The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-05-05
Development


selves and our children and make
them superior members OF our
race.
In the chapter OF Opportunity.
we must show that opportunities
are In the reach OF every one who
makes high aim and shoots at
the spot he aims for.
AS to the brain, let US remem-
Der that everyone has sufficient
brain for any profession or occu-
patton he desires TO master. but
the brain must be properly fed or
trained to be OF any use to us.
Fathers. do you desire your sons
to marry girls of higher standard?
Then develop them.
Mothers, do you wish your
daughters to marry men OF char
acter and success? Then you must
develop them.
Let US remember when We know
yourselves as merely men and wo-
men. We live accordingly and have
merely the power OF men and wo-
tionof the fact that we are Gods
men and women again we live
cacordinly and have the power OF
Gods men and women.
Now then our iron will has
grasped the situation and like
William Pitts, we are not lettering
around balancing the probabilities
of failure or success or dalying
with our purpose. there is no
turning to the right nor to the left,
nor dreaming away time, nor
building air castles, but we must
have one look and purpose for
ward, upward. and onward. We
are marching TO our goal.
l feel today our leader has con-
centrated all the faculties OF his
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mind upon one unwavering aim,
and with Gods help has tenacity
OF purpose which means death or
victory and every other inclina-
ton which tempts him from his
aim has been prevented. All great
men have been noted for concen-
tration which makes them forget
full OF everything outside their
aim. AS an old proverD says. 1.-The
master OF one trade will support
q wife and seven children, but the
master of seven will not support
himself" II is the single aim that
wins.
Let us remember the man who
succeeds has a program. He fires
his course and sticks to it. He
lays his plans and executes them.
He goes straight to his goal. He
Is not pushed this way and that
every time q difficulty is thrown
in his path. II he cannot get over
1t he goes through it. Constant and
steady use of the faculties under
central purpose gives strength
and power, while the use OF the
faculties without an aim or end
only weaken them.
The mind must be focused on
a definite end or like machinery
without a balance wheel 1t will
rack itself to pieces. This age OF
concentration calls not for educat-
ed men merely for talented men,
not for genius, not for jacks-of-all
trades, but for men who arc
trained to do one thing as well al
1t can be done no matter what dit
fiulties We may encounter or wha'
opposition we may meet. You car
tell almost to a certainty where
we will come out. We may bs
wrecked by the storms OF life, bul
the needle OF our compass will
still point to the north star OF our
hope. I beg to say, We may be
thrown In prison, but my mind is
free to wish for freedom and inde-
pendence all over this world
which God has given TO us in COM
mon.
I beg to say ladies and Gentle
men, claim not my life, but /
owe It to the dark people OF Amer
lea, and l say to every sister
daughter or mother whose son,
father, or brother is dear to her.
there is a duty we owe. The nine
Seottsboro boys who have been
falsely accused.
II will take nothing but organi-
cation to stop the barbecuing and
torturing OF our race In the South.
This does not mean to take any
aggressive mesaure against the
III. - -. ,ool - douaIon mr.