Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-02-06

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oronly attacking a member OF his own
raoe, while learned white Amcrl.
can, Truman Hughes Tallcy, Esq, Is
dcionding him. One article condemn.
Ing the leader Garvey. appears IN
tho leading magazine OF the race II,
this or IN any other country the New
YORK Crisis condemning him and ho.i
Ing him up to ridicuie, while there IL
the Worlds Work, ono or tho leading
white monthly publications on the
tho civilized globe writing favorably
OF this most remarkable character
ana dealing charitably with all of his
alleged 'failings ana shortcomings. i,
In this respect it may be we'll to
quote from tho December number OF
/ the Worlds Work, in which the cdi.
tors of that widely read publication
say;
The most striking now Figure
among American Negroes ia Marcus
| Carney. His significance les in the
fact that 2le embodies and directs q
new spirit OF Independence among The
Negroes. Whatever may happen to his
6rAnd1oje schemes OF finance and pol.
| itlcs, he Is The best point at which 10
/ oluuy what Is going on Inside the
| heads OF the ten million colorcd PEG.
pie IN the United States. They are
! thinking and doing many things ahat
| are unsuspected by tho public at
| large.
Then follows a graphic description
Of the career Of Marcus Carney. It Is
dtflicult for us to consider DR.. w. T..
u. Du Bots as Il Negro, although for
'stago purposes" he consents TO have
himself SO considered. He Ia an
American citizen OF tho highest type.
lie is OF African descent, no doubt,
but every gesture aud movement
mark him as Il gentleman OF letters
ana man, who would "fit in we'll"
, on an income Of fiIy,thou3and dol.
ii'rs Per year.
Dr. Du Buis is not an orator. 1t is
more What ho says than how he says
| II that holds his hearers from the
| first sentence he uttcrs until the con
| c!usion OF his leisure, for he is more
| lhan anything else, II lecturer. The
frivolous and the gay would do we'll
TO avoid him and his utterances.
Those who can take deep inspirat.
ION from the wise and the judicial
would do we'll to listen to all he Inns
, 10 say. lie docs not appeal to the
galleries ana he speaks what he be.
ieVes to be the truth, regardless Of
Its effect upon his reputation or up
| on tho receipts at tho box Office. But
| what about Marcus Garvey? So far as
tho fundamental principles of the
| pan and the scheme. which he Is fos
| tefing are concerned, he Is uuchangc.
able, but in his appeals to the masses
no has CHARMED ito speak the language
| or the tribe" and he portrays the
prospects and hopes in vivid living
| colors' SO as to work up the Negroes
| OF the country to the highest pitch o.
/ excitement. to the end that they may
| furnish enough money to finance the
| monumental schemes and plans, which
/ can only be put into operation by
/ huge sums OF money, the like OF
| which have never been raised in this
hcountry before by colored people.
! SHOULD these two leaders form com
bination, when they both are agreed
as to the feasibility of tho Marcus
Garvey plan or should they engage In
Il destructive warfare, which will
blast or tend to blast the reputation
OF one great leader and ruin the life
hope and plans OF tho other great
central figure, who admittedly leads
more colored people in this country
than any other individual has been
able to claim since the foundation of
this government? But we are letting
the editors OF, Th" Worlds Work tell
the story in another column.