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we Three the purpose of financial status ranging free free fuel, etc. To a would They never Canal PAGE FOUR THE YORKMAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBAR 20 1919 Editorialettes. shyster offering himself, at the villanous gangs that hang The Stone That the same time, as the Lawyer. around some of the courts of THE WORKMAN Rebounded Don be Gulled.
In order to avoid any incon Panama and Colon.
venience, and at the same We venture to warn West There is a pernicious prac time fearing that the case Indians not to accept the The report of the meeting Rates for Advertisement on applica tice in Panama and Colon would really end seriously, offers of these men for legal of the Federal Employees (white)
water to ones to correspondenen er all matters among the shyster lawyers the poor West Indian fool services. Should our people and promote Badoga, agamanda 2006nue and corner of Street, Panama, of public invited and tinteros to fleece West rolls a hundred dollars, more find it necessary to engage lished in the Star Herald of the on Sunday last pubAll copy for publication must be Indians and other foreigners or less, into the pocket of the the professional services of a 15th inst. should, think, be written on one side of paper only. and before the local Courts during deceiver and gets pinched all lawyer, or should they get read by all members of the must be accompanied by the name of 82. 40 Cy. the writer, not necessarily for publica the pay season each month. the same. If there is money into any difficulty before the United Brotherhood for am These parasites who have no enough the tinteros on either courts innocently, they would sure that it will be entive to live do not undertake to return regular means of a livelihood side, who by the way, are do well to seek out one of the in uny case, is an incentive deten: more rejected correspondence. dash themselves among West members of the same clique, members of the West Indian mined spirit to support Indians, particularly, and in advise further litigation which Committee and solicit adv ce food, namely: the betterment vi the Brother The Liberty of the Press is the palladium of our rights JUNIUS cite quarrels and disturbances means, of course another hun as to how they might proceed, among them. The gang is al dred dollars or more.
of the We andif the circumstances war. called SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1919 the sosilver employee.
ways in collusion and as soon are becoming tired of the rant it, a properly qualified this end, therefore, permit me To as the trouble starts between numerous complaints which attorney will be recommend to suggest that the full text of The Right Way To Go At Go two parties, and the fire which reach us every month, just in ed. We hate to see our peo the report be reproduced in an they set commences to blaze, the pay season, and we are ple gulled and this warning early issue of the Workman.
Not an inconsiderable amount of interest and thought to take the matter before the practice should be put an end themselves against such flag month with they advise one or the other convinced that the iniquitou3 should help them to protect When men receiving salaries from 150 to 500 a quale in is being given to the question of mobilizing the dollars courts. The intrigue works to.
and cents for the purpose of establishing commercial and and all the money received somewhere, or these pilfering have suffered in the past.
There is corruption, rant outrages as many of them light, free in other interests among the colored people in every part of at pay day is turned over to parasites could not openly as the pessoonia (excuse spell.
the world; and, most probably, the high tempered enthu the tinteros as fees for the and so regularly, and at such ing) as the natives call it, can put up such a stiff fight for an insiasm is accounted for by the psychological evolution that prosecution of the case. An a significant time in the month Our Women.
crease of 20. what should we has over taken the nations and races, sweeping away the agent of the same villanous perpetrate their nefarious perilous situation stares do who don even get enough to the monkeys (as they call us) not inactivities and lethargies of a not entirely uneventful clique then runs off to the de practices at the expense of the many of our girls and young provide our families with the past, so far as the Negro race is concerned.
fendant announcing that it is West Indians, who ignorant women of the under stratum three square a day and who From Africa, and the numerous countries in which the a very serious case, and that of legal procedure, submit of society in this city and have to pay rent and provide race has been transplanted, either by the barbarous system it means great trouble if a without res stance to the lover in Colon in the matter ourselves with everything neces: of inhuman slave traffic or by voluntary emigration, lawyer is not retained, the Heece and flaya intrigues of or morals. Many danger zones save out of the picture that they give usI hear you say the new message of the New Negro is reverberating all exist, known to the thought should moye heaven and earth it over the globe, the essence of which is that we have seen less of Red Light tendencies, possible to get what ours.
a great light whose rays stream forth into all direc will be given poignant reminders that they are niggers, but perhaps, unknown to the Right you are, stranger tions where industry and commerce, politics and educa but this will scarcely happen before, the purposes of their authorities of the country not be sainted with conditions tion, science and skill are encamped; and, if we fail to deceivers have been fully accomplished.
the Isthmus reading the reThe same class of individuals are usually worked upon corrigible civilians meet these Federal employees are the worst port it catch the light and embrace its effulgence it would pass appear that these on into history as the most tragic negligence that could be as the via media through which those who have no right women and indulge in their paid in in the world. In fact, such recorded against any people.
