The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-01-08

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1920. colored people have been called
! the greatest "organizers In the
country but the term has not always
I cy now Is the watchword organiza-
lions are functloning All orgn MIA
lions or the Race. fraternal civic.
commercial political religious. indus
1 golk1 power in a manner that is
bringing amazing results. Money,
thousands and tens Of thousands Of
dollars, have fallen magic-like into
all classes and degrees OF treasures
TO carry out the varied programs map
ped out by the different bodies. Il Is
0nstration Of racial consciousness is
remarkable and means genuine sue
cess In the end.
Publicity and The Press.
President-elect Warren g. Harding
in special statement for the Asso-
ciated Negro Press said: Publicity 10
| going to be the greatest weapon Of
all In furtherance the cause OF the
|, Colored people Of the United States"
t Inat cs sIoree peopIe az truism aRd
motto Of inspiration Not Only within
the ranks Is there FUR greater publici-
ty than ever before, more reading or
newspapers, magazines and books,
but without, among the whites, there
is more publicity on American Me-
groes then the country has ever seen.
let from inslduous propaganda to
scholarly sympathetic volumes. Tho
| Colored people are realizing that what
nation from our point Of View; thous-
ands OF whites are seeking Justice, |
and others will have II thrust upon
them" Our publications were meyer
vertising Is increasing constantly.
Law and order Efforts.
T. n -. oporoffva daoIra ar,nnnrr
thinking whites and Colored. for a
peaceful living. Lynchng is regard as
1 the greatest evil, nearly sixty having |
succumbed to that Illegal procedure
latest being three whites lynched in
California. Newspapers in the South,
North, call for drastic action, the diff
ference being Southerners desire State
control. and Northerners desire feder-
al control Gov. MORROW Of KentuelSy;
Gov Coolidge. Of Massachusetts, Gov.
| Beckett of North Carolina and Gov, |
. Roberts OF Tennessee have been the
most outstanding Governor advocates
Of law and order. The rehabilitation
Of the Kiu Klux Khan has created
considerable comment in various sec
lions, but It has failed to create fear
seems to be an unqualified DISPOSE
ton everywhere to meet any terrorism
at the "home plate, without any
loud boasting on the part OF Colored
Affecting Things Political.
The National Campaign of 1920 pro-
duced the Negro as an issue in man
ner never before experienced. Politi-
cal methods adopted by the South
some years ago, we restored to in the
Northern border states, these methods
reached their zenith In Ohio. The eff
J feet Of this propaganda is dangerous
both for the Negro and the nation.
against raising Race and Religious
However the reaction. in the NORTH
issues In campaign is so bitter, that
Il 1t viii never be used again. The To-
100000 American Negroes believe that
their loyalty, patriotism and industry
the sun. and we will stop at moth
ing until the full privileges Of Ameri-
can citizenship are permitted and
soil The concensus of opinion is that
there can be no compromise with right
in this respect
Employment, Immigration and HOus-
i Ing.
American Colored men and women
ARE passing through a crisis. in the
matter of employment. They will even
( tually win out in the North but thou |
sands, especially women, have recent |
lily been replaced by whites, and every |
press the Importance Of staying in
the job" during the present industrial
quietness. The South stu feeIs the
| to published statements the Associated
Negro Press has not found any general
result to the South. With immigra-
ton practically stopped, employers
| in early spring, and from all indica-
| lions, the South will experience still
another labor shortage. With the
uation reduces itself to one of meet
| ing obligations In some places fami-
lies are doubling up but there has
not been enough OF this to create va
cancies, there is always scores to APP
| ply for the place vacated.
Genuine business Advancement.
The year 1920 win go down in his
tory as. one of great business advance
ment among Negroes The opening OF
Individual lines of business and the
have increased the activities of the
commercial world to magnificent
proportions. Scores of new corpora
tions have been formed in every sec
ton Of the country, and a number of
them have been able TO announce the
subscription and actual paying In of
good United States money. for the
promotion of various enterprises,
manufacturing, insurance, banking,
building, and other lines $1,O0O,0OO.0O
which leading Negroes In the banking
and business world are interested, to
be opened in New York, has recently
group are enthusiastic about the OPP
portunities offered in employment and
executive positions for our capably
trained men and women.
Outlook for 1921.
The outlook for 1921. is indeed most
encouraging. Cooperation brings suc-
cess American Negroes have learned
this great lesson, and nothing can
separate us in unity Of purpose The
greatest strides for 1921 promise to be
commercial. but there is not thel
slightest DISPOSITION anywhere to sac
rifice anything political. The cry Of
the race is: eve must all work to-
gether and we will get somewhere
| BY no claims of logic or reason can
the race see why all others should be
granted all things, while we are de-
| MED. Aroused to a thoroughly think
| ing standard IL cannot be seen why
we should II xe others wealthy while
we remain poor. AS great throng we
are functioning, and we expect to
! forge ahead
| NEGRO PORTER WALKS IO2 MILES |