Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-01-29

officers secured by Marcus Garvey az
being closely akin to seven days.
| wonder.
They showed out from shore In
the New York harbor with million
, dollar cargo OF whlskey and wines
loaded down 30 heavily that the loss
or the ship was reported, but 1t male
port and the black crew must have
| Kept sober enough to have made the
run, else they would now have been
Ill 'Dayy Jones locker" at the bottom
OF tho Atlantic Ocean. Criticism OF
this kind reminds us of the story
told of the saintcd Abraham Lincoln,
"en. Y. S. Grant HAD many enemies
at the National Capital and the charg.
eS made were that uon. Grant was O
drunkard and unfit TO command tho
Union Army.
President Lincoln In reply to one Of
these criticisms wrote that he would
&c glad to find out what brand Of
"hiskey was used by Gen. Grant. 70,
nc would like to ship a barrel of Il
10 each one OF his other generals. We
'elt like saying the same thing about
the officers shrdl cmfwyp ybgkq xzflfi
the efficiency, the conduct and tho
!'c& OF cleanliness Of this black crew
that Garvey had secured TO make tho
trips with this the largest of his yes.
| sells.
Inc point In this was that Presi.
oeht lancoln wanted results. While
! other generals Were planning and do
'aS'hg' delaying and planning, Cen
u 5. Grant was bringing results
| "i1ch resulted in u reply TO his crit
lc3 and to the COMMANDMENTS Chief NJ
the armies CT the United States. 81
snail fight 1t out on this line, &c Il
| '"kes all Summer" The historian re
"'arked, ''It took all Summer onn
| winter too" 1t resulted though IN
success. Marcus Garyey is toloratinp
| "lrtE conditions on the Yarmouth. He
Is making spectacular appeals to the
populace. He is indulging in bellicose
| language in one section of the conn
ry ana persuasive language in some
| Thor..
| lie is appealing to the tastes. O,
ilc 1illteratc and to tho imaginations
Oh mo dreamy, but all of those 10 whom
lie is appealing have the money with
which TO launch anu foster HIS enter
nriSrs and they seem to be willing &c
part with IL i'll order to make his sue
'oSa possible Sometimes, he ap
pears i'll the gorgeous robes OF his
Office and then again, he Is seen on
broadway wearing green shirt
idolizcd by the thousands Of admirers
who, like DR.. w. IL. b. Du Bots, IL
one respect in that thoy too believe
that he is sincere and honest.
While I'LL Of this Is going on, hit
educated critics. those of the improv
ca tyne. cultivated and exclusive arc
considering plans. which il Carve,
would accept are asserted to be sure
to bring permanent success. But Mar
Gus GarVey Is already using set OF
TOOLS, plans, that will work for he Is
using them with satisfactory results
TIC Is unwilling to cast them aside TO,
newer tools, plans, which the originn
.ors themselves have never used and
whose use might endanger the success
or tho whole movement, although they
might fiaally prove a success.
FINALLY, he asks himself the cues
lion, why these people, If these Du
Bols plans ere all that they claim
them to DO do not uso them themsolv
cs and reap the financial harvest
that thoy are sure to bring to the
Eosscssors? But Marcus Garyey knows
that money for any racial enterprise is
ahonf the last thing that can be obtain
cd from leaders OF this type. 1t Is to
DO regretted. but every cplored lead
or IN the country, who has led the
way III material anu practical accom-
fl'shmcnts knows this to be true.
But DR.. Du Bots decides to be
ialr and 1t Is the tribute like the fol
lowing which has induced us to anal
we all that he has been unl1ind enough,
% say concerning this remarkable
british West Indian who has seen
L't to make his home in the United
States Of America. He remarks:
| 10 sum up: Carney is a sincere
Woodworking idealist; he is also .
stubborn domineering leader of the
mass; he has worthy industrial and
commercial schemes but he IFS an in
| experienced business man. His
dreams of Negro industry, CONNIE rec
| and the ultimate freedom Of Africa
are feasible; but his methods are bonn
oastic, wasteful, illogical and ineffec
tive and almost illegal. II he learns