The northwestern bulletin., 1922-08-26
OUTLINES new
POLICY OF NATL
BUSINESS LEAGUE
Pleads for More Cooperation and
System of Business Men be-
fore Huge Crowd.
DIR. MOTION REELECTED
LEAGUES PRESIDENT
Convention regarded as Biggest
Success in Recent Years:
Outlook Bright.

Norfolk, Virginia, August 25-
Every available seat in the City
Armory was occupied when DR. Motion
president of the National Negro Bus
mess League delivered his annual ad-
dress to the League in its Twenty
Third session Wednesday night, Aug
ust, 10th.
He briefly reviewed the work of
the National Negro Business League
and set forth its aspirations.
The large crowd listned attentive
ly while DR.. Motion delivered an ad-
dress that will be long remembered
by all who heard it.
Outlines Program
The speaker of the evening, DR.. r.
r. Motion, was presented by Hon. ].
c. Napier. DR. Motion delivered a
comprehensive address Of survey on
the Business league in which he emu
merated the subjoined program.
First, the effective organization of
the three bureaus which were aD-
proved last year at Atlanta. I refer
to the bureau of business, the bu-
reau of public education and coop
Grafton, and the bureau of health.
Let me emphasize particularly the
bureau for business promotion, be-
cause II is fundamental. The plan
calls for the purchase of blocks OF
stock by business men In every line,
the entire proceeds of which would
be applied to the creation Of such a
fund to be operated by competent
directorate along conservative lines,
Urges Trade Boosting Campaign
II wish to recommend that we un-
dertake the revival of what have
been called Trade Boosting Cam
paigns,' these campaigns to be put
over in every community where there
is a local branch of the National Ne
gro Business league.
"A third feature of this program
that should be of great help in pro-
noting Negro business is the organ
ization and conduct of short courses
under the auspices of local leagues.
in business for Negro business men
Fourth. think that the time has
now come for the National Negro
Business league to employ a direc-
tor or secretary or agent Of some
kind who shall devote all of his time
to the organization and promotion Of
local business leagues and to the
work of establishing a suitable agen-
cy for putting our business men in
touch with the most helpful sources
of aid in the promotion and develop
ment of their business.
And last but not least I wish to
recommend that the league establish
a series of scholarships that would
make it possible to select each year
one or two strong promising young
men of our Race and send them to
one Of the standard schools of COM
merce or perhaps journalism where
they would fit themselves to enter q
business career with a thorough
knowledge of the principles of trade
and commerce"
Organization Needed
In conclusion DR.. Motion said:
"It Is such possibilities as these
that constitute the basis for the work
of the National Negro Business league
and more and more I am convinced
that there Is a real need and q real
for such an organization as
we have in the Business League. The
Negro race needs the inspiration and
which this organization
with its well organized and affiliated
bodies can give. 1t also needs the
of effort which the Nation
al league represents, IL we are to
achieve the economic upbuildings
which is essential to the continued
and permanent development of the
Race along all lines"
The exercises were closed with
speech by Hon. Bolton Smith (white)
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