The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-12-02
Giving the Devil His Due

Giving the Devil His Due
There has been for sometime, and
is now. a feeling amongst the more
shoughtful, that entirely too much
time and space In some of our
newspapers and magazines is spent
in denouncing the southern white
man. The Chicago Defender, The
Pittsburg Courier, the Chicago Whip,
the Crisis and several others of the
larger and more widely read of
our periodicals are. continually fill
ing their columns with charges and
counter-charges, some true and 9TH
| ers grossly exaggerated, against the
white people who live or come from
below Mason and Dixon line.
1t is forgotten by these papers,
which at the same time fill the rest
of their space with nauseating de-
| tails of low and revolving crimes,
committed or alleged to have been
committed by men and women OF
the black race, that they are doing
the race the very worst possible dis
service. We do not ask that abuses
| and oppression be minimiZed or
CLOSED over-the evil things per-
| petrated upon defenseless men and
women of one race by powerful per-
sons of the other and dominant peo-
| pie are too frequent and unpleasant
to be easily borne, but the marvel
Gus and unexampled progress of
which we are constantly Boosting
here in this land of race prejudice
| would seem to belle some portion
of our complaints in many respects.
In many of the southern states
there are now and have always been
white men and women who seeing
our pitiable state, have sympathiZed
with us and as far as they have
been able to, have manifested that
sympathy by words and deeds of en-
couragement and help. We must not
forget that such is the overwhelm-
ing power of the dominant race
| taken as a whole, compared with
our own weak and puny position,
| that If the whole southern white
group were entirely hostile to US
and to our efforts and aims, their
conscience alone would stand be-
tween us and destruction.
| Instead of dwelling upon the mis-
| deeds and expressions perpeh ated
upon our people by individuals
among the southern whites. and by
groups among them led by irrespons-
ible and ignorant demagogues, our
papers should sometimes turn their
eyes to the immense benefits our
| group also receives from our pres
ence among the white people of the
southern states. For long time,
it was believed generally in the
south, and still is believed in some
quarters, that the Negro was so far
out of the scheme of things as to
merit being ignored in every way.
| But times have so far changed with
| the newer southern generations that
in many places in the south a NEW
| WHITE MAN has been evolved and
leading white women have taken q
viewpoint regarding our problems
which cannot fail to be of use.
Let us therefore, in our newspapers
and books, periodicals and other
publications, give some credit to
those among the southern whites
who seem ready to show us the way
70 light and improvement and to
nelp us in attaining the same. Some
mention should be made sometimes
of the good received as well as OF
the evil suffered.
Mrs. N. Holden is having some new
work done upon her residence. Elder
Byrd and Mr.. Joe Corbin are the
workers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Myers of No
Carr street had a merry party of
young people at their home on Sun
day night. There were cards and
dancing.
Mr.. Tumlins has been sick few
days and Mrs. Dora Ward has been
helping to care for him.
Mrs. Walter A. Fox, daughter of
Mr.. Sylvester J. Ray and her family
have returned to Tacoma from Olym-
pia.
The order of Eastern Star held
their lodge of sorrow last Sunday at
the Elks' Hall. The services were
beautiful and impressive. Among the
features was a solo by Sister Nj.
Davis. The eulogy was delivered by
Sister w. Hamilton. Many visitors
we're present. Sister Virginia Spen-
Ger was in charge of the program.
Cassia Lodge No. F. & A. M.
entertained the o. E. S. and friends
with a reception and banquet Tues
day night at the Elks' hall. Among
the numbers on the program was
Madam Du Pree and Cooper in
solos; York Adams s. w. in reading
entitled Woman" monologue; E.
Moore and numerous other speakers
for the good of the orders.
Fifty-eight Masons, Stars and
friends were seated at table, shaped
as the Masonic square, decorated for
the occasion.
A four course repast was served
like none but the Brothers j. & N.
Carter can prepare. The tassellated
table, with the Stars, interviewer and
the Masonic surroundings, appeared