The bystander., 1921-08-25

Robbing Collective Paul
To Pay Selective Peter
We observe that there are represen-
tatives Of certain cooperative con-
Germ are trying to establish one OF
their stores in this city.
They state that their plan will elm
mate the jobber. wholesaler and the
middleman and combine the three in
one and divide the profits among the
shareholders That is good scheme
if it can be worked successfully, but
what is the advantage, the disadvant-
ages looking at the matter in broad
sense.
We desire to make the following
statements for the consideration Of the
colored people Of this city: IF you
buy this firms shares why not buy in
limited quantities and feel your way
through? Did you note that among the
twenty-five girls at the main ONCE as
shown by the pictures are all white
girls? Did you not observe that OF the
two or three hundred officials and ofice
people at the home oflice that you never
saw a BLACK face-ALL white? Do
you note that only sixty Negroes are
selling this firm IS stocks or shares and
they were especially prepared for this
work and it is a perfect bread and
butter proposition with them?
II this concern establishes stores in
this city, will they employ manager?
II they do and we support that con-
eern are we not paying to be segre-
gated?-the very thing that we howl
about every day. The ignorant Negro
in the Mississippi Delta can work for
the white man and own any kind Of
automobile that he wants, have all the
money to use as long as he works for
the white man but, as soon as he decides
that he wants to take some Of that
away he finds that there is nothing do
ing. If the white trustees OF the great
concerns wanted to go in the hole and
this being corporation what in the
world could we do about our invest
ments?
The moment that these stores are
established here we predict that the
five Negro grocerymen here will be
rclegated to the wall. IF at the present
rate we have to pay them little more
tie profit that the latter makes comes
right back to us for they are Of us but,
if this other concern crowds them out
and we support them the profit that
they make will go to the white owners
Of this concern. It has been tried
enough times to sufficiently prove that
as soon as the whiteman who caters to
Negro support gets to the place that
he can get along without us he does it
regardless Of how loyal we have been
to him. Just as soon as the Negroes
who support this concern demands that
we have salesmanagers and vice presi-
ored stenographers, ETC., you will find
that they can get along without the
Negro-it has never turned out any
other way.
inevitably suffer as the people will be
Hooking to this get-rich- quick scheme
80 fast that tho church will in large
way be forgotten. Is the salvation Of
our souls to be sold at gambling ta-
BILE? II this concern does not offer the
Negro equal chance in the positions Of
management every preacher in this
city should not support this camou-
tagged form Of segregation.
Investment in real estate is the best
investment on earth. The man or wo-
man that owns the land Of this coun-
try are the ones who own the country.
Investigate and see If that isn't the
case. Aside from an investment In
real estate any proposition that says
that they can t fail is . lie. Thousands
Of corporations have gone to wall this
year who formerly stated that their
scheme was unbreakable-how absurd
to think that any business could be 80
secure.
We are not fighting the cooperative
movement but we are tired Of seeing
the Negroes being robbed with the dope
that they are being helped as race.
The wliteman just watches every move
that the Negro makes and plays upon
the Negroes sentiment to enrich his
Golfers. How long will it be before We
think twice and act once? William
Pickens said the other day that II we
are to win the race we must do 1t for
ourselves and you can just wager your
life that he was right and anytime
whiteman comes to you with such
schemes Of combining his business
proposition with your race issues. It's
moneymaking fake for the white
man.
Peiiean's Hapita