The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-12-06
Good Neighbors
BY s. T. McCants
The Northwest Enterprise

of you, the good readers of this
column, for our using the Title
of our publication, as a headline
for this weeks issue. We hasten
to explain the Northwest Enter
prise staff has adopted several i'm
portant policies which seem to
meet severe criticisms of some of
our neighbors, subscribers and
readers. Some of the criticisms adj
vanced have reached the office of
the Northwest Enterprise, so we
again hasten to advise all who
agree, and those who do not agree
with these policies, which we deem
of vital Importance to the Negro
race as a whole, there will not be
any compromising, and our CAM
paign for the rights of all Negroes
i'm our community is not for sale.
Therefore, with all necessary evil
dence in hand, the fight is on. Our
Goal to destroy discrimination and
un-Americanism melted out to all
Negroes in our community and
when we say all Negroes, we mean
just that. AS to the criticisms,
as to whom we feature in our news
columns, we beg to say that any
member of the Negro race, that
can organize and operate an organ
ization that will give other men,
bers of the race an opportunity to
make an honest existence, feed
poor unfortunates of the race, con-
tribute to all charitable causes that
concern the Negro, will always find
space in the Northwest Enterprise.
You who criticlse, we would adj
wise that you make an attempt
to do something for others of your
race and you, too, will be given
full credit by the N. w. Enter
prise.
We mean to give every member
of the race who is in a position
to help his fellowmen, and per-
form that sacred and religious act
full credit wherever and whoever
it may be. The time has really
come when we, all of us, must call
spade spade for the injustices
practiced which almost take away
our economic rights by those in
authority. The prejudiced attitude
of the labor unions, and many
heads of large business organiza-
tons here force the Enterprise to
speak out in no uncertain words
that this damnable discrimination
and un-Americanism have driven
many worthy men and women of
the race to desperation and shame.
Yes, we shall register our dis
approval of this un-American pres
sure, heaped on the Negro race
in this community.
We demand fair play for all Ne
groes, wherever they reside and to
the down and cutters and our So
called bad land jewellers, many of
whom are not there by choice. We
shall not over look you, for every
one of you is some mother and IA
theirs son or daughter and some
of our own offspring are there.
Christ did not condemn the So
called bad women and men brought
to Him for His judgement. He
forgave them their sins, He spent
the most of His time on earth with
this class of people, and they did
not try to destroy Him for telling
them the truth. 1t was not the I'M
derworld who condemned Christ to
death and then crucified Him, it
was the scribes and pharisees or
in other words the Church Hypo-
critics and leaders of both Church
and States. It's the practical re-
ligion that Christ brought to earth
namely feeding the hungry, cloth
ing the naked, administering to
the sick, visiting the widows and
their children and loving thy neigh
Dor as thyself.
No, the scribes and pharisees did
not do this, for the Master, and
in Seattle today many of these
same scribes and pharisees are pa
rading the streets of this city lin
cognito) and hell is sure to over
take them. Yes, they crucified
Christ for preaching practical re-
ligion and spending much of his
time with the Publicans and sin
ners and to make it appear that
He was one of them. They cru
Gifted Him between two thieves,
one of whom he saved on the
cross. Then who are we to say
who is good and who is bad? The
staff of the Northwest Enterprise
has decided that so far as possible,
We shall take Christ at His word