Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-01-29
DIR. DU BOIS AND MIR CARNEY.

DR.. w. e. B. Du Bois writes enter
tainly concerning Mr.. Marcus Gar
yey and his enterprises. His langu-
uge though is Of kind and charac-
ter that tend to drive away recruits
from this brainy West Indian rather
than help the organizations OF which
no is tho originator and chief advO.
cate. He dams with faint praise
the leader OF the movement. III tho
January number Of the New York
Crisis, ho says:
This is great, human service; but
when Garvey FORCES ahead and almost
single handed attempts TO realize his
dream IN few years, with large
words and wild gestures, he griev
ously min!mtZcs his task and endan
gers his cause.
DR.. Du Bols virtually says that this
man, Carney has forged ahead single
handed, organizing the colored people
Of tho country, commonly called by
him land others. Negroes; colleotcd
money, established roomy headquar-
tors IN New York, purchased vessel,
which vessel was In an unseaworthy
condition, secured Il black crew, with
Negro captain which captain has
been able to keep afloat an unseawor.
thy vessel, which was commonly re-
ported to be In sinking condition
and secured control OF other vessels
and DR.. w. 10. u. Du Bots would as
sail n man OF tho transccndent genius
for the reason that he has attempted
singEa handed to realize his dream
and with large words and wild ges-
tures has grievously minimized the
task aud endangered his cause.
We must admit that We cannot soc
how the distinguished man OF letters
can Justify his attack upon any such
basis Of reasoning. If Marcus Garvey
has endangered his cause by h3s
course and conduct, what has DR.. w.
r.. Du Bots done by virtue Of the vi.
trfolfc. but mastery attack he has
made. against this former humble
West. indian who believes that he is
abcslt to realize partially at least
some>part Of the dream that he has
been dreaming? II Marcus Garvey is
ehdargering his cause, then w. T.. b.
Du Hois is seeking to destroy this
same cause while at the same time
proclaiming that the failure Of the
plans. OF Garvey would result in I'm
told injury to the race with which
we are all identified. It is about the
same thing should colored man at
temM to walk tight rope stretched
acrosa populous Broadway and a
crowd of colored people, instead of
hoid1na their breath or shouting words
Oh encouragement to the daring aero
bat. should call out to him that no
was. counting disaster and was sure
to fail. DR.. Du Bots continues:
ln instance one illustrative fact:
there Is no doubt but what Garyey
fas sought to import to. America and
capltbs1ze the antagonism between
Diacks and mulnttees in tho West In.
ores. This has been tho cause of the
West Indian failures to gain heod.
way against the whites. Yet Garvev
imports 1t into land where 1t has
never had any substantial footing
where today Of all days, it Is absolutal,,
repudIated by every thinking Negro:
Carney capitalizes it, has sought 70
get the cooperation of men like r. r.
Motion on this basis and has aroused
more btter color enmity inside the
race than has ever before existed,
me whites are delighted at the nros.
pect OF division OF our solidifying
pfhaianx but their hopes are vain
american Negroes recognize no color
me III or out Of the race. and thew
VIA IN the end punish the man who
attempts to establish 1t.
WHIT 40 the whites care as to how
the division is brought about? Ia NOT
c,N'sion just as much division
along. the Fine" Of attack now being
CHOSEN and foatered by tho distingu.
'sned man OF LETT Ts as 1t Is IL based
upon the question Of blacks and mu-
,attoes7 Tut ia 81 fact that Garvey
mas drawn tho color limo within his
own orGanizato:n? Is II true that he
has ouuawed Negroes. who are called
Negroes In this country? We are re-