Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-03-05
Praise and Criticism
BY Porter Roberts

Porter
BILL ROBINSON who recognized by coOred and white
people world the worlds greatest Tap
few days in Hollywood when he selected white girl who must
backen her fae with him in his picture Dear readers
used the phrase further demonstrated WE'LL here's what by
that Several months Bill Robinson appeared Be Radio
and introduced by Ben the worlds greatest tap
dancer" Instead of taking and thanking Ben for the Omp
men Bill objected being called the worlds BEST and pointed to Fred
Asae white picture sa being the worlds greatest dance
criticized him saying and told him what he said
being for the truth by white (and colored And just like
that white writers and Radio refer Fred Astaire
the worlds greatest tap dancer Sure they public
believe it, And Fred Astaire is now BILLED you
Bill Robinson has hurt himself (by losing top
tan billing at heaer and at the same time decreased the prestige
that he really believes in the old
% be white to be right Uh huh that's just why he does
being ideal type cOlOred artist point out for
young follow (Race pride should become real
to us)
THE ANGER OF THE SOUTH North for freeing the
slaves passed little white girl who grew up write
titled "GONE WITH THE WIND the book, because of the
propaganda it, has become best seller especially in the South
The book going to be made into picture That's where come
people out of that picture it
coored people will shown to have been satisfied
with the terrible conditions of slavery in it, The word niger along
with other insulting phrases freely used in the book and also
be freely used in the Dear readers all Of these pictures are
going abroad showing coored people at their WORST And unless we
begin fight such propaganda under the Sun will have
NOW the time likes and dis
likes. Will you join me?
HERE ARE SOME sIDELIGHTs you: Johnson,
Harry Wills (who good fighters
Lous just keep trying harder Joe win
his fights by aiding Joe opponents ey really to the training
camps give advice Old Harry Wills is probably
jealous his chance the Championship with
greatest all white Champs Jack Dempsey Any
Jack Sharkey made old Harry Wills look like sucker in 1926
all that after COWARD Dempsey had refused fight hm Aw
Shucks, Jack Sharkey only knocked him out Haw!
brings DOWN Old Jack johnson, the most dis
gushing champions only made of the champion
ship himself but also made it SO hard for coOd fighters the
heavyweight class all these years since his time
for the fight public another ored heavyweight fighter
THE real contender for the heavyweight championship And just
think here he is after all these trying to make it hard for
who has redeemed the oored heavyweight fighter
the puc This column won't haw haw Jack Johnson
the old relic (you think of dirty names to call him.
PASSING THOUGHTS Don't think coored artists should
draw the of the things they do Howood
My MOTTO IS What's fair for the GOOSE is also fair for the
DUCK in all things and at all times Would like hear from
band leaders from New York City, Hey fellows Jimmie
will May Attention dance promoters
said few days that would hear about Don Albert
this year. signed make eight records for the BRUINS
Sure they will sale all music stores
here they sell Radios and Vctroas almost forgot be sure to
hear of DICK PoRTERs records He sings almost like Eats
Waller ION BRUNSWICK RECORDS) Coored wrote that
song titled THIS is LAST AFFAIR." watch join
tap dancer took Bill Robnsons place
Cotton Club when he went Hollywood to
picture few weeks ago. His is BILL BAILEY (put
fhoHi rh0oll