Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-30

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equality. He calls these clements
revolutionary and he seems oblivious
! of the fact that millions of colorcd
people in this country have not even
= contemplated such action. While not
exactly satisfied with conditions i'll
the Southland, they hesitate to leave
!, conditions that they know to seek
s, conditions that they do not know. AS
to colorcd soldiers seeking their
L gifts, after their experiences in that
"hcll on earth" in Flanders and
elsewhere, that is Il natural feel.
ing and as logical as that the night
follows the day.
Men, who arc good enough to offer
their lives and 10 suffer untold hor-
rors for Il Gvcrnmcnt are good enough
to enjoy the rights and privileges ac-
corded to citizens Of that Govern
mcnt. If they did not have this feel
ing they would be in the category of
the people that the Hon. James T..
ByrneS describes. Southern white
men that we have met have been in
dulgcnt and willing to give to these
black men their civil rights and
| privileges. These black men are not
demanding or even asking for social
rights.
| The conservative leaders Of tho
I race are not advising colorcd people
to resort to violence i'll order to sc
cure privileges to which they are en-
| been exercising the natural right OF
! SELF defense. Any colored man who
would advocate the indiscrim mate
killing of white people for tho reason
ticcd the indiscriminato killing OF
colorcd people should be Denounced
from every hustings aud considered
an outlaw.
I The aim should be to- punish the
lawlcss white man and the Iawess
coforcd one, while he is engaged in
the act of outlawry. A white man
should defend his home, He should
shoot down the black foot pad or hood
lum, who attacked either him or his
family and n colored man should
practice the same method i'll dealing
with the white outlaws, mob leaders
and the "nc'er do wells" who stir
UP racial strife III order that they
may profit by such forms of outlaw.
! ry. The returning white soldiers and
sailors have been found at the bot
tom of these outhreaks.
DR. w. Il. b. Dubois is one of
the ablest colorcd leaders in this
country. So far as. We have been able
to observe, he has not been unduly OK
trcme in tho language lie uses. True,
he is Socialist and he has his own
way Of thinking, hut we are unwul
ing to believe that he contemplated
urging colorcd people in this coun-
try to resort TO violence in order to
secure rights denied. 1t must be done
; by an appeal to the white and color
ed electorate. He who appeals to the
sword shall perish by the sword
i, What objection can there be found
, in tho plea of the Crisis that the col
, orcd people do all in their power ia
, save America for Democracy"
, President Woodrow Wilson, in his
broad language has advocated tho
same thing.
, He spoke of making the world safe
) for democracy and this surely IN
, cMdcd all parts Of the Southland. II
is no use to criticise our critics. The
, proper course TO pursue is to climi
j, nate the wrongful conditions that
, We hope that the congressman
I, from South Carolina will read all Of
, the facts in the case and consider
, them aftor they have been read il
g the light OF our soldiers present nc
q Movements. II these men, who spcal
+ in the open are to be silenced, wha
0 becomes of the guarantees under oul
I constitution or is it that those fund;
I mental rights are now suspended ant
: will remain suspended indie
q rinitely Personally speaking W.
O are free TO say ihat this is no time
, for Incorporate language, but it doe:
n seem to us that the men, who Tough
q for their country, should be accord
ed the privilege Of speaking for thcil
. country and for themselves.
r. Mr.. John II. Shillady (whitc) ha!
I been beaten numerically in Texas
| He is indirectly on the staff of the
T New York Crisis and now Editor w
e. B. Dubois Of the same publication
is threatened with prosecution by tht
officials of the Government at Wash
ington. 1t would seem that these
people can get much persecution ant