The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1933-05-25
DELEGATES
At CONFERENCE
IN WASHINGTON
Continued from Page One

AVN A1N N'hE
that Negroes be no longer en-
ployed to run in charge of rail
way mail cars.
The various bureaus that have
been started In Washington and
other parts of the country under
Federal control. and have been
the means during the depression
OF absorbing a fairly large mum
Der of white collar men and wo-
men. have not engaged many
Negroes. Efforts to find EN-
ployment at Hoover Dam and on
he river projects in various
parts of the country have been
discouraging.
Kelly Miller
We have heard enough sta
tistics here to solve all our prob
lems," said Kelly Miller, of How
ard University. during one of the
Rosenwald Economic Conference
discussion periods.
But most of these statistics
will represent only a point of de
parture. Race prejudice has fix
ed the Negroes position in indus
try as the lowest caste. The re-
firing Civil Service Commission
tells me 1t is practically impos-
sible for Negro, though he be
as wise as Elnstein, to get a
c'erkship In the Federal govern
ment."
Il believe that In the final
outcome, the Negro will find his
best chance on the farm. The
Communists know that the Ne
gro is weak and helpless, and
they are willing to help vehem-
emily, and unless the church. the
capitalist or someone helps more
strongly, there is great danger
that the Negro will follow them.
THE capitalist must either
give the Negro work or divide
his dividends with him."
DIR. Frazier on Farming
Announcement by one of the
speakers that he favored a back
to-the-farm movement, led DR..
F. Frazier, of Fisk, to
ieclare he had planned to say
nothing, but could not keep still
n the face of such a suggestion.
What chance has a penniless and !
icbless city resident on farm,
ne asked? How could he be ex-
1ected to improve his condition |
here when agriculture is shot
o pieces and is on rock bottom? |
Bonds Bombshell
Horace Mann Bond, of Fisk
threw a second bomb
hell into the conference. when
lie took the floor, the second
light of the session aud an
lounced that the conference
ould not well be expected To go
t the solution of problems ar
Getting the Negro in this country
With any degree of fortitude.
Subsidized
Because many of these peo-
lie here are subsidized by the
These college pre-
idents know their schools are
eing Disseminated against as to
appropriations, but they are a.
raid to speak because of the fear
t losing their jobs. And so this
difference cannot speak out"
To nail the final blow of the
omb, Bond said:
Il have a resolution to offer
his conference, that 1t go on re-
ord as fayoring a redistribution
t wealth and complete sociali-
alton of the processes of con-
and distribution and
reduction"
Amidst loud applause, the con-
erence was adjourned.
Findings Committee
The conference approved the
'eation of a finds and emergen-
: committee. which will sum-
arize the conference in a re-
ort and suggest further action r
; result of the discussion at
lie meeting. The committee ap- |
)inted includes:
DR.. r. r. Motion. Kelly Miller, Il
alter White, Broadus Mitchell Il
I'D w. w. Alexander, both II
hite, Charles s. Johnson, T. Ar II
Did Hill, and Bishop George C. II
cement. II