Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-11-05
Supreme Chancellor
Green Makes Reply
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the South, per Sc, for this paper mas
been and is still the most outspoken
race publication in the South when
the rights of the Negro race are at
stake or in jeopardy; but this paper
also contends that conditions can be
considerably improved in the South
by our group making the proper
contacts and getting off on the right
foot; and such meetings as these Will
do much to change some Of the deep
rooted opinions and sentiments OF
the "far South" concerning the Ne
gro race.
If other national organizations and
bodies can perform this type OF mis-
sionary work, most assuediy the
colored Pythians are no better than
they, nor any less brave; and no man
or order is capable of leadership that
does not want to come in contact
with those he or it attempts to serve
and lead, and lend helping hand at
close range.
If the supreme chancellor of the
Colored Knights of Pythias is so
ashamed of his home section that he
would not dare invite his supreme
organization to hold one biennial SEES
sion in his section in At years, 1t is
a reflection upon his good Judgment
and common sense when he continues
to live in a section which ne holds IN
such disfavor and disdaln.
Any man is mighty poor excuse
of a man who has home and is
everlastingly ashamed to invite any
person to his home. He ought TO
either take his home as it is, and try
to improve it, or get him another
home.
After growing sarcastic and
caustic about the reported assets and
resources of the Pythian jurisdiction
of Texas, and comparing the per
capita wealth, ETC., the supreme
chancellor proceeds to lay claim to
much of the credit for the wonderful
Roadway made by the Texas order;
for he advised and conferred with the
leaders and by taking his advice the
Willis administration has been a
signal success. Three cheers for ,:
W. Green, of New Orleans! Instead
of w. S. Willis being the masNE
mind behind the Pythian order in
Texas, it has been Green's prolific
counsel and Sagacious advice! Now
we see it all quite clearly!
Since Mr.. Green has been of such
inspirational and international service
to the Pythian jurisdiction of Texas,
and, since he mildly chided and in
ferentially excoriated the Lone Star
State order for it's failure to apply
mortuary funds of the State fra
ternity to the national Pythian tenn
pie at Chicago, why doesn't the SUI
preme chancellor render this type of
service to his Northern, Eastern and
''near Southern" Jurisdictions and
then ask them for financial assistance
in this colossal undertaking?
The Informer has nothing to do
with the policy of the grand chancel-
lor of Texas in his attitude regard
ing the national temple of the order,
now under course of erection at Chi
cago and which seems to have some
bit of history" connected with it;
and, if Mr.. Green wanted to smoke
out" Mr.. Willis because the latter
has not yet come across with the coin
of the realm from the Texas Pythian
jurisdiction on Mr.. Green's pet
scheme, then that is their affair and
not ours!
Furthermore, if the supreme lodge
decides to meet only in such city and
state where ideal interracial condl-
tions exist, we think it will be quite
difficult to find such place on this
mundane shore; for look what is go
ing on right now in Indianapolis,
Indiana, supposed host of the 1929
biennial supreme lodge; and then
read the record of graft and khan
domination of the Hoosier State; the
hostile attitude and anti-Negro
demonstration recently conducted in
that State at Gary; the "jim-crow"
schools now being foisted upon the
Negroes of that State and section,
and other manifestations and rami-
fications of race prejudice, bigotry
and intolerance.
The Informer admits that the
South is no ideal place, as it relates
to relations between the races; yet
this paper does contend that inter-
racial relations have improved con-
siderably within the last few years,
and that a new South, more liberal
and tolerant, is in the offing; while
a new North, more prejudicial and
intolerant, is not far distant.
If the Negroes. of America can
read and interpret the handwriting
on the wall, they will discover that
no victories can be achieved by wav-
ing the bloody flag of sectionalism;
and that while tug of war might be
good exercise, it does not get the
participants anywhere. The Negro
race is too much like a hobby horse
(going on all the time and never get
ting anywhere) and any man, head
ing any movement or organization,
obsessed with sectionalism-phob
stamps himself as being a question
able leader, and his leadership be-
comes nugatory and negative.
Going a bit further, if the supreme
chancellor of the Pythians or the
head of any order or organization
holds to the opinion that Negroes of
the North and East are too good and
are too much of the dollhouse species
to spend few days in the South (the
former home of most of the Negroes
of the North, East and West who are
doing things), and endure, if neces-
sary, some of the trying ordeals of
their racial brothers and sisters, then
he has misconception of Christian
ity and fraternity.
Why, did not Damon, the Pytha-
gorean, pledge his life for his friend,
Pythias? Didn't their act of friend
: ship, charity and benevolence so
move and impress Dionysius, the
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