The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-07
TELLS OF NEGRO BUSINESS
in THE ISLANDS OF EAST.
Writer Says Record Of Amer
ican Negro in Far East is no
Less COmmendabIe Than
That of Those in U. 5.

A wonderfully encouraging bit OF
news of the accomplishment of mem
hers of our race is given in the ar
ticle of Ivan Raycroft in a recent
issue of the Fraternal Advocate.
The article is as follows:
For the last two or three months I
have contemplated writing an article
on how the American Negro Is getting
along on this side of the world /
am going to name this article, 'The
American Negro and the far East. Z"
The thing that impressed me during
my visit to America last winter was
the lack of knowledge that the Ne
groes Of America have concerning their
brothers in the Far East and it is
this article I am go. Ing to try to
enlighten them on this subject 1t
would be impossible for me to tell all
of the wonderful achievements of the
American Negroes, which l have wit
messed during my stay OF almost five
years on the Eastern insular possess
ions OF Uncle Sam for space will not
have seen of the most progressive
ones.
In the first place I want to inform
the reader that in no other part of the
world can a. person with a small cap
ital progress so rapidly as he can in
the Far East. The Philippines, like
many other small countries which did
not take an active part in the recent
world war. have profited immensely,
IN IN nact the hemp and sugar cane
raw products than they ever dreamed
or and as they come away from the
banks with their bags of gold they
are naturally looking for, a. place. to
spend their money and II Is a fact
that once they start spending there
Is no limit. Any American that cares
to invest his capital is reaping a rich
harvest Of gold on every hand. There
ig Unitg a diffaFnppa Tn InkflrYAg.xn
who used to work for his Spanish
master for the pitiful sum of ten
cents a day and the ones of today
who motor to town in lavish motor
make a confirmed New Yorker look
on with envy. The American Negro
seems to have taken advantage of
these promising conditions as a busi-
ness man heA ranks with the most
progressiv" foreigners on this side of
the globe.
I'm describing the ACTIVITIES of the
American Negroes in the Philippines
am going to start with the City of
Manila, this being the capitol and the
The inhabitants of Manila number
something like three hundred thous-
and. Manila is what one may term
the City Beautiful The beautiful,
ows the evident of quaint old Spain
still remains, present a wonerful signL
not easily to be forgotten to the visit
or. There Is now living in Manila
a Negro by the name Of Thomas
Pritchard, who few years ago was
cook on one of the well appointed
steamers that piled between Frisco
and Manila. Thomas was sucn a good
cook that wealthy passengers would
delay trip to the orient sometimes
for weeks in order to book passage
on the vessel on which he was cooking
Thomas became known all over the
orient.
"One day. Thomas had the following
brilliant thought, IF you people will
change booking on steamer in order
to be insured a good meal cooked by
me, why can't l go into the business
or selling my cooking for my own
profits? With this thought in view
Thomas opened a little restaurant in
the heart of Manila as they had been
for the passengers on the trans
oceanic liners. At length Toms lit
tie restaurant in the heart of Manila
into the business of selling my coe K
ing for my own profits? With tlis
thought in view Thomas opened a lit
tie restaurant in the heart OF Mania
as they had been for the passengers
on the trans-ocea nc liners. At length
small to serve the large number of
people who thronged daily his place
so he moved to larger quarters which
in a short while proved to be as in
Tom moved into a place that takes
in a third of block. Today, as one
saunters down EXcolta street. the
Broadway of Manila, and becomes gas
Economically inclined-and one will II
he belingers long in the vicinity of
Toms place-he may step into place
Just as famous to the people of the
Philippines as Rectors is to the people
OF New York, where he may be served
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