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THE NEWSPAPER QUARREL.
The Star believes in Dr. DuBois. The
Western Negro believes him fearless,
intelligent, honest and a real leader.
Naturally, the Western Negro believes
in some of the methods of Dr. DuBois
and we are glad that there are no
kinks in his knees; nor a grin on his
face; nor a disguised truth upon his
lips, with the stinging end for the
negro; nor flattering cajolery too often
used by some of our race leaders. We
know what upliiting and inspiring ef
fect, Dr. DuBois and his wonderful
magazine, “The Crisis” has done to
stiffen the backbone of the Western
Negro. Just such a magazine to tell
the truth, (print facts), was needed
years ago to accomplish this end; he
h&d to make two or three attempts to
accomplish the “Crisis.” We are glad
to honor him all the more. Though
some of the caustic criticisms of the
Negro Journals may be true, as to
some, yet the truth is the only thing
that will set us free to be free in
deed.
While we know the criticism which
has been so generally noticed by all
the leading journals of color, stings;
we think that its wholesome effect to
ward the improvement of journalism
will follow, yet the Star believes that
papers in his list of exceptionals. That
is our opinion. If the cause which Dr.
Dubois represents is so just, humane
and attractive, that the Jew, Jap, beg
gar, millionaire, young and old are in
terested deeply enough to give their
hard earned cash to perpetuate and
develop such ennobling principles,
why blame Dr. DuBois for the assis
tance he receives? It is not him (per
sonally) that attracts, but it is the
jusi cause he represents. Then why
fight the man personally and not his
cause? We know, as well as our fel
low journalists, what it means to get
out a publication regularly and punc
tually and that it is no child’s play.
Dr. DuBois knows this and because
of this knowledge, he suggests and
sets a high standard, and by so doing
he has raised a “tempest” among our
editors of color.
Don’t let us be thin skinned, let us
rather join in and help fight the com
mon foe and not our friends, turn all
our guns, ammunition and energy upon
and against those fighting every inch
against us. The Progressive Age, of
Omaha, sizes up the situation in an
editorial under the caption “Mud
Slinging.” We print it as follows;
The editorial of last week’s Chicago
Defender, entitled “Boomeranging The
Crisis,” is little, untimely and illad
vised. We are suprised that so good
a Race Journal should be deflected
from their purpose, even momentarily
to sling mud at the Crisis and its able
editor. In an article, called “Trailing
the Tammany Tiger,” the author ac
counts for the continuous solidarity
and singleness of purpose of Tammany
by the fact that the Tammany leaders,
immediately after election interested
the organization in fighting their eni
mies.
The Negro and all agencies at our
command for the propogation of the
race and the securing to us of our lib
erties ought to be so taken up with
fighting the common enemies that
they take up no time nor space in
fighting one another. The best way to
dismember an organization is to start
a fight within the ranks. If you want
an army easy put to rout, choose one
wherein there is internal dissention
—jealousy between its generals, or
disloyalty within the hearts of the
men.
The purpose of a race journal is so
big, and broad and lrgh. that to read
an editorial where personalities are
indulged in, as in the last week’s De
fender, seems mere childishness. To
taunt Dr. DuBois because of the short
life of the “Horizon,” “The Moon” and
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"The Voice of the People” is unkind
indeed. Does not the very fact of the
death of these periodicals show the in
gratitude and the disloyality of that
maligned insulted and enslaver race,
who waited in patience and meekness,
for two hundred years, for an emanci
pator to come and loosen thc!r bonds.
Yes, Mr. Abbot the "Horizon,” “The
Moon,” and "The Voice of the Peo
ple” died. And we might add that in
those other years Nat Turner and
Dennar Vesey and old John Brown
died. They died because the people
from whom they expected a*d in that
hour when MEN were needed, utterly
failed them.
They had a right to expect assist
ance from the black man. Dr. Du
Bois and every fearless leader of his
type has that right and if the move
ment is retarded or fails, it is not
the leader’s fault, but the fault of that
downtrodden mass, those leaders have
undertaken to help.
WILL N. JOHNSON.
APRIL MEETINGS OF THE POND
LILY ART CLUB.
April 2, Mrs. N. L. Douglas. 1035
Mead Street. April 9, Mias Dysart,
1398 So. Clarkson street. April 16,
Mrs. Jackson, 3027 Marion street.
April 23, Mrs. Jacobs, 2812 Welton
street. April 30, Mrs. Lee, 704 29th
street.
