Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1933-03-11
This World
Cecil 4 Nswna.

Writing In the ST. LOUIS ARGUS,
Floyd ]. Collins, columnist calls atten-
ton to the inequitable distribution of
jobs by the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co., an institution that has sew
eral million dollars worth of Negro
risks. Mr.. Collins stated:
Last year, the Metropolitan Life In
suranee company added 1000 employees,
not one Negro, andIyet we contribute
over 100000 day toward maintain
ing this gigantic financial institution.
The only financial corporation In the
world larger than the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company Is the Fed
eral Reserve System and the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph compa-
ny. 100000 day contributed to any
Of the present Negro companies would,
In time, place 1t among the billion dol
lar businesses of the world. An insti-
tuition Of this size would employ sew
eraI thousand who In turn would sup
port several other thousands. Money
from this company could be used In
financing homes, apartments for Ne
groes at a much lower rate of inter-
est, thus making lower rent possible.
A number of other benefits to the race
could be derived from a company
founded on the money we contribute.
But as It Is, we receive nothing except
protection that can be given by any
other insurance company. How much
longer are we to contribute to the wei
fare Of others, leaving our own In des-
titution?"
Negro Farmer-Laborites are in
quandry. The best jobs handed out
by Farmer-Labor rulers in the state
legislature went to Republicans!
Mayor Mahoney, invited speaker at
the recent Sterling Club civic meeting,
prepared to leave Immediately after
his address. o. c. Hall requested that
His Honor remain to listen to other
speakers. After blushing to the
deepest red, the mayor sat down, at
tired in his overcoat and listened i'm
patiently to several other speechmak-
ers.
At least two Aframericans hold gov
eminent appointments by the grace of
F. r. The two are Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win McDuffie, valet and housemaid to
the Roosevelts. BY the way, we won
der if the quotation, mo man is a hero
to his valet" holds good in this case.
Minneapolis citizens will do we'll to
interest themselves in the coming
elections. A visit around the city hall
will convince one that the ratio of
Negro tax payers employed in city
departments is very small Aside
from the .city's two Negro policemen
and one detective, one fireman and
one worker in the Poor Relief depart
ment the colored residents have little
representation in municipal govern
ment.
The people in general and the col
ored people in particular should study
the aldermanic candidates closer. In
none of the wards where colored peo-
pie reside in goodly numbers is there
Rn alderman who has evinced a pass
ing interest in this section Of his con-
|stituency. To the contrary at least
three of the present aldermen have
shown by action and remarks public
and private their contempt for Ne
groes. At least one of the three still
retains in his speech signs of foreign
country dialect The latter circum-
stance is important only to show that
even persons born in foreign lands
soon imbibe race prejudice and often
times are the worse enemies of minor
ity groups struggling for their rights
We advise all citizens- TO-. closely.
question the various candidates and