Richmond planet., 1927-11-26

receipt OF l0ICor ITOm ClOSS lIlcuu
written fram Northern center, who
tpines that this papers attack" or
Supreme Chancellor s. W. Green of
New Orleans, La, "is making
friends, 70, the titular head of the
Colored knights of Pythias of North
America, South America, ETC., and
that we She uld desist in our fight
on Mr.. Green and not make a mar
tyr of him" "
We appreciate this letter, it's con-
tents and sentiments, but neither
The Informer nor it's editor has at
tempted to wage a fight" ,on Mr..
Green or ATTACK" the Supreme
Chancellor, per Sc.
Our editorial comments have been
actuated by a desire to do battle
against Il policy which we think will
ultimately work to the detriment of
tha Order and the entire Negro race:
and, in none of our editorials or
articles have we made any personal
attacks upon this. distinguished
I'elican City fraternalist.
However, we might reiterate here
for emphas that MO man in public
life is above or immune 4gom -criti-
cism, and, because this editor differs
and disag1ces with the Supreme
Chancellor and his supporters in
their 'sectionalism" issue, does not
mean nor indicate that we are per-
sonal enemies or at outs"
Most assuTedly, If the chief exec
ut.ve of the United States Of Amer
lea is both the subject and object Of
criticism and censure by the press
OF the country, no man in this repub
l-c, who essays to serve in q public
or quasi-public office, should regard
himself AZ infallible and exempt
from the liability of making mis-
takes. Even the old myth that the
king can do no wrong" (the
divine right of kings" doctrine)
has been exploded and exposed.
The charge has even been made
and broadcast that The Informer
editor ~ trying to destroy Mr..
Green" aud that our original editor.
ial Of August 27, 1927, entitled
Raising the Issue of Sectionalism, -
was "defamatory, Insulting, unwar-
ranted, vicious, scurrilous, etc. etc.
Our people certainly do develop a
warped method Of reasoning and
reaching conclusions, and 1t is this
herrow-n,inded, selfish and bigoted
attitude assumed so often by most
Of our supposed leaders and their
devoted followers and adherents.
which wreaks untold damage to our
racial cause!
The editor !of The Informer is now
being bitterly denounced and vehe.
ldently excoriated by certain of the
Pyth'an-Green "faithfuls" because
this Texas editor did what few Ne
sro Pythians will do, and that is, to
PUBL ely disagree with the Supreme
Chancellor, '*sSF
While commencing Mr.. Green for
having the courage of his convic.
tions" in MS anti-South attitude and
hostility to the Supreme Lodge of
the Order meeting in any city of
the far South" as long as the Negro
race is yictimized by segregation,
jim-crowism, disfranchisement, and
other abortions of justice, these
same Green devotees, in the next
breath, condemn this editor for
having the courage of his convic.
tons and putting them in print
/: Consistency, thou art indeed z rare
rich and priceless jewel!)
| The printed word always appears
more overwhelming, convincing and
convictinG than the spoken word;
for, long after the spoken word Is
forgotten, the printed word is still
preserved, and, in many instances,
becomes Banquo's ghost which can
not be downed.
J 1t was perfectly all right for Mr.
Green to have certain fixed opinions
and express them in a public address
but it is all wrong for the editbr OF
The Informer or any other publ
cation to take an opposite attitude
and print them in a newspaper!
| (Let us s,njle!D
! Any editor who dares to pursue
such a bold and daring policy, has
committed the "unpardonable SIM
and is guilty of every offense in the
catalogue of crime; being also a
fraternal hereto and racial traitor
! pray mig httly, churchD
The Informer is not trying to de
throne the present Supreme Chan
cellor, nor has this paper any candi-
cate to briug out against the pres
ent titular head of the Order; but
if either tie Supreme Chancellor or
any pf his supporters are obsessed