Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-03-10

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improvement Association feels this:
That every other race group believes
In its own absolute existence and its
absolute ascendancy and supremacy
over others; and it is foi that reason
that we cannot see any possible rei,-
t;onship between black and white polit
fcally, socially OIL economically tina:
will make the black man the 1qua. OF
the white man by the established
standards ~ presentday civi.,nution.
This statement confirms DIR. w. r.
r. Du Bots contention concerning this
remarkable Jamaican, when he said
in his recent philippe in the Century
Magazine:
And the lesser fathered by Marcus
C%rvey. which said: Give up! Surren.
der! The struggle is useless; back to
Africa and fight the white world"
We take IL THAT Mr.. Garvey believes
in black supremacy in Africa even as
Mr.. Bryan believes in white suprem-
icy in this country. He would give the
white man "a Roland for His Oliver"
when he becomes intrenched in his
homeland. He would treat the whi,,
man in Africa. just as the white folks
treat the black folks in the United
States of America. How does this
square" with the Holy Writ? Has the
Republic Of Liberia ever thought OF
doing such thing? How would Japan
fare were it to exercise the absolute
power in that country that this dis
tinguished race leader proposes to put
into operation in Africa with its TEEN,
ing black millions?
Hon. Marcus Garvey propounds an.
other question. He says:
Now what can the American Negro
expect out Of America for Justice, for
equality. for constitutional rights
when even your candidates for Presi-
dent believe in white supremacy? Now
this is not Mr.. Edward Young Clark,
ku klux khan agent. speaking; it is not
Colonel Simmons the Imperial W.
arI. speaking; this is one of the repre-
liam Jennings Bryan--not an ordi-
nary politician but a philosopher and
a world recognized leader Mr.. Bryan
is honest and 1 appreciate him for
that and 1 love him more now than
before because he has convinced me
and Du Bots and Weldon Johnson an;
the National Association crowd that
there is absolutely no hope of equality
nnfitipa11Iy oonio11x, 10, I Ia,
within the bounds of the United
States of America so lon g as
there is one white man alive.
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IS not Mr.. Garvey's argument fa la
cious when he takes as spokesman
of the American people a statesman
who has been three times rejected a
the polls by them? Yet he accepts ut
its face value the personal statement
OF private individual. who has never
been elected upon a white supremacy
platform and we do not know of any
President of these United States. who
has ever dared to run the gauntlet"
of public opinion upon any such plat
form. They had the Declaration of In
dependence and the Constitution OF
the United States to guide them. Mr..
Garvey continues:
Now what can fifteen million PEG.
pie do in commonwealth in nation
in country surrounded by a majori,y
OF another race that stands (throu:h
its greatest statesman) for the SUI
| premacy OF their race? What faces us
but absolute chaos and absolute defeat
in political, social and economic COM
| petition with the stronger and domi-
nant race? Hence it is plain for even
a child to see that the Negroes future
| in America is fraught with great diff
cultie5--is fraught with disappoint-
! mont between now and eternity. Our
position in America will b relatively
between black and Write, the same be
cause the highest craftsmanship in
the country is not going to admit this
minority group to rise that is not d
group of creators, that is not a grouD
OF producers to dominate the country
o. even to share tho domination OF
the country with them equally.
The able leader is preaching the
gospel of despair. He says some things
which are fundamentally true. He de-
clares that the country will not per-
NIT minority group to rise that Is
not group of creators, that is not a
group of producers to dominate the
country or even to share the domino
ton of the country with Them equally.
This statement is as true as Holy
Writ. But this group has within its
own power the ability to become Gre
ators, to become producers and 10
share in the domination of this coun-
try equally with their white colleagues
and neighbors.
This is not a question of race and
color. 1t is one of ability and powe~.
This Is Why we have favored many OF
the movements of this DISTINGUISHED
jamaican. when he launched his COM