Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-01-15
DIR DUBOIS ON MARCUS GARvEY

color In this country has seen fit in
the January Issue Of tho Now York
Crisis to give several pages OF COM
mont upon that remarkable header,
MI. Marcus Carney, who seems just
now to DO the central figure in the
Negro armament Of successful en-
dcavor. We have read all that ne has
been unkind enough to say. with q
view Of ascertatning tho purpose OF
this dissertation and tho probable Of
feet OF his causttc comment and criti
c!sm. What possible beneficial effect
Will DR.. Du Bois' analysis have up
I ON Garvey's leadership Is there any
personal footing In this effort and Is
DR.. Du Bols, the historian and theo.
rfst tho best person IN tho world to
mako recommendations relative 70
the changes necessary in the GarveS
Leadership?
When these questions arc answered
then. we shall DO able to accept all
that this distinguished man Of letters
says at their true value. It mus. not
DO forgotten, in fact. 1T should be ell,
phaslzed that DR.. Du Boia liz O theo
rist. while Marcus Garvoy is q piac.
bacal man. Ono particular thing that
impresses us Is the frank stateu,ea,
OK DR.. Du Bois that he believed tta,
Mr.. Garvey is an honest man. Tails,
IL would seem to us should entitle
him to our sympathy. our help, oar
cooperation In QUO Of the most mon
umental movements ever launched by
a black citizen In this or in any 9th,
or country. ."-
He may be, in a measure illitera.e
Lut his machine is being operated
h!s stenmors are plying between
ports, his ofllce force is handling MS
great mass or correspondence and his
agents are collecting money. But 4
Is tho money question that causes
practically all Of this comment DR.
w. Il b. Du Bots says that 1t woulL
ne = calamity TO the Negro race
ST. Guild the movement fail and yet
nH effort or movement or declaration
wtuld have a greater tendency Il
mako the movement a failure thar
that editorial broad-@de that Dr. "
J. %. B. Du Bots has launched aga;ns
him and bis associates In ono OF tn,
most influential and widely ROM
magazines In this country.
1Mls is the difference between the
DRY and practise, tho difference be
tween tho man. who plans inside OF I
room and = man, who plans and exc
cutes outside OF tho structure. Theo
rectically speaking and according "
Dr.. Du Bots argument, Mr.. Marca'
aarvey Ia q failure. As a matter o
fact, Gar7ey and his enterprises az
raying their way and are coEeotinl
more money and doing more business
while his critics are declaring thai
his business life is at an end. 1t rc
minds us Of the many cases. wher'
in physicians and surgeons have givey
up patients and as soon as they were
given up, the patients recovered ant
proceeded to eat and walk and wall
and eat.
Reading what DR.. Du Bois says
we have very little hope for Mr.. Mar
Gus Garyey and his associates; reat
Ing what Marcus Garvoy and his asst
ciates arc doing as published IN tn.
Negro World. We arc praying Goo
tEat we may live as long as tho or
eanizatiOn and its founder are destin
eG to live upon the earth. But we az,
not appearing in tho nature Of a crit
ic Of other the distinguished New
Yorker, Du Bots Or tho practical IVES
Indian Garvey. Tho former called
!. World Congress and failed; the latte1
called World Congress and succeed
ca. And yet Garvey is not the equa
of Du Bois.
Du Bots is head and shoulder
above any living American Of colo
i'll this country. Granting all Of this
to oar mind, he can make mistakes
fde may not have made any mistak,
this time, but it soems to us that H.
is not altogether fair and lust to Thu
master mind, who out of nothing ha!
organized something and who Is I'D
mittedly the greatest Negro leader
! this country has ever known in tn
; realm Of finance and commercial el
deavor. 1t may be weSl to state her,
, that Ne do not enjoy the acquain
tanceship OF Marcus Garvey, whil
we are personal admirer Of the di
. tinguished gentleman, who has see,
fit to criticdse him and in his own wa,
| point out the mistakes that ne think
J that he has made and Ia now making
1t may be we'll to state too that W.
do not believe that were no elected t