The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-10-11
Good Neiighbors

people.
While 7 am spending much of
my time trying 70 figure out where
and how the Republican or Demo-
cratic party can lay claim to the
true meaning of this most popu-
lar word, and thing, called demo-
cracy
So far as the Negro citizens of
the United States are concerned,
democracy as practised by Govern
ment, state and Church is Joke
A democracy that allows its min
ority group of loyal citizens to be
Disseminated against, lynched
burned and shot TO death Is not
worth a whoop TO anybody's coun-
try. and God the father Of us all
warns, that such hypocricy will
be destroyed. The Negroes Of these
United States at the hands Of the
heads of the government have suf-
fered every humiliation, pain and
death that could possibly be placed
on them TO bear
Now our boys are called on to
prepare themselves to defend this
so-called democracy. I see by the
papers that President Roosevelt
has just created and appointed 81
| generals for the army, and went so
far with his prejudice powers as to
ignore our only representative Col
onel B. O. Davis and promote a
white officer a rank lower than
Col. Davis to be General. Col Dav-
after spending all these years in
the service of his country, gaining
his official ranks IN the hardest
way In 1940 at the hands of the
President he is denied his hard
earned official rank as General in
the United States Army, and they
call it Democracy. I call it the
last straw, and my advice to all
Negro politicians including our So
called leading clergy who are TAX
ing an active part in this so-ealled
/ democracy defense, all of you had
/ better turn to God and get right
with him, and then ask his help. As
I see it, unless Cod does help us,
neither party, Democrat or Repub-
lican or Democracy has the least
idea of doing one damn thing for
the advancement of the Negro.
just such damnable discrimination
as have suffered throughout
these United States 70 rmore than
so years, constrains me to love
the Negro, as I have never loved
before. I am praying to love him
more, want to be able to see in
each Negro man a king, in each
boy prince, each Negro woman a
queen and each Negro girl a prin-
cess. I fail at the present time to
appreciate the fact, that any other
race on earth sees us. the most Iov-
al citizens of these United States
and as its most democratic peo-
pie.
I repeat America has no demo-
cracy to defend, yet our bows as
loyal as loyal can be, are taking
their places in the CONSUMPTION
draft and win fight if need be for
democracy, or should say a So
called democracy that diserimin-
ates, lynches, and burns them.
We just can't possibly see
through our mortal eyes and mind,
where justice for the Negro comes
in, and that is the point where Cod
takes affairs in hand, and when
he is touched by our helpless pleas,
believe me there is sometime. do
ing.
What can you expect of him
when those he has left in charge of
his church turn to the service of
idol Gods and earthly power?
In the name of Cod and Chris
tianity the highest officer in
Christ's Church. for the sake of
power and selfish gain, extends
the blessings of his church on his
countries armed forces, to go forth
and destroy poor helpless bro
ther, or in other words put Christ
his brother to death.
For Christ says, "what you do
to the least of these my brethren.
you have done it unto me" and vet
we are called to defend this So
called Democracy.
I hope the Negroes especially
of these United States can see and
feel the need of God as their king
and leader, as they have never seen
befor.
Love God with all your heart and
your neighbor as yourself
Living these few words makes
everything right God only can
save US.