Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05
NEGRO BEING
VICTIM
OF: RADICALS
Government Bares Wide.
spread Movement to
Stir Up Race Hatred
BIT DAVID LAWRENCE,
fCnecfal m Tho Arr1pal

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BIT DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Argus).
Warrington, D. c., Nov. 6.-Gov-
ernment reports on the subject of
radicalism and sedition among the
negroes AZ reflected in three pub
lications have Just become availa-
Bile. They reveal q determined ef-
fort on the part OF certain leaders
to prey upon the minds of law
abiding, peaceful negroes and make
OF them q fighting force Of race
antagonists. Just how widespread
have been the effects Of the propas
ganda which began well in advance
OF the recent race riots in Wash
fngton, Knoxville. Chicago. Omaha
and Arkansas and has continued
with even more inflamed vigor since
then-ts only now being discovered
BY sofncisls, Of the government.
Analysis made by q trained inyesti-
gator for the department of justice
leads to the conclusion that there
can no longer be any question Of q
we'll concerted movement among a
certain class Of negro leaders OF
thought and action to constitute
themselves . determined and per-
si1tent source Of radical opposition
~ the g6xarAment and D the estAb.
~ 1aH Nh ssEa A sssz.
-. Assune leA< Att1lu1
Among the s1ifent points f10tsd
IN the present attitude Qf this small
but influential class OF negro lead
ers IL: 9
First. IN Ill governed reaction
toward race riotfng; second, the
threat OF retaliatory measures in
connection with lynching; third, the
more openly expressed demand for
social equality, In which demand
the sex problem IL not infrequently
included; fourth, the Identification
Of the negro with such radical or
ganizations a. the I. W. W. and an
outspoken advocacy Of the sbolshe-
wiki or soviet doctrine"
Boasts Of race superiority % well
~ exhortations to race unity for
the purpose Of open warfare are
found in publications many Of
whose editors are men Of education
Many Of the negro magazines are
expensive in manufacture, being
printed ON coated paper throughout
we'll printed, and giving evidence oi
possessing ample funds.
Force Readers to sSee Red"
While certain conservative pub
lications maintain well balanced
attitude, the radical negro press
gives increasingly. bitter expression
to Q sense Of oppression and the
prime object Of the leading pub
locations appear to be to induce
their leaders to see red. Some oi
the editors deny this; others openly
admit It..
Quotations galore from the radi-
cal press Of the negroes in the H.
sues Of the last six months reveal
merely & disgust with the Demo.
cratic party because Of its southern
amliations but . denu1ciation, too
OF the Republican party a. for ex.
ample this editorial paragraph:
*Just rs by joining the /. w. W
| IN large numbers. We forced the
A. r. Of L. to open its doors to Us
% BY joining the Socialist party w
can force belated Justice and con-
sideration from the Republicans.
Preach Bolsheyisn.
Editorials defending bolshevisn
and pfcturing the American Huns,
are interpreted with bitter satire
| on the disenfranchisement of ne.
groes in the south. On the editorial
board Of ,one magazine are mer
bearing degrees from Harvard uni.
versity5 20 that 6Ae cannot say thu
work II thar Of unframed minds
Thh publication 70 most radical o1
al, openly pratsing the march ol
hte soviet government" and eoun.
selling the negro to align himself
with that movement by the organ
iSation Of negroes In four distinc,
forms-labor unions, farmers, pro
ltective unions, cooperative business
and Socialism.
sDiRect Actisnp Advocated.
Advocating direct action, one ed.
itorial says:
Tho negro must engage in di.
Irect action. He II forced to thii
by the government. When thu
whites speak Of direct action, they
are told to use their political pow.
or, bat with the negro It is differ
ent. He has no political power,
Thfee-fourths Of the negroes o.
the United States are iisenfran
| chised -. 1t II simply logical fol
him to throw his lot with the In
dustrial Workers Of the World"
Championship Of the attitude o.
Mexico, denuhciation Of American
banking interests. the contrast be
tween alleged Mexican freedom
With especial references to the ne
gro and American oppression arl
[ discdssed at length. Other editor
lials constantly advocate . genefa
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