Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-11-11
The Inexhaustible Supply Of Good Negro
Workers
Workers

From all sections of the state reports continue to be
heard of large scale migration of Negro workers other
sections of the nation While there may be figures avail
able the actual numbers who have already left the
state the number of those who have gone since the begin
ming of the summer would without doubt into the
thousands with others still leaving at rate that will all
but equal the number already gone before the northern
begin to fly when southern Negro workers. unac
cusomed to the cold weather of the north become little
hestant in deciding to leave the mild winter of the south
for the colder northern cline at least until the arrival of
another summer
Examining the that underlay the widespread
migration of Mississippi Negro workers other sections
of the nation apt to be largely guided in reaching
an opinion especially in such times exist, by the
great demand for workers being the chief inducement
in such large scale movement 1t fairly certain that the
advertising campaigns being conducted in the state by large
outside employers and the of agents
of large employers from other sections offering
portaon with higher wages than is possible for Negro
worker to in the state have BEEN and playing
large part in influencing this migratory movement.
In considering the high wages that they may now be
able to make outside the state Negro workers be said
overlooking the great increase in demands for Negro
workers. and the large increase in wages with
ceptons being paid in the state which offer oppor
tunitie for saving when other factors are considered
that will compare with such opportunity in the higher
wage paying sections of the nation.
In the above conjecture however there can be only the
pure economic aspects of what must concevably be
much more far-reaching, and for Negroes, more
disturbing question. That such is the might well
and easily be discovered in intelligent and sympathetic
study of the attitudes of the greater percentage of Negro
workers. who have left and continuing to leave the
state
Leaving the purely economic aspects of the question,
it may be well that consideration be given to other infu
which extends the question into the repon
sbe for attitude that is spreading among Mississippi
Negroes; influences that surely much if not
responsible for the attitude of the Mississippi Negro work
towards migration that what may appear from
surface view of the situation.
What these influences may be easily discovered
in the currently prevailing consideration being given to
citizens of the state and the demonstrations of what he
may expect under the existing laws and constitution of
of Mississippi we'll under the laws and constitution of
the United States while dwelling within the boundary of
Mississippi Here have the social and political aspects
of the question, out of which influences and atti
udes the existence of which, and whose
ognized centuries before the birth of modern political and
social thinking in the eternal and sacred adage.
MAN cannot live by bread alone
Combined the economic and socio-poltcal aspects of
the question is continuing to form the minds of the Ne
gro worker the all but irresistible impulse to leave the
state and unless something be done to the effect
BOTH the large employers of seasonal workers. especial
y in the cotton industry and those employers we'll AS
small who engaged in production, and
those who in the making of plans for the postwar in
dustria development of the state may in state, long
for its almost nexhaustibe supply of good
able Woodworking Negro workers. suddenly to find
themselves faced with serious and rrepacabe shortage
of these valuable workers.