The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-07-23
BOOKER WASHNCTORS REAL CONTRIBUTION.

BOOKER WASfllNGIUNS kEAl CUNIklBUIlUN.
Much comment caused by the address of Dr. Ashby
JONES' Baptist pastor of Atlanta Ga Founders Day at Tus
presented the student body OF that school
entirely view Of the real contribution OF Dr. Washington
to his own people and to the American nation
recent issue Tsegee Student contains that address
and cursoy reading Of it. dscose the fact that it is
reality unusual presentation Of the life of fifty honore
altogether fully appreciated and contains urge to-
ward greater hope of ultimate accomplishment
DR.. Jones said in beginning
n 1872 among the friends of the Negro the question
was yet unanswered the Negro capable of development into
independence and efficiency there in the Negro personality
faculties and forces sleeping within his spirit which
be summoned expression that he may attain sefsuff
MANHOOD Remember that to that date every defni-
ton that had been made for the Negro had been made IN terms
Of slavery AS have said elsewhere today that the damn
ing sin of slavery cannot be stated in the fact that one man
another man. be told in terms of physical
cruelty Granted the most benevolent panasm that held
people in slavery and still say that the deadly Indictment
against the system that the child of slave even before IS
born has already had the definition of its personality predeer
fixed No greater crime be committed against personality
than rob him of the right to make the definition of his own
manhood and determine the pathway Of his destiny
He said further Booker Washngtons life does not prove
that every Negro be Booker Washington, but Booker
barrier being Booker Washington Because Booker Washing
tton has lived there is not dream so beautiful you
did that it cannot be fulfilled There ambition Of your
heart that inspired by the God of your creation too high or
too holy for you to dare to accomplish
Such an Interpretation Of the life of Booker Washington de-
ered the students of the school which he founded which has
done and is doing 50 much IN way toward deyepmg
thy of being carefully considered by all of u.s.
These times appear to critical But they are not
fraueht with obstacles nearly difficult of removal those
faced by Mr. Washington developing of self help and
sustenance for newly freed people
We should in seeking for hope courage and way to fur
her ourselves toward complete realization OF our development
realize that present efforts have been made possible largely
through the tremendous influence of Booker Washington and the
school which he founded.
His was life of practical striving His dreams of an
growing body of doors of actual things of definite product
tion.
May all appreciate the life Of this the greatest builder
lived among and in thinking of ourselves and
striving realize that whatever our hope possible of ultimate
realization.
In this same address reference types of
food for thought to conscientious students
We do not comment upon it. 1t is as follows
1--WE have reached another critical hour in the relationship
of speak aamist Crises and
this supreme task of democracy And the crit
ical question OF the type of leadership.
There two types of offering for leadership of the
two races in America today One the with faith
ed OF backward people lie tires OF tell
ing of the list Of the crimes OF the idle and degraded mem
be OF your He is doing his best again to pull the
world back to its old definition OF Negro
But if this woud-be leader black then he searching
for every example of cruelty and injustice which done to the
Negro and God knows they too to find he spends his
time gathering statistics the prejudice and hatred OF the
white people for the Negro He knows glad news but seek
ing bitterness into souls He would blind your
hearts, take all vision of accomplishment and throw your
world into shadow
Then there the Booker Washington type who with
clouded all the wrongs and never ceases TO try 10
right hem but who refuses to allow the bad to rob his vision OF
the good One who believes in the Negro but who like
Booker Washington believes also in the white 1t is faith
may becomes belief much in the attitude of the
white the Negro what that attitude shall be
the future And here is the critical question which hinges
your destiny Which leadership will you follow? ,