Western Outlook (San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.), Vol. 33, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1927 Page: 7 of 10
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What Other Editors Are Saying Editorially
, °r c- *n *ts issue of .November loth has c
strong editorial on Safeguarding- a Profession. Bro. Fred Moore
the editor, a man that knows how, spoke plain language. If all
reports are true New \»crk is noi on.y tne large city in these
Lmitec States wheie the ooctors and dentists, too, if you please,
('we mean some of them) need this timely advice.
The editorial reads as follows:
SAFEGUARDING A PROFESSION.
.No profession stands in greater need 'of being safeguarded
a£ainst .e. misconduct and moral delinquencies of its members than
the practitioners of medicine. The physicians have a code of ethics
ot their own, known as the tlippocratic oath, named after the father
of medicine, riippoci at es, an ancient Greek physician, which was
supposed to cover the intimate relations between the doctor and his
patients. But ontide of his professional conduct, the average doctor
as part of his duty to society should maintain a character and de-
portment above reproach. both inside and outside of his office.
Accroding to the reports that are rrfe around Harlem, too many
of the members of the medical profession have established a far
from enviable record in this respect. One of these is represented as
visiting certain resorts with a- different female companion each
night, whom he insists o<r referreing to as his wife, a different wife
for every day in the week, i his may be clumsy pleasantry, but it
does not enhance the respect for the proiession in those who witness
! e performance. .Another exhibits himself in public places under the
influence of liquor, which he does not carry with dignity nor mental
equilibrium. Others are named in connection with more serious
oiiences which if proved would render them amenable to the crim-
inal law. T hese individuals will probably have their Iday hi court to
t.efend their practices, if they continue them long enoitgk. Vhe.
other ofteciers are harder to handle because there is no law against
any man, evpn if he is a member of the learned profession, making
a .-.crry spectacle of h mself in public places.
i he misconduct of these members of the medical profession
brings out in reiiei the d gnitiecP bearing and correct deportment of
the majority*of our physicians, which entitles them to the respect
and confidence of their 'patients and the public in general. These
are the kind of doctors to-one would go in a serioas emergen-
cy, instead of taking a chance with a habitual drinker or a chaser
'»• women, 'i he reputable physk.ian who takes his profession seri-
ously is the man for an emergency. It is safe to aclmit him to the
home or to visit him at his office. The physician who has no ethics
of behaviour, is a hazardous risk, as many can testify from expe-
nc< . i he profession should be safeguarded against members ot
this sort.
glimpse at the content of these 165
unions is enlightening, and their
geographical location shows there is
great deal of work to be done in the
matter of organizing Negro labor.
Transportation hands of varied
of St. Louis and baggage handlers in
Philadelphia and Washington have
250 each.
In the onward march of organized
labor, the time is ripe for real, live
representation in the parent bodv.
descriptions, such as car cleaners, where are iron and steel worker**,
freight handlers, shipyard workers, automobile hands, building trades,
porters, mechanics helpers, baggage etcj> \s hair-dressing more import-
aod mail handlers comprise the bulk ant, and are artisans of real labor to
of the 6,000 organized laborers. plav second fiddle to domestic work-
Unions are located principally in ers and dispensers of blue melodies?
—Alabama, Arkansas, Califernia, We think this ought not to be. We
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Ken- j advocate organization, regardless of
tuckv, Louisiana, Maryland, Michi- color or the kind of union. Let the
gan, Missouri, New Jersey, New A. F. L. open its doors and let there
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Penn- be union first, and personalities last
sylvania. South Carolina, Tennes- if at all. Where Negro labor cannot
see, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, gain a ready admission to the local
In some cases, only seven members union, let it create another local of
comprise a local, while car cleaners of its own. That's real organization.
THE CHICAGO BEE
! warden knew his honor was equal to
any, and superior to most, of the hon-
In the course of an editorial on the i orable men on the outside.
late Eugene V. Debs, the Chicago Bee
i;id ;
"The nearest thing to Jesus I ever
knew was Eugene Debs, said Sam
.vioore, a Negro convict in Atlanta
i.'emtentiary. This poor old Negro
ad been in prison more than thirty
ars when Debs met him there.
