Hide Article Text (OCR)
is on the friiseel noarq xor nry an- tout vm - ...dltlonal candidates, for April 21. 1 itt*ion* which catefs to colored pa- j ^DEVELOPMENT OF OUR OWNsubjects uion which they spokewere as follow*: , /•a i 1-. we need individual or group leadership? (b» Shall weunlti* for the » Qiurnou good of all? (cl Shall we buy more hatchets?Whatever their motive* might be. can readily gee that the subjects these leaders have chosen, accurately indicate their attitude toward racial unity. Among the speakers were Dr. R L. H rad by, Attorney fharle* Mahoney and others. Frankly speaking, perhaps some of these speakers were not altogether in favor with our movement at first; however, I believe. they realize our movement is a right one, and the only one through which difficult racial problems can be solved,I am pleaaed to announce to y u ladles and gentlemen, that myearnest effortt in co-operation with you loyal members, has given some effect^; to ,*7 our I principles, in such a way as to create a new tendency among your people, toward racial unity. The greatest obstacles to oar desire for unity of race are not so much external(Continued from Tag* I)ourselves. Men and women should respect each other, and strive to develop harmony with one another. although there seems to bepeculiar Ideas prevailing among a certain group of men, that the women should not hold any office in an organization, nor have voice at the meetings.Fermit me to say to you men. that our international supervisor is a woman, if you please, with whom some of the members of the board of control have already had an interview She Is now in Chicago and is doing wonderful work among the white people, though different from my work.If 1 say this, you may wonder what a Japanese woman can do among the white people, in relation to the freedom and Independence of the colored race.I am telling you she can and has demonstrated herself capable of performing her mission, which Is to create a new tendency among the white race, for racial equality, that is. to convince them of the fact that they have been creating many cmetnies for many years, notharriers, hut Internal quarrels and *n ’* forlt;***n lend, hut right herediscord, due bo selfish ambition*, i fhis country* national bunnd-petty Jealousies, narrow vlaloaf^*1^'find what not. “A house divided against Itself, cannot stand ” * Wo see many organizations wrecked by internal strife, and many nations weakened and held down, by internal divisions and factionalism. * ‘ • —If 400 million Chinese were tinned together, forgetting Internal strife, the great Empire of China would now he the strongest pow-cr in Mi. world If ■*■.lt;* millionIndians and Hindus had been u-nited in support of Gandhi's movement, forgetting the differences of their religious beliefs, the freedom of great India, once the center of Oriental civilization, but ■ow subject to Great Britain, could have been obtained long ago.Ladles and gentlemen, we are now living In one of the most sw* mentous periods of history, w* •The reason is became the mistreated and dissatisfied clen.ents among the citizens will never make any contribution to the enlightenment and stability of the nation, ,Statistics show that tho population of the suppressed « ylored racein this country is laptdt) imrn*-lag If thin U tr ie, then Inpilewa viliftpp« . *,ro~ *hportion to the Increase in popula- It I (Ion, the Injustice and prejudice on the part of the white race are creating more and more hostile clement' among the citizens every day, F.rh being the case, It Is em phaCaiiy unwise for the white r*tf' to hold the colored race un-d*y the present conditions, so long, r Let colored cltlsens have their due place, before It Is too late This Is our advice to Ihe white race. In the solution of /he racialcannot affor to squabble amon; problemsolnih
Newspaper Details
The Tribune Independent Of Michigan
Detroit, Michigan, US
Sat, Apr 21, 1934
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
FL, USA 29 Nov 2021
Other Publications Near Detroit, Michigan
Romanul American
Detroit American Catholic Tribune
Detroit Times
Detroit Radnicka Borba Workers Struggle
Detroit Detroiter Abend Post
