The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-05-23

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Norfolk, Vss,Sl9ay 22.--For the
past few weeksEhe special agent of
the Negro exRlbiE$in connection With
the Jamestown Exposition has been
sending money orders for subscrip-
lions to the.entitS Negro press Of the
land. and up tUsthts time more than
three hundred ofso1r papers have re-
ceived attentionSat his hands, under
the authority or the Executive Com
Government. The managers OF the
g ;hibit are strong believers in the
efficacy. and tnduence Of the race
press, and III ssaddition to setting
apart snecial day for the entertain
ment of the press: fraternity" They
are taking pains to secure copies Of
every known Negro publication In
order to place before the public a
completes exhibitanf the journalistic
strength of the American Negro, to
be kept within ready access of the
people throughout the life Of the In
position. Visitors from all sections
will thus be enabled to find their
home papers constantly on file, and
among the friendSHthey have left be-
fully four hundredS newspapers. mag
azines and periodicals of various
kinds publishedtby colored people.
and when they are all displayed in
single cOllection,y the effect will be
startling to those who have not been
in a position to&# know the tremen-
dous strides the race has been MAX
ing in the Intelligent use Of printers
ink. This graphic demonstration Of
our journalistic. resources, which
will be in charge Of Mr., r. w.
Thompson, of Indiana, will unques-
tiOnably be one of he most note
worthy features of the entire EXPOSE
ton. 80.
Referring to Negro Journalists In
general and their, attitude toward
the great race enterprise now being
made ready ar James MIR. Thos.
J. Galloway, the experienced and in
defatigah" chairman OF the eNecu-
tive COMMITTEES In charge Of the work
said TO q representative Of the press:
"One Of the. Especially pleasing
circumstances connected with the
task OF getting together The Negro
exhibit for the Jamestown eXposi-
ton is the practical Unanimity with
which the movement is being sup
ported by the colored press Of the
country. Ninety-nine per cent Of the
400 Negro journals in the land are
IN hearty accordhwith the plans and
purposes Of the executive committee.
They are not only" chearfully pub
fishing the facts we are giving out
week by week, giving their space
at no small sacrifice, but many Of the
editors are writing Us personal let
ters of an encouraging tenor, and
w
within their power to make the ex-
hibitT one Of which fthA race may be
proud. That such cordial and unsO-
licited assurances are very helpful
to us goes withoutfthe saying. We
cndeayOr to be as careful as we can,
and to give out no; statement not alb
solutely reliable. -
The bulk of the race press" con-
tinued Mr.. Galloway. has been
quick to take hold OF the idea that
the Negra eXhibit is NOT a "private
snap"--a scheme by which individ-
uais are 10 reap Unfold benefits in
monetary way. TffsS realized from
the very first ~that9fhe, affair is a
race enterprise. pure;and simple, and
whatever credit or gain may grow
out Of it will be shared by every col
ored man, woman and child or the
,
press-the people - most natural
medium Of communication au
,hentic information be carried TO the
masses, and both the publishers and
their patrons seem 9tappreciative Of
our system Of supplying them with
frequent reports touching the prog
ress- that is being made with the
work in which We are all vitality in
terested We are sending out week
~ five hundred news letters to pa
pers and individuals, furnishing data
that could only be obtained through
our committee. taking everybody
fully into our confidence.
II am glad to have TINS oDportuni-
" to thank most heartily the breth-
rem Of the pres and the thousands
Of other sturdy workers who are
contributing so largely to the vol
ume Of tangible evidence Of the
races determination to be the ar
chitect Of its own uDlift."