PAGE FOUR THE WORKMAN SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST, 1929.
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Total Assets in Excess of 946. 000. 000. 00 WHAT OF THE FUTURE With 900 Branches throughout the world, including the following in the British West Indies etc. this Bank is in a position to render the best possible service.
Montserrat St. Kitts Antigua Bahamas Barbados British Honduras Guadaloupe (2)
Dominica Grenada Jamaica (2)
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St. Lucia Martinique THE HIGHEST CURRENT RATES OF INTEREST For many months The Federal Employee. the monthly me gazine of the organised employees in the Federal service of the United States, has been carrying on its outer cover a statement of beliefs which has been termed The Federal Employees Creed. With apologies to the originator and the Association, desire to adopt it almost wholly the creed of the West Indian work er. It follows: As a Silver employee of the Panama Canal, am substantially af fected by anything that affects Bilver employees, either favorably or unfavorably.
The interest of all Silver em ployees is my interest.
Experience of mankind since the dawn of history has been that the improvement of the conditions under which human beings live, move and heve their being cannot be brought about except where there is a sincere attempt at self help on their own part.
As a member of the Panama Canal West Indian Employees Association know that great and substantial good for me, as well as for other Silver employees has been brought about through intelligent, collective effort.
If do not know this, it is due to any own indifference to acquainting myself with outstanding facts.
If am skeptical know where to inquire in order that my doubta may be resolved into certainties know that my obligation to my.
self, my family, my fellow employees, impels me to help in the constructive work of the organiza.
tion, and that if fail in this am harming my fellows as well as my.
well. know that when give either passive or active encouragement to Any dual, sectional or factional move.
ment am to some extent placing obstacles in my own path.
The obligation as a member, voluntarily assumed by me, calls for at least an attitude of common fairness toward my organization, and a wife ficiency of loyalty defend it against attacks, open or insidious, from without or within, until facta are ascertained.
As a member of an organization dedicated to the purpose of securing square deal for my fellow workers well as myself, it my organisetion le to succeed, my actions must be characterized by fair dealing with other organisations and in our own.
internal affairs.
SILVER EMPLOYEES OP TRE PANAMA CANAL PAID ON DEPOSITS General Banking Business Transacted.
to (By ELIJAH HUNTER)
An article appearing on the front page of last week impression under a similar caption has met with such favorable comment that we take pleasure in exalting this the second instalment to editorial position so that it may perhaps command that greater aitention which it deserves.
un continuance of the discussion concerning the future, promiseu last week tell you or a few wings when ingut convince you snoulu you not be aireduy su, Wien Stein escablish au urgent necessity or a move Lue water under discussi011 ne luture of our cniuren a relation their euucation, in passing, 11 mmgau be wen ustrve tual in so far as Grade Schooi eduCalion 19 concerned, every reasonable one among us must be satisried at what the Government have done in mat direction. Recenuy, there has been a commendable expansion of the system from one end of the Zone to the other. This has taken care of thousands for children, and it is unerstood that the end is not yet. Now, it is not for these children that am filled with anxiety. at any rate, not while they are being taught from the first to the eighth grade. The concern is about the boys and girls of the eigth and final grade, who graduate from year to year.
With no provision for them, either as regards secondary education or in the trades, an ugly situation presents itself. If you say the situation is already ugly, say Amen; but it will become more so if we do not make a move now.
Let us make a comparison. The children of those designated as gold employees, our brothers in labor, are well provided for. Their children and ours grow up side by side as they and us work side by side, have no hard feelings because of this provision, and don suppose any of you have. It would have been a monstruous thing if such provision was not made. The comparison is being used because it is not extraneous to the question, and because it is a statement of fact. Under the two different conditions, the two groups of children represent two different civilizations, growing side by side, in the same place. With a difference like this, what are the chances of our children to obtain a respectable livelihood in competition with this other group of superior education, who are in addition, protected by citizenship, color, and legislative enactments? And remember, it is no presumption if we prepare our children to enter into competition with other persons who have attained to an elevated standard by reason of their superior education. Rather, if we abstain from preparing them for this entry, such abstinence would certainly be the enactment of a proscriptive ordinance against them. It would be the erection of an unsurmountable and impregnable wall around them, and we would cast about their necks the chain of industrial serfdom, economic slavery, and social debauchery!
It has been very properly said that, ignorance sappeth the vitals of him who possesses it. This is true. man is deemed to be lacking in intelligence and self esteem, if he has to be perpetually urged to do any sensible or necessary thing. As with the individual, so with It is apparent that enough has been both said and seen to establish the necessity for the West Indian here to change his attitude in some things, and the matter under discussion is one of the things respecting which a change of attitude is imperative. The axiom. Heaven helps those who help themselves, with which we are well acquainted, and which we so often repeat, is sorely in need of application. Such appplication we are well able to make now, if only we will.
Finally, friends and countrymen, permit me to remind you that there is such a thing as justifying one existence. An individual, a group, a nation must do this in some way or other, if the respect and appreciation of others is desired. These two things we surely desire.
These two things we need and will receive, not by the interminable airing of wild fancies and extravagant notions: not by perpetual howling (for that is a nuisance. but by intelligently applying our efforts to help ourselves in worthwhile things. suggest again, that we make a move now to establish the WEST INDIAN FOUNDATION a FOR SALE CHEAP Good Assortment of Photo Albums ScrapAlbums Writing Pads Hymn Prayer Books. Souvenirs, etc. etc.
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72 Carlos Mendoza Street and corner Javillo PANAMA WESLEY CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR ACTIVITIES OPPOSITE GUARDIA LUMBER YARD PANAMA CITY The Progamme of the Panama Wesleyan Christian Endeavour Soclety on Wednesday night last consisted of reading by Mr. Smythe and two other papers on Grenada: one on its history by Miss Alice King and the other on Methodism in the country by Mr. Grant.
As very little is known of this Is.
land by the Endeavours, the paper furnished much valuable information both from Geographical and an Eeclesiastical point of view. The Rev. Wade presided and expressed his pleasure at the reception of the Programme The meeting closed with the MisPAL DRY CLEANING PHONE 250 COLON TROTT The Cleaner STEAM PRESSING PHONE453 PANAMA 16 STREET PANAMA DYEING We Dye To Live