Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-08-21

CAME 10 WISH along Cuo same line DIS l. udu
done, who had lived here for the past thirty
years and there must be something to it.
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Lest the readers hereof have lost sight
Of the exact words of the article mentioned
above the same is herewith reproduced:
1t is variously estimated that Seattle and
her suburbs have colored population of
5000. 1t may be less, but certainly no more;
this population is quite cosmopolitan in it's
makeup there being no distinct or exclusive
colored communities in the city, though In
and about Twenty fourth and East Madison
more Of them are to be found than in any
other locality. ParadoXcal as it may seem,
living in the immediate vicinity Of neither
Of the three leading colored churches is
there to exceed two colored families, and
not even one near the Mt Zion Baptist
church, in whose interest this number is
issued; yea some Of the members thereof live
fully five miles from the church, but are in
regular attendance This is cited in order
to corroborate the statement, Seattle's COL
ored population is of a cosmopolitan compo-
stion. Whether their wide diversity Of To-
cations which necessarily means like wide
diversity of ideas and opinions, argues for
their good or their detriment, at least COM
mercially is an open question, and men Of
black, differ as widely as does the East
from the West on this point
Six thousand Of so distinct class of citi-
zens as the colored people should, it seems,
call for much commercial enterprise among
them, and this should be especially true of
a seaport city in the Northwest, whose home
genous population hail from the countries of
the world But not so with the colored
citizens OF Seattle as they seem totally de-
void OF the commercial spirit. The actual
number of bonafde business and women
among them in this city may be counted
upon the fingers Of ones two hands and
then perhaps have one or two uncounted.
In this particular the colored man seems to
be sleeping sleep that knoweth no waken-
ing and soliloquizes himself with, you many
have all this business, but give me fun.''
While comparisons are more or less Odious
yet brief comparison between the col
ored man and the Japanese living in Seattle
at this time might more fully illustrate
the point at issue. In Seattle there are
about 5000 Japanese-just two thousand
more than colored citizens-and while the
figures as to the actual number Of Japanese
engaged in commercial enterprises in this
city are not at hand, yet it is quite safe to
say that there are not less than 5000 dis
tinct business firms under control Of and
directed by Japanese, and among them are
six banks. Twenty-Five years ago there
were not to exceed twenty Japanese bust
ness concerns in Seattle, but their business
concerns have kept pace with the growth Of
the city in the way of increase in numbers.
While it is alleged that the success of the
Japanese lies in the whole standing togeth.
err, yet this is doubted as there are not
enough Japanese here to maintain hum
dredth part Of so large a volume of bust
ness. In the commercial world the Japan
csc is a cosmopolitan and he conducts his
business in such way and manner as to
make it an object to the purchasing public,
whatever their color, complexion or nation
atty may be, to trade with a Japanese.
In other Words the Japanese are essential to
the present prosperity of Seattle and her
surrounding country. AS with the Japan.
csc so with the Italians and to an extent
even so with the Chinese. All showing
the trading spirit.
Say what you will or may to the contrary
there is silent bond of sympathy between
all the darker races in the United States,
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