in our affairs find it possible to sneak in upon the business licentious proclivities. In 17th a condition is implied in their We, in this part of the world, are not indolent nor un and other interests of our own concerr. The pesistency of and 18th Sts. Central, as well cable to the Secretary of War mindful of the opportunities which have appeared to us; the uninvited and unwelcome is sometimes kept up with as the corresponding streets where they state that the prowe felt a change in the course of events immediately after boring effect, and in order to get rid of them the indis in Guachapali, and others to the Zone the only place in the posed the war; we experienced an irresistible force propelling us creet and utterly foolish thing often happens; but we numerous to mention in Cali world where salaries instead of forward; Mr. Severs came here from the United Brother should be firm and manly if we are to preserve unmolest donia are the haunts of the advancing to meet the high cost When we surrender to the suggestions for outside help and in the night the serve of them are automobile hood in the States as organizer of the Silver laborers and ed our rights to promote and direct our own affairs.
denizens of the underworld, of living would actually de we were inspired; business corporations have been set on for a moment that the foot and we are with them; we have started a new line we are admitting an inefficiency and ability to regulate men can be seen beating it of procedure in our affairs, and we are determined to and execute our own business; we are saying that we are to the first mentioned places or stick to it.
Government But it would be first rank folly to suppose that we will helpless bunch of imbeciles; we are telling others that Ne time. In these places respec. vides theme with everything is incompetent; we are advertising ourselves as a sorry and in particular, to have their Pana olorcycle owners, that the through Commissaries proachieve all that we are aspiring to in a day or two. We groes are not independent; we are claiming the last place table families reside also, and cheap and cheaper in a good are acquainted with the fact that nothing develops sud among the races and tightening around our own necks in several instances promis many instances than they get denly, nor do we regard as successful any scheme that the noose with which we are to be hanged. It is perplex ing young ladies are members them in the States (returning carries with it a mushroom growth. Much that we are ing that some of our people can see this and are conse of these families. The envir vacationists tell the tale. that striving for, in the lines of racial progress will come after quently duped and bamboozled twenty four hours in the onment which surrounds them dances, beach parties and other a while; but our way of fighting should be along the lines day, and every day in the year, a people without an is most degrading as they rence. among them yea. even that amusements of first things first. We are, first of all, demanding a emancipation.
both see and hear things that a better living wage which we regard as the first necessity, Now it is a sensible argument that where we have no should never be done nor said saries is put on for their benefit and we have no apologies to offer for the position we outside support, we should have no outside interference in their sight or within their only. And, gee wbiz wasn their take in this matter.
Whatever the interest may happen to be we would be hearing. Our West Indian resolution to the Convention of It has been shown to the Canal authorities that the displaying the most manly courage to resist the butting men should assume a pro eral Employees a a masterpiece?
meagre wages given to the silver employees cannot sus in of any whose erudite. attainments and wide ex tective attitude towards our Believe me, it it were leto tain them in a fit physical condition for the enormous perience make them feel that we are obliged to accept women and girls. We should words think those peorle tasks they have to perform. They cannot live respectably them as leaders and advisors. Perhaps it would be well not stand by and see our could argue their way into hea nor decently when all their earnings must go to the com to let them knov a few things right here, so that their girls ruined or in danger of debilitating the trople chase clothing and other real necessities. We have told which they should run.
ca witness and indulge in the for them to take periodical vacathose who ought to know that we cannot remain in this We began this upward fight alone. We found no help disgrace of their women, the tion to recuperate their vitality and look across to the editorial have the satisfaction that we gave třem long and ample and laughter outflanked pity. We groaned, and the world should protest against such of the Star and Herald as is the do warning was deaf. We attempted to organize for our mutual inter vileness amongst their own report and see what Dr. Isare The appeal to reason is the principle which we have ests, and it was said that we would swindle. We invited women. It must be rememContinued on Paye 5)
chosen to adopt in our efforts to convince the powers that help, and were turned down. We persevered and succeeded bered that no race can rise be. We do not hope to obtain anything from them by sim and now, what? Through the struggle our muscles have higher than its womanhood, striking contrast with the bullyply saying that we want it; we believe in proving our ne been strengthened and we have learnt by experience and no commercial nor po ing attitude of some of the subor cessity and we have succeeded in convincing others abroad that we have the ability and the means to carry througi litical strength can fill for a dinate officiels who think themwho have paid impartial notice to our condition as a people, our destiny alone. Where is our need of outside assistance? people that moral and social selves the whole cheese on the Now we shall appeal to the whole world which, we know, if it did not come at a time when it was most palpably status which its women fail Isthunds. The Governor lang is in sympathy with us We shall lose no time. We shall needed, of what use will it be to us now that we have to create. Let it be preached uage was calm and deliberate and link up with the ten million Negroes in the United States come out of the mire?
from pulpit platform, in the showed the traits of a true gerand make our cause one and the same.
