The Denver star., 1914-03-28
THE NEWSPAPER QUARREL.

The Star believes in DR.. Dubois. The
Western Negro believes him fearless,
intelligent honest and a real leader
Naturally, the Western Negro believes
in some of the methods Of DR.. Dubois
and we are glad that there are no
kinks in his knees; nor a grin on his
face; nor a disguised truth upon his
lips, with the stinging end for the
negro; nor flattering cajolery too often
used by some of our race leaders. We
know what uplifting and inspiring ef-
feet, DR.. Dubois and his wonderful
magazine, "The Crisis" has done to
stiffen the backbone of the Western
Negro Just such a magazine to tell
the truth, (print facts), was needed
years ago to accomplish this end; he
had to make two or three attempts to
accomplish the Crisis" We are glad
to honor him all the more. Though
some of the caustic criticisms of the
Negro Journals may be true, as to
some, yet the truth is the only thing
that will set us free to be free in
deed
While we know the criticism which
has been so generally noticed by all
the leading journals Of color, stings;
we think that it's wholesome effect to-
ward the improvement of journalism
will follow, yet the Star believes that
papers in his list of exceptionals. That
is our opinion. If the cause which DR..
DUBOIS represents is so just, humane
and attractive, that the Jew, Jap, beg
gar, millionaire, young and old are in
terested deeply enough to give their
hard earned cash to perpetuate and
develop such ennobling principles,
why blame DR.. Dubois for the assis-
tance he receives? 1t is not him (per-
sonally) that attracts, but it is the
just cause he represents. Then why
figh. the man personally and not his
cause? We know, as well, as our fel-
low journalists, what it means to get
out a publication regularly and pune
tually and that it is no child's play.
DR.. Dubois knows this and because
OF this knowledge, he suggests and
sets high standard, and by so doing
he has raised tempest among our
editors of color.
Don't let us be thin skinned, let us
rather join in and help fight the COM
mon foe and not our friends, turn all
our guns, ammunition and energy upon
and against those fighting every inch
against US. The Progressive Age, of
Omaha, sizes up the situation In an
editorial under the caption Mud
Singing" We print it as follows:
The editorial of last weeks Chicago
Defender, entitled "Boomeranging The
Crisis" is little, untimely and illad-
vised. We are surprised that so good
a Race Journal should be DETECTED
from their purpose, even momentarily
to sling mud at the Crisis and it's able
editor. In an article, called Trailing
the Tammany Tiger" the author ac-
counts for the continuous solidarity
and singleness of purpose of Tammany
by the fact that the Tammany leaders,
Immediately after election interested
the organization in fighting their eni-
mics.
The Negro and all agencies at our
command for the propagation of the
race and the securing to us of our lib
critics ought to be SO taken up with
fighting the common enemies that
they take up no time nor space in
fighting one another. The best way to
dismember an organization is to start
a fight within the ranks. If you want
an army easy put to rout, choose one
wherein there is internal dissention
jealousy between its generals, or
disloyalty within the hearts of the
men.
The purpose of race journal is SO
big, and broad and high that to read
an editorial where personalities are
INDUCED in, as Ia the last weeks De-
fender, seems mere childishness. To
taunt Dr. Dubois because of the short
life of the Horizon" "The Moon" and