The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-04-01
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TWO DANGEROUS SYMPTOMS
JEALOUSY AND
INGRATITTDE

JEaLVt ~ AMI
INGRATITTDE
When Caesar was struck Gown Al
the foot OF Pompey's statue. he be
held Bruius among his nSsassins
and exclaimed. II tn Bru'er His
torians ten US that he Tough
most bravely until he saw Inc hand
OF Brntus uplifled agains, him and
then he weakened and fell resign
ed and MORALLY wounded The
treachery of former friend broke
his heart and morale. When a.
mans enemies become they o. his
household his undoiug II only a.
matter Of time and when a mans
friends become his enemies he be-
comes helpless at defense for they
know his number.
One Of the things that gives
sting 70 The dark deeds OF an essi-
while friend is The element Of In
gratitude that we find Inevitable
there. That Israel proved migrate
ful So Often 10 the God that brought
him ont OF Egypt with strong
and mighty hand" was AS often Inc
occasion OF Divine anger The in
gratitude Of The chosen people OF
on moved God 70 the verge ~
wrath. lngraiilude is a gfievous
SIM
After many years ~ bitter OK
perience and serious study l am
almost prepared 10 lay before The
Negro rare rs basest sin and one
OF the most dangerous symptoms
OF internal disorder lngrailiude
j. The hasest sin 81 ny race. /
speak thus after years and years
II serious lhonsht on The matter
The hand that IS suscst 10 strike
IA is the hand that We have held
along The slippcry WAYS OF HE
The person whom we have helped
10 rise Is the surest 10 tread upon
our finer feelings. This $ moi 'pac
ia c,ery ease but the exceptions
prove the rule most conelusively
Negroes too often iake every
Kindness shown them Tor granted
and as something culinary l have
seen TOO often my people beiricnd-
cd and have seen Tho hefliendcd
ones utterly Indifferent towards
tho fortunes and Feelings os those
hefricnding them. Sol only il this
my experience bur i IS Tho expert
cncc Of every person With wham
have talked on This matter. AZ,
Ter 80 years ~ pubit l,o speak
irulhfulA IN SAVING lha The few
known tmcs whom lhs hand Of in-
lury wax lfiod against ne. Was
the hand Of someone had heificnd-
ed.
Ny own experience IS oven as
nothing as compared With hundreds
~ Other Negro hcnefaGots with
whom ! have talked. iaiked tho
other DAY with Southern white
wonan Who rut Ne-ro e3l
through college and af'er 10 years
nor q word has come from the sirl
! know e| Negro family Who out
~ sympathy gave q struggling Ne
gro youth free board tor four
silnmrgs during HIS college career
and The youth has nor SO much a.
sent card OF seasons greetings.
Ia talking over This mate, with
The late Maggie IT, Walker some
YEARS ago. she too feii Thar ngral-
iude MAS nne ", orr hcsNtlipg sins
Nnreovee | have known hon 10 be-.
friend 'hnsa Uho had hscn uncraic.
ful lo her ana ihai is ihe reason
she stands our hfiorc mo a. one OF
The greatest souls Of history. She
deliherNcly pui bread into he
hand thar had heen uplifi'd asainst
her lng'Atrdc * nalicnant
disease hat must De cnicd ID We
would nor die.
Then there is i'> twin. i,alousy.
Negtors ave iuofdlnaiely jealous
of one another We do not want 10
see 9th 'rs forge ahead. Who shall
he greatest IN The kingdom ~ Ne
gro anaigs is question that is
ever pressing. who shall sit on
the tiehi hand OF popularity and
become the c,nosurc OF ali eyes
and The object OF all attentions Is
ever a pressing question in the
councils OF 'he Negro race. In
talking with wealthy southern
white woman some ycdi~ axe
learned thar one OF her greatest
problems was to- keep down ical-
nusics and chickering's among her
dozen or more Negro servants. Said
she. These men and women are
as lOyal 10 ne he an be. hut
It ia hecomins lcrctsinglv diffi-
cult for me 10 keen 'hcm ~ peace
with one another They are jeal-
ons among themselves % an extent
that am thinking o. getting white
help"
This il not only true among
those who work IN 'he household ~
thr wlnie man bat among thosr of
gr~ai drfiees "nssr-cd iealousN
4. ON. OF the lreatest threats ID