Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-01-07
Planning Requires Interracial Cooperation

few weeks ago. these columns necessity
postwar planning by community Of especial this
newspaper the need of laying plans keep portion of the
pymen gains and the opening of employment indus
tries which peace and
markets.
The general subject editorial any plans
community makes have the cooperation of at least
portion plain the natOnasc
Negro that wengh impossible accomplish much for the Negro
whites America live
nterdependent society the Negro largely dependent the
whites dependent somewhat smaller degree
this latter the acknowledged fact
that the Negro worker removed bodily from the South would
seriously the entire and wealth of that section
What are trying point Negroes
alone position do things for themselves they must have
coopeaonwe didn't patronageof members of the majority
group, if great and permanent gains to be made.
The whole history the progress of the Negro people
present
story cooperation between whites
and realistic Negroes of perception and leadership
The Negro white
man Negroes
whites Republic needs sks
her black
foolish for Negroes ignore the fact although they
and spend considerable portion Of the count wealth that wealth
is controlled by the majority Such partnership we have in
the control minor and unmpOrtant because it largely undrected
buying power and labor
Many whites blacks realize naturally dependent
they example, the life the
touches white
the In communities white doctors deliver the newborn
Negro babe the who issues the birth certificate member of the
white In city, the doctor Negro the hos
pal where the babe first uer controlled by and stated by
the deep South usually its budget by direction of white
life buys
purchased whites Negroes agricultural predominant
producers only the cotton fields but the who sells
housewife usually
put their money Minneapolis they
deposit bank all people but controlled and directed
definitely
and loan companies
enough for the down payment In all Of these the Negro
participates chiefly partner
influence Time and time again the
trolling racial which has been his partner many
whether or not either recognized the relationship.
preceding examples illustrate our conen-
ton Negroes economic and social existence is
tied nextcaby with that the white people
Let suggesting that Negroes
educating DOCTORS lawyers social workers.
editors ETC. We should
hospitals
and other cooperatives.
We have said stop trying larger
portion Of the money which their Drawn produces agricultural
and industrial fields but that the
controls the situation and that the future the
ponds his cooperation equality
and ability Any attempt Negro economy would
both silly and impractical, and doomed failure.
Success in planning will depend straight thinking both
white and Negroes Responsibility for cooperative planning should
shared by whites and Negroes position greater
portit the white majority has certain specific
while the other hand, Negroes their part
Our opinion that both
leaders and followers must align themselves with unprecedented
ested whites whether they be capitalists
Negro to keep its gains and parcpa-
ton and Indignation in American life it must
accomplish its aims by following policy chauvinism
Negroes a selling job They must spend less time
faundg and unduy crng their leadership They should stop
being suspicious of honest and sincere whites friendly disposed
towards the An important the energies
be directed towards obtaining education becoming desirable
good citizens dependable workers
Cooperation between Negroes and realistic American
that and other mno enjoy full citizenship