The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-06-25
REAL FREEDOM.

The celebration the 57th anniversary of the emancipation
Some of the orators who skfuly picture our progress
through the past and prophey the wonderful achievements
which future years will Witness feel to feel that we have
already attained that freedom for which have spilled their
blood and sacrificed their ALL Others though seemingly fewer in
number have the and the vision to call our attention to
the fact that while physical freedom be gift spiritual free
dom the result of gradual development in which mans will
and intellect play major part.
While there probably of who does not take pride
the progress which helped by contact with 5000 year
old civilization have made too few of realize that close
animation will show that in instances our lack OF progress
taceabe inability to profit to the full from the OPP
Iportunites which around u.s.
Conditions they face to that far
ed the limit has been reached The rest is up to us.
Improved educational advantages political privilege and
and full and efficient of opportunities for that cooper
alton which will improve condition in particular to
While is important that protest with all of power
against the discrimination and prescription which now seem to
hinder progress must be less assduous in developing
of self help is in this development that our real
We need to learn more fully that welfare indvd
u should be made less important in consideration than the
realize that each takes his place in the scheme
things in accordance with his ability to do that no line OF en-
ed that big and small the result of their making
not of circumstance.
We need dispense with that spirit of envy which prompts
knock rather than boost the projects Of others among
be iened "crabs in basket who even
though they do not care ft to climbs find delight pulling back
necessary that to follow blndy those self APP
pointed guardians welfare whose stock trade consists
of the assertion that Il must be considered if is to succeed
since didn't start it. | can't support IT,
And more than ALL need to learn that the display and
poposness of thousand ages cannot be made so AXE the
place of few years of thrift saving and investment of
earnings in prosperity Bringing institutions of our own
desire to attain real and lasting finds expression
not much in argument and pleading for chance in ne
gently using the chances which hand cultvatng
will which overrides all barriers.
History does not record the failure of sing race or ma
ton thai possessed intellect will and consistently pracsed CO.
operation
In this regard it also be remembered that self suffi
cheney possible people but that in the efficient exercise
of their to do and produce for their individual well being
they increase the Importance of their relation to those about
them 1t is in the full realization of this fact that real freedom
lies.
we often spend enough time knocking hard worker who
successful to raise ourselves to his level It's only mat
ter of directing the energy in another direction.
builder who hammer only cannot erect many build
ings 1t takes something beside knocking.
one is to Judge from the of Rear Admiral Sim police
escort, its rather dangerous to be diplomat
Another argument for prohibition is to be found in our safe
and sane 18th celebration
diplomats life just darn explanation after snother