Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-02-06
THE RICHMOND PIIANET ON
CARNEY.

For. nearly two score years MI.
John Mutchcll, Jr, has edited the
Richmond Planet. He has always been
{ a fearless and courageous editor ana
has written many interesting traVei
sketches. His editorials i'll recent
WEARS have been characterized D9
keen observation and hnrd morse
sense.
In the January Is issue of tho
Richmond Planet Mr.. Mitchell deVot.
( es a two-page editorial to tho Du Bols'
Garycy com roversy and in the Jan
uary % issue a tnrec'column cd'to:
ial to the tsama subject. Aud he all
nounces that third editorial Is forth
coming OH the Same subject. When all
editor OF Mr.. Milchclls wide expert
cnce, common sense and terSe ana
trenchant style dips into such live
subject as the Du Buio.G.rvey ISSUE
1t Is naturally expected that he Will
give his readers some very interest
ing readings.
But it is not our purpose to nuke
Dr.. Du Eo!s' opinion OF Hon. Mar
Gus Gurvey tho perennial theme or
the Negro World editorials. The Hon.
Marcus Garvey, MIR. Luciun d. Wat
kins. the National Dcfeadcr and Son
OF Gary, Ind, and another member Oh
the editorial st.,m OF the Negro World
have already expressed their opinion
s OF the articles In the Crisis. We have
our opinion, too, SO by this tine l
believe that the readers Of the Nc
gro World take tho structures and
criticism Of the DISTINGUISHED editor
Y Of the Crisis with a grain Of salt ana
see that 1t would not be advisable 10
4 gulp down everything he. says whole.
4 So we have no desire TO distract the
I. readers attention from the construc.
tive work Of the U.tN. II. "A. ~ ~
But ut the same time Editor Mitch
\ ellis editorials are 40 sane, fair and
reasonable and characterized Ivy sucl.
& q mastery analysis that we cannot
lightly pass them by. In the five col
umns that we have been fortunate to
rcnd Mr.. Mitchell proves himself IL
foemun worthy of the brightest steel.
He not only parri@s, si5e-steps and
ducks the thrusts Of Dr.. Du Bots. but
he counters heavily.
He quotes at length and ably an.
swcrs ten assertions from DR.. Du
Bots. 1t might be we'll for those inter
ested IN q literary controversy, where
keen analysis, logic Il re ,soning, wise
observations and ironic comment are
subtly blended to procure the January
Is and January % Issues Of the Rich
mond Planet.
But we are mainly interested IN the
conclusion of the whole matter and
this is how Editor Mitchell sums up
his case. He says OF Marcus Gnrvcy
and the movements that he has launch
ed: "The commercial life Of this coun
try Is being injected into this great
Negro organization and this is hcing
done without the holp Of TIN colored
leaders and their followers whom DR..
Du Bots declares are so essentially
necessary to the success OF the move.
ment. We d. not thfrk so. We believe
that for Dr.. Du Bois, Mr.. Roscoe G.
Simmons, DR.. r. II. Motion and host
Of others to be in this Universal Ne
gro Improvement Association imbucd
with their pres mt ide and notions
would be to sot UP Babel" of voic-
es as a result Of which nothing
would be done.
Marcus Garvey may fail, hut
let him go down surrounded by his
friends and with the knowledge that
he has done more than any other Ne
gro in this particular line OF work
Let us wish him we'll, if he is sincere
and honest as DR.. Du Bots says that
he Is, and let the Du Bots and SIM
mons combination start movement
OF similar importance and influence
where they, too. can have a "hell of
their own, and If possible peace with
It, But we are becoming a little too
canstic In our remarks and so we
shall reserve further comment for
cur next issue"
We will look for Mr.. Mitchelrs
further comment with a great deal
interest. We will say, however. EN-
PEASANT that he road 4 needed homily
to Messrs Du Bots, Motion and Sim
mons.
BY no means do we underrate DR..
! Du Rois FITS "SHlls Of Black Folk"
and "Darkw"tcr" while not philoso-
phical or scicnt f'c masterpieces. are
nevertheless the work of scholar |
who has mastered the art of express
sion and IS gifted wit, poetic insight. !
His analysis Of Booker r.. Washing
ton In the Bookman and his point |
ing out tho sins OF ommissio OF |
Hon. Emmett 7. Scctt in tho Crisis
3are worthy Of comparison with Demos |
themes "PhilEprics" and Macauloy's |
d"1mpcnchm OF Warren Hastings'E
But when the learned doctor pre- |
stunned to st Nv judgement upon a
man Of acton 'ilte Marcus Garvey |
ard worldwide movement Ike the |
III. N, I. A. with the business enter /
prises that hove grown ont of it, he
stepped ont Of his natural sphere, or |
y In plain Anglo-Saxon, "has bit off /
more then he con cnow" and "waded |
Beyond his depth"
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