Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-08
|. w. w. AMONG NEGROES
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| ganda 10 in the South.
Evidence is accommodating in the files
, of the government to show that the ne
groes Of this country are the object Of
a vicious and apparently we'll financed
propaganda, which is directed against
the white people, and which seeks, by
newspapers, pamphlets and In other
ways to stir up discomfort among the
negroes, particularly the uneducated
class in the southern states. Docu-
ments in possession of the authorities
show that among the radical organiza-
tions active in this propaganda are the
l. w. W., certain factions Of the radical
Socialist elements and Bolshevists.
A Federal official exhibited to The
Times, few days ago, a recent copy
of a negro magazine which is said to
have a large circulation in sections
where there are considerable negro
populations. The magazine was Illus
trated, and is printed on the finest Of
newsprint paper. 1t contained several
articles in which the negroes were
urged to join the I. w. w. and the left
wing Socialist organizations. In one
article, the author of which was said
to be a widely-known negro writer,
the negroes were urged to form an
alliance with the I. w. W., the Social
lists and the Nom Partisan League, to
build new society society Of equals,
without class. race, caste. or religious
distinctions"
In the same publication was another
article, captioned THE March Of Soviet
Government" which in part read:
Still 1t continues. The cosmic tread
of Soviet government, with ceaseless
step, claims another nation. Russia
and Germany have yielded to its hu-
man touch, and now Hungary joins
the peoples form of rule. Italy Is
standing upon a social volcano. France
Is seething with social unrest. The
triple alliance Of Great Britian-the
railroad transportation, and mine
workers-threatens to overthrow the
economic and political bourbonism of
Merry Old England" The red tide OF
Socialism sweeps on in America.
South America is in the throes OF
revolution. Soviet government pro-
ceeds apace. 1t bids fair to sweep
over the whole world. The sooner the
better. On with the dance.
An excerpt from an article that re-
Gently has been circulated widely
among the negro population follows:
Negroes must get into the Socialist
Party. Socialism Is the political party
of the working people. Negro pluto
Gratis should belong to the Republican
party, but negro working people should
Join and support the workingmen's
party. That Is the Socialist party In
all countries. 1t draws no race, creed,
color, or nationality lines.
That the new agitation draws no
yupport from the foremost negro edu-
Gators is indicated by the following
reference to Professor Notion of Tuske-
gee Institute and other leaders in an
article captioned New Leadership for
the Negro:
The negro needs new leadership.
The old leadership has failed miser-
ably. Du Bois and Kelly, Miller,
Hickens, James w. Johnson, w. III.
Lewis, and Charles W. Anderson, w.
T. Vernon and Roscoe c. Simmons, w.
IL. Taylor and the politicians Of Chi
cago have simply held jobs, produced
school boy rhetoric, lulled negroes into
n false sense Of security. Another set
Of leaders like George q. Haynes, EN-
met Scott, Dr. r. r. Motion, Fred w.
Moore, and T. Thomas Fortune have
preached a gospel Of satisfaction and
content.
The following Is a reference. printed
in widely circulated negro publica-
ton, to the conviction Of Debs and 9TH
er radical leaders for violating the war
laws of the United States:
The recent conviction and sentence
of the national Socialist officials, the
supreme courts confirmation of the
convictions of Eugene V. Debs and
Kate Richard O'Hare, definitely
stamp the United States as the most
archaic antiQuated, and reactionary OF
the alleged civilized nations. 'The
best and bravest, the noblest and most
courageous, are in the dark and cav
ernous prison cells Of this country.
- = We must give more consideration
to those men who will face jails and
cells for a principle, and less to the
SNUG, sleek leaders who swerve, COM
promise, and equivocate for soft
berths, fat salaries and slothful ease.
"The situation created as result Ct
this agitation" said Federal official.
"is one that deserves the consideration
of all right thinking people, white and
black. It is an agitation which In
wolves the I. w. W. Bolshevism and
the worst features Of other extreme
radical movements. 1t appears to the
ignorant and seeks openly to create
feeling Of resentment among certain
negro elements that may lead to re-
suits that all good citizens will deploye
unless it is stopped. That the msvs-
ment is making headway, there Is no
doubt. Reports from all parts of the
country show this to be the case
New York Times.
DRESS AND CONDUCT.