The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-01-28

France for efficiency as a soldier.
Persons whose names appear as the
executive committee not already mem
toned are Miss Mamie Burroughs,
of Washington. d. c., of national
prominence, lecturer, teacher social
worker-one OF the best known women
in the race. Bishop w. H. Heard
presiding Bishop of the First Epis-
copal District A. NJ. L. church. Bishop
Heard is internationally known, at
one time Consul General to Liberia
1 saw a letter written by Bishop
Heard to Dr. Jordan IN which he said
that he was willing to pay his share
of the claims, If the others connected
with the affair would do likewise
which is fair and all he could do
Mrs Maggie Walker, who is the pres
dent of a Bank in Richmond, Va,
and well known throughout the coun-
try.
/ am not discussing how much each
one of these persons had to do with
the business side of the project, their
names drew the sympathy of the peo-
pie to its support 1t was brought out
in the investigation by the postal
authorities in Philadelphia, the other
day that a steam ship company in
Baltimore had 100000 of the money
belonging to the project, The Citizens
and Southern Banking Company Of
Philadelphia is holding $4,000 of it
and ship trader in New York had
muber of race men and women coming
from all parts of the cauntry on the
strength Of the advertisements sent
forth to find themselves entangled in
the courts with a wild cat scheme
that makes Chief Sam hero and his
scheme the work of a philosopher.
in comparison Many of the party
feeling too much Inundated to re-
turn home. made plans and went on,
but many of us could not afford to do
that, others went home on promise
that they would get their money but
the larger number have remained and
filed suit in the courts to recover
their money and damages for time lost
and the expense to which they have
To my mind one of the hardest
blows has been dealt to Negro effort
and confidence shaken that will rem
der all efforts in this and most any
direction impossible. l tried hon
estly to get the men with whom ]
talked to see the necessity of making
an adjustment 81 the matter and not
have II go betSke the public, realiz'
ing its far reaching consequences hui
| 1t seems that differences had arisen
among them and they were willing tC
have the innocent suffer as a result
A Glimpse mt New York Life While
Awaiting Developments.
There is so much of more than pass
ing interest concerning our people In
this great city along economic, edu-
cation and social lines to study with
profit that correspondent whose
training and energies had been di-
rected along the regular news paper
line would consider 1t an unwarrant-
ed diversion to inject this subject in
an article; but when 1t is remember
ed that the greater portion of my
| life has been spent in church at
mosphere it is too late now for me
to allow that important part of ouI
racial life escape attention. In the
last article, attention was called tc
the serious lack of business enter
prises conducted by our people.
sta It'd that the only business of any
consequence, aside from isolated cases
was the restaurant and eating house
enterprise, a fuller investigation
however, disclosts the fact, that very
large number of these are operated
by white people which leaves the
black man very little for his. com
mtrcial training. The church is the
only independent factor of real telling
consequence that is doing construc'
! tive work in race building in this
part of the country Next in point Of
influence is the Negro press. l an
sure many will say how about thu
schools? To which l reply the schools
of New York are mixed. am serrS