The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-01-20

defense OF Equal Rights" and CON
tinue to make the Nation take notice
that William Monroe Trotter's ideals
still live. The indefatigable sisterly
devotion of this woman is marvellous
and may not be fully known until she
also has passed to the realm where her
great brother rests in peace. We col
umnists know only half the story be-
cause she steadfastly keeps the other
half locked up in her active brain as
memory to her dear brother. She
cautiously hides the voluminous wor-
ries of each weeks publication, because
of her urge to serve the public who
crave to read the latest news, which
she somehow gets, at tremendous sac
rifce.
Let us peruse its eight pages for a
moment and view the makeup. You
turn them and wonder how she con-
denses the columns to easily readable
length from week to week. The front
page can be considered "a new scope
in colored journalism. The sports
woman's and editorial pages are ade-
quately interesting to readers seeking
facts. The "Horizon" is another fea-
ture that deserves special notice. City
news, fraternal, club and society iot-
tings also make interesting reading.
The great problem of advertising is
solved by a great effort of contact and
knowledge of seasonal requirements
There is a week to week batch of en-
tertainment cad" copy which at times
seems to crowd the news. This is well
coined when it comes because it is
gold and pays the bills of weekly pub
LEGATION when press time arrives. Bea-
trice Durant, assistant to Mrs. Stew
art, manages in part the Pemberton
Square downtown Office, keep the bust
ness end from being too much of a
burden. The uptown fremont Street
branch office is under the sole direction
of Mrs. Stewart. It is busy mart
from Tuesday to Friday noon, the
dead line of publication. When all of
these intricacies of GUARDIAN publ
cation are gathered one cannot mag
Inc the labor involved from week to
week to give the readers what thev
want at such small cost. The larger
Colored weeklies come into Boston with
local matter over a week old. THE
GUARDIAN gets it fresh. The larger
cities and towns of New England are
given unlimited space and these items
are also breezy of the respective To-
callties covered. In all THE GUARD
IAN does a great job with meagre
returns 1t is a news and opinion
medium of which New England and
the Nation should be proud. The
woman who makes it possible should
share any praise a gratifed public is
willing to give. So let THE GUARD
IAN shine on in 1910 for another har-
vest of good fortune.
We cannot conclude the nearly four
decades of the mediums life without
briefly abiding to its consistent de-
yotlon to the inalienable rights of
Colored people to participate in the
three functions of the Federal Gov
eminent. The lamented founder fought
for these principles unwaveringly. He
never recanted or compromised from
the first to the last in advocating EQUAL
Rights for his race. His dogma was
attacked from all angles by friend and
foe. He withstood criticism unfinch-
mgly. He regarded his cause as spirit
ual as the religion of the God he
served. This spirit along with his
memory still lives. America is not
fully convinced that his idealistic
theories were practical. The prestige
OF a great man leaves an historical
reminder that work left undone can be
completed, if proper effort is used in
the same direction. A heritage and a
tradition fortified by a purpose stand
nobly like the Goddess of Liberty. who
holds beacon light in her outstretched
hand as a symbol of Truth. THE
GUARDIAN has and will keep it shin
ing brightly, we hope, forever!
(To be Continued)