The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-02
YOUR PRIVILEGE And YOUR DUTY

Other assets Just as valuable as any of the above in
cude the most grand and glorious and the worlds
finest climate for II months every (amost along
with ample and uncrowded for everybody in which
to enjoy It.
OF the aforementioned assets and products belong
ing to the Pacific Northwest, NOT ONE HAS BEEN
COMPLETELY DEVELOPED and no product ever
reaches gutted market = which means that there is
still lot of SPACE and OPPORTUNITY for the right
sort people here and in the future. This latter
may be fully understood when think of the monsrous
COLUMBIA BASIN and its system of projects for
POWER RECLAMATION and IRRIGATION affecting
three states Our progressive leadership want peo
pie the right kind - to to Washington and the
Northwest to join in this program of reclamation and
development and help build this entire area up to equal
any of the Nations coastal from all points of
view
There should be = and must be opportunity in this
great program of Northwest development for NEGRO
AMERICANS The time has long since passed when
this group of citizens be thought of or considered
as being especially adapted to Southern chimes, pecu
arly fitted for Southern life and certain types of labor
This was amply specifically demonstrated during the
periods of both world and scarcely needs any
proof at this late date in the Northwest
There are certain IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED, how
ever the whole scheme and schedule of NORTHWEST
DEVELOPMENT = and in the future - If worth-
while newcomers are to be properly welcomed indocti-
mated and established permanent citizens We might
mention "better and safer highways better and
impressive tourist attractions and the like but
thinking seriously of the deeper and substantial
improvements
Northwest banks and other financial institutions must
unshackle" few of their idle dollars; take out the
COLOR LINE - and permit lot more capable and we'll
meaning citizens to build GOOD HOMES, improve their
business and to participate in certain types of essential
INDUSTRY under their management (our version of
free enterprise).
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS' and "GENTLEMEN'S
AGREEMENTS must be discounted for aforementioned
Organized Labor must abandon policies of ''hothead"
oirtdio
EMPLOYMENT. They should know that the former
policy only nctes undermining of their most worthy
efforts by those who must swork and live" with
without their permission. On the other hand, Negro
Americans and others who may be subject to such r
Irregularities must improve their of responsibility and
conduct themselves with FAITHFUL DILIGENCE and
off the job.
Our final appeal is GENERAL: While considering the
welfare and happiness of two hundred thousand DIS
PLACED PERSONS from war-torn Europe - to bring
them out of the misery and degradation of their native
lands to bigger and better opportunities of big free
America would beg of the powers that be" to
give thought to few million NEGRO AMERICANS,
many of whom ready and anxious to flee from similar
condition in certain states of Southland
Some these coming the Northwest and they
coming ION their own steam" - just as many have
already
for these loyal Americans be at least equal to those to
be given others from afar? This is PRIVILEGE and
DUTY for the Northwest.