•.Vhen President Harding requested
the warden to present Debs at the
White House, the prison rules were
ompletely broken, for the warden
-ent Debs across the country un-
'arded and unaccompanied, except
by passengers on the train. It made
NEGRO POLITICAL LEADERSHIP his heavily laden shoulders by those
(New York Age) s are fiddling while "Rome"
Isot a few political zealots of the As the old legend goes, "there ain't
race are surfeiting the innocent pub- no sich animal" as the political paint-
it printer's ink describing ers have pictured upon the screen,
the brand of leadership which is nec- What our group needs to spend sleep-
; ry to rescue the "sinking" black less nights figuring out is not so much
citizen from the drowning tides of "who is going to do it" as "how it
political indifference. The political is going to be done."
portrait painters are blending a des- What we need is not a leader, but
cri- tive character comprised of the a unit—a unit of solidiarity which will
diplomacy of Booker T. Washington, make the leader know that when he
t e aggressivness of Ferdinand Q. moves he has behind him a solid
lorton. the judgment of Emmett J. phalanx of supporters— supporters
Scott, the organizing ability of Ed. who have AGREED upon sbme ONE
V- right, the fighting qualities of Joe thing at ONE time.
Bibb, and the popularity of "Billy" The American Federation of Labor
r t,v,ews. with five million members and ONE
This man, the political zealots seem chief leader, gives to him full AU-
to think, would be such a political THORIT\ of its content. But, alas,
" Moses" as could snap his fingers to this time less than five million
a-j ' ] | . e the Anti-Lynching Bill Negro voters have not seemingly
passed. Metrro eligible voters register- | ■' nr>on the AUTHORITY and
k A'phama. an-d twentv-five $10.- j UNITY they would give to any one
appointments made in one 24- of their fifty-seven leaders Why not
lay our own "cornerstone" and then
But what did Deos do 'when he
reached the White House?. He said
not one word for himself. He made
a few pleas for white convicts. He
took advantage of the opportunity to
make an appeal for this despised and
disconsolate old Nero who never knew
what a kind word or civil treatment
wras. So effective was Debs' appeal
that Sam Moore was soon released.
During the course of his .onfe an-'
stormy career as a labor leader Debs
always sounded a true note on the
race question. As the Bee aptly said :
"He was one of the few great politic-
al leaders of America who knew no
difference that here was a prison- race or color line either in theory or
er serving a ten year sentence T r | practice.
(From St. Paul Echo.)
The outburst from one of our contributors is timely. We would
hesitate to limit gossiping to females, however, because our expe-
rience indicates that the ma t o: l\ c species is u*st as bad ir noi; a
worse offender.
Gossip at all is a harmful thing, even that gossip which is start-
ed with no intention to hurt any one. People, unfortunately, have
the inescapable habit of interpreting all things as they want to see
them, and in the hands of such people, the most harmless story can
assume formidable aspects of evil.
Gcssip with the intent to hurt :s a damnable thing. This is the
sort of gossip usually directed at any and every one, but which takes
its f^rea'est toll from people in the public eye. The Twin* Cities
during the past few months has had a veritable epidemic of tMs
underhanded maligning of character.
h< ur period—daylight saving time.
• V'a'or R. R. Morton, good man
that he is, has recently had the man-
-f Political greatness thrust upor.
let the leader proceed ; for "leaders"
are servants, not saviors—directors,
not builders of unity.
THE WASHINGTON TRIBUNE
NEGRO LABOR UNIONS
According to estimates of officials
of organized labor, there are in the
United States about 165 local unions
representing 6,000 Negro workmen
affiliated with the American Federa-
tion of Labor. These figures do not
include musicians and other organ-
ized workers employed in theatres
catering principally to Negroes. A
It is laughable, really, this pick- well supplied. The Article pub-
'ng at the workers and the aocom- lished in the Western American
plishers by the petty indolents. referring to Mrs. Thorny John-
• son was one of the most (excuse
ittle se!t-examination might . ____ ,, ,v
... r , » ,t -he brench) rotten we have ev-
elp to cupb this unfounded talk, ,%r seen a newspaper in the
and scrutiny of the "facts" before West, all based on gossip. While
repeating them would undoubted- some of the things mentioned of
'y do so. We are none of us (Jscar Hudson may be true, much
blameless, and to modernize an was based on gossip. Wre should
old expression, "Those who live in be careful of this so called hand-
glass houses should disrobe in the ling late "dope" a new name b-u
lark." Yea, verily. ' we should remember a reputation
1 he Twin Cities are not the on- i; a;- -hat some of us have—it
v Cities in these United States took years to build it up but a
hat are infested with this breed fr— ^oss ners can tear it down in
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gossipers.
Oakland is a few minutes.
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Wysinger, J. E. & Derrick, J. Lincoln. Western Outlook (San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.), Vol. 33, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1927, newspaper, January 1, 1927; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth596222/m1/7/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .