Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-09-07
TIE STRANG CASE OF DIR. w,
L.. Is. DUBOIS,

Der contains Il statement in its edi-
torial columns relative to the tender
OF Il captaincy to DR.. w. e. Burg
h&rdt Dubois by the military au-
thoritics. While he does not sign it,
the presumption is that the informa-
ton ;:iven comes direct from this
distinguished man of letters. We
have carefully noted all that is sail
and we deduce the following facts
thcrefrom:
DR.. Dubois was offered a position
that had not at that time been
created. DR.. Dubois tentatively ac-
cepted a position that did not exist
urcn the condition that he would
not be financially Aforementioned and
that he would not be required to
make n financial sacrifice in so doing,
thereby driving a shrcwd bargain.
DIR. Dubois was advised to accent the
position upon the advice Of the
President of the Board of Directors
OF the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colorcd People and
by DR.. Fl. c. Bishop, Bishop John
Hurst, DR.. c. Il. Bentley, Col. Charles
Young, Rev. G. II. Waller, Hon.
Charles Nagel and Dr.. V. Morton
Jones.
Archibald II. Grimke, Esq. asked
more time to consider the matter
hnfnrn OF II l.:
line of action. In the meantime, as
DR.. Dubois expresses it, at u meeting
OF the Board OF Directors, doubt
was expressed as to the ACCESSIBILITY
OF his continuing in charge OF Tho
Crisis 1t was expected that tho
creation Of this department would
be in tho nature OF Il far-reachmg
constructive effort to satisfy tho
pressing grievance of colorcd Amcc-
leans.
Instead rumorS were circulated
charging the Government with at
tempted bribery and DR.. Dubois with
being Il traitor. 1t was seen that
the very purpose OF the organization
Of this Department would be defeated
and accordingly the plan was aban-
doncd and Major Joel e. Spingarn,
the alleged patron and originator OF
tho plan ordered to France.
But it may be we'll to quote DR..
Dubois in this discussion:
va
tive effort to satisfy the pressing
grievances Of colored Americans has
been under serious consideration by
the military authorities at Washing
ton for two months. On Juno IS,
DR.. Dubois was called in and asked
If he would accept Il captaincy in Il
bureau OF the General Stair, if one
was established, for the above pur-
poses.
CDR. Dubois replied that hc would,
provided he could retain general
oversight OF The Crisis, and provided
that his captains salary (Which was
$1,000 less than his present salary)
could be supplemented from The
Crisis Income, so that he would suf-
fer no financial loss. The military
authorities saw no objection to thes,,
conditions.
CDR. Dubois then consulted tho
President Of tho Board of Directors
Of the N. A. A. c.. p, tho chairman
and the acting chairman of the Board
and several members, including DR..
II. G. Bishop, Bishop Hurst, DR..
Bentley, Mr.. A. IT. Grimkc, Colonel
Charles Young, Rev. G. r. Waller,
Hon. Charles NagA and DR.. V.
Morton-Jones. All OF them, except
Mr.. Grimlie, agreed with the condi-
tions and urged acceptance. Mr..
Grimke expressed deep sympathy,
but asked moro timo for Qonsidera-
ton"
This we regard as chapter one. It
will be noted that tho purpose of
this movement was to satisfy the
pressing grievances of the colored
people. 1t seems to SAVIOR strongly
Of tho persuasive diplomacy Of our
great and good friend, Hon. Emmett
J. Scott, and admittedly, it was tho
idea OF our weil-wishing white friend,
Major Joel t.. Spingarn, who evident
ly values the shoulder-straps OF q
an elevation to the position OF
United States Senator from his own
commonwealth.
Tho unfortunate part OF this dis,
closure is the bargaining arrange
ment Of ono thousand dollars in tho
salary account, the aforesaid amount
to como out OF the salary account of
tho New York Crisis. This would
have resulted in the net saving OF
much money in tho treasury Of this
influential publication.
Chapter two begins with tho fol-
lowing:
~No decision, however, as to os-