Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-09-20
DR.. W. l. Ransome
On
ECONOMICS
Can The Negro Hold His Job?

Can The Negro Hold His Job?
This question: time the leading in the FORUM
has been made serious by the coming of the
nounced purpose to take every job from the Negroes now
employed the country and to force them to to the country
hold his job is foolish to that all city Negroes are
suited Ito go the country and is also foolish to suppose
that all country white suited to go to the city Inc most
aged itself which had in such word as black
since its founders hate of black s whom they are aVo"e
to destroy.
CLOUD WITHOUT THUNDER?
Many think that we about the Black Shirt
movement for the following
Its leaders are divided among themselves, and thus
g. Numerous Southern influential white papers nave spoken
against the movement.
g. The majority white people of the South believed
to be such as permit the thriving of such organza
a. The failure organization (Ku Kux Kan) in the
past to harm Negroes to the extent aimed at.
Because the legal sebacks with which the order has
met among which are the folowng
(1) It's organizers restrained by an injunction from
proceeding with disbursement of funds
~ Its official newspaper The Black Shlrt' banned
from the streets of Atlanta.
g. Baked in efforts to establish branches in Ma
con- Griffin and Newman, Georgia. by the surveillance of
police the Indifference of merely curious citizens, and
(40 Faced by the possibility of an investigation by
Federal Grand jury for violation of law carrying AIRY
sentence of ten years imprisonment and $4,000 fine
CLOUD WITH THUNDER.
On the other hand there think that the Black
Shirts are cloud with thunder that the adverse action of
the courts may entirely end the activities of the order for
People often permitted to do by sufferance What
they cannot do by law.
g. The courts may be unable cope with the situation as
is manifested in the prohibition situation
The scarcity OF jobs speak louder against the Negro
than does the court in favor of him.
The attitude Hoover administration said to afford
fertile soil the fructng of Black Shirt propaganda
claimed by editorial in the Norfolk Journal and Guide
his new effort to throttle the Negro vitaized by IA
iar war cry: This is white mans country? That is why
the Georgia Fa feel called upon to separate all Negroes IN
cities from jobs They mmcng earlier
which separated the Negro from the right suffrage Now these
patriots employ the idea to stop the Negro from earning
living working with his hands Deprived OF the ballot or OF
political influence American may be deprived OF his job OF
his property constitutional guarantee which he may have
to pursue life, liberty and happiness
T an organized group whose announced purpose is to pre-
Negroes from working at kind OF job can obtain
charter do business from court of law in sovereign state
we may reasonably expect egazed in due time
mentwose announced intention any property which
a Negro may hold by right of purchase
THE WRITER'S ANSWER.
Whether the Negro hold his job depends in main
upon of more Of the following conditions:
l. The Negroes qualification for the job
number of available jobs at given time and place
Whether the Negro do the work as well white
Whether he will do the same work better for the
wages.
s. Whether white man wants the job in question.
g. Whether the Negro will accept inferior conditions and
the job which white would no the expected
to endure.
T. Upon some peculiar relation which may tie be-
tween the Negro and his employer which will help the Negro hold
his job.
TEN DEMANDMENTS
These Demandments according to The Literary Digest
hang in London factory They worth reading and
boring.
l. Don't lie. 1t wastes my time and yours. to
catch you in the end and that is the wrong end
g. Watch your work. not the cock long days work makes
long day short; and shordays work make face long
Give me than expect and will give you more than
you expect afford to increase your pay If you increase
my profits
You much to yourself that you cannot afford to
owe anybody Keep of debt keep out of shops
s. Dishonesty accident. Good like good
women never see temptation when they meet it.
g. Mind your business and in time you'll have bust
ness of your own to mind
T. Don't do anything here which hurts self respect An
employee who willing steal for willing to steal from
me.