St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-01-07
Planning Requires Interracial Cooperation

few weeks ago. columns necessity
postwar planning community Of especial to this
newspaper need laying plans keep portion of the
pyment and the opening of employment indus
peace and
markets.
general subject editorial any plans which the
Negro of makes must have the of least
portion ought plain the naonac
wengh impossible accomplish much for the Negro
without the coperaon of anv whites In America we live
nterdpendnt dependent
whites the whites dependent somewhat smaller degree
the Negro Proof this latter statement the acknowledged fact
that the Negro worker removed bodily from the South would
seriously the entire and wealth of that section
point this while think Negroes
alone position things for themselves they have
cooperation didn't patronage of members of the majority
group, if great and permanent gains are to be made.
history progress the American people,
from the days slavery the present. largely
story cooperation between whites
and realistic Negroes of perception and leadership
Negro his boat America than the white
win his Negroes need the Of the fainded
whites just the Republic at needs the nW and s of
her black sons
foolish the fact that although they
and spend considerable portion of the cont wealth. that wealth
controlled by the majority Such partnership
the control minor and because it largely undected
buying power and labor.
Many whites blacks realize naturally dependent
they upon example, average
American touches that the white the
grave
Negro babe the who issues the birth certificate member of the
white the doctor
ptal where the babe first uer controlled by and
white fellow Americans the child
the deep South usually budget by direction of white
The bulk of the necessities of life which the Negro America
purchased whites agricultural
producers only the cotton fields but the who sells the
Negro housewife cotton dress usually Caucasian Negroes wish
their money St.
deposit bank all people
who definitely all white There local Negro building
and loan companies
enough for the down payment In all of these associations the Negro
participates chiefly partner fact but
influence Time and time again the Negro must
trolling racial which has been his senior partner many
whether or not either recognized the relationship.
We cited of the preceding examples illustrate
ton that the American Negroes whole social
tied nextricaby with that of the white people this
Let suggesting that Negroes sit down
educating DOCTORS lawyers social workers. engineers and
editors etc. We offer suggestion that Negroes should
found and operate banks insurance companies hospitals
and other cooperatives.
We have said that Negroes larger
portion OF the which their Drawn agricultural
and industrial fields but
controls the situation and that the progress Negro
ponds cooperation with the white basis equality
and ability Any attempt to set Negro
both silly and impractical and doomed to failure.
Success in planning will depend straight thinking
white and Negroes Responsibility for cooperative planning should
shared by whites and Negroes
pory the white majority specific contributions make
while, the other hand Negroes do their part
Our opinion that both the Negroes
ested whites whether they be capitalists
Negro to keep its parpa-
ton Indignation wake to the fact that
it cannot accomplish its by following
Negroes have selling job to do spend
fautndng and unduy ccng their leadership
being suspicious of honest and sincere whites who friendly
towards the An important the energies
be directed towards obtaining education becoming desirable neghbors
good citizens dependable workers beings
Cooperation between Negroes whites to the
end that Negroes and other nori enjoy full citizenship