The Denver star., 1914-05-09
Policy of Crisis Stated
In Plain Language.
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The Editor of The Crisis: wish the best OF
vou cause call your attention and that OF
interesting Easter number OF the which suspect
that you tend defeat main purpose First doubt
whether YOUR judgement of the late Mr. Robert e. Ogden
fair he did not admire "a selfconscous Negro ne
did not selfconscousness he ideal type OF
man. black white, is thinking about himself Grant
ing however that put your nger on certain mtaoh
!, Mr. Ogdens democracy point is that ought to give
Nhe benefit of the doubt to of Mr. Ogden type 1t
,bev are not the best the progressive
nen still let us claim heartily friends Otherwise
we tend to halt the To claim them as friends
tends such way For what end do we talk
Il not TO persuade? To persuade those with us
That cheap We want persuade those who on
the fence. hesitating whether to come further
Secondly what you say capitalizng the word Negro
rkes me again as the attitude shall
savt) of carving chip the shoulder For must
fe that, though brought the urdiest old
traditions taught to spell either Negro or white
with capital still object to spell white after this
convention and wish to treat my coored friends as well
as treat white people suspect that most people do not
know style OF and are quite innocent
of the intent give offence
Thrdlv think you go off the line Of useful persuasion
and antagonism in what $50
- A. Roosevelts remark that 'the best United
believe treating each of whatever color abo
l,.ly on his WORTH, You and wish become true
DO YOU imagine that the slightest help purpose
a.,ounce Mr. Roosevelt statement a"alsehood Why
NOT better keep the fine in print issue Of
The Crisis till the colonel comes back from South America
Tn. more people who made this the
er the world will to believe it. and act to it. The
e,.r YOU such word false the slower inevitably
make human progress toward our ideal
We wonder. sometimes educated people who seem
., To have prapped with the philosophy of evolution!
II possible the management OF he CrsIs
PAPER is living in the period OF duasm and thinks that
we cvize the world in proportion to the number of people
whom we can stir up to feel ugly!
FINALLY why you hurt and spoil the touching effect
:hnu at Leland Miss. by what clear slu Pre-.
;d.n Wilson and President Elliott Has either them
80, encouragement lynching' Here ninety millions
- ,eone emerging from the barbarsm of only few
ago The wonder is that there SO little killing
The fact society steadily setting its face against
pr saw every positive word you like establish
.s the patience and the courage of leaders Please
M Are to react upon those who stir it. Please do
III, vou are doing every month, show the growth
k,dv GOOD will among all kinds of people. For good will
is the only irresistible power in the universe.
Respectfully your friend,
CHARLES F. DOLE.
We publish very gladly Mr. Dole criticism of The Crisis
..uee Of our deep respect for the and because he
voces and vital disagreement with policy which
.,+;cuay in another, coming expression 1t
. h,;.nv this thesis Don't agonize don't be bitter say
~. conciatory thing make friends and do epcl them
;t IN and emphasize the cheerful good dwell as
little as possible wrong and evil
The Crisis does not believe this policy SO far as the
.p+ status of American Negro problem concerned
W. could imagine many social problems and many phases
III concilatory would be commendable and worth
Ii At other times would be suicidal and this our
.,;p;on is of the times
H. was ever So When the Hebrew prophets cried aloud
.re respectable by the who said "Un-
srate Unnecessary feeling!" "Ungody
VT the ;eremiads we're needed to redeem people,
when the aboonsts began simply say but as