-
ton without cost to demand or an
appeal for Negro employment, than a
dollar line for Society doings." The
base of supplies has met severe at
tack, and reinforcements must come
Walters must get together-They sup
port the lodges, lawyers, doctors,
preachers, etc. Now they need help.
The Negro laborer must maintain his
place as porter, waiter, boot black,
janitor, teamster, if he must live in
this country. The cry of Back to the
Farm" is good, but back to those for
mer jobs in the city is better. They
are necessary in these parts. This
article is intended as food for thought
and action. The Star is anxious to
place this matter before many of its
white readers. We get much en-
couragement from many of our loyal
friends of both races for our fight to
better conditions. Knocks come from
every angle, but they are like the idle
winds, more good than harmful. This
is a fight within the race, and can be
won only by united effort. The white
people owe us nothing. They have
donated literally to every charitable
request, many of them unworthy.
They have dispensed immoral toll
erances for political support, devout-
ly wished by large majority of con-
stituents. They are inclined to be
fair, but have been misled by so-called
leading Negroes, whose misleading
and double dealing has been disas-
trous to the common good of both
races. They have taken advantage
of Our silent consent, when a protest
would have changed conditions. And
they will recognize the Negro as a
laborer if he will properly demand
that he is at least entitled to the
mental but dignified position as a
servant in the exclusive white clubs,
many of whose members cannot de-
ny that he has been a material con-
tributor to their wealth and political
influence.
Mr.. John Scott, headwaiter at
West Hotel is arranging to meet the
several headwaiters to get together
to secure employment for members of
our race. The Star has always as
sisted in every way to secure fair
recognition for Negro employees. The
leading" citizens have advocated for
colored clubs, and now we call on
them to unite to demand employment
in this branch of service, especially in
the clubs, where many members come
out at election time, telling their Ne
gro constituents of the many things
they have done in the past for theim.
Some have done we'll and the walters
know who they are. 1t is we'll
kniwn also that the real element, $50
far as the voting strength of the Ne
groes of this city goes), are the walters
and porters. They are the home
buyers and taxpayers. They are the
bone and sinew of the Negro citizen
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