This is the era of individual, national and racial inde schools and lecture halls that tleman. How veryfdifferent from The Negroes in the United States are pulling together pendence. The sovereignty of the race is as real as the West Indian girls must be the gassy effusions of the dirty as a united people with a single policy from North to sovereignty of the nations. If Great Britain must respect protected. We have here hun mouths posseesed by several 06South, and on a definite plan of action in all matters that the United States as a nation, it is just as logical that the dreds of women and young stacles which knock around the we have Administration Building professconcern the welfare of the race. They are working for United States should respect the sovreignty of Panama, ladies of whom coltiplete racial solidarity, and the lines they have adopted and if racial recognition by Europeans is given to the mil special reasons to be proud, ing to know all about the Silver are no less strenuous than they in racial aspirations, and American whites, it is natural to expect that these North: dred per cent as it is possible the silver employees has been the are such as must bring success to their activities.
We lions of mixed. bloods who now call themselves North: Why can we make the moral employees! The real trouble, som the and endorsing, as we do, the spirit of genuine independence Americans show racial recognition to the Japanese, Chito achieve it?
we cannot but scornfully glance at the moral weakness of nese, Indians and Negroes who are as much entitled to a misrepresentation of the colored some of our own people, in these parts, who feel that they place in the sun as themselves.
people by the hopeless bunch oJ would be committing suicide if they were to speak out ac The Negro people can accomplish the same things as well Received.
apologies all of whom are dead cording to the true feelings of self respecting people.
between the ears, and whose the other races have done, and we should not be slow in We are Negroes, and if we desire to organize Negro telling them so. We have men and corporations which have Carter, Stoute and Henlin were bic cuss words at the nigSunday virtue. forces in the right way we must emphasize the sentiment started on Negro capital, with Negro management and given a most courteous reception gers whenever an interview is of racial solidarity in our institutional and industrial life. Negro patronage, and they are still going strong. Right With us it must be efforts of the Negro, for the Negro, by among us here in Panama and in Colon, we have commer by Governor Harding in his of sought on any question affecting the Negro. Anything commenced on this axiomatic basis cial enterprises which are succeediug creditably to the Ne fice at the Administration Build matters of interest to silver men.
must advance and perfect itself on the same principle. We gro men who are running them. We have drug stores and ing, Balboa Heights, when, acting It would be a good thing for the are bound to maintain an air tight policy if our aims are groceries, book stores and haber dasheries. We have color as a deputation of the joint Pro whole machinery of the Pauama to be achieved, remembering, at the same time, that any ed men here occupying prominent places in all the profes therhood of Maintenance of Way would take a few pages out of the tective other attitude will lead to the defeat of the very ideals to sions, and colored women who can hold their own any Bunployees and Railway Shop La Governor book on the subject wards which we are grimfully struggling.
time of the day.
There is, at present, a slick, perfidious and transparEvery Negro in this country should be inspired by the Executive of the Panama Canal in which is as rare amonz them as borers, they interviewed the Chief of gentlemanliness, a quality ent scheme among certain Zoneítes to in lay and frater success and achievements of the many, enterprising busi: the interest of the Union. The depicicles on a coco nut tree. Permize with colored people of fair complexion in order that ness men here and abroad. We have them as examples of utation felt that they could not haps if the Governor were to ay by Mattering them the ranks of the Negroes might be re thrift, energy and perseverance, and we should profit by have got a better reception from a visit to the workshops, docks reduced by their loss. They give them pratique and what they have done, and what they have done is indica any other oficial of the zone una and commissaries she would be brethren. But this brittle and deceptious relation will only ceeded to establish themselves without much assistance ed by the genial manners of the sounding, es mbals of his most general intercourse, and use them as spies against their tive of what others of us can do without many have suc they were more tiran imprés horrified to hear the sweet barst as long as the pale faced deserters continue to be how much greater will be the result if we imobilize our highest ofacial connected with decorous underlings who have used as articles (not individuals) of convenience. As soon dollars and get started on something profitable. Listen the canal in this country And been appointed to bos: the silver as they commence to think and act independently they to reason.
this was observed in tne most rol. cheap shoe sale in the commisof FedI Counds only making it necessary for cal