The Omaha guide., 1933-11-25

M. L. Harris
WHY SHOULD THE NEGRO NEWS
PAPER CHANGE THEIR POLICY
M. L. Harris

The other day while conversing with
a well known Omaha business man, of
the other race, he said to me, don't you
think that too much stress is made in
your papers on the wrongs from which
you suffer?", "it seems to me, he con-
tinued, that more good could be accomp-
lished by writing more of your achieve
ments." Everyone understands, and
knows that your people have not re-
ceived justice in the past and are labor
ing under great disadvantages, at the
presnt. but why continually parade it be-
fore the public" "it seems to me" he said,
"You are defeating the very purpose you
are trying to attain" "Is Negro newspa-
pers were only read by Negroes, l would
no doubt agree with Mr.. w. O.. B. M" but
as great members Of the whites all over
the country subscribe for and read the
Negro weekly papers, to keep them in
formed, it is essential that we continue
the policy of pointing out every discrim-
inatory act that is ~prejudicial to our
temporal salvation. Were all white men
alike, or had we no friends in the other
race, it would only be a waste of time and
printers ink, or if the white press was
fair to our group in their dailies in re-
porting things pertaining to our group,
instead Of coloring everything to fit the
prejudicial view point of their congental-
ly prejudicel white readers, it would
not be necessary for Negro papers to
stress those things that are so repulsive
to their eye. There is no such animal as
a satisfied minority, it is not in the cards,
DC th0u or0 on+ cfrOnOr 0nO11Oh ~ 1oofc
late, the least they can do is to agitate. 1t
is no use to cry peace, peace, when there
is'no peace. History gives no example Of
any Nation, which have ever been re-
cognized as a power by other Nations or
powers, without first demonstrating
their fitness. No Nation has ever won a
battle against another by making faces,
or throwing stink pots, or neither by
passive resistance. There is only one Ian
guage the white man understands and
that is-Force. He has never yet attained
his objective, only by battle, and he will
never r%elinquish it without fighting to
the last ditch to retain it. For years, we
have been turning one cheek and then
the other, we have begged, cryed and
prayed for peace. We have demonstrated
dllu pGl1I1OI0u. WE 1dNG DO0n SUBMISSIVE
and placid. We have given our lives on
the battle fields in defense Of Gas we
were told) the Flag and American ideals
and traditions. We have stood patiently
by an accepted the crumbs, which fell
from the table, while aliens, who had
never carried the burden in the heart Of
the day." grew fat and affluent from our
labors and sacrifices. We have gone from
door to door begging for that, which we
had every reason to believe in the light
of Jul great love for, and sacrifices made
for this land of the "free" and home of
the ''brave" was ours by right of birth,
only to be turned away, have u birth
great love for, and sacrifice made for
this land of the "free" and home of the
''brave" was ours by right of birth, only
to be turned away, and have our birth
right given to one with no love for this
country, ofttimes with anarchy and in
surrection in their hearts, only on &C