Arkansas State press., 1944-09-15
EDITORIALS

merest Whm he may out rape and reYie the black
Womanhood that appeals to him at the moment and The
Wors he can expect Is silly grin or quick bob OF the
head from the husky, strong black males who watch hum
One white face behind counter IN grocery store Or
meat market is enough to entee every other Negro III the
neghboIhood to pafonze the place III preference 10 the
store WHERE the Negro the selling and ringing up the
change the cash register Even Negro clerks working
for white employers in grocery stores and meat markets
are viewed with distrst by the Negro housewife Who
smiles in relief and ehidlke conenment When the white
clerk owner calls her by her first NAME on such terms is
"dearie" "baby" "dimpes, cutie saps her the
baeksides paguy OF runs his hand her hair
WHITE PAPERS RANKED HIGHER
If 4 white man says it, it's One highly intelligent
observer on Negro psychology once sad: one neh IN a
white daily newspaper worth than two full pages In
Negro weekly. Don't ask me Why but Negro would
rather get line in the DAILY Who's Who than five full
pages with pictures in the Weekly Negro Champion. May
be it gives him the push i'll ego he soFey needs to lind
daily newspaper mentioning his in the body Of some
story quoting him i'll manner long as he Is not
suspect in rape involving white woman or hasn't
been caught stealing chicken OF watermelon
Negro orchestra leader or OF his musicians teach
white musician how to play swing music the order
of the called Negro conception of jazz jump music
the the Negro orchestra features but draws
Negro listeners to his radio broadcast or theatre APP
pearces than the Negro who taught him. More Negroes
back up the New York Yankees than those who follow up
Negro baseball clubs, More Negroes over Lillian
Smiths Strange Fruit than will read let alone rave
over J. Saunders Readings mo Day of Triumph" More
vote for the white mans Negro opponent in most in
stances More Negroes buy insurance with white COM
palleS
terpllses
MAKES LACKEY NEGRO LEADER
There many cases where white man wishes to re-
ward faithful Negro servant lackey and does by set
ting up this Negro with a background of hotel dining
years of service in the gents room of lily
white club his only qualification leader among
his people The white in his press that "hs
Negro has been made this that and Negroes all
themselves getting to the stooge There have been
extreme examples of this especially the cast of the
them white who made his Negro yardboy banker
in the Negro community of the small town where both v
ed. The Negro handed 81 000 given old deserted
office and told he banker Soon many S. and $40
loans being made all around Negro patrons and the
Negro who turned out to be shreWd although unetteed
made a handsome profit before his death.
The white picks out the Negro he wants to do
business wth--many times such q Negro is numbers
banker roustabout sometimes pnp preacher, third
rate lawyer, phoney newspaperman who can't write his
house of i'll fame, maid butler public clown port
Red Cap, chauffeur cook and in some cases his
Negro mistress He sets up such person unassaabe
position OF dignity and honor in the Negro community
which accepts the white mans decision without question
One white do a lot of things with whole lot
OF Negroes Until Negroes wake up and notice the abvous
that here is pushing them around, ynchng and
burning them, rapng and despomg and insulting their
shooting down their brothers and cousins and sons
and nephcWs in the uniform Of their countrys armed forces
merely because they not white the white will
tnue to make his authority absolute than half of
the worlds population of blacks browns and yellows I'M
til the Negro learns that actual fight is the only way out of
such labyrinth Of contradcng views and situations he
physical and moral slavery.