The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-04-02
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yam and tie President


i. vann. one-Gne holder Of the
spotlight as a member Of the big
Four" lining Z with the opposi-
ton IA the o. poup. The ex-
change Of co. nee between
Dean Kelly Mn Nr Vann
has proved a revels It has
brought TO light wha Who
were poliaEally wise :
would come to pass. thai
would turn On the man and p =
who raised him to political prom
ineuce.
mr.. yann says he is no yes
man on the Presidents program.
aa Il relates to the Supreme Court
As an impartial commentator, ods
view IS that for vann It is not a
question Of being a yes man but
a question Of party loyalty and
regularity. After he9ing accept
ed White House faVors, it Is not
Tor Yam 70 remember suddenly
his independence. For ont IN his
position, It Is either whole hog
or none.a When he was Special
Assistant to the Attorney cener-
q he kept quiet about a good ma
ny things: and when he was com
paienlne for Mr. Roosevelt's re-
election. he stressed only certain
things. Now, before the second
term Of the President Is two
months cid. he finds It convenient
to desert the ship on which ne has
ridden for four years. We sub
scribe to Dean Miller's warning
that Yam may quit himself, but
he VII not and must not lead the
Negro group astray on this point.
Etacvino Haiti
A group Of distinguished colored
Americans win safl for Haiti soon
to study conditions in that coun-
Try. with q view Of seeing whether
o. not there are commercial OPP
portunities there for American Ne
eroes. This group, led By Major
r. R. Wright, sr. Philadelphia
banker, and long prominent IN the
educational and business life Of
Negroes. IS to spend q month in
the Black Republic.
Major Wright believes. at the
are Of "a. that lack Of commerce
IS the Negroes weak point. and 8
wears ago he went to Haiti and as
i result Of his trip organized the
Haitian Coffee and Trading Com
pany. which IS now the largest
importer end seller Of pure Hail
tan coffee IN the country. As the
Major says, Tor fifty years, As q
college executive n the South, ne
fa0cht yoslng people the letter of
ths book % in his remaining
years he is attempting to show
them how to apply the rule.
Major Wright thinks the diff
cnltles Of language and custom can
be overcome, and that Haitian and
American Negroes can do business
together. He says you don't have
to especially like people to do bus
mess with them; you do business
because you want to make q hv-
Ing; and you can like the people
YOU trade with, or not. Haitian
coffee. he says. Is good coffee, and
whether you like Haitians or not,
Is no bar to your enjoying a cup
Of pure Haitian coffee. And If
you use Haitian coffee. you are
stimulating trade which contrib
utee to the economic improvement
OF your own group and the colored
people Of Haiti.
We believe that Major Wright
is to be commended for this pro-
gressive move to open q new ev-
enue of commercial opportunity
to the American Negro. What
we need Is an outlet for indepen-
dent commercial activity. As
things are, we are scooped M
too greatly represaed within our
own group. we need to get out
where we can get a new perspec-
tive On ourselves. and get, new
ideas by watching others in their
methods and manner Of living. We