The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-04
Good Neighbors
BY s. T. McCants

d WIN elAAd It's
that I have treasured for
these many years, seem to be
growing of much Importance in
the minds of the people of the
earth today. For centuries the
so called leaders of state and
church, seemingly placed little i'm
portance on the real definition of
this most important word. With all
the people of the earth asking the
anxious questions, What next?
When will we have peace? Only
those who have kept sacred the
promise of God, to repay all who
despitefully use those who love
and trust Him, they, truly know
the answer, Vengeance is mine
saith the Lord, I will repay. Allow
me to say in reference to this COM
forting promise from God, that I
have found it to be true, many,
yes many times,on my journey
through life, truly we reap what
we sow. 1t may seem to have
allowed us to escape some of the
wicked deeds comitted in heart,
and actions, but, when we least
expect, we meet them face to face,
right in the middle of the road, and
there fight it out; and, conscience,
which is God, always the winner.
I often wonder how those in au-
thority in the United States for
the more than three hundred years
past, can ever atone for the way
that they have enslaved, lynched,
burned, Disseminated, Inundated
and murdered the Negroes, Ameri-
cas- most loyal citizens.
Yes, 1 say Americas most loyal
citizens, because they have been
put to the test in many ways, and
have proved good and faithful
To the extent of holding the coats,
and protecting the homes, wives
and children of their masters dur
ing the war between the North
and the South, to hold them in
slavery. Abraham Lincoln tried to
free us, and at times I am made
to wonder if Lincoln made it bet
or worse for us, as we have suf-
fered untold mental agony up to
the time that this article is sent
to press. God alone can know what
the Negro in America suffers in
his heart. Our beautiful flag with
its stars and stripes that boasts
of never trailing in the dust, is
spotted with the blood of it's most
loyal citizens, and our children are
expected to pay their allegiance to
this blood-stained emblem of the
United States, and repeat that old
damn lie about Justice to all, if it
stands for justice to all, the Ne
gro doesn't get it SO what?
To top off the whole thing, our
boys must go to camp in prepara-
ton for the sole purpose of defend
ing this so called democracy that
discriminates, humiliates, and dis
franchises them throughout the
country.
The Negro faith in God is all
that he has left to depend on, and
it seems that after all these years
of prayerful waiting our reward
is near. Retributione Yes, this
word should mean much to the
Negro, and Gods promise to repay
those who Cypress us, should be
our daily prayer of thanksgiving.
I have witnessed so many battles
of my life that could have never
been won, only that God, true to
his promise came to my rescue. so
I am trusting him to deliver the
Negro and his unborn generations,
from These damnable hypocrits,
who in the name of Christianity
are building walls of hate and pre-
JUDGE, against the countries most
loyal citizens. Personally, I hope
there is no peace until the OPP
pressed people of the earth are
given their freedom from all who
Cypress them. I am willing to sac
rifice my life, that my children
are freed from these bonds of hate
and discrimination. l am determin-
ed to spend the remainder of my
life, be it long or short, in advo-
eating the golden rule. We must
of a necessity return to this grand
old rule or be eternally lost, says
the scriptures. Your humble scribe
will soon organize Good Neigh
bors Society in Seattle. Not an
other church, not another faith, no
denomination, just plain Christlike,
that's all. Every soul on earth
is eligible for membership just a