The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1919-04-05
RACE TRADUCERS

RACE IRADUCERS
You cannot always Judge mans thoughts
by his words. Ordinarily words are used to ex-
press thoughts, but with some peope they are
the medium of concealing thoughts.
Few, indeed, are the colored people who
would directly admit the inferiori,y of their
race. Let anyone even intimate publicly, that
they are not equal mentally, morally and ply
sically to the white race and almost to a man
they will squeal like stuck pig But that
which they will not admit directly, they often
acknowledge indirectly. Deep down in the in
Inermost recesses of the hearts, or whatever or
gan it is that conceals such things, of many col
ored people there is doubt or suspicion of the
Icoored mans ability to cope with other peoples
This is demonstrated in many ways-sedom
by direct admiSSion-Very often by decided
preference for everything stamped with Anglo
Saxon approval. The doctors, lawyers, grocers
and newspapers of the race can bear eloquent
testimony to this. A recent case in Milwaukee
is in point here. Ayoung colored woman was
found in u room with pistol in hand and dead
man lying nearby, under circumstances which
indicated that she had shot in self defense She
retained j. G.. Thurman, esq, a member of her
race, to defend her. Immediately the Anvil
Chorus appeared and sang its little song OF
White Supremacy. 1t was said that the case
was too big TO be handled by Thurman; that il
the woman was to be properly defended white
man of influence" ought to be retained. A
movement was started to raise funds for that
purpose.
In the meanwhile. upon such funds as the
young woman and her friends could p~)cure
Thurman proceeded to the hearing before the
coroner and in less than three days after the
homocide-atter two nights in jail--the unfor-
tunate young woman was liberated
Now the knockers, the aSSasSins of race adj
vancemcnt, the secret alliance of race traducers
are declaring that there was not much to the
case The pity of the whole thing is that the
colored man who essays to practice law or any
profession, has to work as hard to retain his
cases as he does to win them. They are about
IN the same situation as the colored soldiers in
the trenches of France who in addition to the
Germans in front of him was forced to battle an
insdious prejudice in his rear
Some day--nOt now our critics of color will
awaken to realization of the fact that knowI-
edge IS the property of whoever possesses it
that learning is no respector of persons that in
the learned professions there is no training for
black men different from that of white men. If
there is any different test applied to determine
their relative fitness, ii is not in favor of the
blacks. recent report of General Crowds,
shows that i'll the examination for the draft the
coored drattees far eXceed the whites: and
IL mas frequently been demonstrated in contest
where Just comparisons can be made, that the
colored people frequently excel their more for.
tunate brothers.
We may pirate Of equality and protest against
unequal treatment until the cows come home
but unless we ourselves learn to measure our.
serves at our true worth. we will continue to be
the under dog. If we see nothing worthy il
ourselves, we cannot complain if the other fell
low treats us as an inferior The secret of the
Whlte mans success is his great confidence IN
hlmselt. This confidence inspires the confidence
OF Others Our greatest liabilities are our ira
ducers OF race progress. Take heed
II we are willing for the Federal Government
suppress the liquor traffic. to prevent the traf
nc IN narcotics. to prohibit such immoralitie,
as evoked the white slave law, to regulate on,
suffrage, surely We cannot stand up before the
world and say we are not willing for il to pro
tect our southern civilization from the anarch,
and barbar!Sm Of mob violence. with fifty blacl
years OF disgraceful failure behind us.-Housto,
(TeN) Post
Those of us who have faith in ourselves mus
keep before our growing sons and daughter.
every spark of inspiration. encouragement. anC
nope we can summon Only by keeping clear il
'ur minds the rough grades over which we hav,
climbed can We appreciate the little progress.
we have made.-PittSburg Courier