The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-10-21
EDITORIAL PAGE s NEWSPAPERS sAs.'s
OUR BUSINESS
DUTIES
nv Il. W. Boyd

IL NoiutOHt Wtit ~ tell YOU tudl
the American Negro will find him
self IL slavery within the next fifty
years YOU would in all probability
laugh in the pessimist's face. am
afraid however. that the laugh
would really be on you. The forces
that make for the enslavement OF
n people. race. or nation. are active
~ at work now as never before
since our emancipation, only they
are IN disguise.
With the coming OF specialization.
in industry which demands trained
workers on the one hard and I'm
ionism" which deprives Negro La
Dor OF n chance of learning trades
by exclusion from membership on
the othcr-only a fool could fail to
see THE HAND WRITING ON
THE WALL
The day of successful operation
OF small Independently owned bust
nesscs regardless OF type or COLOR
is gradually coming TO a close.
Personal successes are rare Uni
yersiiics are training youth 10 han
de business in The form OF great
combination. Everything is organi-
1ation' yet we will llnger years be-
hind the times totally disregard
ing the forces that undermine us.
The large corporations with their
trained s;affs in scientific manage
mcnt reflectlng their advantages
20 tho consumer with better goods
and cheaper prices are now coming
into their day--ard what day Il
will be for us
NO JOBS PLUS no BUSINESS
rs EQUAL ECONOMIC SLAVERY.
Remember that no race has ever
enjoyed absolute social freedom
other than within its own sphere OF
influence in that so long as its
members are not welcomed in any
and every corner OF The globe. they
cannot declare themselves ahso-
lntely socially free. This condition
can Only be approached as limit.
So why should we expect ito Our
concern should be what the future
really holds for rs - Economic
Freedom or Economic Slavery.
! am convinced that you are not
foolish, that you are entertaining
the same thoughts that the rest Of
the thinking members Of our group
are entertaining, bur feel helpless
as regards n solution 10 our prob
lens. II a solution is to be discov-
cred IL will come from our men and
women OF business caliber-those
who have the CUTS 20 carve an hon
est living cut of the very forces
that would defeat them. Men and
women who know that vision Is the
product of Imagination and dreams
for hotter things as well as the
forerunner II all material ard
spiritual success.
You who know the pitfalls that
do boset IN your travel in effort and
time toward the goal OF success
that must come Frcm you. our
business men and women. must our
solution come. In YOU the qualities
Of faith and dire determinations find
their greatest medium OF express
sion for no other human faces
greater odds from within or with
out only you and your foresight
can steer US clear Of slayery.
lon business men and women OF
the great city OF Detroit are great
~ needed by our people. Your adj
vice on solutions OF our economic
problems will be useless II il fail
10 reflect the sober judgement and
conclusions drawn from the results
Of organized common interest that
each Of yon has contributed out Of
Of your experience TO your trade
organizations. You who insist on
standing alone are depriying pos
ieriiy tour YOUTH OF new lease
on life. JOIN SOME TRADE Or
GA\IZATIO\