Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-09-20
BEkURECARD MOSELEY
A TRAITOR TO HIS
RACE IN CHICAGO
Colorcd Lawyer PlacatcS Race in n
Statement TO White prcSS-An
Aftermath of the Riots.
10 The Editor Of The Planet,

TO The Editor Of The Planet,
Chicago, Ill, Sept. 3.-Hcrc In
Chicago there is Il race leader by
the name Of Bcaurcgard Mosely. Ho
would have us 'remembcr that this
is Il white mans country" thus deny
ing the just claims OF black men or
other races who, with blood and brain
and Drawn, helped to make this coun
try home and nation for ali or
it's citizens. 1t Is dep.orablc, but not
ut all strange that the addle-brained
twaddlc of such unmanly lickspittlcs
is given prominence IN some OF the
leading white publications OF America.
We cannot get rid of these Race AT
noldS, but We can let the world know
that their infamous nlouthings OK
press the thought of nobody save
thut of their own serpentinc selves.
The man who defends his home is
hero and not "A hoodlunl, whatever
his race. Wo cannot believe that ho
is a riotcr, whatever else he may be
or such were tho black boys who. in
Chicago us in Washington went out
and met the enemy i'll the frontier
firing line. Tho result is history,
Some call it riot but it was war;
and 1t was Of the we'll known brand
that Sherman named.
\ The fact is, we have lost confidence,
in the white lawmakers of this coun
try who prosecute us with their pro
judice ana lynch us with their laws;
who lcgislate against our justice and
justify themselves with their lies;
who mock our miserics ands burlcs
l.s,r Nisntt
and friends, listen: If we must die,
we intend TO die defending our homes
and loved ones. This is not Il boast;
it is the statement of plain fact.
We are confirmed in the faith that
we are right in this. We are sure
that some living conditions are worse
than death. In the event OF that
worse We choose dcath-but elect to
take with us plenty OF first hand "eVl
dcncc" when we appear before the
bar Of ST. Peter to account for our
premature arrival there.
The writer has long maintained
that the mob violence against us III
America is due chiefly to the atu-
tude of the good" white Pilates who
as they would have the world he
licve wash their hands off OF mob
guilt while lcgislatirg against us,
this shearing us Of political economic
and civic strength and LEAVING us to
the ravagcs of their mobs These
mobs do only what they know they
can do with little or no liability as
to judicial punishment for thcmsclv
es. They but carry ont the unjust
sentiment Of their representatives
higher up.
While the white police of Chicago
and their white soldier assistants,
were busy disarming the colorcd pco
pie, Chief Of Police John j. Clarity
advised the white people to arm them
selves. This significant news itcn
appeared in the "Chicago Tribune"
--and whom the riots were at their
height
For the United States OF America
The solution Of its self substituted Ne
gro problem is seen in the excellent
ry,m,Ic as sex ny France. No more
nor no less, France accord$ full civil
rights ana liberties, to all Of hor
citizens at all times and In all places
throughout her republic. France has
no color problem because she has no
color prejudice. The one cannot OK
list without the other. France does
not stigmatiZc any OF her citizens by
any discriminating law. Long live
France AS colorcd American citizens
Or remedy for lynching, pending the
advent Of the milleDium is ultimately
an economic one. To this end there
must be the background of spiritual
moral, mental. and physical power
and zeal. We must organize and pool
our resources. There must be team
work among us. The recently organ
lied Chicago Peace and Protective AS
ISOLATION" is step in to right direc
ton.
Come. lot us make man-male and
Notwithstanding to our faith in
God. Let us rcmake ourselves, with
the help Of Heaven. until We are the
efficient peers Of carth's elects in the
professions, business and Industries.
Whenever one Of us is murdered or
manned by q mob, or q residence OF
ours is bombed by friend let us sue,
the city. county or state to the ut.
most limit. The conscience Of Ameri
CO is mainly that Of Mammon. The
winning Of enough really big suits OF
this kindly which we shall real
ize with the world our ability to do
things in a big way-will do more in
the way Of securing for us propcr
Government protection than three
hundred years Of scrap paper agree