The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-10-28

An abundance of evidence shows
that colored people do not pay their
pledges. They promise anything
when they are aroused and when the
excitement is over they forget all
about keeping their word, Aside
from being dishonest it causes those
who rely on their pledges embarrass-
ment and Inconvenience. Some of US
make biz pledges with no intention
of honoring them. We like to SHOW
off" in a big meeting so that our
friends can see what "big" men and
women we are. In fact, it doesn't
make us "big." We are a bunch OF
hypocrites and liars.
Churches and other organizations
have experienced the same thing. We
should realize that our pledges are
relied on and organizations begin GER
tain projects because of them. We
should not make pledges that we can
not keep. There is no need to prom
Use to pay 500 when you know you
may be unable to pay it. The honest
and square thing would be to promise
SIS or $40 and, though the heavens
fall, pay that. 1t is infinitely better
to promise IS and pay it than to
pledge 500 and forget about it. Ev-
erybody is not rich. There Is no
need to parade under false colors.
Sooner or later the public will know
whether you have anything or not.
Stop promising what you are unable
to pay and if you are able to pay 1t
do it on scheduled time.
D =
a. L,,.,I.so1p Of
thousands of dollars every year TAX
ing their beloved dead back down
South. 1t is the result of foolish SEN
timent which should be abandoned.
If the South is not good enough to
keep US while we are living why
should we want to be buried there =?
Furthermore, after a man is dead he
doesn't care where his final resting
place is. He doesn't know anything
about it. And if he did the chances
are he would prefer having northern
to southern worms devour his flesh.
In short, there is simply no sense in
carrying dead people long distances
to bury them.
: A certain woman had saved suffi'
cient money to make the first pay
ment on a home. Her husband sick
ened and died. They we're from Flor.
ida. She bought an expensive casket
The casket was worth more than the
husband either alive or dead. She
purchased railway tickets for herself
and five children and took the body
South. The trip South and back cost
her more than a thousand dollars
She is yet paying rent-when she has
it. Her children are undernourished
They go to school ragged and un
kempt. The widow has a desperate
struggle to keep body and soul to
gether. The money that she squan
dered would have made her and thu
children comfortable for man!
months. Instead of starvation ant
desperation there would have beei
comfort and happiness. She threy
away her LIES sovinps TO make on
big display that did nobody any good
Inc only comfort she will ever nav
is at the time of the funeral some o
the people might have remarked
Didn't She put him away beautiful
ly?"
The money wasted in taking dea
folk South could be used to bette
advantage. 1t would buy homes an
make those who are left behind NOR
comfortable. Children could be edu
Gated and given a start in life. II
fact, we spend too much money oil
funerals ANYWAY. We bury OIL
wealth instead of using it for tn,
benefit of ourselves ana our poster
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