The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-09-05
coLoRFUL NEWS MOVIES"
By The cameraman
preston News Seryice)


3. The Porto Rican Dispenser.
4. Karin to Go
Another Labor Day is about to take
its turn in the history Of American in
dustry, when celebrants from the
ranks Of the toiling masses will gaze
into the looking glass and note whether
joy or sadness prevails over the fea-
lures Of Labor, the supplement Of Cap
ital and the chief parent OF produc-
ton. The black worllmen Of the
country, during the past year, have
made advancement despite the special
menaces which have constantly beset
them. In the East and in the middle
west, they have increased their mem
bership, both mixed and separate, in
organization units Of a varied type,
from the a. F. Of L. to other special
classes OF unions. In New York City,
they have increased their entrance into
few trades and occupations hereto
fore and even now difficult Of entrance
I'll construction work, III the steel
industry, at the automobile plants, on
The railroads and in the mines, the
Negro workers have advanced both til
classification and in wage scales; while
On the farms and in personal and do-
mestic service even though slightly in-
creased numbers are noted, the pro
portion Of inclusion al the Negro
group cannot be said 70 show any
marked change. Due to organization
difficulties. founded in the hearts OF
their enemies BY prejudice. the Negro
labor group has been y target for prop
agandists, both radical and oonverva-
tive. each " whom. az to this partic-
ular group, has but inte-mittently been
sincere with the black masses OF
American wo-kmen.
Alter all what does the Negro
workman want Tor himself ii his zeal
Gus endezvor "a produce American
wealth and a. the same time realize a
p-o5ta5le return tor the expended Ell
f0rcs OF Ms muscular frame and willing
brain. He wants the chance thar All
American men are presumed to have:
4 saving wage. and the right to bar
gain with Capital as he sees fit. He
wants the equal chance to become a
capitalist himself. He wants a happy
home for his family and the chance
70 educate his children according to
the ideals Of American educational in
stitutions- He wants his boy and girl
TO have the chance to serve appren-
ticeship at any trade or occupation
they may choose: and having served,
he wants them not to have to face
the spectre Of discrimination at the
gates Of employment He wants peace
industrial and social peace-with
the fading memory that he is a black
worker; but rather the stimulating
knowledge that he is a useful. neces-
sary human cog in the machinery of
American progress, respected, loved,
and honored for what he is and what
he does, giving his best to his country
and his fellowmen and receiving from
It and them their best; yea, all that
God and man have decreed IS Just
and right in nation whose bulwarlz
IS Democracy, una1loyed, unafraid, I'M
hampered BY selfshness and untouch-
ed by the cancerous hands Of the
spirit OF Il am holier than thou"
We had turned the pages " some
Of Mr. Johnson's Opportunities long
before we had the pleasure Of shak-
ing hands with the thoughtful editor
Of the official organ Of the National
Urban League; and we know that the
ardent editor must be a man of poise
force and persuasion, plus an exper-
fence Of most valuable makeup. We
had analysed few of his reports as
Director Of the Department Of Inves-
tigation and Research of the Urban
League, and were impressed BY his
fact-fnding ability, coupled with the
gift Of picturing Negro industrial life
and interracial relations as they really
exist. In his training and public work
preliminary to becoming editor Of the
fastest growing monthly in the United
States, which is devoted solely to Ne.
gro life, Mr. johnson cultivated tn,
rare ability which has made him ar
outstanding individual in those spe
cial matters relative to our group
which he handles exclusively.
The founding of Opportunity" fol
consumption BY the variant reading
classes interested in Negro industria
welfare activities, was the final chal
lenge to the youthful Charles S. John
son, Editor, who quietly set about hi
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