The broad ax., 1918-12-21

HdrkS on the lie, and unsatisfactory
condition of my race, / wish to state
that it is not in any manner or form
of criticism or condemnation. / am
anxious to reach the truth, and to
state it clearly so that you may view
the condition as it is, with the chief
hope that this truth will cause US to
arouse from our stupor, and awake
to the full realization of fact that
is almost wholly with in our own pos
sibilities to over come.
We build our won ladders on which
We climb. All other races grow ia
bulously rich because of our stupor,
and build their ladders by the wealth
supplied them by our derelict spirit
to enhouse our general race welfare.
While we are the only race that
discredits the value of time in max
ing preparation to die and go to
heaven, all other races are putting
so high a value upon time that they
are enjoying in life what we are
looking for after death.
The natural bent and trend of the
heart of man in so far as hoping,
longing, reaching, for, and struggling
to attain is of itself absolutely ma
terial. The chief anticipation of the
true soul of all human beings with a
keynote of possession or having. Now
this having is chiefly revealed in
material forms. How such things are
attained should engage the ardent
spirit of every Negro in the world.
He has been deprived so much and
so long it would seem that he would
be glad to make almost any kind of
sacrifice to attain them, and to have
them.
There are so many screws loose
and rafting in the running gear of
our race mechanism, that it is indeed
very easy to single out a few and
emphasize them.
The Negro is the only race among
all mankind that will abide content
ed, and happy knowing full well that
it is the object of wicked and devilish
insolence the general prey of every
nation. He does not seem to be of
Tended because the Insurance Co. to
whom he is paying his mony weekly
will not employ one of his race.
He seems to be joyful, but though
less while he rides on the City street
cars that UNANIMOUSLY, and outrage
ously denies him a chance to make an
honest living for his family, while
even during the war, it employed
German conductors and motormen
rather then put one Negro to work
on a line patronized almost entirely
by Negroes.
We are so Internally saint like that
we will take our hard earned savings
and place it in bank for safe keep
ing where they would not employ
colored porter to polish the brass,
nor wash the marble. We go with
happy smile to the down town dis
trict, regardless of the stores where
they give US employment, and those
that do not, most general We will
trade where they won't employ any
of US, and pell nell, heller SHELTER,
needless of the consideration and
welfare of our own interests, turn
our pockets inside out for so called
bargains.
The Jew, the Polak, the German,
Irish, the White, the Mexican, the
Chinaman nor the japanese nor any
other race on top side of Gods green
earth is treated as badly as is the
Negro, but they have all cherished
the well established principle of jus
tice and right for reciprocity, except
us. We are satisfied to be handed
about, kicked and jeeres at as if we
were indeed fit only to be foot ball
1 believe every Negro preacher in
the large cities should be waited on
by committees made up of very in
tsili0ent citizens and ask THAI he