Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-11-22
THE PASSING THRONG


of the most unique affairs that I have ever
witnessed. It was i'm the main Washing
ton meeting but touching tributes were
paid to other great men Of this country,
who, like DR.. Washington. have crossed the
great divide, but whose memories are still
with us. Without knowing the originator Of
the program, [ want to say, the honor is
all his or hers as Seattle has never before
had anthing just like it. AS I sat through
the rendition Of the program I was more
thoroughly convinced than ever before that
to succeed in any undertaking you must
give the people something they had never
before had.
/ met Jim Shepperson one day this week
and I gave him the once the twice and then
the three times over and all because I read
in weekly paper some days ago an &C.
count, of shooting affray, which oc-
Cured in Roslyn and Jim got slightly
touched. I said to myself that Shep had
had good many close calls, but this was
the closest one he had ever had since he
has been out West When there were
about 1000 white and colored miners in
Roslyn, half and half he he always had his
say, whether the one he was talking to was
white or black and he always succeeded
in getting away with the stuff.
am not quite sure that what I write, is
always, if ever intelligently written, but I
do love to write as we'll as I can
and I never refuse to write a story, when
I am earnestly requested to do so, but [
turned an invitation down this week, and
[ did so because the story [ was requested
to write was for the daily press, and I
felt morally certain that the story would
be so badly emasculated that [ would not
recognize it as having come from myself.
Time and time again have I with care
and accuracy, prepared news stories con-
corning the doings Of colored folks for
the daily press and they were always made
nasty mess Of, and the rather laughable
part Of it is, the person, who chopped the
story to pieces was about as much fitted,
from an educational stand point, to blue
pencil it. as is Comanche Indian to
punctuate the Lords prayer, and this
is not saying very much for my educational
qualifications I have written similar news
stories about the dOings Of white folks and
be highly complimented by not only the
publishers, but by the entire community.
friend of mine wrote me letter one
day this week and called my attention to
my last weeks paper. He heartily ap-
proved of my Centralia Elaine article, but
took exceptions to my articles under the
caption of Right to Strike, which were TAX
en- from Harvey's Weekly. I myself did
not fully agree with the article, but in the
main I did. The right to strike should not
be denied any man and the right to strike
as long as he likes should likewise not
be denied him, though civilization suffers
therefrom, but the right for the striker to
prevent another man from going to work.
either by force or coertion should be de-
MED any man union or other WISE 1 have
never as yet witnessed strike on the part
of organized labor but that coertion and
often violence were not used to prevent
other men from going to work. If the capt.
tai class gets more favors from the law
than is rightfully due it, it is the fault of
the laboring class for elect1ng such malfac-
tors to office. The laboring class is over
whelmingy in the majority in this coun-
trv and it does not have to truckle to the