Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-08-28

In his Syndcatsd column which appears In the g. Paul
PIONEER PRESS, George Schuyler Tuesday offered his
theories why the Communist Party made head
way among American Negroes
Schuyler perhaps the most prolific Of the writers de-
vped by the Negro has been the most aggressive Zoe
Of the American Communist party writing for the Negro papers
His Tuesday article forth very logical opinion to
why the American Reds unable gain numerical strength
among Negroes. Said schuyleri
There several reasons In the first place bO'HhsNm an
foreign importation and the Negro has been American
whcu. foreign connection whatever since the beginning OF the
colonial
He not to abolish private property but to acquire H.
ambition Ia TO Join the capitalist class rather than TO qdate
He does not who the socially necessary means OF pro-
duco distribution exchange" long he privileged to
these facilities In equality with others
lie fascinated by collective farms because they too
painfully reminiscent Of the slave plantations OF hated In
days them the Underground Railroad
and after emancipation he fought quarter million strong to abolish
them.
busy striving pay his automobile home and
electric rEv'Or TO bother heminE to deprive others of the
their thrift To group which 100000 thriving
70 the Red appeal to divide the land
the peasants" 1 rvPuEnAnL"
sehuyers views aud above make sense but HIS
obque attack the Negro Press the article does
In his dissertation Schuyler made attack the Negro
Press whom he Of failing to make positive attack
Communism lie concludes this rather wild statement by writ
ing Indeed several Of their editorial writers and coumnSs
have been fellow travellers Now for the record the
l2 regularly issued Negro newspapers employ roughly ~
mated 1900 persons their editorial and safs The fact
that according to Mr. Schuyler Several editorial writers and
coumnS" have shown cftsh tendencies offered by the
Pittsburgh COURIER associate editor evidence Of the soft
of Negro Press towards the Communists To the pres
Of few workers OF Communist eanings Negro papers
proves than the presence Of comparatively few arch
left wingeS the daily press Certainly Mr. Schuyler
wouldn't claim that few Communists fellow travellers
working daily papers have made that press less positive in
its attack on Communism.
The real facts regarding the Negro Press, that this
press taken in" by the Communists although that
party asSdulousy courted and at times attempted take
in certain by various including nRn
cal assistance Contrary what Mr. Schuyler writes Of
the chief why the Communists able make
real inroads among American Negroes the fact that
American Communist could obtain support from the Negro
Press
True Is that when the Communist 'front.' the Information
al Labor Defense captured the Scotsboro Boys the
Negro press used It's columns help free the boys When
CP Party trumpeted loudly against ynching nusces
other inequalities against which the Negro Press for long time
the chief antagonist that press the party
eoverage
The record Of the Negro Press shows loyalty this
ton second and nothing Mr. Schuyler write will
produce any Negro paper Of consequence which has c
toriay supported Communism way Of life opposed
American Democracy matter how imperfect the latter
system affects the American Of color appeared TO be
sometimes.
The very Of the Negro Press and its unceAsns