The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-30

Men with the Missionary complex have been
powers throughout history. These have made nations
great an civilization splendid One OF the explana-
tons OF the greatness OF Jesus. ard the church he
came 10 found is in this self-same missionary COM
pick" The thing that most makes communism n
threat to the existing social order is IFS missionary
complex when the Negro emancipated and
needed educational opportunities in which to lay
sure foundations for uncertain future. white men
and women left the North and turned toward the
South. and the thing that made them great blessings
their missionary complex" They felt that they
were going out TO help the farhes down, aud
their labols were crowned with success that is a
marvel OF history.
In some cases the whites OF the South turned
missionary help the Negroes they had previously
erslaved Paine college In Augusta, Ga is the most
classic example OF this complex the part OF
the white South Here at Augusta Is a college found
ed and supported by former shareholders and their
and daughters for the education OF the
and daughters Of former slaves The world must
look with admiration upon this great Christian ges
ture. The myriads tongues OF history will doubtless
tell about II unto the end OF time, The important
thing Is not 90 much the school. but the missionary
complex OF which Il came.
The UNCONVENTIONAL schools founded by the
Northern whites. which now are foremost In provd-
ing higher educational opportunities for The Negro
Of today the direct products OF these and
women with the missionary complex Within re-
cert years the camor has arisen for the dispace-
ment Of these whites. One by they are ahasing
their labofs among us II seems unfortunate that
The cry WAS raised for their departure: for
although the Negro has the ability and the loyalty
and enthusiasm he most certainly lacks their Gull
iure. The white and woman who taught him
brought him cultural contact that he could not have
had otherwise. ard this white missionary has
been removed. w0h him will have been removed one
OF the finest sources OF culture for The Negro.
Negroes need positions it is true: but they also
need cnlture There Is too general disposition 10
say that Negroes can take care OF themselves"
and han whites should be speedily displaced for
Negroes need the Jobs There is much truth in this
view but Negroes stlll need white men and womer
with the missionary complex. It is true there is
little or no room for the white mercenarics in our
educational system 1t is also true thai 10 many cases
The whites OF more recent generations who have
come South have come with the merccnary com
plex Rui II Is not safe To allege that even most NJ
hose found here today OF the merceraiy type
There are still many nobly Inclined who serve TODAY
at much greater sacrifice
know OF few things more thankless than The
task Of white teacher in Negro college n inc
white missionary is 10 be replaced bv a Negro
mefeeEary The going OF the whites is tragedy, The
only Justification OF the drive TO displace whites
with Negroes Is the belief that their successors will
be Negro missionaries and not Negro mercenaries
Whether the teacher OF Negroes is white or black
should not matter much
The foregoing is preface to what we would saw
about the resignation OF Dr. Howe ri Hampton In
many ways this Is most regretiable. Or Howe in
hcrl'ed delicate situation and has handled Il very