The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-28

Not power with gracious smiles,
Not eve the potent pen;
A man wanted"
All the world cries, Where is the
man who will save us?' We want a
man. Dn't look so far for this man.
You have him at hand. 1t is you, it
is /, it is each one of us! How to
constitute ones self a man? Nothing
harder, if n knows o how to will
it; nothing easier, if wills it. The
worlds call today is leadership
among my race of people.
Diogenes sought with a lantern at
noontide in the ancient Athens for a
perfectly honest man, and sought in
vain. In the market place he once
cried aloud: Hear me, o men," and
when a crowd collected around him
he said scornfully: 81 called for men,
not pygmies." Today we are calling
for leaders of our race, men and wo-
men that will put business in the
minds of our boys and our girls. A
man is wanted in tn ebsuiness world
for the Negroes.
The Colored boys and girls are with
out occupation today when they come
out o school. On these grounds VIC
have not made any preparation for
them, and We say, there is nothing to
Negro Education. A man is wanted
to teach the Negro boys and girls to
organize themselves in a business
way. We as the Colored race have
no confidence in ourselves. Our wo-
men do not believe we can do any
thing, yet they give birth to every
Colored man and woman in this world.
We have men and women in this race
of ours that will not patronize an in
stitution of their race, yet we give
more for their money than any other
company in teh world. A Negro bust
ness man is wanted.
What Is the American Woodman Do.
ing for Her Race?
list. We pay out 100000 in sala-
ries per month, have written 100000
100000 worth of Insurance, and we have
100000 as a protection to Policy
Holders. If $4,000 men and M
should die we could pay every claim
and have $300,000.00 left to continue
in business. Look and live, men and
women of my race! You can carry
from $250.OO to $4,000. 90, and we are
giving sick benefits to the amount of
$4,000 per year, and accident bene-
fits from $4,000 to $4,000. No man
or woman can become unfinanced
while he or she is sick in the Ameri-
can Woodmen; we keep up your dues
for you. viii any other Company do
that? Why not take out Insurance
with us. We will employ your boys
and girls, if they can do the work.
I'd. There is one thing that is
crushing the life out of our people,
and that is, we are too far apart in a
business way. We find in the Holy
Bible that "a house divided against
itself shall not stand" Do you believe
the report? How can we stand in
business unless we come together?
This race of people of mine has
been a tool for every other ace in
the world, since we have been in the
world, and l think it is time that we
should open our eyes. God said to
His Apostles, Teach them TO observe
all things whatsoever l have command
ed you, n 10 l am with you always,
even to the end of the world. Amen"
The destiny of this race of people
rests in the Preacher and the Teacher.
The Preacher and the Teacher of this
race are a failure. 1t do not say that
we have not tried to do some things,
but I say we have failed to do them.
We have not yet learned how to live
in this world together. We must
teach the Negro how to run first class
business, and give the same service
to men and women. We find the most
of the Negroes are running Saloons,
Gambling Dens, and Lude Houses.
Something that does not add to our
race, but it takes from the same. Well,
how long shall we stay in the rut?
Until we see the light.
Where are the grocery stores in the
Negro race? They are on the grounds,
but some of them do not know how
to treat the public, and some of them
do, and on these grounds we have
driven our people from us. Ignorance
is at the bottom of it all. A business
man wanted.
Have you ever thought that the
door is closed in the Colored mans
face in every phase of this life? We
are undesirable when it to bus
mess; we must take the last or the
scraps. We are Disseminated against
on every hand by the members of our
own race, and of all the others. And
l must say this, sons and daughters
of Ham, if you want a palace you
must make it for yourselves. If you
Colored women want to be happy, you
must organize yourselves and teach
the boys and girls of this day how
to be loyal to the members of their