Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-05-14
these colored men whether tho parties
are fit or unfit"


are fit or unfit"
This is IL most interesting crux and
demands an answer. 1t depends upon
what was "stipulatcd In the bond"
What is tho rule and what Is the law
of the Y. NJ. &. A. governing such np.
pointmentS? Have these people over.
ridden the law If .hey have, then
there should be recourse to high.
er power or to the courts. Now IL
comes to Il question OF me ncy and the
distinguished Doctor says In dealing
with this phase OF the question:
In II signed article appearing In
some OF oar papers last week, tho
Board OF Directors aSser that the
colOrad people have thus far contribu.
ted S14,565.i7. This is mischevous
half-truth. What are the facts i'm tue
case?
When the new building was under
taken the coiorcd people were arbcd
to tnke $40 600 as their share This
they gladly assumed. l,ut as We did
not have the cash. we were forced to
borrow that amount at the regular
rate OF per cent interest. The dire,
tors assured us that we could borrow
that amount from them and this was
done. The point Is immatefiol wheth
er we borrowed the money In the open
market or from the Directors they
had the use paying them interest. The
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amount that we have paid back on
the principal, leaving balance OF
S30,434.53. Hence the colored people
should have the credit for the whole
$4,000, which they borrowed and
have been paying interest on and
have reduced the principal by two or
three thousand each year to the pres
ent Figure In addition to this the
board of Directors hold the 53rd street
property valued at $3S 900 or $39, coo.
1t seems to us that this Is case
where money talks. DR.. Brooks seems
10 he weakening his case when he at
mits virtually that the amount pail
by he colorcd folks is ($1d,565.47)
fourteen thousand. five hundcrd and
siAty-fivc dollars and rorty-Sever
cents. He explains that they have real
~ paid the full amount although this
remainder was borrowed from these
white people whom he and his associ.
ates are now antagonizing. The TO.
mainder Is $3.50. 1859 thirty thour
sand. four hundred and thirtv-four
dollars and fifty-thrce cents.
If this money had been borrowed
from outside sources. we could see
the force OF the argument hnt in tho
way 1t Is stated. it seems to uY that
he Is begging the question" Who hus
control Of the Secretary, tho white
folks or the colored folks? Vino con.
trolls the branch. the white folks or
the figure head" Board OF Directors.
that seemed to labor under tho I'm.
preston TINT 1T possessed absolute
power? The resigning members con.
stitnte an influential group of New
York leaders. They arc L. p. Robn.ts,
A. Clayton Powell, Walter L. Handy
Benjamin II. Withers, Charles II.
Roberts. William III. Brooks, Willia.n
p. Hayes. Frank N. 1lydcr, james w.
Brown, Jonah Emanuel.
1t reminds us OF story that our
good friend, William CSstalo used t.
tell time and again with evident satis.
faction. lie said colored man came
II TO his place OF business and in II
tone Of disgust said "a follows:
Il cHtered suit against the Chesa
pcake and Ohio railroad yesterday
and don't YOU know went down there
today and the trains are RAINING yet
This is about tho situation at the l35lh
s.. \. VI. {. \. Branch. These able ger.
u"men have resigned and the Y. NJ. G..
a. Branch is functioning yet. For our
p; TT, wo believe in controlling ou-
own affairs by putting up the money to
operate one of our own. Talk will do
but little good in n large city like New
York. The thing to do Is to raise tho
money and set up another Y. NJ. G.. A.
OF your own with colorcd men from hot
tom to top. AS long az white men col.
tribute the money. or the greater por-
ton of 1t, white men will control it.
The distinguished gentlemen nam.
cd are presumably influential enough
TO start campaign and raAse one hun
dred thousand dollars for lust such :,
purpose, although they seemed [,
have failed to pay the balance on the
for:y-five thousand dollars, which
they promised to pay. 1t does not be
come ministers of the gospel to be
making exhibition of themselves il,
windy speeches. Action is VIVA: IA
''rcdeI and such action as We sugg,s,
would dc lore to ,s,n the rc:.,;cc, and
influence and support of white and
co'"red people than anything else.
hht pardon us. 1t is none of orr