Methodists to Meet In St. Louis In May
The general conference of the Col
ored Methodist Episcopal church will
be held In St. Louis. Mo. Among the
important subjects which will claim
the attention of the bishops and dele
gates will be the question of changing
the publishing house from Jackson.„
Tenn., to Nashville. Teun.. or some
other more central location than it is
at present, how to broaden the work of
the denomination so as to roach a
larger constituency and tiie election of
bishops. The recent quadrennial meet
ing of the church was held in Jackson
ville. Fla. Bishop C. H. Phillips of
Nashville. Tenn.. presided.
O. G. Villard to Speak In Brooklyn.
Mr. Oswald Garrison Villard. Sena
tor Moses E. Clapp and Dr \V. E. B
Du Bo!s will speak at a public meeting
to be held at the Concord Baptist
church in Brooklyn, Tuesday evening.
March 31. in the Interest of the Na
tional Association For the Advance
ment of Colored People. The meeting
will be held under the auspices of a
committee of citizens beaded by Mrs.
Alice W. Seay, a well known clubwo
man and social settlement worker. The
Rev. I>r. William M. Moss, pastor o?
the above named church, will preside.
Progress of the Royal Circle of Friends.
The Royal Circle of Friends of the
World, a large secret society organiza
tion. with headquarters in Helena.
Ark., /is making rapid progress. Dr.
It. A. Williams, grand president of the
organization, recently appointed super
visors over the work in fourteen dif
ferent towns and cities in Arijansas.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ATTENTION, SIR KNIGHTS!
The Hiram Commandery No. 20,
Knight Templars, meets the second
Tuesday in each month at 1834 Arap
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G. A. DERRY, E. C.
G. S. CONTEE, Rec.
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OPEN LETTER ON
FREEMASONRY
New York Grand Lodge Secre
tary Makes Statement
\ THREE OBJECTIVE POINTS.
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Harry A. Williamson Enlightens the
Grand Orient of Lusitania In Lis
bon, Portugal, of Conditions as They
l Exist Between the White and Color
ed Members of the Order In America.
Brooklyn.—Right Worthy Harry A.
i Williamson, grand secretary of the
most worshipful grand lodge of the
state of New York, Free and Accepted
Masons, in a letter to the grand master
of the United Grand Orient of Lusi
tania, in Lisbon. Portugal, not long ago.
among other things says:
In looking through the American Free
mason I note that your grand orient has
issued a call for an international Masonic
conference or congress and that one of the
topics for discussion is "The Position of
the Black Race In Masonry." That topic
interests me considerably because of the
fact that this grand lodge in which I hold
membership is composed entirely of black
men, otherwise designated as American
Negroes, and I wondered whether the sub
ject for discussion is to deal primarily
with the black people of American birth
or with those w’ho may be living within
the territory governed by your grand
orient.
I do not presume you are very well in
formed concerning the relations existing
between the white and black races of the
United States. It is true that at one time
many millions of the blacks were slaves
of a portion of the whites. It is equally
true there were several millions of blacks
that were known as "free Negroes."
whose ancestors were never bound by the
chains of human slavery. It was through
this class that Freemasonry among the
American Negroes came Into being by
virtue of a document issued in 1784 by the
grand lodge of Ungland at London. Those
black Americans transmitted the sa red
rites and ceremonies down through vari
ous generations of other "free Negroes
to the present generation.
The white American grand lodges re
fuse to give us that brotherly recognition
due all regular Free and Accepted Ma
sons upon at least three grounds—first, be
cause in their minds there exists an abom
inable prejudice because of our dark skin;
second, to sustain the sentiments Just
noted these grand lodges fall behind the
so called American doctrine—i. e., that no
two grand lodges of Freemasons can ex
-Ist in the same territory at one and tho
same time; third, that our ancestry
HENRY A. SPENCER, GRAND MASTER NEW
YORK STATE GRAND LODGE.
regularly made Masons is not clear. In
discussing the first cause I can but add
the average white American, also the av
erage white American Mason, does not
seem to be inclined to Judge his black
brother according to his mental and moral
characteristics, but by the color of Ins skin.
In treating upon the second cans* for
nonrecognition, would say this "dor trine”
purposely and effectively prevents fra
ternal intercourse between the grand
lodges of white and black Masons, which
bodies are to be found in most every
state comprising the American Union
Some of the white grand lodges in their
constitutions or codes of law plainly state
one of the requisites for Initiation Into
the order Is that the person must bo of
the "white” or Caucasian race. This, you
are aware. Is contrary to the spirit and
purposes of the institution. While other
grand lodges do not go so far with the
wording of their codes, yet It Is absolutely
impossible for a dark skinned man to be
come a member In any of their lodges ex
cept he conies from some north African,
Kast Indian or some other countries
where the dark skinned natives are class
ed with the Caucasian race. Their lodges
will accept any one who does not boast of
African or Negro ancestry. Doing depriv
ed of the privilege of admission Into
these white lodges, the only recourse has
been for the black Freemasons to organ
ize such bodies of their own and in turn
.grand lodges; hence the continental Ma
son will find two grand orients or, as we
term them, grand lodges working In each
of the American states.
