Arkansas State press., 1949-06-17

and the whole of the Negro race, with the
ceptions waiting for good dose of religion, as
they know that the religion which has been taught
them is not the thing which reveals action force
fully and ver-presently! The PREACHERS have
been cavortng all over the pulpits with their in
carnations about another world while living and
reeking with filth and dishonesty and poor leader
ship example They have engineered the consruc-
ton of huge edfices to worship their God while
at the same time some of them have provided
shacks ana charged exorbitant rentals from their
own Pensioners Surrounding their churches you
wlll find their worshppers living Ike cattle in
the fields or mules in the barns Of shall we say
hogs in the pens They have shown no civic pride
or interest except where they have been criticized
and made ashamed Of their own naction, and then
they get on the band-wagon They have, as in Pine
Bluff, voted for bond issue which brought about
the construction of library out Of public funds
which their children may not enter now they are
busy to build one by sharing equally with the local
government to get It, and at the sne time being
used, not that they have sufficient Interpretation of
the move, to kill off the spirit Of miltant.sm
lust plain CUTS exhibited by the pour and needy
and want-tobe-led The preachers end teachers:
the business and professional men are not interest
ed in seeing that AAl&N college is accredited Yo,,
VIII not find even the leaders of the alumni in
terested in those movements which might if prop
ery directed be of great value to the building of
great institution whose graduates viii be recog
Hized No, they are too busy for NAACP; thew are
too busy to work in what the white folks like to
can pressure groups; but you just start drive to
buHd bell tower or 70 celebrate the sacrifices of
founders, and you Will find your leaders COMING
from every direction. moved, do charge by pure.
deSlfe to be counted in on something which is A.
oout TO happen and will give PRESTIGE - So
he negro leaders work feverishly now to build a
jim GROW LIBRARY when a few dimes spent for
4 lawsuit would have made he white mans pref
udices just bit expensive!
Do not mistake your writer's views on the Ne
Afos contribution which his citizenship demands
put let us not forget that we are citizens and as
sue" are entitled to certain nalienable rights Give
the rights before exaetng the obligations,
AhANh COD FOR SOME SOULS WHO ARE NOW
DAHlNH' and believe you me, in not every instant
are they now intrepid but for the circumstances
NMeA nave come home and now they see! The neo-
pe IN Conway county have struck out; thew follow
co inc daring few at Dewitt; and now in Nevada
county the people are on the march, PRAISE WHAT
DOCTOR - SAY THE PEOPLE,
WHILE THE LEADERS FAIL TO LEAD
"le masses are awakening Alex Blair who was an
preached about the purchase of a STATE press
97lo' 1 amt got no education; but l got sense o.
"o"sh 10 read this paper. Alex Blair represents
'ne growing and increasing number of peonIa ,,b,
READ the STATE PRESS Alex Blair needs praise
ioI Alex bIaIr admits he has no sense and is will
'iS 10 learn That Doctor just about charactorizos
"'e proposition before us, except to saw 10 Won
ana the other leaders in the Pine Bluff community
VINO no" near the return to the earth that if wal,
a'e moi interested in making sacrifices to helm 20.
move some Of the social problems which conrror,
Us an don't see how you can close YOUR eyes i,
FEACE and neither do | see with all that ie ban
penlng about us how you can say that ave Dono
The Best l Can"
MISLED the people cannot hold the gains which
have been won. Mised the people will not exercise
their right of franchise because of the pickering
among the leaders, MisedS the people can never
know but will have to wait for their time to come
So that they too may the light Soon we shall
present the leaders program and a plan Of action
and I'll wager you money that it cannot be &C
ceped because the LEADERS ARE NOT TO-
GEIEiER! WHILE YOU FUSS AND FEUD AND
FIGHT I'M DALLAS BOUND TONIGHT!