Arkansas State press., 1941-09-26
By Larry LeValle
Guest Columnist)

By Larry LeValle
Quest Columnist)
This paper has carried, under
variods headings, articles depict
ing the plight of the Negro BU-
SINESS MAN. Each author, in
his Individual manner, told SINH
lar story of the conditions con-
fronting and the adverse circam-
stances surrounding the Negro
the average Negro-who sets
about on business venture.
Foremost in each article has
been the fact that the would-be
business man is too content to
sit (or set) himself upon a pedas-
tai and announce that he's in BIZ
siness-after that, nature or fate
is supposed to take its course
This foregonc conclusion is evil
aenced daily in that we can count
on but half Of our fingers those
Few Of our business men who do
actually practice the principles Of
good management.
In writing this, I know my
, words Gre likened unto ;ponPe
rubbors hurled aoainSt stone walls
with intentions of doing tire walls
some damage. The sponge gets the
inimios and, likely, so will these
words-nonetheless, I'm continu-
inc.
Beginning at the very root of
the thing, we'll make several con-
elusive statements about which
you may. if you wish, dehte.
The fundamental element of tn
success of any society is economic
security. And broad though that
term-Fconomif Security-may
be, if interpreted rightly. is under
stanGabla. Economy is business
business is organi2ation-organi-
cation is team work and team
work is success. That simple
chain of action or elements is ba-
sically, the essential need, then,
of our society.
Theoretically, business ven
ture is horn with a dream-A
@ream which becomes an idea
then an ideal. Actually, too many
of us leave it at the dream"
point,
Correcting this deplorable CON
dition is by no m ans an easy
task, but believe me, it is a nee
essary one. Education is the ele
mant now to he considered. And
by that, we have no reference to
those degrees we hold, diplomas
we brandish or scholastic attain
ments to which we proudly point.
This education is one Of simply
school- ourselves as q racial
group to think in terms Of econo-
mic security This is the "ele-
mentary" education. The high
school or secondary phase is the
laboratory one of prae icing and
executing plans by which to bring
into being, these thoughts Of Sc
curity, Then, the hard, grueling
and Furnishing college career is
the final stepping stone to actual
" putting down in stone, timber
and dollars those eXperim hts
which nv now. should have passed
q mere hypothetical state of being
And then into real life--keeping
primary befora us the detectives
Of this acknowledgements Sc
curitv-wo can begin to build a
race of real decent and human peo-
nle. Mind you, ] say Begin to
build ~ For it is only after
this process of education that we
can even hope to begin!
Our discussion hogan with "The
Negro Business Man" and now
we're to the point of discussino
"Racial Economic Security >
| Before we 90 further, let's tie tn
two in together if W" can mn
see what makes who click or vice
versa!
| have been rather free in my
Interpretation of words and thei,
meanings hore-I shall always be
| thank God for a flexible Ian
guage!
! Economic Securi V and the Blu
| siness Man are as closely akin a
are the dement's OF the solar sys
( tem-a ch moving in a definite
/ ly related circle--onc following
/ the otNer' Unless we begin to builc
on really solil and factual foun
\ dations and cease our slip-shot
shabby methods Of business ap
/ plication, we, as racial group
can nvver demand equal rights
/ There, in that one statement, il
embedded the very principle O