Regarding the third cause, from time
to time when confronted with unques
tionable documentary evidence the offi
cers of the white grand lodges have been
compelled to admit with considerable re
luctance that the first lodge of black Ma
sons (African No. 459) was as regular In
the manner of Its establishment as were
any of those composed of white men
which came into existence during the
eighteenth century Rut many of their
members feel ns did that great American
Masonic scholar. Brother Albert Pike—
that before they will call a black Mason
••brother" they would prefer to leave Ma
sonry.
Space will not permit me to discuss the
whole subject ot a greater length than I
have herewith. 1 only want to Inform
you of the one fact that wo are unable
to impress upon the minds of the whits
grand bodies of this country, and that la
the black American Mason does not crave
social relationship with his white co
worker In this great scheme of human fel
lowship, nor dooH he desires the absorp
tion of his branch of the fraternity by
the white grand lodges All we ask and
all we want Is for them to acknowledge
before the whole world that we *> r *
•‘brothers" Masonlcnlly and be accorded
such other rights due from one Mason to
another.
HONORS MEMORY
OF PETER OGDEN
Odd Fellows’ Fraternity Lauds
Work ot Founder.
NATION WIDE CELEBRATION.
Prominent Speakers Deliver Inspiring
Addresses at Annual Gathering of
Influential Becret Order—Former Dis
trict Grand Master Robert J. Nelson
Encourages Household of Ruth.
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By GEORGE FRANCIS KING.
Harrisburg, Pa.—The observance of
Peter Ogden day by the Grand United
Order of Odd Fellows recently was
general among the members of the or
der throughout the country. The cele
bration held in this city was noted for
the timeliness of the program of ex
ercises and the prominence of the j
speakers, among whom was District
Deputy Grand Master Robert J. Nel- ;
sou of this state. Mr. Nelson’s ad- ,
dress was listened to with close atten- j
tion throughout its delivery.
He was warmly greeted by the broth
erhood, and he in part said:
“That illimitable, silent, never rest
ing thing called Time, rolling, rushing
on, swift, silent like un all embracing
ocean tide, has spunned threescore and
ten years since Peter Ogden planted
the banner of Odd Fellowship on the ,
soil of this country, and to its princi
pies we again affirm our allegiance as
we assemble at this shrine.
"As I stand before you on this occa- 1
sion to assist in memorializing the ;
founder of our great and splendid fra
ternity 1 am impressed at the obliga
tion resting upon us, the followers of
Peter Ogden, -who reared on this soil
the great organization that has been
of incalculable benefit to our race.
"Peter Ogden was of American birth
and was self educated. He early felt
the importance of an honorable life
and was desirous of leaving a name
that would command respect. We have
no record that he sprang from a house
ancient and noble. He sprung froifi a
race, impoverished, which had been a 1
race lacking advantage and which was
in need of an uplifting influence, when ,
moiiKllT J. KELSON.
he called on the brethren across the
sea to give it the hand of fraternal fel
lowship.
“He was not a proud, cynical man.
a scoruer of liis people, nor was he im
placable in his vindictiveness of spirit.
Everything points to the fact that he
was gentle, but firm—a virile charac
ter whose vigorous life had the ele
ments of true greatness. There may
not hang about his life the perfume of
either the spelling book or the lexicon
—his deeds were living, seedful fruit
Divine Providence guided ids actions
and his title to fame will rest securely
upon the grand and noble fraternal
structure reared by his own efforts.
Naturally of a generous spirit, he was
distinguished for the strength of his
Intellect. As we meet to memorialize
Peter Ogden we do it with a sense of
appreciation of his real life. We be
stow upon him that full measure of
praise his deeds, his foresight and
manly character demand we should as
the years come and go.
“The order he founded, the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows in Amer
ica, is one of the most potential organ
izations of which our race can boast
and the good it has done and is doing
in the cause of humanity and for the
general uplift of our race is not equal
ed by that of any organization extant
As we read the history of our order
we will find that its deeds are so
bright and Its achievements so fruit
ful that it stands forth In every com
munity as a beacon light beckoning
the good men. women and children
Into its ranks.
“One of the agencies that has con
tributed so materially to our steady
growth as well as our influential status
was the opportunity we gave the wo
men to become a 1 part of our order
nearly sixty years ago. Known ns the
Household of Ruth, their branch was
taken from Ihe most beautiful book of
tlie Rible- Ruth. I want to go on rec
ord here and now as favoring a larger
recognition for the Household, and you
may he assured that I will at all tiroes
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