The Denver star., 1917-01-06
What of the Future :?
. ASKS THE FREEMAN

If studies caretuy.the unfolding of the and
they have had in for the Negroes of
America he will discover than developing line of
progression which may be progression we
NAV view it, Development is merely that and does not
necessarily progression in the preferred directions
The observer all thoughtful will view with alarm
what the future to have reserved for the Ne
groes while the other hand there for gratula
that things developing they should regard
less of the views of the thoughtless men,
Developing as they should is arbitrary proposition,
and we mean it that way 1t is given every the
knowledge of what is best for him. Every especially
peculiarly placed dictate the best
for progression The careful observer will dis
cover the Negroes meeting Indifference
y This indifference accompanied by increased hate
of that kind displayed lowy peoples foreign lands
and where the question of bread and that OF liberty
the ruling 1t indifference that
shared Of the patronzng attitude of the when the
Negroes the objects of sympathy than they
that's all it the thing that thoroughly dis
liked. and rghtfuy it limited observations, and
which, yet may be the making of the race.
1t that the indifference is sometimes actuated or
phasized by ways that ugly and The tend
these days shut Negroes of places that have
OF the social This not liked because
discounted citizenship But there scarcely be civil
condition without value This is especially true as it
the Negroes For instance Negroes leaving
the South perhaps nearly reported but they
leaving and the time it is known that the oppor
unes that section for things than the
north The very hard condition of the south has been the
opportunity tor many OF thousands OF salts
fed who much better desert the section
than those who found coming Some may think it
strange that Negro journal would advising
the Negroes make the best of where they We
advising the stability of the race hence the country Meth
their stability that of the is to be entrusted
ncenary minded person. those who do give
what follows the blatant mouthed who
nothing beyond his horizon, beyond the present
moment
We have much more consider than rfing civil
nhrmes. We say trlinR view of the world wide hstor
les of owy peoples And in viewing the conditions af
similar that have struggled upward the premium
the favoraby envroned OF all that have
before. White have collars locked them like
those of dogs having their owners branded them
Saxon slave and BOTH he and his slave
bondmen the Normans, in a The emancipation
complete is enough, and because of the
white blood which claimed supremacy and which
would be stlled until enthroned. The Negroes
ever mind like families have them
selves be in the lead be first It's individual
think himself better than else Races
of the way, and the Negroes may we'll
theory and thus be governed and exped
pull further the world Their without
parallel There has been Similarity but nothing Identical
We absolutely without guide compass. consequently
nothing but the best of the best disposed
worthy be the opinions and sentiments
the future.
United States in spite of all that is said is the best
field for Negro endeavor The development of indifference
means corresponding possibility of manhood owing
Indifference 1t is known what the quail
exertions that gained for former low
men, this however whatever they have been they
have serious handicap. Whatever the Negro
may they will find thrown in the scale their nationality
weigh against them But there such thing making
effort be and until that day has
gone wehave downright for cursng
the resources hand,