The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-31
Dixie Editor Flags
Whites Who Resent
His Praise of Negro

GREENvILLE, Miss.-(ANP)--
Philosophical citizens OF both
races and from all sections OF the
country were loud in their praise
this week OF the heroic, almost un-
precedented action OF Editor Hod-
ding Carter OF this city's leading
white daily. who in a recent editor
ial. fired verbal broadsides at his
white readers who lambasted him
for praising Negroes in the col
umns Of his paper.
Stout-hearted Editor Carriers
scholarly and vituperative excor-
tiation is too long to reproduce
verbatim. but here are a few gems,
culled from his editorial MASTER
piece. titled JESSE OWENS PIC
TURE.
by indirect channels the report
has come 10 us that this newspa-
per has recently received unfavor-
able comment because ~, 1t print
ed Negro Splinter Jesse Owens
picture; (2). II carried a feature
story Of Nelson St. which is Green
ville's Beale street, and (3), 1t has
on occasion given prominence to
stories in which Negroes appeared
In a commendable light. Such cri-
ticism has been Jumped into the
general charge Of niger loving
-. Vicious gossip. like any other
rank weed. flourishes in the heat.
Maybe these recent torrid days are
blameable. d. /. However, the wealth
er affects us too, so here goes:
Jesse Owens Is a remarkable
athlete, the winner Of more Olym-
pic firsts than any other Ameri-
can. h. This week, Mound Bayou
all-Negro village in Mississippi
which has done pretty good Job
OF running itself for so years. had
as its guest of honor, this Negro
athlete. And so we printed his
picture. Well print It again when
we feel like doing so..... Nelson
street, as we have said. is Green
ville's Beale street. II is a minia-
ture OF that Memphis thorough
| fare and Harlem's Lenox avenue.
Have we white people shut our
ewes TO Beale street and Harleml
We have not :. /. Their Grooming
slang is repeated everytime South
erners get together for anything
from a game which we call Arr
can dominoes to discussion OF the
cotton outlook. We admit the
crime OF printing in this newspa-
per. stories about Negroes other
than OF their misdemeanors and
brutalities. DR.. Carver, that fine
old Tuskegee scientist, who has
done as much for Southern agricul-
ture as any other man, recently
was honored by the State OF MISS
issIppi. We printed the story and
editorIalized upon II. Would you
have us publish only crime and
notice court news OF Negroes. -.
ana omit the white offenders to
boot?
"Get Il straight, everyone CT
Won Here in the Delta we make
our living, in the ultimate analy-
sis, from the Negro. He tills our
fields. His ready spending OF his
scan. funds has built up business
sections, and maintained our eco
nornice balance. All OF US have
not always been fair to him in our
dealings. II It more degrading TO
be honest with him than to cheat
him? Is II more revolving TO try
70 instili in him a pride In MS
worthwhile actions than to-husn
hush--make him think that his race
IA fit only for mockery by DAY
and conoubinage by nightf
"we're not apologizing. We're
pitying. The object OF our pity u
the hypocrisy expressed by what
we know is an indefensible minori-
" OF a iovable town which we
go ~,.Ao our home."