The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-05-09
Betrayals Of Negro Intellectuals
By Fred Ellis

the reformists, the intellectuals and
all their kind seeking cover.
Besides, class differentiations
among the Negroes are growing
apace. There is an ever-increasing
number of petty-bourgeoisie and in
tellectuals that seek crumbs from
the table of the capitalists; num-
erically small but significant Ne
gro bourgeoisie, rich Negro capital
lists, who seek to draw the Negro
intellectuals into their clutches and
in turn in general support of Amer
lean capitalism.
1t is significant to recall that
after Du Bois' trip to Russia year
ago after which he flung out few
radical phrases, that one leading Ne
gro bourgeois of Chicago immedi-
ately engaged him to make a lecture
on Negro banking, supporting the
rising Negro bourgeoisie.
Bitter Struggle Ahead for Negro
Masses.
In the present and coming strug-
giles which the Negro workers of
America face, one of the main wea-
pons Of struggle is trade union or
ganization. Negro workers must join
the unions of the white workers for
joint struggle against capitalism.
But the capitalists have long since
thrown up racial barriers which have
caused white workers to bar Negro
workers from their unions and have
hampered the struggles of the work
ers (white nd black against Amer
lean capitalism.
But this joint struggle must come
about; it is absolutely necessary be-
fore there can be a victory over
capitalism. This is one of the main
reasons why the 9Th World Congress
of the Communist International
placed as one of the main tasks of
the Communist Party of America
the fight for complete and real
equality of Negroes, for the aboli-
ton of all kinds of racial, social,
economic and political inequalities,
to struggle against white chauvin-
ism and prejudice among the white
workers, to organize active resist
ance against lynchings, to fight for
the acceptance of Negro workers
into all organizations of the white
workers.
1t is on the basis of his compro-
mise on the demand and struggle
for social, economic and political
equality Of the Negro masses that
Negroes must see the recent be-
trayal of Du Bots; it is the capitula-
ton and compromise of an intellec-
tual in the face of the bitterest
struggles of Negro workers.
1t is time for the Negro workers
and toiling masses to close their
ranks to these betrayers; it is time
for Negro workers to organize their
economic forces for joint struggle
with the white workers for a sus-
tanned struggle against capitalism,
against the brutal oppression and
brutal attacks of American imperial
ism, to struggle against the impend-
ing world war, to join and support
the struggles of the international
proletariat, to struggle against any
! imperialist attack on the Soviet
Union, the fatherland and home of
the proletariat and oppressed peo-
pies.
*Stoddard is one of the outstanding
white pseudo scientists on "Nordic"
and anti-Negro subjects in America
| he is author of many books and writ
| ings on these subjects, the most pop
ular of which is Rising Tide of Color
! Against White World Supremacy"
| Both Dubois and Stoddard are gradu-
ates from Harvard University and
hold the degree of doctor of philo-
sophy.
+#It is interesting to note that a
year ago, in a debate with this same
Stoddard, another prominent Negro
intellect, Allan Locke, made the fol-
lowing declaration: II would much
rather see the black masses going
gradually forward under the leader
ship of u recognized and representa-
| tive and responsible elite, than to