Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-02-24

! with a certain fundamental and ire.
mendously significant clarity the
American Negro realizes this, and rs
yet no demagoguery or pipe dreams
have been able to divorce him from
the Facts. The present generation OF
Negroes has survived two grave temp.
tauons the greater one fathered by
Booker T. Washington. which said,
Let politics alone keep in your place
work hard, and do not complain
ara which meant perpetual color caste
FOR colored folk by their own coopera,
ION and consent. and the consequent in
evitable debauchery of the white
weird; and the lesser fathered by Mar
Gus Carney. which said: "Give up:
surrender! The struggle is useless;
e:ck to Africa and fight the white
world"
This then constitutes the basic
cause of DIR. w. e B. Du Bots opposI
ton to the Booker r. Washington pro-
paganda and the Marcus Garvey move
ment. In these few lines may be founu
the sum and substance OF all that he
essayed to say in this mastery dissec-
iicn of Carney and all that he stands
for and represents. 1t brings us to the
position which Du Bots himself occu-
pies and we regret that he did not an
nounce the third temptation. did not
comment upon HIS own dogmas ana
opinions, which we have from time to
time stated marked the dividing line
between Garveyism and Du Boisism.
Let us see. The latter does not regard
his views as constituting problem. OF
course in politics, he is a socialist;
that is he does not believe in the Con
stitution OF the United States
Still he regards himself as an
American citizen pure and simple and
as such he is entitled to all
OF the rights and privileges Of citizens
Of the United States He does not be-
lieve primarily in the colorline. He
deals with the color-line in an effort
TO eliminate and destroy it. Garvey
champions the cause OF the Negro. Du
| Bois is not Negro, he is a citizen or
the United States. In this respect, ne
is backed by large clientele OF the
well-to-do colored folks and many
wealthy conscientious white folks. His
views have been accepted by organiza-
! tions as far South as Texas These or.
carnations are exclusively of a social
and literary character with no proviso
:''r business. They devote their efforts
to opposing oppression throughout the
country and are endeavoring to Sc
cure square deal" for all men be-
lore the law. DIR. Du Bots says:
! iii is noEortiirary tribute to Amer
ccr Negro poise and common sense,
and ability. to choose and reject leader
ship. that neither of these programs
i,as been able to hold them. One of the
most singular proofs of this is that the
latest support of Garveyism is from
the notorious Ku Klux Khan. When
Carney saw his Black Star Line disap
pear, his West-Indian membership fall
of, and his American listeners grow
increasingly critical. he flew South to
consult the Grand Cyclops of the Invis
Bile Empire. Whether the initiative
came from him or from the khan is
net known. but probably the khan in
viied him. They were indeed birds Of
feather. believing In titles. flum-
cry and mumbo- jumbo, and hand
Ing much gullible money.
Or. Dui Bots is "harping" upon this
bilnder of Hon. Marcus Garvey. There
can he no race war in this country NJ
on the basis of anything Garvey saws
fhe. Negro haters are a unit in enGors-
'rg his movement, which has for i.s
purpose the removal of the alleged dis
turbing factor in this country to an.
other cline. The industrious Negroes
/ would be removed from competition
With them And again:
Garvey's motives were clear. The
'Eiumph of the khan would drive Ne
groes to his program in despair, while
tre klan's sympathy would enable him
10 enter the South, where he has not
dared to work and exploit the ignor
ant black millions The Klan's object
| was W encourage dnytHiHS tITlI WOu al
| induce the Negroes to believe that
their fight for freedom in America
WAS vain. Garvey's secretary said that
the khan would probably finance the
Back Star Line and Garyey invited
the Grand Cyclops to speak at his cor
v,ntion. But Garvey reckoned without
is host. A storm of criticism ro-e
among Negroes and kept Garvev ex.
piaini1g contradicting and rer,ud,at.
| ing the unhOly alliance and finally
| 1rove 1t under cover. although Carve,
! openly advertised the klan's program
as showing the impossibility of tbs
Negro's remaining in America. and the
kim sent out circulars defending Gar
vev and declaring that the opposition
him was from the. Catholic Church :
Here is his browning desert ption OF
Marcus Garvey's forum his tabernacle
that is q wonder:
Again it is High Harlem with IT'S
music and laughter its conversations
| shouted aIOft its teeming bantering