Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-10-09


complished by outside colored folks living
in other countries, and to that extent, we
see no success ahead for Marcus Garvey
and those who are following after him.
The migration of even the twelve million
colored persons in the United States to
Africa would require more ships and men,
of-war than the United States government
now possesses constantly operating for the
next quarter of a century, and then add
the number of colored persons in South and
Central America and the West Indies and
the ships of the world could hardly perform
the feat within the next one hundred years.
hence, in a nut shell, it can't be done.
Though that great central government
and migration idea advocated by Marcus
Garvey and his followers appear to us
absolutely ridiculous, yet their idea of
organizing for Commercial purpose is quite
worthy Of profound consideration. They
preach Africa for black Africans simply
as means to an end, which is to sufficient
ly interest their hearers, here and every
where they go, to move them into giving
small sums of money, on which they plan
to build up a gigantic corporation, by
which they will be able to garner some Of
the wealth Of the world-not bad idea
at ALL However those individuals who get
a five dollar share, can hardly ever expect
any returns therefrom, yea verify they can
kiss their five spot forever fare you WE'LL
but the millions of dollars thus collected
if properly invested and subsequently ju-
diciously directed, will give hundreds and
thousands Of we'll educated young colored
persons employment commensurate with
their educational qualifications, yea it will
even 60 a step further and may perhaps
instill into the lethergetic colored mans
mind spirit of commercialism- thing
ne does not now possess others may
follow in the wake Of Marcus Garvey and
launch into business and commercial enter
prises, ii not on so large scale as he, yet
in limited way. Even though Jones,
Brown, ct al actually feel that they are
parting from their five bones to never meet
again, yet if they have sufficient confidence
in the ability Of the directors and man.
ayers Of the Garvey institution, that the
money will be properly directed then it's a
good investment for colorel people in gen.
eral though they never receive any returns
for their contribution, for to provide for
the constant employment of numbers of
young colored persons Of education and
refinement in positions commensurate with
their standings, is worth any colored per.
sons five dollar contribution. It may also
bring the colored persons to that point so
strenuously advocated by the late DR..
Booker I. Washington, ''let down your
buckets where you are" In this do not
understand us as indorsing the Garvey idea
Of financing his institution but we leave it
with you. Be it remembered however the
hundreds and thousands of dollars given
up by the colored citizens Of even Seattle
it placed under direct management of
capable and conscientious persons would
bring to them hundred times greater re-
turns and give to the colored citizens of
Seattle local business and commercial
standing that would make them shine
thousand times brighter than that they
hold five dollar share in Marcus Garvey's
great steamship enterprise -;..::' '.-..